FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
This article is part of the series: The Western Sahara conflict Western Sahara // Background The Western Sahara area has never formed a state in the modern sense of the word. ... Take to commons: Image:Map of Western Sahara. ...
The Settlement Plan was an agreement between the Polisario Front and Morocco on the organization of a referendum, which would constitute an expression of self-determination for the Sahrawi people of the non-decolonized territory of Western Sahara, possibly leading to full independence. It resulted in a cease-fire which remains effective to this day, and the establishment of the MINURSO peace force to oversee it and to organize the referendum. The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de SaguÃa el Hamra y RÃo de Oro (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro) is a Sahrawi movement working for the independence of Western... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... Self-determination is a principle in international law that a people ought to be able to determine their own governmental forms and structure free from outside influence. ... Sahrawi (also Saharawi, Arabic SaHrÄwÄ«) is a term used for the indigenous people of Western Sahara, but there are also Sahrawi communities in other countries. ... Colonialism in 1945 Decolonization is the process by which a colony gains its independence from a colonial power, a process opposite to colonization. ... An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. ... MINURSO is a UN peacekeeping mission, established in 1991 to monitor the ceasefire and to organize and conduct a referendum which would enable the people of Western Sahara to choose between integration with Morocco and independence. ...
It was based on an earlier peace proposal by the Organization of African Unity (OAU), but this time organized by the United Nations. Originally introduced in the late 1980s, the plan was signed in 1991. The referendum was then supposed take place in 1992, but this never happened, as Polisario protested the influx of Moroccan settlers to the territory, and disagreements over voter eligibility persisted. In 1997, the UN's Houston Agreement attempted to clear the path for the referendum to be held in 1998. Despite initial optimism, the 2003 Baker Plan has not progressed, due to Morocco's rejection of said plan. Also, James A. Baker III has resigned his post as U.N. Envoy to Western Sahara. Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that describes itself as a global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Baker Plan A United Nations plan to grant Western Sahara self-determination. ...
As part of the FY 2000/2001 Governor's Executive Budget, the administration is proposing that the tobacco settlement proceeds be used to improve the health status of Pennsylvanians.
While we are in favor of allocating 40 percent of the tobacco settlement funds to expand health care insurance, we are stunned that the proposal excludes coverage for mental health treatment.
The amount of the tobacco settlement - somewhere between $397 million and $457 million - that is to be appropriated this year will be part of the budget bill.
The plan includes annexation to Israel of a number of the largest West Bank settlement blocks, withdrawal of Zionist settlements from Gaza, retention of military control over both occupied territories, and refusal of the right of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees to return to their land.
The task of maintaining a permanent military cordon around the settlements in Gaza, a center of political and military resistance to the occupation, represents an insoluble security headache for Tel Aviv.
The “disengagement” plan states that, “Israel will examine, together with Egypt, the possibility of establishing a joint industrial zone on the border of the Gaza Strip, Egypt and Israel.” It added that Tel Aviv may leave in place the Erez Industrial Zone inside Gaza, if “appropriate security arrangements” are established.
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