Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 53616

Western Sahara: Minority Groups

Tabled: 20 May 2025

Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the human rights of Saharawis in (a) occupied Western Sahara and (b)

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

On 1 June, the Foreign Secretary endorsed Morocco's autonomy proposal as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting resolution of the Western Sahara conflict. The UK is continuing to coordinate closely with the UN Personal Envoy of the Se...

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