In his report on the situation in Western Sahara presented to the United Nations General Assembly, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced concern over «the continued deterioration of the state of affairs is alarming and unsustainable». He called «for an urgent reversal with a view to avoiding any further escalation». In paragraph 28 of the report, Guterres urged «all concerned to work towards changing course without delay, with the facilitation of the United Nations and the support of the broader international community, towards a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution». «As the fiftieth anniversary of the conflict is approaching, this challenging context continues to make it more urgent than ever to reach a political solution to the question of Western Sahara», he emphasized. «I maintain my belief that it is possible to find a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that will provide for the selfdetermination of the people of Western Sahara in accordance with Security Council resolutions 2440 (2018), 2468 (2019), 2494 (2019), 2548 (2020), 2602 (2021), 2654 (2022), 2703 (2023) and 2756 (2024)». Contrary to the demands of Algeria and the Polisario Front, these resolutions make no reference to organizing a referendum in the Sahara.
