UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara enters a 'liquidation phase' after a US-Russia standoff
Summary
The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Sunday 1 November, the two outlets attributing the end of the mission to a standoff between the United States and Russia. Morocco's King Mohammed VI ordered authorities to help speed the withdrawal of the peacekeepers from the disputed territory after the diplomatic standoff meant the 35-year-old mission was not renewed, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday 4 November. On Thursday 5 November the Inquirer and ABC News reported that the mission had entered a 'liquidation phase' and was beginning to vacate positions and dispose of equipment following the U.S.-Russia standoff at the Security Council last week.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 5 November
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has entered a 'liquidation phase' and is beginning to vacate positions and dispose of equipment following a U.S.-Russia standoff at the Security Council last week, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.
- 09:05ABC News UN's peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara enters liquidation phase after mandate expires
- 08:54The Philadelphia Inquirer UN's peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara enters liquidation phase after mandate expires
Wednesday 4 November
Morocco's King Mohammed VI ordered authorities to help speed the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from the disputed Western Sahara after a diplomatic standoff between the US and Russia meant the 35-year-old mission was not renewed, Bloomberg reported.
Sunday 1 November
The UN's peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after 35 years due to a US-Russia standoff, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.