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Urgent call for the immediate, safe return of children detained by armed groups

The Dakhla-based International Center for Research on the Prevention of Child Recruitment (IRCPCS) issued an urgent call in Geneva on Thursday for global mobilization to ensure the immediate and safe return of children forcibly recruited by armed groups, including the polisario. This appeal was made during a conference on “Children of North Africa: Access to […]

UN Security Council renews MINURSO mandate for another year

The Security Council renewed on Oct. 30 the mandate of the United Nations’s mission to the Sahara (MINURSO) for another year, while stressing the relevance of Morocco’s autonomy plan as a political, mutually acceptable solution to the over four-decade dispute. In resolution 2548, the Council also urged the UN chief to appoint an Envoy to […]

US State Department approves Morocco’s purchase request of 10 Air Missiles

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of ten AGM-84L Harpoon Block II Air Launched missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $62 million. The announcement was made by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which said it delivered the required certification notifying Congress of […]