UN Western Sahara mission mandate expires as Security Council deadlocks

The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) will lapse on October 31 after the Security Council failed to agree on an extension, with US and Russia vetoes blocking a resolution. This leaves the disputed territory without an international peacekeeping presence, raising the risk of renewed tensions between Morocco and the Polisario Front. The deadlock reflects broader Security Council paralysis and could shift the conflict's trajectory.

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