The UN is Leaving Western Sahara. What Happens Now?
Simon Whistler · November 4, 2026 · 17 min video · Global
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After three decades monitoring a frozen conflict, UN peacekeepers are withdrawing from a territory Morocco annexed in 1975, leaving the Sahrawi people without international protection.
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After 35 years of continuous deployment, United Nations peacekeepers are
Leaving the disputed
Territory of Western Sahara.
This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.
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