MINURSO

MINURSO is a UN peacekeeping mission, established in 1991 to monitor the ceasefire and to organize and conduct a referendum which would enable the people of Western Sahara to choose between integration with Morocco and independence.

The name is a French acronym. It stands for "Mission des Nations unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental" - United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara.

Personnel comprises ca. 500 people, including local staff. The UN considers reduction.

On April 29, 2005, the 15-member Security Council voted unanimously to extend the mandate of MINURSO through October 31.

See also

• Politics of Western Sahara

External links

• Official UN MINURSO page
• UN Resolution 1541:
  • on UN site, with background info
  • on Wikisource

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