Notable Dates
Reports Due for Consideration in May |
Document Requesting Report |
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21 April |
SG semi-annual report (S/2008/264) on the implementation of resolution 1559 (Lebanon) |
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late April |
SG monthly report on the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) |
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late April |
SG report on UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) (every four months) |
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early May |
Report from High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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May |
SG semi-annual report on UN Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) |
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May |
SG report on the termination of operations related to letters of credit issued in the oil-for-food programme |
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May 2008 |
Other Important Dates |
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early May |
Ian Martin, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Nepal and head of UNMIN, is expected to brief the Council. |
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early May |
The Council is expecting the semi-annual briefing of the chairs of the three counter-terrorism (resolutions 1267, 1373 and 1540) committees. |
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mid-May |
A Secretariat briefing and Council consultations on security sector reform are expected. |
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mid-May |
The Sudan sanctions committee expects the midterm briefing of the Panel of Experts. |
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mid-May |
The Council is expecting a briefing by the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Miroslav Lajcak of Slovakia. |
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Also expected in May:
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Important Dates over the Horizon
- Local government elections are scheduled for June in Sierra Leone.
- By 21 June the Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat have agreed to meet again and decide on the resumption of full-fledged negotiations under the auspices of the Secretary-General.
- An international conference to review progress on implementation of the Afghan Compact is scheduled for June in Paris.
- 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 2008 in New York.
- Presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire are now expected on 30 November 2008.