April 2009 Monthly Forecast

Posted 30 March 2009
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Notable Dates

Reports Due for Consideration in April

Document Requesting Report

30 March

SG report on mediation and settlement of disputes

S/PRST/2008/36

31 March

SG report on the DRC (MONUC)

S/RES/1856

3 April

SG report on Haiti (MINUSTAH)

S/RES/1840

8 April 

SG report on high-level coordinator for Kuwaiti repatriation/property

S/2008/206 and S/2008/238

8 April

SG quarterly report on Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS)

S/RES/1580

15 April

SG report on Somalia peacekeeping (AMISOM)

S/RES/1863

by mid April

SG report on Western Sahara (MINURSO)

S/RES/1813

by 27 April

SG report on Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI)

S/RES/1865

by 29 April

SG report on Children and Armed Conflict

S/PRST/2008/6

30 April

SG report on Sudan (UNMIS)

S/RES/1812

by 30 April

SG report on Chad/CAR (MINURCAT)

S/RES/1861

by 30 April

SG report on ICTY/ICTR

S/PRST/2008/47

April 2009

Mandates Expire

Relevant Document

30 April

UNMIS (Sudan)

S/RES/1812

30 April

MINURSO (Western Sahara)

S/RES/1813

April 2009

Other Important Dates

3-4 April

NATO Summit will be held

7 April

15th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide

13-14 April

High level donor conference in Washington on Haiti

14 April

Open debate on mediation and settlement of disputes

19 April

Elections for a third of seats in the Haitian Senate.

19 April

Parliamentary elections in “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”

29 April

Debate on children and armed conflict

Also expected in April:

  • SG to present results of investigation on damages of UN premises and loss of UN staff during Gaza conflict.
  • A briefing on the activities of the Development Fund for Iraq and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board in accordance with  resolution 1859.

 

Important Dates over the Horizon

  • Presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau are expected to be organised by early May.
  • An international meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is expected to be held
    in Moscow in spring 2009.
  • Legislative elections in Lebanon are scheduled for 7 June.
  • Presidential elections in Iran are scheduled for 12 June.
  • Presidential and legislative elections in Sudan to be held before July 2009
  • Legislative elections in Chad are currently slated for 2009.
  • Presidential elections are expected in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009.
  • Palestinian presidential and legislative elections to be held in January 2010.

Full forecast

 

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