15 October 2026: the Fourth Committee adopts a text on the Sahara
Draft A/C.4/81/L.4 was adopted by a recorded vote. It rests on resolutions 1754 (2007) and 2797 (2025). The vote tally for this text is not given in the passage used here.
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8 October 2026: the Fourth Committee reopens the Sahara debate
Petitioners speak. Senegal describes an encouraging evolution since resolution 2797 and states its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan.
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The UN recalls the wording of resolution 2797. Some petitioners ask that the autonomy plan be given a chance; others refuse any compromise on self-determination.
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Resolution 2797: the autonomy plan moves to the centre of the talks
On 31 October 2025, the Security Council renewed MINURSO and asked the parties to negotiate from Morocco’s 2007 plan.
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6 November 1975: the Green March
At Hassan II’s call, hundreds of thousands of Moroccans walked peacefully into the Sahara. The date is still a national meeting.
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