Notable Dates
Document Requesting Report |
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29 October |
SG report on the implementation of resolution 1701, including UNIFIL (every four months) |
S/RES/1773 |
29 October |
SG report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict |
S/RES/1674 |
29 October |
SG report on Conflict Prevention and Resolution, particularly in Africa and on further options for the implementation of resolution 1625 |
S/PRST/2007/31 |
31 October |
SG report on the UN Assistance Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on operational capacity and progress on implementation |
S/RES/1769 |
31 October |
SG quarterly report on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) |
S/RES/1767 |
late Oct/early Nov |
SG report on Somalia |
S/RES/1772 |
early November |
High Representative’s report on EU Force Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) |
S/RES/1722 |
15 November |
SG report with benchmarks for the drawdown of the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) |
S/RES/1756 |
mid-November |
SG assessment report on the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL), delayed from mid-August |
S/RES/1734 |
27 November |
Commissioner’s report on the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) regarding Lebanon (every four months) |
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November 2007 |
Mandates Expire |
Documents Requesting Report |
21 November |
EUFOR |
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November 2007 |
Other Important Dates |
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2-3 November |
The next meeting of Iraq’s neighbours will be held in Istanbul, at the ministerial-level. There are media reports that the US is proposing a tripartite committee of the US, Turkey and Iraq to defuse current border tensions between Iraq and Turkey. |
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7-8 November |
South Africa and Slovakia are hosting a workshop on security sector reform in Cape Town. The Secretary-General’s report on this issue is expected in late November for Council consideration in December. |
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12 November |
A further meeting of the Lebanese parliament is expected to discuss election of a new president. |
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17 November |
Parliamentary elections are expected to be held in Kosovo. |
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20 November |
Myanmar will be an issue under discussion at the ASEAN summit. |
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22 November |
A report from Mohammed ElBaradei on Iran is due to the IAEA and another report from EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Iran is due to the EU3+3. |
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Also expected in November:
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Important Dates over the Horizon
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The third round of UN-sponsored talks on Western Sahara between Morocco and Frente Polisario are expected to resume, this time in Europe, by the end of the year, the venue and exact dates are yet to be determined.
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The constituent assembly elections in Nepal have been postponed to an unspecified date and have been delayed twice from 22 November and 20 June.
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The Council’s Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa is planning a seminar in early December in New York on global conflict prevention strategy in Africa.
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The report of Kosovo’s Contact Group to the Secretary-General is due on 10 December.
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Presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire are now expected in early 2008, postponed from 31 October.
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Municipal and local elections in Sierra Leone are expected in May 2008.