Notable Dates, May 2007 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Notable Dates

Reports Due for Consideration in May		Relevant Document
24 April	SG quarterly report on UNMIN (UN Mission in Nepal)	S/RES/1740
late April	SG semi-annual report on resolution 1559 (Lebanon/Syria), delayed from 19 April	S/PRST/2004/36
30 April	SG regular report on UNMEE (UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea)	S/RES/1741
9 May	SG regular report on BINUB (UN Integrated Office in Burundi)	S/RES/1719
15 May	SG report on the UN’s new role in Côte d’Ivoire	S/PRST/2007/8
23 May	IAEA report on Iran	S/RES/1747
late May	SG report on UNIOSIL’s post-election role (UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone)	S/RES/1734
31 May	SG monthly report on Darfur	S/RES/1590
May 2007	Mandates Expire	Relevant Document
15 May	MONUC (UN Mission in the DRC)	S/RES/1751
May 2007	Other Important Dates
2-3 May	Launch of the International Compact for Iraq in Egypt, with participation of the Secretary-General
3 -4 May	Egypt will host on international conference on the situation in Iraq attended by the P5, G8 and Iraq’s neighbours (possibly including Iran).
8 May	Run-off presidential elections in Timor-Leste
9 May	PBC country-specific meeting on Sierra Leone
14-26 May	The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, will be travelling the Great Lakes region (DRC, Burundi and Rwanda)
18 May	EU-Russia Summit
Also expected in May: The Council is expected to receive its semi-annual briefing from the 1373 (Counter-terrorism), the 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban), and the 1540 Committees. Human Rights Council elections are scheduled for May and its fifth session is scheduled for 11-18 June. The Council is expected to receive recommendations from its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict regarding children affected by conflict in Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Important Dates over the Horizon

A Council open debate on Protection of Civilians is expected in June.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone has reported that Charles Taylor’s trial at The Hague will begin in June.
Election of Nepal’s constituent assembly is scheduled for mid-June but may possibly be delayed.
A Somali national reconciliation congress in Mogadishu is being planned for mid-June, postponed from 16 April.
Presidential and legislative elections in Sierra Leone are expected 28 July.
Parliamentary elections in Timor-Leste are yet to be scheduled but the inauguration of the government is expected by September.
There are media reports that the Nabih Berri will convene the Lebanese parliament on 25 September to elect a new president.
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.
Local elections in the DRC are expected in the second half of 2007.
Parliamentary elections in Kosovo are expected in late 2007.
A workshop on security sector reform, a joint initiative of Slovakia and South Africa, is being planned for later in 2007 in Africa.
Presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire are now expected by January 2008, postponed from 31 October.

Full forecast

May 2007 Monthly Forecast

Notable Dates

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