SC/6294
27 November 1996
The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for six months, until 31 May 1997. It took that action by unanimously adopting its resolution 1084 (1996).
Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 29 November: