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  UN Security Council Resolution 1495, Western Sahara

  Published July 31, 2003

  The resolution continues support of a peace plan for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara, calls upon the Polisario Front to release all remaining prisoners of war in compliance with international humanitarian law, and urges the international community to continue to provide support to UNHRCR and the World Food Programme in order to overcome the deteriorating food situation among refugees.

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  • UN Security Council Resolution 1495, Western Sahara

  • UN Security Council Resolution 1495, Western Sahara (24K PDF)

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