AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUN Peacekeeping & Western Sahara links: UN Secretary-General António Guterres will honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal on June 5, as part of International Day of UN Peacekeepers ceremonies in New York; the UN notes Bangladesh deploys troops across missions including Western Sahara. Western Sahara trade pressure: Catalonia for Freedom of the Sahrawi People Collective and partners have launched an open letter and petition urging AZURA Group to respect European court rulings, stop calling Dakhla “south of Morocco,” and ensure accurate origin labels for products exported to Europe. Phosphate business spotlight: Western Sahara Resource Watch reports only three companies imported phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara in 2025, the lowest on record, while exports rose to about 2.02 million tonnes. UN diplomacy & Morocco’s stance: Morocco’s UN ambassador Omar Hilale told the UN Committee of 24 that keeping the Sahara dossier on the agenda is “obsolete,” pointing to Security Council Resolution 2797 and the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty. Regional politics: Burundi reiterated support for Morocco’s autonomy plan and welcomed UN Security Council Resolution 2797, while condemning actions it says threaten stability, including an attack on Smara on May 5.
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