The U.S. and UN Will Need More Patience to Resolve Western Sahara Conflict cmoore Fri, 10/09/2026 - 17:45 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List A United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) Mil Mi-8 helicopter lands on the Moroccan side of the border crossing point between Morocco and Mauritania, in Guerguerat located in the Western Sahara. 25 November, 2020. AFP / Fadel Senna Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 09 October 2026 17 minutes The U.S. and UN Will Need More Patience to Resolve Western Sahara Conflict Talks between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front over Western Sahara have hit a wall, with U.S. and UN rep