UN Diplomacy Watch: Greece is set to take the UN Security Council presidency on Oct. 1, flagging freedom of navigation and protection of women and children in armed conflicts as top priorities. Algeria & Western Sahara: Algerian FM Ahmed Attaf used the UN General Assembly to reaffirm support for Sahrawi self-determination and to stress that any settlement must stay within UN decolonization frameworks. UN Process Ahead of October: UN chief António Guterres held separate talks with Algeria and Mauritania as the Security Council prepares to return to the Sahara file in October, with MINURSO and the political track expected to be reviewed. Human Rights Pressure: The Sahrawi National Human Rights Commission urged the ICRC to act over nine Gdeim Izik prisoners on open-ended hunger strike, while Sahrawi diaspora groups in France staged solidarity actions. Refugee Crisis: UNHCR warned that conditions for Sahrawi refugees in and around Tindouf are deteriorating and that the long-running status quo is “intolerable.” Regional Politics & Deadlock: US adviser Massad Boulos said Polisario is obstructing the UN-led process and that Washington does not see an imminent settlement, despite support for Morocco’s autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty. Morocco-Spain & Ceuta: Morocco reaffirmed its 2022 roadmap with Spain amid migration and repatriation disputes, as Spanish-Algerian political consultations resumed in Madrid. International Shifts: Timor-Leste welcomed Morocco’s autonomy plan, dealing a fresh diplomatic blow to Polisario at the UN.