Rabat – A group of 40 countries reiterated their support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara.
The coalition renewed its support for Morocco’s position in a statement during the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council.
Omar Zniber, Morocco’s permanent representative at the UN in Geneva, delivered the statement, in which the group emphasized that the interaction of member states with the council and the high commissioner must maintain a bilateral nature against any form of instrumentalization.
The statement recalled the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2797 of October 2025, identifying Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as a genuine political process and one of the most realistic solutions to end the dispute over Western Sahara.
The group also reiterated support for the resolution for its implementation to revere the political process through negotiations involving the four parties explicitly mentioned, including Algeria, Morocco, Polisario, and Mauritania, based on the Moroccan autonomy initiative.
The group also welcomed the opening of more than 30 consulates general representing many countries in the cities of Dakhla and Laayoune.
These openings constitute a lever for strengthening economic cooperation, investment, and regional and continental development, the statement said.
The Moroccan ambassador concluded the group’s remarks, emphasizing that the resolution of the regional dispute will help achieve the legitimate aspirations of African and Arab peoples in terms of integration and development.
Morocco’s Sahara position is gaining global momentum, especially after Resolution 2797.
The parties to the dispute have met recently in Madrid and Washington for talks facilitated by the US as part of the UN-led political process. Representatives from Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, and the Polisario met in February to discuss the implementation of Resolution 2797.
No details have been disclosed regarding the talks. Observers, however, emphasized the US’ role in convening the talks amid Algeria’s reluctance to shoulder its responsibility in the dispute.
Algeria’s regime, which hosts, finances, and supports Polisario’s independence claims through an alleged referendum and self-determination, clings to its outdated narratives, calling itself an observer to the dispute despite its direct role in the conflict.
However, Resolution 2797 came to shatter this farce reality, with the UN and US both stressing its role as a main party to the dispute.
The resolution also acknowledged the viability of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan, supported by over 120 countries, which view the Moroccan initiative as the most or the only serious and credible political solution able to end the dispute.
