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I. BASIC INFORMATION
1.1. Maps
II. SUMMARY
III. OVERVIEW
3.1. Historical background
- Early period
- Spanish colonialism and resistance
- The rise of Saharawi nationalism and the Polisario Front
- The UN, the International Court of Justice and the question of Saharawi self-determination
- The Greater Morocco Thesis: Moroccan and Mauritanian claims over Western Sahara
- Spanish abandonment and the double invasion of Western Sahara
3.2. Politics
3.3. Culture and society
3.4. Geography
3.5. Economy
3.6. The ‘liberated zone’
IV. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
4.1. Conflict-induced displacement
- The Saharawi refugees in south-west Algeria
- Disappearances
- Human rights abuses
- Moroccanization
- Militarization
- Settlement Plan
4.2. Current situation and latest developments
4.3. Disaster-induced displacement
4.4. Development-induced displacement
V. NEEDS AND RESPONSES
5.1. Aid and development in the Saharawi refugee camps
5.2. Repatriation and landmines
5.3. Saharawis in exile
5.4. Vulnerable groups
- Civil society
- Students and youth
VI. OTHER RESOURCES
6.1. Electronic news and publications
6.2. Non-electronic bibliography

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