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UNCLAS STATE 037154 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC
SUBJECT: USUN INSTRUCTION: MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL 
RESOLUTION 
 
¶1. This is an action request, see paragraph two. 
 
¶2. ACTION REQUEST:  USUN is requested to circulate to 
the Group of Friends and the UN Security Council, at 
such times and sequences deemed appropriate, the 
resolution included in paragraph two, renewing the 
mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western 
Sahara (MINURSO).  USUN is requested to ensure timely 
adoption of a resolution text acceptable to the United 
States.  USUN should seek additional Department guidance 
if substantive changes are made to the text below. 
 
¶3. BEGIN TEXT 
 
The Security Council, 
 
Recalling all its previous resolutions on Western 
Sahara, 
 
Reaffirming its strong support for the efforts of the 
Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to implement 
resolutions 1754 (2007), 1783 (2007), and 1813 (2008), 
 
Reaffirming its commitment to assist the parties to 
achieve 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, 
 
Reiterating its call upon the parties and States of the 
region to continue to cooperate fully with the United 
Nations and with each other to end the current impasse 
and to achieve progress towards a political solution, 
 
Taking note of the Moroccan proposal presented on 11 
April 2007 to the Secretary-General and welcoming 
serious and credible Moroccan efforts to move the 
process forward towards resolution; also taking note of 
the Polisario Front proposal presented 10 April 2007 to 
the Secretary-General, 
 
Taking note of the four rounds of negotiations held 
under the auspices of the Secretary-General; welcoming 
the progress made by the parties to enter into direct 
negotiations, 
 
Welcoming the agreement of the parties expressed in the 
Communiqu, of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- 
General for Western Sahara of 18 March 2008 to explore 
the establishment of family visits by land, which would 
be in addition to the existing program by air, and 
encouraging them to do so in cooperation with the United 
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 
 
Welcoming the commitment of the parties to continue the 
process of negotiations through United Nations sponsored 
talks, 
 
Noting the Secretary-General's view that the 
consolidation of the status quo is not an acceptable 
outcome of the current process of negotiations, and 
noting further that progress in the negotiations will 
have a positive impact on the quality of life of the 
people of Western Sahara in all its aspects, 
 
Welcoming the appointment of the Secretary-General's 
Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Ambassador Christopher 
Ross, and noting his recent visit to the region and 
ongoing consultations with the parties, 
 
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 
13 April 2009 (S/2009/200), 
 
¶1. Reaffirms the need for full respect of the military 
agreements reached with MINURSO with regard to the 
ceasefire; 
 
¶2. Endorses the report's recommendation for the Personal 
Envoy to hold small, informal preparatory meetings with 
the parties, and endorses the previous report's 
recommendation that realism and a spirit of compromise 
by the parties are essential to maintain the momentum of 
the process of negotiations; 
 
¶3. Calls upon the parties to continue to show political 
will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue 
in order to enter into a more intensive and substantive 
phase of negotiations, thus ensuring implementation of 
resolutions 1754, 1783, and 1813 and the success of 
negotiations; and affirms its strong support for the 
commitment of the Secretary-General and his Personal 
Envoy towards a solution to the question of Western 
Sahara in this context; 
 
¶4. Calls upon the parties to continue 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; 
 
¶5. Invites Member States to lend appropriate assistance 
to these talks; 
 
¶6. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security 
Council informed on a regular basis on the status and 
progress of these negotiations under his auspices and 
expresses its intention to meet to receive and discuss 
his report; 
 
¶7. Requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on 
the situation in Western Sahara well before the end of 
the mandate period; 
 
¶8. Urges Member States to provide voluntary 
contributions to fund Confidence Building Measures that 
allow for increased contact between separated family 
members, especially family visits, as well as for other 
confidence building measures that may be agreed between 
parties; 
 
¶9. Decides to extend the mandate of the United Nations 
Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) 
until 30 April 2010; 
 
¶10. 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 pre-deployment 
awareness training, and other action to ensure full 
accountability in cases of such conduct involving their 
personnel; 
 
¶11. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 
 
END TEXT 
CLINTON