Security Council Resolution 2414 (2018) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso) Until 31 Oct. 2018]

S/RES/2414 (2018)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 45 The situation concerning Western Sahara, published in 2018.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 2018–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/2797 (2025)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	S/RES/2797 (2025)	Security Council resolution 2797 (2025) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2026]	—	—
2024	S/RES/2756 (2024)	Security Council resolution 2756 (2024) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2025]	—	—
2023	S/RES/2703 (2023)	Security Council resolution 2703 (2023) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2024]	—	—
2022	S/RES/2654 (2022)	Security Council resolution 2654 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2023]	—	—
2021	S/RES/2602 (2021)	Security Council resolution 2602 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2022]	—	—

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

8 reports · 2018–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	S/2025/612	Situation concerning Western Sahara report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2756 (2024)
2024	S/2024/707	Situation concerning Western Sahara report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2703 (2023)
2023	S/2023/729	Situation concerning Western Sahara report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2654 (2022)
2022	S/2022/733	Situation concerning Western Sahara report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2602 (2021)
2021	S/2021/843	Situation concerning Western Sahara report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2548 (2020)

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Negotiation Peace Agreements Peacekeeping Operations Western Sahara Western Sahara Question

What’s in this document?

20 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of MINURSO until 31 October 2018;

Emphasizes the need to make progress toward a realistic, practicable and enduring political solution to the question of Western Sahara based on compromise and the importance of aligning the strategic focus of MINURSO and orienting resources of the United Nations to this end;

Calls upon the parties to resume negotiations under the auspices of the Secretary-General without preconditions and in good faith, taking into account the efforts made since 2006 and subsequent developments with a view to achieving a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, and noting the role and responsibilities of the parties in this respect;

Further calls upon the neighboring states to make important contributions to the political process and to increase their engagement in the negotiating process;

Invites Member States to lend appropriate assistance to these talks;

Reaffirms the need for full respect of the military agreements reached with MINURSO with regard to the ceasefire and calls on the parties to adhere fully to those agreements;

Expresses concern with the presence of the Polisario Front in the buffer strip in Guerguerat and calls for its immediate withdrawal;

Expresses concern regarding the Polisario Front’s announcement of the planned relocation of administrative functions to Bir Lahlou, and calls for the Polisario Front to refrain from any such destabilizing actions;

Recognizes that fundamental questions related to the ceasefire and related agreements remain and calls upon the Secretary-General to interview the parties in an effort to better understand these issues;

Calls upon all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of MINURSO, including its free interaction with all interlocutors, and to take the necessary steps to ensure the security of as well as unhindered movement and immediate access for the United Nations and associated personnel in carrying out their mandate, in conformity with existing agreements;

Emphasizes the importance of a renewed commitment by the parties to advancing the political process in preparation for a fifth round of negotiations, recalls its endorsement of the recommendation in the report of 14 April 2008 (S/2008/251) that realism and a spirit of compromise by the parties are essential to achieve progress in negotiations, and encourages the neighboring countries to make important contributions to this process;

Calls upon the parties to show political will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue in order to resume negotiations, thus ensuring implementation of resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), 1813 (2008), 1871 (2009), 1920 (2010), 1979 (2011), 2044 (2012), 2099 (2013), 2152 (2014), 2218 (2015), 2285 (2016), and 2351 (2017) and the success of negotiations;

Affirms its full support for the intention of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy in this context to relaunch the negotiations with a new dynamic and a new spirit with the aim of reaching a mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in the context of arrangements consistent with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to brief the Security Council on a regular basis, and at any time he deems appropriate during the mandate period, on the status and progress of these negotiations under his auspices, on the implementation of this resolution, challenges to MINURSO’s operations and steps taken to address them, expresses its intention to meet to receive and discuss his briefings and in this regard, further requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation in Western Sahara well before the end of the mandate period;

Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary General to standardize a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, and calls on him to continue his efforts to develop an integrated performance policy framework and apply it to MINURSO, requests the Secretary-General to seek to increase the number of women in MINURSO, as well as to ensure the meaningful participation of women in all aspects of operations;

Urges MINURSO to continue to consider how new technologies can be used to reduce risk, improve force protection, and better implement its mandate;

Encourages the parties to cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to identify and implement confidence-building measures, including to engage women and youth, and encourages neighboring states to support these efforts;

Urges Member States to provide new and additional voluntary contributions to fund food programmes to ensure that the humanitarian needs of refugees are adequately addressed and avoid reductions in food rations;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance in MINURSO with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including predeployment awareness training, and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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