United Nations Security Council Resolution 1463
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1463, adopted unanimously on 30 January 2003, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Western Sahara, particularly Resolution 1429 (2002), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for two months until 31 March 2003. The Security Council extended the MINURSO operation to allow Morocco and the Polisario Front time to consider proposals presented by the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy
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for a political solution to the dispute. The proposal provided for the
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of the people of Western Sahara. In addition, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan was asked to submit a report by 17 March 2003 on the situation.


See also

* Free Zone (region) * Political status of Western Sahara * List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002–2003) * Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic * Moroccan Western Sahara Wall *
List of United Nations resolutions concerning Western Sahara United Nations documents related to decolonization of Spanish Sahara, the Western Sahara conflict, Moroccan military occupation, Sahrawi refugees, and the establishment of MINURSO. Security Council Resolutions General Assembly Resolution Se ...


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External links

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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