juin 30, 2009

ONU

Intervención de Ahmed Bujari el 16 de junio de 2009 ante el Comité Especial de los 24 (Naciones Unidas), traduccion Tlaxcala
Statement of the Frente Polisario before the UN Special Committee on Colonialism, 16.06.09 [on Palestine Think Tank]


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Controversy about a documentary

Controversy about the documentary ‘Stolen’ presented at the Sydney Film Festival
Issues and concerns - media coverage - Fetim and Baba hosted by AWSA in Melbourne ==> see the weblog of AWSA - Australia Western Sahara Association


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juin 24, 2009

Diplomatie

Christopher Ross: la recherche d'une solution à la question du Sahara occidental est sur "le bon chemin", Le Matin Alger, 24.06.09
Sahara occidental : la quête d'une solution, Par AFP , le 24/06/2009

Christopher Ross inicia una nueva gira en Argel y afirma que la solución va "por el buen camino" , EFE 24.06.09

Western Sahara: the quest for a solution “on track” , Ennaharonline, 24.06.09


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Voces del Sahara


Especial publicado por El Mundo (el conflicto, testimonios, fotos, video, ...)


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juin 17, 2009

Web Commentary

The United States, Morocco and the Western Sahara Dispute by Abdel-Rahim Al-Manar Slimi, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 2009


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UN - ONU

General Assembly, GA/COL/3194
Special Committee on Decolonization, 7th Meeting (AM), 16.06.09

Petitioner on Western Sahara Tells of Continuing Illegal Occupation, Exploitation of Territory’s Natural Resources

Assemblée générale, AG/COL/3194
Comité spécial chargé d’étudier la situation en ce qui concerne l’application de la Déclaration sur l’octroi de l’indépendance aux pays et aux peuples coloniaux, 7e séance , 16.06.09

Le comité spécial des vingt-quatre,chargé de la décolonisation, examine les situations de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et du Sahara Occidental

Naciones Unidas - descolonizacion
Comité de descolonización de la ONU retoma la situación del Sáhara Occidental, EFE, 17.06.09


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juin 09, 2009

Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU - UN Human Rights Counncil - Consejo de los derechos humanos de la ONU

Genève, 11è session - Geneva 11th session - Ginebra 11. sesion

08.06.09
Intervention de ORETTA BANDETTINI DI POGGIO, pour la Fondation France Libertés Danielle Mitterrand, point :4 (Situations relatives aux droits de l’homme qui requièrent l’attention du Conseil)
08.06.09
Statement by ORETTA BANDETTINI DI POGGIO, for the Fondation France Libertés Danielle Mitterrand, item 3 ( Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development)

06.06.09
La délégation sahraouie participe à l'inauguration de la fresque pour la paix offerte par la ville de Genève à l'ONU.(photos)
The Saharawi delegation participates to the inauguration of the Freedom fresco offered by the city of Geneva to UN. (photos)
La delegacion saharaui partecipa a la inauguracion de una obra de arte regalada por la ciudad de Ginebra a la ONU. (fotos)


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Discurso

El conflicto del Sahara occidental: evolución v perspectivas de solución, por Abdelkader TALEB OMAR Primer Ministro de la RASD
Discurso en las III Jornadas de las Universidades Públicas Madrileñas sobre el Sáhara Occidental, celebradas en el Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid los días 26 a 29 de mayo de 2009.


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juin 07, 2009

Analyse

Un spécialiste des relations internationales s’exprime sur le Sahara occidental, Entretien réalisé par Z’hor Chérief dans Les Débats, Semaine du 3 au 9 juin 2009, par
«On n’a jamais invoqué le chapitre 7 de la Charte de l’ONU dans ce conflit », Yahia H. Zoubir, professeur en relations internationales et en management international.


