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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Mexico will hold the Council presidency in April. Two open debates are currently expected. The first will be on mediation and settlement of disputes, most likely on 14 April. This debate will respond to a report requested by the Council...
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Libya will preside over the Council’s work in March. In addition to its regular activities, during this month, the Council will undertake a mission to Haiti (from 11 to 14 March) and will also hold its annual retreat with the...
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In February Japan will have the presidency of the Council. It is unclear whether Japan as president will initiate a special thematic debate. It is perhaps unlikely, but the option is still open. A session on the Middle East is...
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January 2009Overview In January France will have the presidency of the Council. The programme of work seems light relative to December due to the small number of mandates due to expire. However, the underlying workload in the Council remains very...
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Croatia will hold the presidency of the Council in December. December is always a very full month because of the numerous mandates that come due for renewal. In addition, the Council is likely to be under pressure to maintain an...
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In November, Costa Rica will have the presidency of the Council and Ambassador Jorge Urbina will be introducing the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly on 13 November. A key feature for the Council in the...
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China will have Security Council presidency in October. The election of five new members of the Council for the 2009-10 terms will be held on 17 October in the General Assembly. Two new members from WEOG need to be elected...
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Burkina Faso will hold the Council’s September presidency. This is always a busy month at the UN, but most activities revolve around the General Assembly’s annual debate, due to start this year on the 23rd. Several meetings on issues related...
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In August, Belgium will have the presidency of the Council. An open thematic debate on Council Working Methods is expected in late August. It responds to a request by the S5 group (Costa Rica, Liechtenstein, Jordan, Singapore and Switzerland) that...
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In July Vietnam will have the presidency of the Council. An open thematic debate on Children and Armed Conflict is expected in mid-July. It will consider the report of the Council’s Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and related...
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In June, the US will have the presidency of the Council. At time of writing, no agreement on any thematic meeting of the Council had been reached. However, it seems that the possibility of a topic related to violence against...
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In May the UK will have the presidency of the Council. There are no mandates up for renewal during the month. Four important thematic public Council meetings are expected: On 6 May, an open debate on Counter-Terrorism, following briefings by...
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In April South Africa will have the Presidency of the Council. The combination of a large number of scheduled items for consideration and ongoing unresolved issues seems likely to make April an extremely busy month. An important open thematic debate...
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Russia will hold the Council’s Presidency in March. Counter-terrorism will be an important thematic issue. The Council is due to renew the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and to approve its new organisational plan. A debate is...
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In February, Panama will have the presidency of the Council. A major focus will be increasing the number of Council meetings opened to participation from the wider UN membership. An important thematic debate is scheduled for 12 February on Children...
