Message of greeting from the Federation of Cuban women

Dear friends,

It is this message intended to send you our most sincere signs of affection and admiration for women Saharan on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sadr.

We inform you that we have sent a letter of greetings on the occasion of the date, the Ambassador of the Sadr in Cuba on behalf of the National Secretariat of the FMC, with the signing of our Secretary General Teresa Amarelle Boué.

Cuban women admire its strength and example and accompany them in their struggle, which we understand as their own.

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Saharan women commemorate the 40th anniversary of State Sahrawi

In the Sahrawi refugee camps in the Diaspora and in the territories occupied by Morocco in the Western Sahara is celebrated the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the democratic Saharawi Republic.

 On February 27, 1976, the Saharawi Democratic Republic, in the region of Bir Lehlu was proclaimed, all Saharans announced its adherence to the principles of the Frente Polisario and its total willingness to sacrifice and the armed struggle for the liberation and independence of our country against the Moroccan occupiers.

To commemorate this historic event organized political and military parades, as well as other cultural activities in the Saharawi refugee camps, in the occupied areas of Western Sahara, in the territories liberated from the Sadr, and he is also celebrated by our communities abroad. On this 40th anniversary of such prominent event, and in this context the National Union of women participated in the parade, projecting the fields of Sahrawi women's participation, political, social and economic. 

The evaluated with Oxfam unms cooperation programmes

In the central of the National Union of Sahrawi women work team of the Department of cooperation meeting set header by your manager, Dih Chaddad, with representatives from Oxfam to assess the results of the program for conservation of fruits and vegetables. The project shows that it has been a success and through awareness-raising carried out by teams of the National Union of Sahrawi women departments and municipalities. Also new projects dealt with in the same plan of work.

The democratic women's movement (MDM) of Portugal salutes the SADR

Under the 40 th anniversary RASD, the democratic women's movement (MDM) of Portugal salutes the Frente Polisario, the UNMS and all Sahrawi popular organizations in their struggle for independence and national sovereignty.

We want to reaffirm our solidarity to the popular front for the liberation of the Sahrawi people and our unconditional solidarity with UNMS and all the Sahrawi people and our repudiation of the ferocious attack of the Morocco in the occupied territories and the deafening silence of the Security Council of the UN.

MDM defends, with you, a referendum is free and fair so that the Saharan people to exercise the right to self-determination, as they determine the UN resolutions; so the release of all Saharawi political prisoners, and that be known the whereabouts of kidnapped and disappeared Sahrawi.

Together international bodies MDM defends that servant is an international mechanism for the protection of human rights in Western Sahara and the cessation of the plundering of the natural riches of illegally in the occupied part of the Western Sahara.

MDM salutes the Sadr and their organizational structures to believe that they will know the challenges and reinforce the principles and values of peace, as well as expand reports of all violations committed by the forces of Morocco against the people, refugees and Saharawis in the occupied territories.

The National Union of Sahrawi women expresses its solidarity with the defenders of human rights Ali Salem Tamek and Ghalia Djimi

The National Union of Sahrawi women in his statement, expresses its solidarity with the defenders of human rights Ali Salem Tamek and Ghalia Djimi. Ali Salem Tamek carried out a hunger strike for a week in their "Dignity above all" battle. As has been banned to Ghalia Abdullah Mohammed Djimi, Vice President of the Sahrawi Association of victims of Graves violations of human rights committed by the Moroccan State, the administrative permit of the year 2016 (vacation), which had the intention to get to travel on February 20 from el Aaiún to Casablanca and then to Spain to participate in Seville as a professor in a course on the model of human rights in Western Sahara on 22 and 23 February to fly later to Geneva 27 also intended to be part of the delegation of Sahrawi activists in the 31 session of the Human Rights Council.

The National Union of Sahrawi women responsible for the impact on the physical and mental integrity suffered by Ali Salem Tamek as a result of complications arising from the hunger strike to the Moroccan State. As well as its condemnation of violations of rights civil and political that suffer the Saharawis and appeals to all lovers of justice all over the world to put pressure on the Moroccan State to respect the legitimate rights of freedom and dignity, while denouncing all forms of repression, intimidation and exclusion and marginalization that exerts the Moroccan regime on the Sahrawi people and takes the opportunity to call for the release of all the political prisoners. 

The Executive of the National Union of Sahrawi women met to finalize preparations for the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Democratic Republic

The Executive of the National Union of Sahrawi women met yesterday, 19 February to finalize preparations for the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Democratic Republic. 

After the meeting, the Executive maintains a meeting with Christopher Sanner, American Professor, an expert in culture the Moringa plant. 

The teacher explained the importance of cultivation for its immense benefits used to be nutritional level very complete and can be used for many natural remedies in diseases such as blood pressure and diabetes, diseases very prevalent in the Sahrawi refugees, especially women.