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juin 06, 2009

Analysis: USA Policy and Western Sahara Conflict

Why the Maghreb Matters: Options for Effective US Engagement in North Africa. A special report, issued by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and Conflict Management Program (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, 31.03.09 ---> full report

Call of Seven US Senators on US President, Barack Obama ---> full text on UPES website 02.04.09
Why the Facts Matter: A response by UPES to “Why the Maghreb Matters”, 06.04.09
UPDATE: Why the Maghreb Really Matters, Aminatou Haidar , Foreign Policy In Focus. June 5, 2009


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juin 03, 2009

Marruecos y Terorismo,...

Mali acusa a la llamada "Al Qaida" del Magreb de tener apoyos de Marruecos: España interpelada, blog: Desde el Atlantico, Carlos Ruiz Miguel, 01.06.09

(Unofficial translation)
Mali accuses the so-called “Al Qaida in the Maghreb” of having the Moroccan support: Spain asks for explanations
Terrorism is not often what it seems for those who read this blog. It is beyond doubt that “terrorism” often hidden operations maybe performed by groups of individuals, who are manipulated by intelligence services of some states. Today the French press is again accusing Morocco of supporting terrorism of the so-called “Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.” It is a fact that terrorism and terrorist groups are often manipulated. But it's more difficult to know who makes use of terrorism. However there is an old approach that does not usually fail: who benefits from this terrorism? The group called “Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb” the name that the “Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat” (GSPC) receives since January 2007 which came from the “Armed Islamic Group” (GIA). This alleged “Al Qaeda” is a turbulent group which has been manipulated by a state (mainly Morocco) as it has already been reported long ago. Readers could have read an article entitled “Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb: a genealogy of lies” (31-XII-2008) reporting the testimony of a terrorist (Abdelhak Layada), the founder of GIA, who confirmed that Hassan II supported attacks in Algeria as a retaliation for the support of this country to the Sahrawi cause. Now that accusation returns back. But it has not been raised by any publication. It has been reported by the French magazine specialized in African politics; close to the interests and ideas of the Quai d'Orsay (the French Foreign Ministry); a magazine close to Morocco and usually offers a “pleasant” image of the country. The magazine is called Jeune Afrique. In the issue 2524 of Jeune Afrique (24-30 May 2009), pages 38-39, includes an article on fighting against terrorism in Mali. In this article, signed by Pierre-François Naudé (a journalist of Jeune Afrique specialized in Mali) appears the following passage, which I translate: “Another uncertainty, from a Malian, affects the settlement of the Salafist: the tensions between Algeria and Morocco. “It is clear that Islamist groups will benefit from some support from Morocco,” accuses a member of the intelligence services of Mali. According to the latter, it would be a response to the numerous links that Mali maintains with POLISARIO. Indeed, Mali recognized the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on 4 July, 1980. Among the existing evidence:
1. Morocco, according to the founder of GIA, supports terrorism in Algeria because the latter supported the Sahrawi cause.
2. Morocco, according to the testimony of a member of the intelligence services in Mali collected by the French magazine of reference in African politics, supported terrorism in Mali as Mali supports the Saharawi cause.
The question is: Does Morocco support or had supported terrorism in Spain as retaliation to the Spanish support to the Sahrawi cause before Zapatero became the President of the Spanish Government?

Citation tirée de l'article Lutte contre le terrorisme : le calme avant la tempête ? paru dans Jeune Afrique No 2524:
(...)
Autre incertitude qui, du point de vue malien, pèse sur le règlement de la question salafiste : les tensions entre l’Algérie et le Maroc. « Des groupes islamistes bénéficient à l’évidence de certains appuis du côté marocain », accuse un membre des services de renseignements maliens. Selon ce dernier, il s’agirait d’une riposte aux nombreux liens que le Mali entretient avec le Polisario. Il est vrai que la panoplie de l’armement d’AQMI, comprenant radars, systèmes de brouillage et même « orgues de Staline » (rampes de lance-roquettes installées à bord de camions), s’explique difficilement sans l’hypothèse de quelques complicités bien placées…
(...)


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