November 2010 Monthly Forecast

Posted 29 October 2010
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Notable Dates

Reports for Consideration in November 2010

Document Requesting Report

31 October

SG report on Somalia Piracy

S/RES/1897

31 October

SG report on Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS)

S/RES/1876

31 October

SG report on Kosovo (UNMIK)

S/RES/1244

31 October

SG report on Lebanon (resolution 1701)

S/RES/1937

1 November

Iraq DFI/IAMB report

S/RES/1905

early November

Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative report

S/2010/510

12 November

DPRK Sanctions Committee’s Panel of Experts midterm report

S/RES/1928

mid November

SG report on Protection of Civilians

S/RES/1894

mid November

UN Humanitarian Coordinator report on Somalia

S/RES/1916

Mandate Expiry in November 2010

Relevant Document

18 November

Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) authorisation

S/RES/1895

30 November

DRC sanctions regime and Group of Experts

S/RES/1896

30 November

Antipiracy provisions relating to Somalia

S/RES/1897

November 2010

Other Important Dates

7 November

Parliamentary elections are expected in Myanmar.

10 November

A meeting of the International Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia is scheduled in New York.

14 November

Registration process for referendum in southern Sudan are scheduled to begin.

16 November

A ministerial-level meeting on preparations for the referenda in Sudan is expected.

18-19 November

Annual retreat for new incoming members is expected.

28 November

Presidential and legislative elections are expected in Haiti.

28 November

Second-round of presidential elections are expected in Côte d’Ivoire.

Also expected in November:

  • The Council is planning a visit to Timor-Leste.
  • The Council is likely to renew UNIOGBIS ahead of its December expiry.
  • A briefing on the report of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia is expected in the Somalia/Eritrea Sanctions Committee.

The Council is expected to be briefed by:

  • High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko
  • Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe on Somalia piracy
  • Head of UNMIK Lamberto Zannier
  • Chairs of the three counterterrorism committees—the 1267 Committee, the CTC and the 1540 Committee
  • Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer
  • Personal envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara Christopher Ross
  • Department of Peacekeeping Operations on Côte d’Ivoire
  • Head of the UN office in Guinea-Bissau Joseph Mutaboba
  • Secretary-General on Sudan with Head of the AU High-Level Implementation Monitoring Panel Thabo Mbeki, Head of UNMIS Haile Menkerios and Head of UNAMID Ibrahim Gambari
  • UN Controller for the Development Fund for Iraq
  • UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams
  • Chair of the DPRK Sanctions Committee
  • Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross Yves Daccord on protection of civilians
  • The DPKO and DFS on peacekeeping issues
  • Special Representative for the Secretary-General Choi Young-jin on Côte d’Ivoire
  • Chair of the Somalia/Eritrea Sanctions Committee, Mexican Ambassador Claude Heller

 

Important Dates over the Horizon

  • Referenda for southern Sudan and Abyei are to be held pursuant to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement by 9 January 2011.
  • Parliamentary and first round presidential elections are scheduled for 23 January 2011 in CAR.
  • Legislative elections are expected on 20 February 2011 and local elections on 27 March 2011 in Chad.
  • First-round presidential elections are expected on 8 May 2011 in Chad.
  • The transitional period as defined by the Transitional Federal Charter of Somalia expires in August 2011.
  • Legislative and presidential elections in Liberia are expected in October 2011.
  • Parliamentary elections and first round of presidential elections are scheduled for 27 November 2011 in the DRC.

full forecast

 

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