Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations’ undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs, held formal talks at U.N. headquarters in New York with a representative of the Polisario Front, amid renewed diplomatic efforts on the Sahara file.
According to diplomatic sources, DiCarlo met with Sidi Omar, who coordinates with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO), to discuss recent developments in the file within the framework of ongoing U.N.-led efforts supported by the United States.
The discussions focused on the current round of contacts involving the four main parties, as part of preparations for a potential fourth round of consultations. No date or venue has yet been confirmed, as the United Nations seeks to revive the stalled political process and move toward a consensus-based solution.
The two sides also reviewed the United Nations Security Council’s schedule for April, which includes two sessions set for April 24 and 30. The U.N. secretary-general is expected to brief members on the implementation of Resolution 2797, followed by discussions on the strategic review of MINURSO’s mandate and its performance in light of recent political and field developments.
These diplomatic efforts come alongside recent U.N. field activities in the region. Cheryl Pearce, acting military adviser to the United Nations, recently visited the mission headquarters in Morocco’s Laayoune, where she met with MINURSO chief Alexander Ivanko and force commander Mohammad Fakhrul Ihsan.
A separate U.N. strategic review team has also toured several locations, including Smara, the Tindouf camps in Algeria, and Mauritania, as part of a broader assessment of the mission’s future role in the region.
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