The UN envoy suggested creating an independent state in the southern part, while the rest of the territory would be integrated into Morocco.

The U.N. is pushing for a plan to split Western Sahara as a possible solution to the long-standing conflict in the region.

The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara suggested dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front as a way to settle the decades-long conflict. Staffan de Mistura proposed partition as one potential way to satisfy both sides and give residents a chance to decide under who they want to live,

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has floated the idea of dividing the territory between Morocco and the Polisario front as a solution to the near five-decades-old dispute, according to remarks seen by Reuters.