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  • Regular Updates by MINURSO on Covid-19
  • Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to COVID-19
  • Electronic Fuel Management System in MINURSO
  • MINURSO celebrates the International Women's Day
  • The implementation of the Comprehensive Performance Assessment System in MINURSO
  • UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message
  • The SRSG Colin Stewart alongside DFC participated at launching the training courses of CPAS in...
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  • On 4 December, the SRSG Colin Stewart received a delegation from the Military Capability Study,...
  • On 11 December the SRSG Colin Stewart received at MINURSO HQ in Laayoune Mr. Peter Crois from...
MINURSO Force Commander Maj. Gen. (Pak. Ar.) Zia Ur Rheman greeting a female UNMO from Ireland during a ceremony at the Mission Parade Ground

Letter of the Secretary-general for UN Day

Letter of the Secretary-general for UN Day

24 October 2019

Dear Colleagues,

24 Oct 2019

Arrival of new DFC in MINURSO

Arrival of New Deputy Force Commander to MINURSO

On Monday 16 September 2019 Brigadier-General Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu (Gha. Ar.) arrived in MINURSO to take up the position of Deputy Force Commander as a replacement of the outgoing Brigadier-General  (Ban.

03 Oct 2019

Elsie project team in Bir Lahlou

Engineers Improving Field Missions to Support UN Gender Parity

The Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations (funded by the Canadian Government) has partnered with the United Nations to increase the presence and p

27 Sep 2019

MINURSO FC chaired the ceremony of the International of UN Peacekeepers

MINURSO celebrated the International of UN Peacekeepers

On 29 May 2019, MINURSO celebrated the International of UN Peacekeepers. A ceremony, chaired by the OiC Head of MINURSO, Force Commander Major-General Zia-Ur-Rehman toke place in the parade ground of the Mission HQ, in Laayoune (Western Sahara).

31 May 2019
Personal Envoy for Western Sahara visits the Territory

Personal Envoy for Western Sahara visits the Territory

 

Laâyoune, 28 June 2018

28 Jun 2018

UN Secretary-General António Guterres

UN honours fallen colleagues and friends who ‘risk all to promote peace’

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that it was a “sad reminder of th

07 May 2019

Breast Cancer Awareness Month in MINURSO - The female uniformed personnel of MINURSO, led by the Deputy Force Commander, Brig. - Gen. (Ghan. Ar.) Constance Edjeani Afenu, attended at the Mission HQ in Laayoune to a session on breast cancer awareness, carried out by the Bangladesh Medical Unit staff.

MINURSO FC Major General Zia Ur Rehman visited on 18 October 2019 Team Site Mijek
MINURSO FC Major visited on 18 October 2019 Team Site Um Dreyga

U.S delegation visits MINURSO

A U.S delegation visits MINURSO and held talks with senior officials

A U.S delegation comprising military and civilian officials namely: Col.  Kenneth Gjone (USAF) (Defense Attache’, US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco); Cdr. (US N.) Jalal Khan (Navy Attache’, US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco); Mrs.

07 Nov 2019

SRSG Colin Stewart with members of a U.S delegation visiting MINURSO

A U.S DELEGATION VISITS MINURSO AND HELD TALKS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS
08 Nov 2019

World AIDS Day

Secretary-General's Message for 1 December 2019

Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, as we committed to in the Sustainable Development Goals, will require a continuous collaborative effort.

29 Nov 2019
SRSG met with a Chinese delegation
A Chinese military delegation visits MINURSO and holds a meeting with the SRSG and Head of the Mission

 

02 Dec 2019
On 4 December, the SRSG Colin Stewart received a delegation from the Military Capability Study, Office of Military Affairs, UNHQ, New York.

 

18 Dec 2019

CPAS training

The SRSG Colin Stewart alongside DFC participated at launching the training courses of CPAS in MINURSO

On 18 December 2019, the SRSG Colin Stewart alongside the OiC FC DFC Brig. Gen. (Gha. Ar.) Constance EDJEANI-AFENU, the Mission civilian and uniformed principals participated at launching the training courses of CPAS in MINURSO. The implementation team comprised:  Lt.

18 Dec 2019

UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message

UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message

From here at the United Nations, I join you in welcoming the New Year. We enter 2020 with uncertainty and insecurity all around. Persistent inequality and rising hatred. A warring world and a warming planet. Climate change is not only a long-term problem but a clear and present danger.

06 Jan 2020

MINURSO celebrates the International Women's Day

MINURSO celebrates the International Women's Day

On 04 March 2020, MINURSO organized a ceremony celebrating, in advance, the International Women's Day celebrated every year on the 8th of March.

04 Mar 2020

Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to COVID-19

Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to COVID-19

I want to start by thanking the Presidents of the General Assembly, Security Council and the ECOSOC for their solidarity and for their determination and patience with which they have been facing the enormous practical and technical difficulties in the wo

30 Mar 2020
Regular Updates by MINURSO on Covid-19

Legitimate and institutional website for fact-based information about the coronavirus and related issues:

https://hr.un.org/page/coronavirus-disease-covid-19

30 Mar 2020
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Regular Updates by MINURSO on Covid-19

Legitimate and institutional website for fact-based information about the coronavirus and related issues:

https://hr.un.org/page/coronavirus-disease-covid-19

30 Mar 2020

Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to COVID-19

Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to COVID-19

I want to start by thanking the Presidents of the General Assembly, Security Council and the ECOSOC for their solidarity and for their determination and patience with which they have been facing the enormous practical and technical difficulties in the wo

30 Mar 2020

MINURSO celebrates the International Women's Day

MINURSO celebrates the International Women's Day

On 04 March 2020, MINURSO organized a ceremony celebrating, in advance, the International Women's Day celebrated every year on the 8th of March.

04 Mar 2020
The implementation of the Comprehensive Performance Assessment System in MINURSO

Following the launch of CPAS (Comprehensive Performance Assessment System) in December 2019, the Mission, between 19 January and 29 February 2020,  embarked on an intensive training and working process involving all Mission components to develop its  CPAS Framework.  Pictured above, is the Implem

27 Feb 2020
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Press releases

30 Mar 2020

  • Secretary-General's Briefing to Member States on the Organization's Response to...

22 Mar 2020

  • Electronic Fuel Management System in MINURSO

06 Jan 2020

  • UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message
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Featured document

  • •The Security Council decides to extend by one year, until 31 October 2020, the mandate of MINURSO [S/RES/2494] of 30 October 2019
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Documents

  • •The Security Council decides to extend by one year, until 31 October 2020, the mandate of MINURSO [S/RES/2494] of 30 October 2019
  • Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of Western Sahara S/2019/787
  • Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of Western Sahara S/2019/282
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  • UNIFIL establishment day
  • UNIFIL Indonesian vehicle patrol
  • Ghanaian peacekeepers in Lebanon hold memorial service for Kofi Annan.
  • Sombre ceremony for fallen Indonesian peacekeeper
  • UN Under-Secretary General Lacroix visit to UNIFIL
  • UNIFIL's Spanish peacekeepers on patrol despite the weather
  • UNIFIL female engagement walk
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