Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara

Covers developments since the previous report dated 23 May 2003 (S/2003/565 and Corr.1). Reports on the activities of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and the Identification Commission. Provides details on: military and civilian police aspects; prisoners of war, other detainees and unaccounted-for persons; and the Western Saharan refugees. Recommends that the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) be extended for 3 months, until 31 Jan. 2004. Includes a table showing contributions to MINURSO as at 13 Oct. 2003 and a map showing MINURSO deployment as of Oct. 2003. DAA

[9] p. : map, table

Submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1495 (2003) of 31 July 2003.
Includes#UN map no. 3691 rev.42: MINURSO deployment as of October 2003#(Oct. 2003).
"Annex: Contributions to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara as at 13 October 2003": p. 8.