S/RES/1979 follows the line of many Security Council resolutions that have little actual content and many references to other resolutions to provide the bulk of the substance. The main point of the resolution is to renew the mission in Western Sahara until April 30th, 2012, while calling for more cooperation and action and checking the reports that have been submitted to the Council. The goal is to go through the current work that the UN is developing in the Western Sahara towards a peaceful resolution.
