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On 16 February 2024, a military parade was held at MINURSO HQ in Laayoune for the handover ceremony between the Brigadier-General Gabriel Esho from Nigeria as the new Deputy Force Commander and the departing DFC Commodore…

On 04 February, MINURSO celebrated Sri Lanka National Day Independence Day by raising the country’s flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. The Day commemorates the country’s independence in 1948. It…

On 10 January 2024, the SRSG and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, together with Force Commander Major General Md Fakhrul Ahsan, presided over the ceremony of awarding the UN Medal to MINURSO Military Observers (UNMOs). A…

On 17 December, MINURSO celebrated Bhutan National Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune. The Day commemorates the coronation of the first Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) of modern Bhutan. It is Bhutan's…

Today, Bangladeshi militaries observed the 52nd Victory Day by hoisting the flag of Banglaseh at MINURSO Headquarters in Laayoune.

On 16 December, MINURSO celebrated Kazakhstan National Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune . Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the day in 1991 when the Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopted a law on…

On 6 December, MINURSO Liaison Office in Tindouf, together with colleagues from UNHCR, held an event in the context of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.” To learn more about this…

On International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, we salute the more than one billion people worldwide who are contributing their time and skills to creating a better, safer, more caring and peaceful world…

MINURSO was thrilled to welcome Dr. Dorothy Morgos, Senior Staff Counsellor from the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), who visited the Mission from 25 November to 2 December as part of the implementation of MINURSO’s…

Today, MINURSO personnel observed a minute of silence to honour our colleagues who have lost their lives while serving in Gaza . The UN flag has been lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect on this solemn occasion.

On 11 November, MINURSO celebrated Poland's Independence Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. The Day marks the restoration of Poland’s independence in 1918 after over a century…

On 26 October, MINURSO commemorated the National Day of Austria by raising its flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Six months after obtaining its full independence with the signing of the State Treaty…