In November 2025, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI decreed that October 31st of each year will be a national holiday, designated as “Aid Al Wahda” (Unity Day in English), according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet.
The royal proclamation marks the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution that supports the Kingdom's position on the Western Sahara issue, which has been widely described in the news as a "Sahara Victory at the UN." The move is intended to underscore Morocco's national unity and sovereign identity.
The Security Council resolution renewed for one year the mandate of the long-standing United Nations peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara, referencing Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal presented in 2007 — which envisions the territory as self-governing under Moroccan sovereignty — as a basis for negotiations.
The resolution is historic as it directly and explicitly joined the growing momentum in support of the Moroccan initiative as the basis to end the dispute under Morocco’s sovereignty.
The creation of "Unity Day" adds a significant new date to the nation's calendar, reinforcing the importance of the UN's resolution and its implications for the region. Unity Day will serve as a unifying occasion to celebrate national unity and the Kingdom’s territorial integrity, and it will also be a day on which the King grants royal pardons.
