30 April-Security Council extends United Nations mission

United Nations Security Council SC/9007 30 April 2007
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
Security Council 5669th Meeting (AM)
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN WESTERN SAHARA UNTIL 31 OCTOBER, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1754 (2007)
The Security Council decided today to extend the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2007.
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16 May: Perth local radio; interview with Kamal Fadel

On 16 May Jake Jackson from Perth local radio station, 990am information radio will conduct an interview with Kamal Fadel, the Polisario representative for Western Sahara in Australia. Kamal Fadel is involved in negotiations with oil companies over contracts to explore Western Saharan off-shore oil deposits.
The interview will focus on the problems facing the Saharawis, as well as the role that Australian based companies such as Wesfarmers have played in overriding the Saharawi’s right to protect their natural resources from Moroccan exploitation.

FPIF Policy Report. Western Sahara: Against Autonomy

Jacob Mundy, Foreign Policy in Focus Report,  April 24, 2007
In recent years, the Moroccan government has championed the idea of autonomy as a solution to its territorial dispute with pro-independence advocates over Western Sahara. Rabat has said it is willing to consider an autonomous, locally elected government in Western Sahara….
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