Security Council Meeting on Western Sahara (Council Presidency)

Martin Kimani, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of October, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Western Sahara. The Security Council adopted Resolution 2602(2021) extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2022. The resolution was adopted with 13 votes in favour; 0 against; and 2 abstentions (Russian Federation and Tunisia).