Security Council Report
Monthly Forecast July 2008

18 July: Update Report on Georgia The Council is expected to hold a private (closed) debate on Georgia on Monday. Georgia wrote to the president of the Council on 10 July to request a meeting of the Council with the participation of the Georgian representative to discuss the overflight of Russian military aircraft in Georgian air space, over South Ossetia. Russia stated that its fighter jets flew over Georgian territory on 8 July ”to prevent bloodshed and to keep the situation within legal and peaceful bounds.”  Word Format • PDF Format

14 July: Update Report on Children and Armed Conflict:   The Council is expected to hold an open debate on 17 July where it will discuss the annual report of the Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and progress on protecting children in armed conflict since the last debate in February 2008. Initiated by Vietnam as president of the Council for July, the debate will be chaired by the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister.  A presidential statement renewing the Council’s commitment to the issue of children and armed conflict and the monitoring and reporting mechanism set up by resolution 1612 is likely. Word Format • PDF Format


9 July:  Update Report on Zimbabwe:  The Security Council is considering a US initiated draft resolution on Zimbabwe, which may be put to a vote this week. The text is being co-sponsored by all the European members of the Council. Key aspects of the resolution include an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on fourteen Zimbabwean individuals considered most responsible for the violent crisis and a call for an immediate end to restrictions on international humanitarian assistance to the country. Word Format • PDF Format