Staffan de Mistura is back in the spotlight. The personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara met with the Slovenian Foreign Minister on Wednesday. «Slovenia as a member of the UNSC expresses its support to the political efforts of the UN on Western Sahara», stated Melita Gabric on X, following her discussions with De Mistura. StateSec @melita_gabric hosted @UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for #WesternSahara Staffan de Mistura in ??. #Slovenia as a member of the #UNSC expresses its support to the political efforts of the #UN on Western Sahara. pic.twitter.com/ZgAtKCIW5q — MFEA Slovenia (@MZEZ_RS) March 5, 2025 This meeting comes as the UN's executive body prepares to review the Sahara issue next April. Staffan de Mistura is expected to brief Security Council members on the latest political developments in this matter, particularly since the adoption of Resolution 2756 on October 31, 2024. As a reminder, last October, during a closed-door meeting of the Security Council, Staffan de Mistura expressed his intention to resign. «If he wants to resign, we will not stop him. It is his right», responded Omar Hilale, Morocco's permanent representative to the UN. Staffan de Mistura has held this position since November 2021.
