Press releases

  • Electronic Fuel Management System in MINURSO
    22 Mar 2020 -   UNITED NATIONS United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara       MINURSO NATIONS UNIES Mission des Nations Unies pour

  • Electronic Rations Management System operational in MINURSO

    Electronic Rations Management System operational in MINURSO
    01 Jul 2019 - On 27 June. Colin Stewart, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO and Major General (Pak. Ar.) Zia Ur-Rehman, Force Commander addressed the participants week-long training required for the implementation of Electronic Rations Management System (ERMS) in the Mission.  

  • Russian Language Day

    MINURSO Celebrates the UN Russian Language Day
    17 Jun 2019 - With the support of the Staff Welfare Committee, MINURSO celebrated on 6 June 2019, the    Russian Language Day. Russian Military Observers serving in the Mission Team Sites got together at MINURSO HQ and presented, in the presence of the OiC Head of Mission Veneranda Mukandoli-Jefferson, poems and popular songs from Russia.
  • The PESG Horst Koehler concludes his visit to Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania (Press Release)
    02 Jul 2018 -     Press Release Laâyoune, 2 July 2018  

  • Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Western Sahara

    Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Western Sahara
    08 Jan 2018 - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Western Sahara The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about recent increased tensions in the vicinity of Guerguerat in the Buffer Strip in southern Western Sahara between the Moroccan berm and the Mauritanian border.

  • New Head of MINURSO arrives in Laayoune

    New Head of MINURSO arrives in Laayoune
    04 Jan 2018 - New Head of MINURSO arrives in Laayoune Laayoune, 3 January 2018                        On 28 December, Colin Stewart, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO, arrived in Laayoune. He was met by  MINURSO senior staff and local authorities.
  • Note to correspondents: Update on Horst Koehler
    17 Sep 2017 - New York - The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Horst Koehler, took up his functions on 8 September in New York, where he held meetings and consultations until 16 September. Mr. Koehler met with the Secretary-General and senior United Nations officials, representatives of the parties and neighbors, Member States and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security. 
  • The United Nations commemorates the International Day of Peacekeepers
    31 Aug 2017 - On 29 May each year, the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Peacekeepers. The Peacekeepers Day is an opportunity to remember and honor the men and women who have lost their lives while serving the United Nations as peacekeepers, more than 3,400 perished since 1948. The theme of the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is “Investing in Peace Around the World.”
  • Women’s Rights Reduced, Restricted, Reversed, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message, Citing Outdated Attitudes, Entrenched Male Chauvinism
    23 Mar 2017 - Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March: Women’s rights are human rights.  But, in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed.  Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realize their full potential.
  • Secretary-General Announces Launch of Report ‘Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach’
    23 Mar 2017 - Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message today on the launch of the report “Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:  A New Approach”: One of my most unforgettable experiences has been listening to the victims of rape, sexual violence, exploitation and abuse.  Their haunting stories and chilling testimony will stay with me forever.

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