UN Security Council Resolution 1463
Western Sahara
Date	30 January 2003
Meeting no.	4,698
Code	S/RES/1463 (Document)
Subject	The situation concerning Western Sahara
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Angola Bulgaria Chile Cameroon Germany Guinea Mexico Pakistan Spain  Syria
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1463, adopted unanimously on 30 January 2003, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Western Sahara, particularly Resolution 1429 (2002), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for two months until 31 March 2003.^[1]

The Security Council extended the MINURSO operation to allow Morocco and the Polisario Front time to consider proposals presented by the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy James Baker III for a political solution to the dispute.^[2] The proposal provided for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.^[3] In addition, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan was asked to submit a report by 17 March 2003 on the situation.

See also

• Free Zone (region)
• Political status of Western Sahara
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002–2003)
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
• Moroccan Western Sahara Wall
• List of United Nations resolutions concerning Western Sahara

References

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1463 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org