AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMINURSO Restructuring in Laayoune: The UN mission has closed its medical center at MINURSO headquarters in Laayoune after the departure and contract termination of around 20 doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers; equipment is set to be transferred to local humanitarian partners as MINURSO undergoes cost-cutting tied to a strategic review of its future role under UN Security Council Resolution 2797. Human Rights Under Pressure: A European lawyers’ group says Sahrawi human rights defenders in occupied Western Sahara face escalating abuses, including isolation measures and a reported de facto siege at the home of defender Hussein Mjahid in El Aaiún, with electricity cut off. EU Court-Labeling Fight: Catalan and French civil society groups have launched a campaign against AZURA Group, urging it to stop marketing Dakhla as Moroccan and to ensure product origin labels reflect Western Sahara’s separate legal status. Diplomacy at the UN: Morocco’s ambassador Omar Hilale told the UN decolonization committee C24 that the Sahara file is “anachronistic,” arguing Resolution 2797 shifts the process to the Security Council and centers Morocco’s autonomy plan. Solidarity Voices: South Africa’s EFF and the World Peace Council renewed calls to end Morocco’s occupation and back Sahrawi self-determination.
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