Notable Dates, August 2009 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Reports for consideration in August		Document Requesting Report
15 July	SG report on implementation of resolution 1820 on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict	S/RES/1820
27 July	SG report on Iraq resolutions	S/RES/1859
early August	SG report on Iraq (UNAMI)	S/RES/1830
early to mid August	SG report on Iraq (DFI/IAMB)	S/RES/1859
15 August	SG report on Liberia (UNMIL)	S/RES/1836
August 2009	Mandates Expire	Relevant Document
7 August	Iraq (UNAMI)	S/RES/1830
31 August	Lebanon (UNIFIL)	S/RES/1832
August 2009	Other Important Dates
5 August	The Council is expected to hold an open debate on peacekeeping.
6 August	The Council is expected to hold an open debate on implementation of resolution 1820.
20 August	Presidential elections are expected in Afghanistan.
Also expected in August: The Council is expected to receive the ICTY and ICTR annual reports in August. The Council is expected to receive a briefing from the chair of the 1718 Sanctions Committee (DPRK).

Important Dates over the Horizon

The G20 Summit will take place in Pittsburg, PA from 24-25 September.
An international conference on the Middle East peace process is to convene in 2009.
Presidential elections are expected in Côte d’Ivoire on 29 November 2009.
Legislative elections in Chad are tentatively slated for 2009.
Elections for governor in the DRC are currently slated for 2009.
Parliamentary elections for Iraq are provisionally scheduled for January 2010.
The Council is expected to review the extension of the terms of permanent judges in the ICTR/ICTY who were members of the Appeals Chamber by 31 December 2009.
Palestinian presidential and legislative elections are to be held in January 2010.
Elections (presidency and parliament, south Sudanese presidency, state governors, southern parliament and state assemblies) in Sudan are expected in April 2010.

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