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On 7 September, MINURSO celebrated the National Day of Brazil by raising the country’s national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune. This day marks Brazil's declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822. Since the first…

On 31 August, MINURSO marked the Independence Day of Malaysia raising the national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune. In this day, Malaysia celebrates its independence of 1957. The official activities are taking place in the…

On 20 August, MINURSO celebrated the State Foundation Day of Hungary by raising their national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune. Ceremonies and festivities are held nationwide to celebrate the event including flag hoisting…

This year’s World Humanitarian Day marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad. On that dark day, we lost 22 colleagues, including Special Representative Sergio Vieira de Mello. That tragedy…

On 17 August, MINURSO raised the flag of the Republic of Indonesia at the Mission HQ in Laayoune to celebrate the country’s national day. It marks Indonesia's declaration of independence from the Netherlands in 1945…

On 15 August, MINURSO raised the South Korean national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune to mark the country’s Independence Day which marks the end of 35 years of Japanese colonial rule. It is celebrated nationwide through…

On 15 August, MINURSO raised the Indian national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune to mark the country’s National Day. The Day is a historic milestone in India's history due to the ending of nearly two centuries of British…

On 14 August, MINURSO raised the Pakistani national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune to mark the country’s National Day. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state in…

On 10 August, MINURSO observed the National Day of ECUADOR by raising its flag at the Mission HQ next to the UN flag. On this day in 1809, the citizens of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, rebelled and declared their…

On 1 August, MINURSO observed the National Day of Switzerland by raising its flag at the Mission HQ next to the UN flag. On this Day, Switzerland commemorates the signing of the Federal Charter of 1291 which is Switzerland's…

On 23 July, MINURSO marked the celebration of Egypt’s National Day by hoisting the country’s flag at the Mission HQ next to the UN flag. Egypt is a longstanding contributor to UN peacekeeping operations. Since 1960 over 30…

On 20 July, MINURSO observed Colombia’s Independence Day by hoisting the national flag at the Mission’s HQ in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Since signing a framework agreement with the United Nations in 2015, Colombia’s Armed…