July 2009 Monthly Forecast

• Notable Dates

  Notable dates for July 2009. Read more

• Status Update

  Status Update of Security Council Activity in June 2009. Read more

• Aide Memoire

  Important matters pending for the Council include: In a presidential statement on Darfur in July 2008 (S/PRST/2008/27) the Council welcomed the UN investigation into the 8 July attack against UNAMID peacekeepers. The results are still awaited. The Security Council’s request,... Read more

• Lebanon

  A Secretary-General’s report on resolution 1701, which in 2006 called for an end to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, is due at the end of June. Council consultations are expected in early July. The focus of Council attention is likely to be the political situation in Lebanon following the recent parliamentary elections. Read more

• Children and Armed Conflict

  In July the Council is expected to consider the annual report on the activities of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. The Council is likely to be briefed by both France, which was chair of the Working Group until the end of 2008, and Mexico, which took over in January 2009. Read more

• Côte d’Ivoire

  The Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) which expires on 31 July. It will consider the Secretary-General’s report, due by 10 July, and is expected to be briefed by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Côte d’Ivoire, Choi Young-jin. Read more

• Somalia

  In July the Council will receive the Secretary-General’s regular report on Somalia. A briefing is likely. There is also a possibility of a Council open debate due to the growing concerns about the security situation. Read more

• United Nations Office for West Africa

  In July the Council is expected to consider the report of the Secretary-General on the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) due by 30 June. The mandate of UNOWA expires on 31 December 2010. Read more

• Chad/CAR

  In July the Council is expected to consider the Secretary-General’s report on the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), including an update on the development of a strategic work plan with indicative timelines to measure and track progress on the implementation of benchmarks. Read more

• Women, Peace and Security

  The Council is expected to hold a debate in July on implementation of resolution 1820 on sexual violence in conflict. (The Secretary-General’s report is due on 30 June). At press time it was unclear whether the report would be received on time and if the Council would consider it in July or August. It was also unclear whether there would be any formal Council action following the debate. Read more

• Sudan

  he mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) expires on 31 Julyand the Council is expected to renew. The Council will consider the two most recent Secretary-General’s reports on UNAMID (one covering April and May and one likely to be received in mid-July covering June) and will be briefed by the joint AU-UN Special Representative, Rodolphe Adada. Read more

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

  The Council is expected to consider the Secretary-General’s report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due on 30 June. The Council is expected to be briefed by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the DRC, Alan Doss. The mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the DRC (MONUC) expires on 31 December. Read more

• Overview

  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.... Read more