Guinea
December 2009
On 18 December, the Secretary-General submitted to the Council the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on the events of 28 September and its aftermath, one day after the International Commission of Inquiry investigating the 28 September events in Guinea submitted its findings to the Secretary-General.
October 2009
On 30 October, the Secretary-General appointed Mohamed Bedjaoui (Algeria), Françoise Ngendahayo Kayiramirwa (Burundi) and Pramila Patten (Mauritius) to serve on the International Commission of Inquiry investigating the 28 September events in Guinea. Two days earlier, on 28 October, the Council adopted a presidential statement expressing concern about the situation in Guinea, its intention to follow related developments closely and welcoming the Secretary General’s decision to establish a commission of inquiry. On 21 October, Council members were briefed in private consultations by the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Haile Menkerios, on conclusions following his trip to the West African region.
