New YorkRussia vetoed a US draft 11 members backed.
The mission has monitored the Western Sahara ceasefire since 1991, and Sahrawis still have no referendum.
The US draft dropped the word referendum from the mission’s name and made Morocco’s autonomy plan the sole basis for talks.
Morocco’s royal palace welcomed the failure and said UN personnel and equipment should leave the territory.
Russia’s rival draft failed to reach 9 votes, and the mandate expires Saturday.
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- Al Jazeera Online
- reports the dual Security Council failures and the MINURSO expiry, noting the US draft's removal of 'referendum' from the mission name
Sources: Al Jazeera Online