Laayoune, Western Sahara. Personnel from the Swiss Medical Unit, a contingent provided to the ...

Place Africa: Western Sahara
Accession Number P01763.015
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Felsche, Susan Lee
Place made Western Sahara
Date made c June 1993
Conflict Period 1990-1999
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Description

Laayoune, Western Sahara. Personnel from the Swiss Medical Unit, a contingent provided to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) lined up in the Units Compound. The demountable containers behind the personnel were utilised as surgeries and wards for any injured or ill personnel. In the background are two Moroccan Tropospheric Scatter Antennas which were not operative.