Aide Memoire
Important matters pending include:
- Resolution 1904 of 17 December 2009 indicated that the expert groups assisting the three counter-terrorism committees (the 1267 Committee on Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions, the 1373 Committee or CTC, and the 1540 Committee on weapons of mass destruction) should be co-located and asked the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements “as soon as possible.” This request, reiterated on 27 September 2010 (S/PRST/2010/19), is still outstanding.
- The December 2004 report by the Secretary-General on human rights violations in Côte d’Ivoire, requested in a 25 May 2004 presidential statement (S/PRST/2004/17)), was never made public. Also on Côte d’Ivoire, the December 2005 report by the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide has not been published.
- Resolution 1925 of 28 May 2010 on the mandate of MONUSCO, requested the Secretary-General to elaborate the concept of operation and rules of engagement of the mission in the DRC, in line with the resolution. The Secretary-General has yet to report back to the Council and the TCCs on this issue.
- UNAMI reports on human rights in Iraq in the past were produced every two to three months. They have continued to decrease in frequency. The last report, released in August 2011, covered calendar year 2010.
- The request in resolution 1460 on Children and Armed Conflict that all the Secretary-General’s reports to the Council on country-specific situations include the protection of children is not yet implemented. In 2010, protection of children elements had been incorporated into just over half of the relevant country-specific reports.
- Resolution 1810 of 25 April 2008 directed the 1540 Committee to submit a report on the implementation of the 1540 resolution to the Council by 24 April 2011. The Committee has not yet completed the report although it informed the Council that it would submit it by 24 May.
- In its presidential statement of 22 October 2010 (S/PRST/2010/21), the Council said it looked forward to receiving within six months a report from the Secretary-General which would define the UN Secretariat’s strategic vision for UN-AU cooperation in peace and security taking into account the lessons learnt from the various experiences of joint cooperation between the two bodies. The report was expected to be made available in June, but now it appears it has been delayed until late in the year.
- The position of Special Envoy for Myanmar has not been filled since Ibrahim Gambari left the post in January 2009. Vijay Nambiar, the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, took on the position of Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar in what was expected to be a temporary role.
- The Secretary-General’s Advisory Committee on the Prevention of Genocide has been dormant since 2008 when it held its last meeting.
- Resolution 1894 of 11 November 2009 on protection of civilians, requested the Secretary-General to develop guidance for UN operations and other relevant missions on reporting for enhancing the Council’s monitoring and oversight. There has been no report back to the Council on this.
- The Council requested the Secretariat on 21 November 2006 (S/2006/928) to update the index to Council notes and statements on working methods. This has not been published.
