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The UN Security Council has renewed the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for one year, adopting Resolution 2797 (2025) with U.S. leadership. The decision marks a historic shift as Morocco’s 2007 Autonomy Plan is cited as the basis for future negotiations, signaling growing international support for a political settlement to end the decades-long conflict.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reaffirmed Washington’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara in a meeting with Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita, pledging support for U.S. business investment across Morocco. The move reinforces Rabat’s Autonomy Proposal as the only U.S.-backed solution, even as the UN continues to list Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory, with Security Council divisions over its future unresolved.

In a significant diplomatic development, the United Kingdom has officially endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the most credible and pragmatic path to resolving the decades-long conflict. The joint communiqué, signed in Rabat, signals a strategic shift in UK foreign policy and deepens bilateral ties amid growing international support for Morocco’s regional approach.

UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq addresses press questions on Western Sahara, dismissing rumors of a revived partition proposal.

France backs Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, sparking diplomatic tension with Algeria and the Polisario Front.