SECURITY COUNCIL REPORT MONTHLY NOV 2011 31 October 2011 This report is available online and can beFORECAST viewed together with research studies and Update Reports at www.securitycouncilreport.org. For daily insights by SCR on evolving Security Council actions please visit or subscribe to our recently launched “What’s In Blue” series at www.whatsinblue.org Overview For November CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE Libya ..................................................1 Portugal will hold the presidency of the for Refugees, Antonio Guterres and the Security Council in November. Several Director General of the World Health Status Update since our October debates and briefings will be held. Organisation, Margaret Chan, have been Forecast .........................................2 President Aníbal Cavaco Silva of Portu- invited as speakers. Other Council Sudan and South Sudan ...................5 gal is expected to chair the open debate members may also be represented at a Somalia ..............................................7 ministerial level. on protection of civilians in armed Eritrea ................................................8 conflict. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, There will also be an open debate on Democratic Republic of High Commissioner for Human Rights Council working methods. the Congo.....................................10 Navanethem Pillay and ICRC Director for Debates are furthermore expected on: International Law and Cooperation Philip LRA/UNOCA ....................................11 n Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a Spoerri are the invited speakers for this briefing by High Representative Valen- Guinea-Bissau .................................12 open debate. tin Inzko; and Yemen ..............................................13 Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Portas n Kosovo, with a briefing by Special Lebanon ...........................................14 will most likely preside over the debate Representative Farid Zarif. DPRK (North Korea) .......................15 on Timor-Leste, which will also include There will be several other briefings Timor-Leste .....................................17 the participation of either the President in November: or Prime Minister of Timor-Leste. Spe- Kosovo .............................................18 n on Libya, by the Prosecutor of the Bosnia and Herzegovina ................19 cial Representative and the head of the International Criminal Court, Luis UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste Moreno Ocampo; Emerging Challenges .....................20 (UNMIT), Ameerah Haq, will also brief. n on Guinea-Bissau, most likely by the Peacekeeping .................................22 Portas will also likely preside over a high- head of the UN office there, UNIOG- Protection of Civilians ....................23 level briefing on new challenges to BIS, Joseph Mutaboba, and by the Counter-Terrorism ..........................24 peace and security, to which the Secre- chair of the PBC country-specific Working Methods ...........................25 tary-General, the Executive Director of configuration on Guinea-Bissau, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti International Court of Justice .......27 Yury Fedotov, the High Commissioner >>page 2 Notable Dates .................................28 On 23 October, the NTC leadership formally Libya Key Recent Developments Qaddafi was captured on 19 October and declared national liberation in Benghazi Expected Council Action killed later that day. On 20 October, the and its Chairman, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, called The Council is expected to remain focused Secretary-General reacted to Qaddafi’s for forgiveness and reconciliation. on post-conflict Libya in November as the death by calling on all sides in Libya to lay Martin briefed the Council on 26 October and UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) down their arms and work together. On the said that the NTC’s formal declaration of the deploys to its full capacity. The Council same day, Martin said in a videoconference liberation of Libya meant that the time had expects a number of briefings in November addressed to the media that if Qaddafi had come for the NTC to fulfil its pledges by: including Ian Martin, Special Representa- remained at large there would have been a n establishing an interim government within tive and head of UNSMIL; B. Lynn Pascoe, sense of insecurity. He added that a great 30 days; Under-Secretary-General for Political deal had to be done to bring a real sense of n adopting an electoral legislation and Affairs; and Luis Moreno Ocampo, the security to all sections of the Libyan com- setting up an electoral body in 90 days; Prosecutor of the International Criminal munity and territory. However, Martin