Update Reports
Supplementary reports issued throughout the month on emerging or developing situations being addressed by the Security Council.
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The Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement following the 20 September open debate on challenges of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organisations and other intergovernmental bodies in maintaining peace and security.
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The Council will consider this month the recommendations of its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict regarding children affected by armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is expected to refer specific cases to the Sanctions Committee on the DRC for consideration of targeted sanctions.
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The Security Council is preparing for a second round of balloting for the selection of a new Secretary-General. The next ballot will be held on 14 September under the same procedures as the first round of balloting which was held on 24 July 2006. (A third ballot may be held towards the end of the month. The procedure for that ballot remains to be discussed.)
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The Council has scheduled a 29 August briefing in Informal Consultations from Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari on his recent trip to Cyprus. No formal action is expected but there is interest in Gambari's assessment of the political climate and the prospects for removing some of the blockages preventing forward movement.
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The Council is expected to adopt a resolution on the future of the UN presence in Timor-Leste on Friday, 18 August. The deadline for the expiry of the current UN presence is 20 August. Members are currently considering a draft resolution authorising the creation of the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).
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The Council will hold consultations on Sudan/Darfur on Thursday, 17 August. Members are expected to discuss the recent report of the Secretary-General containing options for transition and for assistance from the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) to the AU Mission in the Sudan (AMIS), as well as his 10 August update on Darfur.
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The Council is expected to adopt a presidential statement on peace consolidation in West Africa, following the open debate scheduled for 9 August.
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The Council is being briefed today, 20 July, in an open meeting, by the Secretary-General (initial conclusions from the Secretary-General's envoys who visited the region from 12-18 July may be available). A public meeting at the Council is scheduled for Friday 21 July.
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Following several months of work by the Council's Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Matters, led by the Japanese Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, the Security Council approved today a Note by the President summing up various aspects of Council's practices and procedures.
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The Council has now held one session of informal consultations on 5 July and two meetings of experts on 5 and 6 July on the issue of North Korea's firing of ballistic missiles on 4 and 5 July.
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The Security Council has confirmed its earlier decision - reported in our Special Research Report of 21 June 2006 (See also our Special Research Report of February 2006) - to begin the actual selection process for the new Secretary-General in the month of July.
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The Council is scheduled on 7 July to discuss the findings the Secretary-General's report on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA). The Council will likely be briefed by Lamine Cissé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to CAR.
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On 28 June, following a briefing by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland, the Council will hold an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The theme of the debate will be the implementation of resolution 1674 of 28 April 2006, especially in the context of drafting mandates of peacekeeping operations.
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The Council is expected to recommend to the General Assembly on 22 June that Montenegro be admitted to the UN. The Council met today in closed session to give initial consideration to Montenegro's application for membership of the United Nations.
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The Council is expected to adopt a resolution on 20 June suspending the timber sanctions for ninety days and renewing the diamond sanctions for six months, with a review in four months. The mandate of the Panel of Experts is also expected to be renewed.
