January 2008 Monthly Forecast

Posted 21 December 2007
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Notable Dates

Reports Due for Consideration in January

Document Requesting Report

17 December

SG quarterly report on the UN Mission in the CAR and Chad

S/RES/1778

late December

SG report on Conflict Prevention and Resolution, particularly in African and further options for the implementation of resolution 1625.

S/PRST/2007/31
31 December SG report on UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)

S/RES/1244

31 December

SG monthly report on the UN Assistance Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)

S/RES/1769

8 January

SG quarterly report on UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI)

S/RES/1528

11 January

SG report on UN Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)

S/RES/1745

mid-January

SG quarterly report on US Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

S/RES/1770

mid-January

SG quarterly report on UN Mission in Nepal

S/RES/1740

15 January

1533 Sanctions Committee concerning the DRC Group of Experts Report

S/RES/1771

15 January

SG quarterly report on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)

S/RES/1781

20 January

SG quarterly report on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)

S/RES/1320

late January

SG quarterly report on UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)

S/RES/1784

January 2008

Mandates Expire

Relevant Document

15 January

UNOCI (Côte d’Ivoire)

S/RES/1765

23 January

UNMIN (Nepal)

S/RES/1740

31 January

UNMEE (Ethiopia/Eritrea)

S/RES/1767

January 2008

Other Important Dates

1 January

AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is expected to continue operation.

1 January

Daniel Bellemare will assume responsibilities as head of the UN International Independent Investigation Committee for Lebanon (UNIIIC).

1 January

Serge Brammertz will assume responsibilities as prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, replacing Carla DelPonte.

5 January

In Georgia, presidential elections and a referendum on the timing of parliamentary elections have been scheduled.

7-9 January

The third round of UN-sponsored talks on Western Sahara between Morocco and Frente Polisario are expected to resume in NY.

Also in January:

  • A briefing by the Chairman of the 1718 Sanctions Committee concerning North Korea is expected in early January.
  • The US is expected to brief the Council on the Multinational Force in Iraq in mid-January.
  • Serbian presidential elections are scheduled for 20 January and 8 February.
  • The AU mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia expires on 17 January.

Important Dates over the Horizon

  • The Secretary-General is expected to report on security sector reform.
  • Presidential elections are planned in the Republic of Cyprus for February 2008.
  • Constituent assembly elections in Nepal, delayed twice from 22 November and 20 June, have been tentatively scheduled for April.
  • The Secretary-General is expected to submit to the Council a report on Small Arms in 2008 and a meeting of states to consider the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects is planned for 14-18 July in New York.
  • Presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire are now expected in early 2008, postponed from 31 October.

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