The Vice-President of the Parliament Pan-African Suelma Beiruk signed in the book of condelencias at the Embassy of Egypt

The Vice-President of the Parliament Pan-African (PP) Suelma Beiruk signed in the book of condelencias at the Embassy of Egypt upon the death of Butros Butros-Ghali and Mohamed Hassanain Haikel .The event takes place at the Embassy of Egypt in Pretoria and at the moment in which the Vice President exercises his function in Rotary permanence of the PAP.

In the statement to the media, the Vice President has expressed his condolences to the people and Government of Egypt on the passing of two great political, intellectual and diplomatic figures that represent a loss not only for Egypt but for Africa or the Arab world, but for the world in general.

Butros Butros-Ghali was an Egyptian diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations between January de1992 and 1996.y December Mohamed Hassanain Haikel, a historian prominent politician.Mohamed Hassanein Heikalhe was editor-in-chief of the Cairo newspaper Al-Ahram and has been a commentator on Arab affairs for more than 50 years.

Emotional day of the Saharawi mother

 Emotional day of the Saharawi mother, where have been donated Awards has Sahrawi mothers with a history of dedication and sacrifice in the struggle for freedom and education.

The ceremony was presidio by Fatma Mehdi, Secretary-General of the National Union of Sahrawi women and members of the Executive of the UNMS.

March for Sahrawi women

Lecture University of Tindouf, entitled the National Union of Sahrawi women

Lecture University of Tindouf, entitled the National Union of Sahrawi women

On February 17, provided Raabub Barka, head of Department of information and culture Lecture University of Tindouf at the invitation of the General Union of Algerian students free, and value title of the lecture was the National Union of Sahrawi women won the admiration of the audience to interact with the subject through questions and attention to women's role in the war of liberation.

Mother's day reléase

Mother's day reléase

In the national day of the Saharawi mother, the National Union of Sahrawi women condemns the inhumane and barbaric practices which Morocco exerted against women in Sahrawi occupied cities and in the South of Morocco, practices that reach the end of the murder, rape and detention. Accordingly, it appealed to all human rights organizations and humanitarian organizations to put pressure on Morocco to stop the suffering of the Sahrawi women, deprived of their freedom as a fundamental right. It also takes the opportunity to express its unconditional solidarity with all the women of the world, victims of persecution, abuse and deprivation, as well as condemnation of the serious violations against women Sahrawi who suffer date of occupation and Moroccan invasion of Western Sahara since 1975,

This 18 day, coinciding with the national day of the Saharawi mother, been 40 years since the sad anniversary of the February 18, 1976, date of the Moroccan aviation bombing killing sons and daughters of the Sahrawi people including the martyr Shaia Ahmed Zein and her baby. Conjure women of the National Union of Sahrawi women greet the resistance of Sahrawi women in General and mothers in particular, symbol of steadfastness and resistance in the occupied territories and the diaspora communities and refugee camps, camps of honor and dignity.

The National Union of Sahrawi Women have received today Ambassador of United States in Algeria,

The  National Union of Sahrawi Women  have received today Ambassador of United States in Algeria, Ms. Margaret Mikalvi. The delegation had the opportunity of listening to the concerns and aspirations of the Saharans, who expressed his concern by an exile lasting already enough, especially in this new climate of instability in the region. The Ambassador and the delegation accompanying him were able to attend a cultural evening.

The secretariat met for the National Union of Sahrawi women

On the sixteenth day of February this year. The secretariat met for the National Union of Sahrawi women, headed by the General Secretary of the Union. The meeting touched on several topics, including assessing the period between December last year and February this year of the Organization's work programs and calendars, the main obstacles and activities and suggestions and future prospects. The second theme on preparations for world holiday l desert on the 18th of this month.



 And discuss preparations for the 40th said twenty-seventh Republic this month and also international women's day on 8th March this alsenho topic next Parliament elections. The meeting concluded with several recommendations, including a recommendation on national unity and the participation of women in national benefits coming to rest the strength of women's resilience to build desert State.

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Tthe national day of the Saharawi mother

 The Department of health has in organized a round table the framework of United Nations television programme national RASDTV on the occasion of the national day of the Saharawi mother is held on 18 February. The program counted with the presence of women suffered Moroccan aviation in Umdreiga bombings that February 18 1976 permit.

Coordinator of women and gender

The head of the Department of relations international of the UNMS Jadiyetu El Mohtar meets María Oa, Coordinator of women and gender in CEAS
The meeting comes within the framework of the call for all the solidarity movement reiterating the need to incorporate the gender perspective in all its activities (gender mainstreaming)
Promote the coordination of networking among women in the camps, continue to work towards the strategic interests of women.
Emphasizing the work of advocacy and awareness-raising, the systematic violation of the rights of women in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, without forgetting the violation of rights posed by life in the shelter caused by the non-recognition of the right of self-determination of the Saharawi people
The incorporation of an inclusive language and non-sexist in all the documentation generated as well as the presence of women in the areas of representation and decisions respecting, at least the quota which, in 2013, approved by law the Parliament of RASD.
Campaigns with the objective of sensitizing the population of Spain and necessary to support the occupation, the Moroccan wall which divided the Sahara and Sahrawi people Saharawi women in their struggle for freedom and independence.

