Notable Dates, September 2006 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Notable Dates

September 2006	Reports due for Consideration in September	Relevant Document
30 August	final report of the Panel of Experts of the 1591 Committee concerning the Sudan	S/RES/1665
31 August	SG report on UNIOSIL (UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone) (every four months)	S/RES/1620
31 August	Report of the IAEA Director General on Iranian compliance	S/RES/1696
early September	SG report on ONUB (UN Operation in Burundi) (quarterly)	S/RES/1692
early September	SG periodic report on UNMIK (UN Interim Administration in Kosovo)	S/RES/1244
1 September	Chairman’s report on UNMOVIC (UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission) (quarterly)	S/RES/1284
8 September	SG report on UNAMI (UN Assistance Mission for Iraq) (quarterly)	S/RES/1619
10 September	SG report on UNMIS (UN Mission in the Sudan) (quarterly)	S/RES/1663
11 September	SG proposals for the implementation of resolutions 1559 and 1680 and for delineation of Lebanon’s international borders	S/RES/1701
14 September	Counter-terrorism Committee report on states’ implementation of resolution 1624 (prohibition of incitement to commit a terrorist act)	S/RES/1624
15 September	SG report outlining obstacles to the implementation of the road map in Côte d’Ivoire	S/PRST/2006/32
15 September	SG report on Somalia (every four months)	S/PRST/2001/30
15 September	SG report on MONUC (UN Mission in the DRC) (semi-annual)	S/RES/1635
15 September	SG report on UNMIL (UN Mission in Liberia) (quarterly)	S/RES/1667
15 September	SG report on UNMEE (UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea) (every four months)	S/RES/1681
23 September	SG report on UNAMA (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) (semi-annual)	S/RES/1662
26 September	Commissioner’s report on UNIIIC (UN International Independent Investigation Commission) (quarterly)	S/RES/1686
29 September	SG report on Darfur (monthly)	S/RES/1590
September 2006	Mandates Expire
15 September	Group of Experts of the 1572 Committee concerning Côte d’Ivoire	S/RES/1643 S/2006/135
24 September	UNMIS	S/RES/1663
29 September	Panel of Experts of the 1591 Committee concerning Sudan	S/RES/1665
30 September	AU Mission in the Sudan (AMIS)	S/2006/156 transmitted the AU’s PSC/MIN/Comm.(XLVI)
30 September	MONUC	S/RES/1635
30 September	MONUC’s temporary reinforcements	S/RES/1693
30 September	EU Force in the DRC (EUFOR RDCongo)	S/RES/1671
30 September	SRSG for the Great Lakes	S/2006/193
30 September	UNMIL	S/RES/1667
30 September	UNMEE	S/RES/1681
September 2006	Other Important Dates
12 September	The 61st General Assembly convenes, the General Debate commences on 19 September.
18 September	The second regular session of the Human Rights Council is scheduled for 18 September to 6 October.
20 September	A Security Council open debate on cooperation between the UN and regional organisations will be chaired by the Foreign Minister of Greece.
20 September	The 1521 Committee will review the previous suspension of timber sanctions in Liberia as per resolution 1689.
Also expected in September	The Council will be briefed by US Ambassador John Bolton on the operations of the Multinational Force in Iraq. The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Future Status Process for Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari, is expected to brief the Council with some ministerial-level participation. The 1267 Committee concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban, the Counter-terrorism Committee, and the 1540 Committee will brief the Council. Under Secretary-General Jan Egeland may brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in Africa. A high-level meeting on the recently postponed elections in Côte d’Ivoire is planned for late September in New York on the margins of the 61st General Assembly. Media reports indicate a possible ministerial-level meeting of the Council on the Israeli/Palestinian peace process, at the request of the Arab League, in late September.

Important Dates over the Horizon

The process for the appointment of next Secretary-General is expected to intensify in September and October.
Elections for the 2007-2008 members of the Security Council are scheduled for 19 October.
The first country-specific meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on Sierra Leone is expected in early October. (delayed from 7-8 September)
An open debate on women, peace and security following up on resolution 1325 is expected in October.
Run-off elections in the DRC are scheduled for 29 October.
The annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly is expected in October for debate in the General Assembly in November.
A NATO summit will be held on 28-29 November in Latvia.
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 expected in December.

Full forecast

September 2006 Monthly Forecast

Notable Dates

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