United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
Mission des Nations Unies pour l'organisation d'un referendum au Sahel occidental (MINURSO)
Misión de las Naciones Unidas para la Organización del Referéndum en el Sahara Occidental
Search Open Yearbook
This information is part of the Open Yearbook, a free service of UIA's subscription-based Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO). It includes profiles of non-profit organizations working worldwide in all fields of activity. The information contained in the profiles and search functionality of this free service are limited.
The full-featured Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO) includes over 72,500 organization profiles, additional information in the profiles, sophisticated search functionality and data export. For more information about YBIO, please click here or contact us.
The UIA is a leading provider of information about international non-profit organizations. The aim of the Open Yearbook is to promote the activities of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
Contact Details
URL: http://minurso.unmissions.org/
URL: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minurso/
Founded
1991-04-29
History
Established by resolution 690 (1991) of E-XE3376 - United Nations Security Council (UNSC), within F-XF1000 - United Nations System, in the framework of A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN). Budget approved 17 May 1991. Operational Sep 1991. Mandate repeatedly extended, with latest resolutions: 27 Apr 2011, by resolution S/RES1979 (2001), mandate extended until 30 apr 2012; 16 apr 2012, by resolution S/RES2/2044 (2012), mandate extended until 30 Apr 2013. Mandate currently extended until 31 Oct 2022.
Aims
Implement the settlement plan agreed upon by both parties in the conflict, namely: maintain and monitor the cease-fire between forces of Morocco and those of the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Sagiuia al Hamra y de Rio de Oro (Front POLISARIO); implement peace solution endorsed by the Security Council and agreed upon by both parties; provide logistical assistance to UNHCR for Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) programme which includes family visits and setting up telephone lines between refugee camps in Tindouf (Southwest Algeria) and Western Sahara; enlarge family visit programme by road; establish postal services; meetings between representatives of civil societies of both sides are under negotiation.
Activities
Available with paid subscription only.Structure
Components (3): military personnel; police; civilians.
Languages
Available with paid subscription only.Staff
Available with paid subscription only.Annual Budget
Available with paid subscription only.Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Available with paid subscription only.Members
Available with paid subscription only.Type I Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Type II Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Subjects *
Available with paid subscription only.UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF2272
Last News
2022
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
← return to your search page to find additional profiles.
UIA allows users to access and make use of the information contained in its Databases for the user’s internal use and evaluation purposes only. A user may not re-package, compile, re-distribute or re-use any or all of the UIA Databases or the data* contained therein without prior permission from the UIA.
Data from database resources may not be extracted or downloaded in bulk using automated scripts or other external software tools not provided within the database resources themselves. If your research project or use of a database resource will involve the extraction of large amounts of text or data from a database resource, please contact us for a customized solution.
UIA reserves the right to block access for abusive use of the Database.
* Data shall mean any data and information available in the Database including but not limited to: raw data, numbers, images, names and contact information, logos, text, keywords, and links.