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Rival US and Russia resolutions on disputed Western Sahara are defeated in UN Security Council

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Lederer, E. M. (2026, October 30). Rival US and Russia resolutions on disputed Western Sahara are defeated in UN Security Council. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/rival-us-and-russia-resolutions-on-disputed-western-sahara-are-defeated-in-un-security-council/article_911a6aad-4a89-564b-8641-6476eba0cd1e.html

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Russia and the United States each proposed resolutions regarding Western Sahara, both of which were defeated at a UN Security Council meeting on Friday. Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution supporting Morocco’s claim to sovereignty over the territory and ending the current peacekeeping mission. Following this, a Russian-drafted resolution to extend the peacekeeping mandate for another year was also unsuccessful due to only three votes in favor and eleven abstentions, falling short of the required nine affirmative votes.

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Russia and the United States vetoed each other's resolutions on Western Sahara at the UN Security Council on October 30, leaving the UN peacekeeping mission in limbo as its mandate expired the next day. The US resolution would have supported Morocco’s autonomy plan for the territory, while Russia’s draft sought to maintain the status quo and extend the current peacekeeping mission. Neither proposal secured the necessary support: the Russian veto blocked the US initiative, which failed to gain enough votes even when Russia abstained from its usual veto power, and a subsequent Russian resolution was not adopted due to insufficient backing. The conflict centers around Morocco's claim over Western Sahara and Polisario Front’s push for an independent state, with concerns raised by Oxfam about potential risks to civilians if the peacekeeping mission is withdrawn.

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Russia vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution Friday that would have supported Morocco’s demand for sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara and ended the U.N.’s 35-year peacekeeping mission, which was charged with helping to prepare a referendum on the future of the mineral-rich territory.

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The U.N. Security Council then defeated a Russian-drafted resolution to extend the mandate of the peacekeeping mission for a year. asserted

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The 3-1 vote with 11 abstentions meant the United States didn’t have to use its veto because the resolution failed to get the minimum nine “yes” votes in the 15-member body. asserted

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