October 2013 Monthly Forecast

Overview

Azerbaijan will preside over the Council in October. At press time, the Council was poised to adopt a resolution on the Syrian chemical weapons issue. The situation in Syria will likely continue to garner a significant level of Council activity in October.

In early October, Council members will be on a visiting mission to several locations in Africa, including Addis Ababa, Kigali, Goma, Kampala and Kinshasa.

Azerbaijan is planning three open debates on:

Briefings are expected:

Briefings, followed by consultations, are likely on:

Briefings in consultations are likely on:

The annual private meeting with the President of the International Court of Justice, Peter Tomka, is also planned.

Additionally, formal sessions will be needed to adopt resolutions:  

A formal session will likewise be needed to adopt the introduction (drafted by the US) to the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly.

On 17 October the General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections to fill five seats on the Security Council for the period from 1 January 2014 through 31 December 2015 to replace exiting members Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo.

 

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