On 15 August, MINURSO marked South Korea’s Independence Day by raising the national flag at its headquarters in Laayoune, marking the end of 35 years of Japanese colonial rule.

On 14 August, MINURSO celebrated Pakistan’s National Day by hoisting the national flag at its headquarters in Laayoune.

On 11 August, MINURSO observed the Independence Day of Chad by raising the national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Chad , Africa’s fifth-largest country, gained its independence on 11 August 1960.