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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits refugees in southern Algeria to help restart negotiations over the fate of Western Sahara. Diane Hodges reports.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits refugees in southern Algeria to help restart negotiations over the fate of Western Sahara. Diane Hodges reports.
The future of the disputed region of Western Sahara is back on the agenda as a UN mediator bids to kick-start stalled talks. Meanwhile, in Morocco, new adoption laws are sparking controversy. Until now, abandoned children could be adopted by foreigners and brought up overseas, but authorities are worried they won't offer an Islamic upbringing.
Madrid, Jul 2 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Yagüe) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Friday it was “absolutely essential” to revive a political dialogue on Western Sahara amid rising tensions in the region.INTERVIEW WITH ANTONIO GUTERRES.Translation:"We are really making an effort so that we can finally have a special envoy to revive the political process in Morocco. We had 13 candidates that were rejected by one of the parties. It is absolutely essential to restart the process of political dialogue because the current situation isn't sustainable and is a factor for instability, riks in an area where there is a strong risk of terrorism. It's absolutely essential to find a political solution and for that, we need to restart the political dialogue and it's essential both parties accept the envoy."
Brussels, Jun 2 (EFE) .- (Camera: Leo Rodríguez) The Minister of Equality of Spain Irene Montero, assured this Wednesday that Spain is "on the United Nations and human rights side" on the issue of the Western Sahara, during the diplomatic crisis with Morocco triggered by the presence in a hospital of the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Gali, who left the country bound for Algiers.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES IN SPANISH OF THE SPANISH MINISTER OF EQUALITY IRENE MONTERO, DURING AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO BRUSSELS."I refer to the statements what the foreign minister could say in this regard, who as you know, is the one who coordinates the foreign policy action of the government of Spain. I am simply going to make clear something that on the other hand is evidence and that is that Spain will always be on the side of the United Nations and that of human rights but from there I refer to the statements of the foreign minister".
Awserd (Sahrawi refugee camps), Feb 27 (EFE) .- (Camera: Nacéra Ouabou) Thousands of Sahrawis gathered on Sunday in the Awserd refugee camp, in the Algerian region of Tindouf, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) and ready to continue fighting, but with joy tinged with concern over the blockade of the peace process and the resumption of the armed conflict with Morocco.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATION AND PARADE.
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