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Oct 30, 2026

Russia and US veto rival UN resolutions on Western Sahara, leaving peacekeeping mission without mandate

Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution supporting Morocco's sovereignty claim over Western Sahara and ending the UN peacekeeping mission, while the US vetoed a rival Russian resolution. The mutual vetoes leave the 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission without a renewed mandate as it expires.

Oct 30, 2026·8 sources
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  • ▪A rival Russian-drafted resolution to extend the Western Sahara UN peacekeeping mission for one year failed on October 30, 2026, after receiving only three votes in favor.
  • ▪Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stated Russia vetoed the U.S. draft because it unilaterally pre-determined sovereignty in Western Sahara without a self-determination referendum.
  • ▪On October 30, 2026, Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted UN Security Council resolution that supported Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and sought to alter the UN peacekeeping mission.

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Territorial disputesUnited NationsSelf-determinationUS-Russia relationsPeacekeepingWorld affairsAfrica

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