noted and, Court (ICC). that UNSMIL remained committed to assist- n holding elections for the national con- ing the National Transitional Council (NTC), UNSMIL mandate expires in mid-December. gress in 240 days. which faced considerable challenges. >>page 4 Security Council Report One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10017 T:1 212 759 9429 F:1 212 759 4038 www.securitycouncilreport.org 1 Overview For November (continued) of Brazil, to be followed by consultations; n on the UN operation in South Sudan, Anthony Banbury, to discuss a range of n on the situation in the DRC, by the head UNMISS, by Under-Secretary-General peace keeping-related issues. of MONUSCO, the UN operation there, Hervé Ladsous or Special Representative Formal sessions will be needed to adopt Special Representative Roger Meece Hilde Johnson, or possibly both, to be resolutions on: and Special Representative on Sexual followed by consultations. n the authorisation of EUFOR, the Euro- Violence in Conflict Margot Wallström, to Briefings in consultations are expected on: pean force in Bosnia and Herzegovina; be followed by consultations; n Yemen, by Special Advisor Jamal Benomar; n the renewal of the DRC sanctions and the n on the work of the three counter- n DRC sanctions, by the chair of the mandate of its panel of experts; terrorism committees, Ambassador sanctions committee, Ambassador Maria n the renewal of anti-piracy measures in Peter Wittig of Germany (1267 Commit- Luiza Viotti of Brazil; Somalia; and tee), Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri of n Somalia/Eritrea sanctions, by the chair n possibly additional sanctions against India (the CTC) and Ambassador Baso of the Sanctions Committee, Ambassa- Eritrea. Sangqu of South Africa (1540 Committee); dor Hardeep Singh Puri of India; n on the threats posed by the Lord’s The Council President, José Filipe Moraes n DPRK sanctions, by the chair of the Resistance Army and the work of the UN Cabral, will introduce the annual report of Sanctions Committee, Ambassador José the Security Council to the General Assem- Regional Office for Central Africa Filipe Moraes Cabral of Portugal; (UNOCA), by Special Representative bly in November. n Lebanon, on the implementation of Abou Moussa and Assistant Secretary- resolution 1701, by the DPA; and The Council will elect in November (concur- General for Political Affairs Taye-Brook n issues of concern, by the head of DPA, rently with the GA) five judges of the Zerihoun; B. Lynn Pascoe. International Court of Justice. n on the Middle East, by the DPA, to be The annual workshop with the five newly followed by consultations; Council members are also likely to hold elected Council members (Azerbaijan, n on Libya, by Special Representative Ian their periodic consultations with the head of Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo), Martin, to be followed by consultations; the Department for Peacekeeping Opera- organised by the mission of Finland, is and tions, Hervé Ladsous and the deputy head of the Department for Field Support, also expected in November. Status Update since our October Forecast n Syria: On 4 October, China and Russia General’s most recent report on UNAMID underlined that SSR must take place within vetoed a draft resolution, sponsored by (S/2011/643). The permanent representa- the broad framework of the rule of law and France, Germany, Portugal and the UK, tive of Sudan, Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman, be cognisant of the issue of impunity. It which condemned the Syrian crackdown also participated in briefing. No formal noted that peacekeeping had evolved to on protestors (S/2011/612). Brazil, India, outcome resulted from the discussions. include peacebuilding tasks and that an Lebanon and South Africa abstained (S/ n Afghanistan: On 12 October, the Council increasing number of missions were PV.6627). The draft was circulated on 27 adopted resolution 2011 extending the mandated to support national SSR pro- September followed by several rounds of authorisation of ISAF until 13 October grammes. It also also emphasised the negotiations that substantially altered the 2012 (S/PV.6629). The resolution under- need to involve women and members of text. However, language on the Council’s lined the significance of the transition of civil society in the process and requested intent to consider further measures if the security responsibility to the Afghan gov- the Secretary-General to submit an update Syrian regime failed to implement the ernment by the end of 2014, looked report to the Council assessing the UN’s resolution’s provisions remained. There is forward to the phased extension of the support for SSR by early 2013. some sense among Council members that transition process and highlighted the n ICTR: On 14 October, the Council adopted if the situation continues to deteriorate