Monthly Forecasts
Security Council Report's principal publication providing objective and analytical monthly reporting on the Security Council's current and prospective programme of work.
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Nigeria will hold the Council presidency in July. Two thematic open debates are expected: the periodic debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict and a debate on conflict prevention and settlement of disputes. (Security Council Report will publish an...
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Mexico will hold the presidency of the Security Council in June. It will be an exceptionally busy month with several mandates due for renewal, an election of an ICJ judge, a Council trip to Afghanistan and a retreat in Istanbul....
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Lebanon will preside over the Council in May, in what promises to be a very busy month, with mandates of four operations up for renewal, a Council trip to the DRC (postponed from April), an open debate and a large...
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Japan will have the presidency of the Council in April. It will be a busy month, with several important events planned. Three open debates were expected at press time: on post conflict peacebuilding; on Council working methods; and on the...
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Gabon will hold the presidency of the Council in March. Gabon is planning a thematic open debate on the impact of small armsin the Central African region; scheduled at press time to be held on 19 March (we will publish...
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France will hold the Council presidency in February. A debate on transition and exit strategies in peacekeeping operations is planned in the second week. It will be preceded by consultations with participation of the heads of the peacekeeping and field...
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China will hold the presidency of the Council in January. An open debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organisations is planned towards the end of the month. Two UN operations’ mandates expire in January: the UN...
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Burkina Faso will have the Council presidency in December. An open debate is planned for 8 December on the topic of drug trafficking as a threat to international security to be presided by the Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, Alain...
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In November, Austria will hold the presidency of the Security Council. An open debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict (at press time set for 11 November) will mark the tenth anniversary of the Council’s thematic engagement with this...
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Viet Nam will preside over the Security Council in October. Two open debates are currently expected: On 5 October a debate on women, peace and security is scheduled and due to be presided over by the country’s Deputy Prime Minister...
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The US will have the presidency of the Council in September. With the general debate due to start in the General Assembly on 23 September, many world leaders will be in New York for the high-level meetings on key issues....
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The United Kingdom will hold the presidency of the Council in August. At print time, the first part of the month appeared particularly busy. There will be two open debates in the first week of August: on peacekeepingand on the...
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Uganda will have the Council presidency in July. A thematic open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding, currently scheduled for 22 July, is expected to be chaired by Uganda’s Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa and is likely to have several other ministerial-level participants....
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Turkey holds the presidency of the Council in June. An open debate on protection of civilians is planned late in the month. There is also a possibility of another open debate on peacekeeping with a particular focus on troop contributing countries late in the month (this has not been confirmed at press time).
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The Russian Federation will hold the presidency of the Council in May. Using the occasion of the monthly public meeting on the Middle East, Russia will be organising a high-level event, most likely to be chaired by the country’s foreign...
