United Nations Security Council resolution 1406, adopted unanimously on 30 April 2002, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation on Western Sahara, particularly Resolution 1394 (2002), the council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 July 2002.
MINURSO's mandate was extended to allow for more time for the council to consider the Secretary-General Kofi Annan's 'four options' concerning the future of Western Sahara, described in his report. The four options were:
The Moroccan government rejected all the proposals except the second, while the Polisario Front argued that the Settlement Plan was the only acceptable solution.
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