On 06 March, MINURSO celebrated Ghana’s National Day by raising its flag at the Mission’s headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. On this day, Ghana marks its independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.

On February 4th, MINURSO celebrated Sri Lanka’s Independence Day. The event was marked by the raising of Sri Lanka’s flag alongside the United Nations flag at the Mission’s headquarters in Laayoune. 

On 16 December, MINURSO celebrated Kazakhstan National Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune .

Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the day in 1991 when the Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopted a law on the independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.