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

Place Africa: Western Sahara
Accession Number P01763.018
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
Copyright

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Description

Laayoune, Western Sahara. Personnel from the Swiss Medical Unit, a contingent provided to MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara),assembled in front of containers utilised to house the unit's administrative and communications personnel. The Camp Commandant is being greeted by a visiting Swiss officer. A soldier at the far end can be seen carrying the Swiss national flag.