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title: "Morocco declares national holiday to mark UN resolution on Western Sahara"
description: "RABAT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Morocco's royal palace on Tuesday declared October 31 starting next year as a national holiday marking the adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution backing the North African country's autonomy plan for Western Sahara."
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# Morocco declares national holiday to mark UN resolution on Western Sahara

> RABAT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Morocco's royal palace on Tuesday declared October 31 starting next year as a national holiday marking the adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution backing the North African country's autonomy plan for Western Sahara.

By Reuters · Published 4 November 2025, 23:13 SAST · Updated 4 November 2025, 23:13 SAST

## Key points
- In a diplomatic twist worthy of a soap opera, the UN suggests that Morocco's long-standing territorial tiff with the Polisario Front might find peace in the form of "genuine autonomy"—because nothing says resolution like a sprinkle of sovereignty on a decades-old feud.
- UN resolution suggests autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty as a potential solution for Western Sahara conflict.
- The proposal aims to address a 50-year standoff between Morocco and the Polisario Front.
- Polisario Front, backed by Algeria, continues to advocate for an independent state in the region.
- The resolution reflects ongoing international efforts to resolve the long-standing territorial dispute.

## Content

The resolution, adopted last Friday, states that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty for Western Sahara could be "a most feasible" solution to Rabat's 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which seeks an independent state in the territory.

(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi; editing by Mark Heinrich)