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UN's Ban demands Western Sahara mission be fully restored

By AFP
Morocco UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon warns that staff cuts to MINURSO could be exploited by terrorist and radical elements.  By Molly Riley AFPFile
APR 19, 2016 LISTEN
UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon warns that staff cuts to MINURSO could be "exploited by terrorist and radical elements". By Molly Riley (AFP/File)

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the Security Council to press Morocco to restore the UN mission's role in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Ban warned in a report obtained by AFP on Tuesday that staff cuts ordered by Rabat will weaken the MINURSO mission and "can be expected to be exploited by terrorist and radical elements."

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