A smaller team is to oversee the return of troop-contributing countries' equipment and the handling of UN property. António Guterres calls on the parties to cooperate and exercise restraint.
In Laâyoune, Médias24 reports from the site that headquarters activity has slowed and its doors are closed. Citing a UN source, Hespress reports a meeting of mission officials planned for 2 November to consider organisational and logistical arrangements. The meeting remains scheduled; these sources establish no final departure timetable.