Notable Dates, April 2010 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Notable Dates

Reports for consideration in April		Document Requesting Report
31 March	Kosovo (UNMIK)	S/RES/1244
1 April	DRC (MONUC)	S/RES/1906
1 April	Iraq (DFI/IAMB)	S/RES/1905
5 April	Women, Peace and Security	S/RES/1889
5 April	Sudan (UNMIS)	S/RES/1870
5 April	Western Sahara (MINURSO)	S/RES/1871
19 April	Lebanon (resolution 1559)	S/PRST/2004/36
mid April	Group of Experts on Côte d’Ivoire	S/RES/1893
April 2010	Mandates Expire	Relevant Document
30 April	Sudan (UNMIS)	S/RES/1870
30 April	Western Sahara (MINURSO)	S/RES/1871
April 2010	Other Important Dates
8-9 April	ASEAN Conference will be held.
11 April	Elections in Sudan are expected.
the week of 19 April	The Council is expected to undertake a visiting mission to DRC, Uganda and Rwanda
	The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will continue in April.
Also expected in April: The Council is expected to receive the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. The Council will hold debates on post conflict peacebuilding, Council working methods, the Middle East and Haiti. Elections are expected in Northern Cyprus. Council members are expected to be briefed on support for AU peacekeeping. National elections are expected in the Central African Republic. A Secretary-Generals report on small arms is expected. The Council is expected to be briefed by the: Chairman of the Sanctions Committee on Côte d’Ivoire Special Envoy for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 Terje Rød-Larsen UN Controller for the Development Fund for Iraq Head of UN peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, on Sudan and MINURCAT Special Adviser on Gender Issues Rachel Mayanja Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Margot Wallström Special Representative for the Secretary-General and Head of MONUC Alan Doss Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross Permanent Representatives leading different parts of the Council trip to the DRC, Rwanda and Uganga

Important Dates over the Horizon

An Afghan-led peace jirga will take place in early May.
The NPT Review Conference will be held in New York from 3 to 28 May.
Organisation of the Islamic Conference Summit will be held from 18 to 20 May in Dashanbe, Tajikistan.
The promulgation of Nepal’s new constitution is expected by 28 May.
The Human Rights Council is expected to conduct its Universal Periodic Review of Guinea-Bissau and Kenya in May.
Communal, presidential and legislative elections are expected in Burundi on 21 May, 28 June and in late July, respectively.
The ICC Rome Statue Review will be held from 31 May to 11 June in Kampala, Uganda.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit will be held in June.
The ICJ advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence is expected sometime during the first half of 2010.
The UN Fourth Biennial Meeting of States (BMS) regarding small arms is to be held in June.
Presidential elections are expected in Guinea on 27 June.
The Palestinian Authority has scheduled local elections for 17 July.
The General Assembly’s annual general debate will start on 14 September.
Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan are expected on 18 September.
The IAEA Summit will be held from 20 to 24 September in Vienna, Austria.
Legislative elections in Chad are expected for November.
General elections in Myanmar are expected later in 2010.
Legislative elections in the DRC are expected in July 2011 and presidential elections are expected in October 2011.
Legislative and presidential elections in Liberia are expected in October 2011.

April 2010 Monthly Forecast

Notable Dates

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