UN Mediation Watch: UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura is set to visit the Tindouf camps June 7–8, aiming to create conditions for renewed Western Sahara talks as international efforts try to break years of deadlock and reduce wider Sahel/Sahara security risks. Arms Race & Regional Costs: A new report puts Algeria and Morocco among the biggest military spenders in North Africa, with Algeria’s outlay at 8.8% of GDP and Morocco’s rising 6.6% to $6.3bn—linked in part to the Western Sahara dispute and broader regional instability. Trade Union Solidarity: UGTSARIO held a solidarity meeting at the ILO conference in Geneva, with Polisario representatives calling for Sahrawi self-determination and highlighting workers’ and human-rights concerns tied to natural resources. Civil Society Pressure on Business: Catalonia for Freedom of the Sahrawi People Collective launched a campaign against AZURA Group, urging compliance with European court rulings and accurate origin labelling for exports from Dakhla. Corporate Footprint in Occupied Territory: Heidelberg Materials says it increased cement output in occupied Western Sahara in 2025 and supplies major port and infrastructure projects in El Aaiún and Dakhla, keeping scrutiny on corporate links to Morocco’s consolidation. Political Support Abroad: South Africa’s Left Conference and EFF both reaffirmed support for Sahrawi self-determination, while Burundi reiterated backing for Morocco’s autonomy plan after UN Security Council Resolution 2797.