UN Security Council's MINURSO Mandate Failure Raises Humanitarian and Security Concerns

Oxfam has voiced serious concerns after the UN Security Council failed to renew the mandate for MINURSO, the UN mission in Western Sahara, which expired on October 30, 2026. This diplomatic impasse is seen as a major setback for the Sahrawi people, who have faced five decades of displacement. The absence of MINURSO's monitoring and de-escalation functions could destabilize the region and worsen the humanitarian situation in Sahrawi refugee camps.