September 2009 Monthly Forecast

• Notable Dates

  Notable dates for September 2009. Read more

• Aide Memoire

  Important matters pending for the Council include: The Council has yet to address the Secretary-General’s summary of the report of the UN Board of Inquiry into incidents involving UN facilities and personnel in Gaza between 27 December and 19 January,... Read more

• Status Update

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

• Sierra Leone

  In September the Council is expected to consider the Secretary-General’s next report on the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL). The mandate of UNIPSIL, which expires on 30 September, is expected to be renewed for another one year. Read more

• Côte d’Ivoire

  The Council expects a report from the Secretary-General in early September on publication of the provisional electoral list of Côte d’Ivoire. It was not known at press time whether this will take the form of an oral or written communication. Read more

• DPRK (North Korea)

  The Council is unlikely to take the key issues relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear programme in September. However, an interim report is due from the Panel of Experts assisting the Sanctions Committee. The report was requested in resolution 1874, which established the Panel and was adopted on 12 June after the DPRK’s latest missile test. Read more

• Liberia

  The Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and perhaps expand the political role to include electoral support elements as recommended in the Secretary-General’s latest report on UNMIL. It is expected to start discussions and make a decision by 30 September, when UNMIL’s annual mandate expires. Read more

• Women, Peace and Security

  In September the Council is expected to adopt a resolution on sexual violence in armed conflict. It seems that agreement is now emerging on including in a resolution a number of elements raised in the 7 August open debate (res1) on the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of resolution 1820. Read more

• Haiti

  In early September the Council is due to receive a report from the Secretary-General on the UN Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). It is possible that the Council will discuss Haiti in September, but at press time no decision had been made. The MINUSTAH mandate expires on 15 October. Read more

• Afghanistan

  In late September the Council is expected to have a debate on the Secretary-General’s second quarterly report on developments in Afghanistan. A briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, is also likely. Read more

• Sudan

  In September the Council is expected to receive a briefing by the Sudan Sanctions Committee chairman. The Committee will also receive the final report from its Panel of Experts before the panel’s mandate expires on 15 October. Read more

• Somalia

  The Secretary-General’s report on implementation of the phased approach towards the eventual deployment of a UN peacekeeping operation, requested by the Council on 26 May in resolution 1872, is due by 30 September, but it is unlikely that the Council will take up the report in September. Read more

• Iran

  In September the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is due to present its next report on Iran’s compliance with Council resolutions to the IAEA Board of Governors. It is unclear when the report will be taken up by the Council, but there is some apprehension that the report will be more negative than past ones. Read more

• Overview

  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.... Read more