holding of a referendum in the Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established to hold the self-determination referendum which was to enable the Saharawi people to choose between independence and integration into Morocco. There were some difficulties, particularly with the identification of voters, which prevented the enforcement of the Settlement Plan. 17. The Commission at its 27th Ordinary Session held in Algiers, from 27 April to 11 May 2000 issued Resolution ACHPR/Res145( XLV) on the Western Sahara calling for the organization of the Saharawi peoples’ referendum on self-determination in a free, fair and regular manner, as desired by the international community. IV. CONDUCT OF THE MISSION 18. The delegation held meetings with various officials and organizations both in Algiers and in the Refugee Camps near Tindouf. 19. In Algiers, the delegation met with the following: the SADR Ambassador to Algeria, H.E Brahim Ghali; Algerian National Committee of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (CNASPS). The delegation also met representatives of humanitarian agencies (the Algerian Red Crescent, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). These meetings ended with the holding of two press briefings. 20. In the refugee camps near Tindouf, meetings were held with the following officials and institutions: the Head of State and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, H.E. Mohamed Abdelaziz; the Minister of Justice, H.E Abba Dih Sheikh; the Minister of Education, H. E. Mariem Salek Ahamadh; the Minister of Health, H.E Mohammad Lamine; the Minister of Culture, H.E Khadija Hamdi; the Minister of Interior, H. E. Hamada Selma Daf; the Governors of the Wilayas of Smara and Boujdour, female parliamentarians; the Chief Judge and judges of the Supreme Court; lawyers of the Sahrawi Bar Association; the National Union of Sahrawi Women; the Head of the 6|Page