Religious lecture entitled purity

The Department of training and promotion of the woman of the National Union of Sahrawi women (UNMS) carries out a lecture by its responsible Hamoudi Ahmed Baba, this morning in the Wilaya of Boujdour. The religious Conference is about purity through the ablution for prayers. The participants appreciated this cycle of conferences and encourage women and the population in general to participate in these educational cycles.

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights demands an investigation

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights demands an investigation into cases of enforced disappearances in Western Sahara
Washington(USA) December 30, 2015 (SPS) -The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), in his latest periodic report stressed that the Kingdom of Morocco hamper UN efforts to resolve the conflict over the Western Sahara and urged Rabat to provide data on complaints about cases of enforced disappearances in Western Sahara since 1991 to now and investigated in its, calling for the release of all Saharawi political prisoners.
 Kennedy Center said in a report submitted to the Human Rights Commission of the Organization of the United Nations that Morocco "hampers UN efforts to resolve the conflict ", especially after the refusal to respond to UN efforts seeking to reviving negotiations on the basis UN right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

Saharawi women participate in 70th WIDF anniversary

 Havana, November 30, 2015 . A Saharawi delegation led by the Secretary General of the Saharawi Women Union, Fatima El-Mehdi, participated in the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF), held in the Cuban capital, Havana.
 The event was organized by the Latin American section of the WIDF and the Federation of Cuban Women, in the presence of delegations of women from several countries, including the Sahrawi Republic (SADR). The commemoration ceremony will see the organization of debates on the evaluation of the experience of WIDF and its role in the struggle for peace, justice and a decent life for women, children and girls around the world.


The debates will also discuss the proposals submitted to the WIDF 16th Conference, to be held next year in Colombia.

 Solidarity activities were organized by African women as part of WIDF support to the liberation and independence of the last colony in Africa, Western Sahara.

The event will also see other activities of solidarity with the Saharawi cause, Venezuela, Syria and Palestine.

UN launches urgent appeal for relief aid to Saharawi refugees

 31 Oct 2015  United Nations office in Algeria on Thursday urged the international community to take the appropriate actions to meet the urgent needs of Saharawi refugees, hit by the bad weather that ravaged recently the five refugee camps in Tindouf (Algeria's south-west).
 "Following the heavy rain in the country's southwest that caused huge damage in the five Saharawi refugee camps, including the province of Tindouf, (......), the UN High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launches an urgent appeal to meet the needs of Saharawi refuges," the UN system in Algeria in a document.
 Saharawi refugees have been totally contingent upon international humanitarian aid for more than forty years, because of the illegal occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco, supported by France.  
 Thousands of families have had their houses "totally or partially destroyed and a large number of homes lost their monthly food supply."
 Several basic infrastructures like public facilities, pharmacies, hospitals, community health centres and schools have been seriously damaged," the UN deplores.

A delegation of the Basque organization “Askapena” held Tuesday a meeting with families of the Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik

August 26, 2015 (SPS) - A delegation of the Basque organization “Askapena” held Tuesday a meeting with families of the Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik, informed the Committee of the above-mentioned families.
The 4-hour meeting examined the situation of Saharawi political prisoners inside Moroccan jails, especially of which the group of Gdeim Izik.
It also focused on the difficulties faced by these families to have the chance to visit their imprisoned sons.
During the meeting, the delegation denounced the move by Moroccan police to expulse 5 Basque groups from the occupied territories of Western Sahara in August 22, 2015.
Last year, noted Askapena, Moroccan forces expelled three groups of international sympathizers, who entered the occupied Western Sahara to inquire about human rights situation

First Lady calls for end to suffering of Saharawi people

Montevideo, July 26th, 2014 (SPS)- The member of the House of Representatives (the Senate) and the First Lady of Uruguay, Lucia Topolanshe,stressed the need of supporting the Saharawi question for ending the suffering of the Sahrawi people during her meeting with Saharawi delegation led by the Secretary General of Sahrawi Wome, Fatma Elmehdi.

The Saharawi official who took part in the seminar of the Progressive Alliance in Montevideo, met with most of the members led by Lucie Topolanshe and informed them of the latest developments of the question of Western Sahara, including serious human rights violations against Saharawi people perpetrated by Morocco in the occupied parts of Western Sahara.

The meeting also was an opportunity to review the achievements in the promotion of the Saharawi woman on political, social and cultural development, while stressing the need to create a mechanism of joint work between Sahrawi women and Uruguayan women in various areas, including training, development and exchange of experience between the two parties.