Tag: Horst Köhler

Köhler resignation could bring UN process in Sahara to square one

May 25, 2019

Two years after taking office, UN Special Envoy to the Sahara Horst Köhler submitted his resignation citing health reasons, a decision that analysts say could ... Read More

Sahara: Horst Kohler Resigns for “Health Reasons”; Morocco Regrets Decision

May 23, 2019

The UN envoy for the Sahara, former German President Horst Kohler, 76, has resigned from office "for health reasons," announced Wednesday the UN in a ... Read More

Sahara: Polisario Tries to Woo Germany to Exert Pressure on Horst Köhler

May 13, 2019

Sensing the heat after Morocco scored successive diplomatic victories at the UN, Latin America, Europe and Africa, the Polisario separatist group, supported by Algeria, sent ... Read More

Sahara: Security Council Lauds New Momentum Given by Geneva Roundtable Meetings

April 30, 2019

The UN Security Council has lauded the new momentum given by the two roundtable meetings on the Sahara issue, held in Geneva at the initiative ... Read More

UN Chief: Sahara Settlement Requires Strong Political Will

April 2, 2019

The resolution of the Sahara conflict would require “strong political will, not just from the parties and neighboring states, but also from the international community”, ... Read More

Sahara-UN: All stakeholders invited to attend Geneva II

March 14, 2019

The United Nations Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler invited all parties involved in the conflict, namely Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the ... Read More

Sahara: Second Round Table in Geneva March 21 22 – Le360

March 9, 2019

The second round table on the Moroccan Sahara is scheduled to be held in Geneva March 21 and 22, under the aegis of the personal ... Read More

Sahara: second round table planned for second half of March in Switzerland

March 6, 2019

A second round table on the Sahara is planned for the second half of March in Switzerland. The UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the ... Read More

Sahara: Peaceful Solution to Conflict is Possible (UN Envoy)

December 7, 2018

“A peaceful solution” to the Sahara conflict is “possible”, said on Thursday Mr. Horst Köhler, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for the ... Read More

Sahara: Geneva Meeting Tests Algeria’s Good Faith

December 5, 2018

A year and a half after taking office, it seems that Mr. Horst Köhler, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, ... Read More