Security Council

Security Council Extends Mission in Western Sahara

29 April 2016

The Security Council adopted resolution 2285 (2016) this morning, extending the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2017. The vote was ten in favor, two opposed (Uruguay and Venezuela) and three abstentions (Angola, New Zealand and the Russian Federation).
A partial view of the Security Council as member states abstain to vote on the resolution.

Download

Download content

1 asset available

You need to first accept the terms and conditions before download.

Subject to the Terms of usage of UN Photo, UN Photo materials are available free of charge for news purposes only. UN Photo materials may not be sold or redistributed to third parties without the prior written consent of the UN or the UN entity which is source of the UN Photo material. All users of UN Photo materials must provide due credit to the United Nations or any UN entity source(s) in their use and broadcast of UN Photo materials.