UN Western Sahara peacekeeping mission left in limbo after US-Russia veto standoff

UN Western Sahara peacekeeping mission left in limbo after US-Russia veto standoff Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 10/31/2026 - 09:49 The double veto blocked the Security Council's annual renewal of the mission, which it had routinely extended in previous years United Nations Minurso personnel disembark from a helicopter at the Guerguerat border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania in Western Sahara, 25 November 2020 (Fadel Senna/AFP) Off The UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara remains without a mandate after Russia and the United States both vetoed each other's resolution on the…