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STORY: UN / WESTERN SAHARA UPDATE
TRT: 00:54
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 MAY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“An update regarding Western Sahara, the Personal Envoy of the Secretary General for Western Sahara, Staffan De Mistura, supports and shares the concerns expressed by MINURSO, the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara, concerning the Frente POLISARIO’s rocket attack of 5 May near Smara. MINURSO expressed deep concern over incidents of firing in civilian areas and urged the parties to avoid any act that may jeopardize the ongoing political process. The Personal Envoy, Mr. De Mistura, emphasizes that this is a time for dialogue and negotiations, not a time for military escalation. Such attacks underscore the urgent need to return to the ceasefire and negotiate a lasting mutually acceptable political solution to this conflict. ”
3. Wide shot, end of press briefing
“Such attacks underscore the urgent need to return to a ceasefire and negotiate a lasting, mutually acceptable political solution to this conflict,” a UN spokesperson said about the Front Polisario rocket attack on May 5th near Smara, Western Sahara.
Briefing reporters in New York today (7 May) Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said, “the Personal Envoy of the Secretary General for Western Sahara, Staffan De Mistura, supports and shares the concerns expressed by MINURSO, the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara, concerning the Frente POLISARIO’s rocket attack of 5 May near Smara. MINURSO expressed deep concern over incidents of firing in civilian areas and urged the parties to avoid any act that may jeopardize the ongoing political process. The Personal Envoy, Mr. De Mistura, emphasizes that this is a time for dialogue and negotiations, not a time for military escalation.”
