MINURSO News

On 6 December, MINURSO Liaison Office in Tindouf, together with colleagues from UNHCR, held an event in the context of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.” To learn more about this…

On International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, we salute the more than one billion people worldwide who are contributing their time and skills to creating a better, safer, more caring and peaceful world…

MINURSO was thrilled to welcome Dr. Dorothy Morgos, Senior Staff Counsellor from the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), who visited the Mission from 25 November to 2 December as part of the implementation of MINURSO’s…

Today, MINURSO personnel observed a minute of silence to honour our colleagues who have lost their lives while serving in Gaza . The UN flag has been lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect on this solemn occasion.

On 11 November, MINURSO celebrated Poland's Independence Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. The Day marks the restoration of Poland’s independence in 1918 after over a century…

On 26 October, MINURSO commemorated the National Day of Austria by raising its flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Six months after obtaining its full independence with the signing of the State Treaty…

On the occasion of the UN Day, on 24 October MINURSO organized a ceremony at the Mission HQ presided over by the Force Commander and Officer- in- Charge of the Mission, Maj. Gen. MD Fakhrul Ahsan in the presence of the Chief…

The United Nations is a reflection of the world as it is – and an aspiration of the world we know it can be. It is our responsibility to help build that world of peace, sustainable development and human rights for all. I know…

On 04 October 2023, SRSG and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, alongside the Force Commander Major General Md Fakhrul Ahsan , the Chief of Mission Support Veneranda Mukandoli-Jefferson, the Mission Chief of Staff, Nick…

On 03 October MINURSO celebrated ‘German Unity Day’ by raising the country’s flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune. German Unity Day, which falls on 3 October, has been the German national holiday since 1990 when the former…