Notable Dates
Reports due for Consideration in February | Relevant Document | |
1 February | SG report on UNMIT (UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste) | S/RES/1704 |
early February | SG report on MONUC (UN Mission in the DRC) | S/RES/1711 |
15 February | SG report on the impact on economic sanctions on the DRC | |
mid February | SG recommendations on a UN presence in the CAR and Chad along the border with Sudan | S/PRST/2007/2 |
21 February | IAEA report on Iranian compliance with resolution 1737 | S/RES/1737 |
late February | SG report on Somalia (every two months) | S/RES/1725 |
28 February | SG report on Darfur (monthly) | S/RES/1590 |
February 2007 | Mandates Expire | Relevant Document |
15 February | MONUC (UN Mission in the DRC) | |
15 February | MINUSTAH (UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti) | |
25 February | UNMIT (UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste) | S/RES/1704 |
February 2007 | Other Important Dates | |
1 February | A meeting of the core group on Haiti will take place in Washington DC. | |
1 February | An ECOWAS meeting on Côte d’Ivoire is scheduled. | |
2 February | A meeting of the Middle East Quartet will take place in Washington DC. | |
6 February | Six-party talks on North Korea are tentatively scheduled to resume. | |
8 February | The Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council will hold a meeting. | |
Also expected in February:
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Important Dates over the Horizon
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The Council is tentatively planning visiting missions for 2007 to West Africa (including Côte d’Ivoire), Timor-Leste and Central Africa.
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The IAEA Board of Governors will meet 5-9 March.
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The report from the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Future Status Process for Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari, was submitted to the Contact Group and the parties in late January, but discussion in the Council is unlikely before March.
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Parliamentary elections in Chad are scheduled for April.
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Human Rights Council elections are scheduled for May.
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Elections in Timor-Leste are expected in May.
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The Special Court for Sierra Leone has reported that Charles Taylor’s trial at The Hague will begin in June.
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Election of Nepal’s constituent assembly is expected in June.
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Elections in Sierra Leone are expected in July.
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The Secretary-General’s next reports on the thematic issues of Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict and Women, Peace & Security are expected by October.
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Presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire are expected by 31 October.
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Local elections in the DRC are expected in the second half of 2007.