The UN Security Council today, Thursday, postponed the scheduled session to vote on the draft resolution related to the Moroccan Sahara file, after it was decided to give priority to an emergency session dedicated to discussing the deteriorating situation in Sudan.
This postponement is considered a normal procedure within the Security Council, as it is customary to postpone voting sessions when urgent humanitarian files emerge, especially since the mandate of the MINURSO mission legally extends until tomorrow, Friday, October 31, which allows the Council an additional time frame before the end of the UN mandate. Diplomatic sources revealed that the United States of America, which prepared the draft resolution, was able to garner broad support for its easy passage, in light of a growing international trend towards considering the autonomy proposal under Moroccan sovereignty as the realistic and only solution to the fabricated regional conflict. The same sources stated that Washington has become the most influential player in the course of this file within the corridors of the United Nations, as it drafted the resolution in a way that enhances the UN's role in overseeing the political process and consecrates Morocco's sovereignty over its southern territories. In contrast, it is expected that both Russia and China, as well as some other countries, will abstain from voting, in a move aimed at avoiding any direct diplomatic confrontation with the United States, without these positions affecting the passage of the final resolution. It is evident from these developments that the international community has become more convinced of the autonomy proposal as the only option to end this fabricated conflict, which Algeria has been behind for decades, through its continuous support for the Polisario Front in failed attempts to disrupt the UN path and obstruct a realistic political solution. It is expected that the final voting session will be held tomorrow, Friday, where the Security Council is expected to extend the mandate of the MINURSO mission until January 31, 2026, confirming the United Nations' continued commitment to supporting peace efforts in the region under full Moroccan sovereignty.
