2797 (2025) SC
80
Session
11
Yes
0
No
3
Abstentions
| Draft symbol | S/2025/612 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 2797 (2025) |
| P5 Positions |
Russia
~
United States
✓
United Kingdom
✓
China
~
France
✓
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| UN Document | 2797 (2025) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.10030
Speeches following this vote (15)
Mr. Waltz
The United States welcomes today’s historic vote, which seizes upon this unique moment and builds on the momentum for a long, long-overdue peace in Western Sahara. We commend Personal Envoy De Mistura and his vital diplomatic efforts and recognize the United Nations key role in creating a new era of peace and prosperity for the region. We also note the important role played by the United Nations …
Mr. Bendjama
My country did not participate in the voting on the resolution on a renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (resolution 2797 (2025)). Through that absence, and acting with the utmost responsibility, Algeria sought to show that it is distancing itself from a text that does not faithfully or sufficiently reflect the United Nations doctrine on decolo…
Mr. Kanu
At the outset, let me first congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Russian Federation for the efficient and professional way in which you handled the affairs of the Security Council in the month of October and for your successful presidency.
Sierra Leone welcomes the efforts of the United States not only in facilitating the resolution that was adopted as resolution 2797 (2025) but also in its …
Mr. Fu Cong
For many years now, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), through the careful implementation of its mandate as entrusted to it by the Security Council, has made positive contributions in such areas as ceasefire monitoring, mine clearance and civilian protection, thereby creating favourable conditions for a political settlement. China supports the extension of …
Mr. Žbogar
We thank the United States as penholder and all Security Council members for the constructive engagement during the negotiations.
Slovenia voted in favour of the resolution presented today (resolution 2797 (2025)). We did so because of our steadfast support for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and for the role of the United Nations. We believe that MINURS…
Mr. Cha
We thank the United States, as the penholder, for its efforts in preparing the resolution and leading the consultations.
The Republic of Korea voted in favour of the resolution (resolution 2797 (2025)) renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). As a MINURSO troop-contributing country since 2009, our support for this resolution primarily ste…
Mr. Ahmad
Pakistan abstained in the voting on this resolution (resolution 2797 (2025)). Our vote reflects Pakistan’s principled and long-standing position on the question of Western Sahara. Our position on this issue has, all along, been based on the resolutions of the Security Council itself that have been adopted over the years. This position, however, was not adequately reflected in the resolution befor…
Ms. Lassen
Denmark voted in favour of extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). We did so in recognition of MINURSO’s important role and on account of the 12-month extension.
The Secretary-General has emphasized that nearly five years have elapsed since the resumption of hostilities, which continues to expose the increasing risk of escalation and to…
Mrs. Rodrigues-Birkett
Guyana welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for an additional year. MINURSO’s continued presence is critical to preserving peace and stability in Western Sahara and preventing a further escalation of hostilities. The Mission’s monitoring, investigating and liaison with the parties also makes it the main source of impartia…
Mr. Bonnafont
France welcomes the adoption of the resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for 12 months (resolution 2797 (2025)). This resolution is the result of an open process that allowed for numerous contacts with the members of the Security Council, and we thank the American penholder for their efforts to produce a balanced text that ta…
Mr. Alfaro de Alba
We thank the United States, as the penholders of resolution 2797 (2025), for its efforts to advance the political process and its flexible approach during the drafting process for the resolution to try as much as possible to reconcile positions in order to improve it.
Panama voted in favour of this resolution as we believe that it represents a balanced and constructive step towards strengthening…
Mrs. Balta
When it comes to the long-standing question of Western Sahara, today there appears to be renewed international efforts for its resolution. In
Greece welcomes the role of the United States in undertaking a leadership role and drafting this text. We also commend all sides for choosing diplomacy and engagement at the present stage and call for this spirit to be maintained during the political and n…
Mr. Mohamed Yusuf
Somalia voted to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for one year. It is a reflection of our commitment to a peaceful and negotiated solution to the issue of Western Sahara, under United Nations auspices. We commend the penholder — the United States — for its constructive engagement and stewardship throughout the deliberations.
Somalia r…
Mr. Kariuki
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of this resolution (resolution 2797 (2025)). We welcome United States leadership on the text, which represents a step towards a just and lasting political solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. This is the start of the process to find a mutually acceptable solution, not the end. We commend the work of Personal En…
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation.
Russia abstained in the voting on the American resolution for an extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) (resolution 2797 (2025)). We were unable to support such an unbalanced text. We were also astonished at the approach taken by the informal…
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