On 1 October 2024, MINURSO raised the flag of the People’s Republic of China at the Mission HQ in Laayoune to mark the country’s National Day.

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

As we mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, I invite you to return for a moment to our earliest days.

On 16 September, MINURSO observed Mexico’s national day by raising the Mexican flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune.