US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, 2020

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Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.

1. 1.

   Claim: By a proclamation dated 4 December 2020, the United States recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory, called Morocco’s autonomy proposal the only basis for a solution and said an independent Sahrawi state was not a realistic option. Attributed to Government of the United States (2020)

   • President of the United States, Proclamation 10126 of December 4, 2020: Recognizing the Sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco Over the Western Sahara (Federal Register, vol. 85, no. 241, 15 December 2020) link, 85 FR 81329. Government perspective or primary official source Source record
2. 2.

   Claim: In April 2025 the US Secretary of State reiterated US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. Attributed to Government of the United States, as reported by the UN Secretary-General

   • United Nations Secretary-General, Situation concerning Western Sahara: report of the Secretary-General (United Nations, 30 September 2025) link, para. 8, p. 2. Source record
3. 3.

   Claim: Morocco is not listed as the administering Power of the Territory in the UN list of Non-Self-Governing Territories and has not transmitted information on it under Article 73 e of the Charter.

   • United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Letter dated 29 January 2002 from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel, addressed to the President of the Security Council (United Nations, 12 February 2002) link, para. 7, p. 2. Source record