Bio
Sidi Omar is the representative to the United Nations for Frente POLISARIO, a liberation movement aiming to secure the independence of Western Sahara.
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FEB 7, 2019 • Podcast
Global Ethics Weekly: The Situation in Western Sahara, with Ambassador Sidi Omar
Ambassador Sidi Omar, UN representative for Frente POLISARIO, a liberation movement aiming to secure the independence of Western Sahara, discusses the decades-long dispute in Northwest ...
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FEB 5, 2019 • Article
A Chance for Peace in Western Sahara
"For over a century, the people of Western Sahara have been denied our fundamental right to decide our future," writes Sidi Omar, UN representative for ...