Notable Dates, June 2006 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Notable Dates

June 2006	Reports due for Consideration in June	Relevant Document
by late May	President and Prosecutor assessments from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) (semi-annual)	S/RES/1503 S/RES/1534
by late May	SG Report on MONUC (UN Organization in the DRC) (quarterly)	S/RES/1635
by late May	SG report on UNMIK (UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo)	S/RES/1244
1 June	SG report on UNFICYP (UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus) (semi-annual)	S/RES/1642
1 June	SG report on UNMOVIC (UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission) (quarterly)	S/RES/1284
6 June	SG update on UNOTIL (UN Office in Timor-Leste)	S/RES/1677
7 June	Liberia Sanctions Committee report from the 1521 Committee’s Panel of Experts	S/RES/1647
8 June	SG report on UNAMI (UN Assistance Mission for Iraq) (quarterly)	S/RES/1546
9 June	UNIIIC (UN International Independent Investigation Commission) (quarterly)	S/RES/1644
15 June	SG report on ONUB (UN Operation in Burundi) (quarterly)	S/RES/1650
23 June	SG report on UNMIS (UN Mission in the Sudan) (quarterly)	S/RES/1663
June 2006	Mandates Expire
31 May	UNMEE (UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea)	S/RES/1678
15 June	UNFICYP	S/RES/1642
15 June	UNIIIC	S/RES/1644
20 June	UNOTIL	S/RES/1677
21 June	Panel of Experts of the 1521 Committee concerning Liberia	S/RES/1647
30 June	UNDOF	S/RES/1648
1 July	ONUB	S/RES/1650
June 2006	Other Important Dates
2-3 June	Security Council members will participate in a retreat with the Secretary-General.
12 June	The IAEA’s Board of Governors will meet in Vienna.
15 June	Review of the multinational force in Iraq (S/RES/1637)
22 June	Under the Darfur Peace Agreement, signed on 5 May, Khartoum must produce a plan to disarm the Janjaweed.
26 June	The Working Group on Children in Armed Conflict is expected to meet.
27 June	The ICC is expected to confirm charges against Thomas Lubanga, a former militia leader from Ituri in the DRC.
Also expected:	In June there will be two Council Missions: one to Sudan, Chad and AU Headquarters; and the second to the DRC. The AU Peace and Security Council has given the two smaller factions of the SLM (JEM and al-Nur) until 31 May to sign the Darfur Peace Agreement. Otherwise, the AU-PSC will consider measures against these factions, including sanctions. The Organisational Committee for the Peacebuilding Commission will meet for the first time in June in New York. The ICC Chief Prosecutor is expected to brief the Council on Darfur in June (S/RES/1593). A pledging conference to strengthen AMIS is expected to be held in Brussels in early June. An open debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in the Council is currently planned for 28 June. An Arria Meeting on the same topic is also expected in late June, prior to the debate. The Chairs of the 1267 Committee, 1540 Committee and the CTC will give a joint oral briefing in an open meeting of the Council.

Important Dates over the Horizon

Recommendations from the Secretary-General regarding a UN operation in Darfur are expected a week after the proposed joint UN/AU assessment mission completes its task (S/RES/1679).
The semi-annual AU Summit will be held 1-2 July in Banjul, Gambia; a focus on the Peacebuilding Commission is expected.
More detailed discussions on the appointment of a new Secretary-General are expected in July; the selection process is expected between September and October.
A Council debate on Children in Armed Conflict is scheduled for 17 July.
The G8 Summit will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia from 15-17 July.
Presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC are expected by 30 July (postponed from 18 June).
An international donors’ conference for Haiti is planned for July in Port-au-Prince.
A major focus on Haiti in the Council is likely in August.
An open debate on Cooperation between the Council and Regional Organisations is possible in September.
The mandate of UNMIS expires on 24 September (S/RES/1663) and the mandate of AMIS expires on 30 September (S/2006/156).
Elections for the 2007-2009 members of the Security Council are expected in October.
The first annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission is due in December; it will be subject to a Council debate. (S/RES/1645 and 1646)
An open debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict is possible in December.

Full forecast

June 2006 Monthly Forecast

Notable Dates

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