This tentative forecast of the programme of work of the Security Council has been prepared by the Secretariat for the President of the Council. The forecast covers in particular those matters that may be taken up during the month pursuant to earlier decisions of the Council. The fact that a matter is or is not included in the forecast carries no implication that it will or will not be taken up during the month: the actual programme of work will be determined by developments and the views of members of the Council.

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AFRICA

Angola

By a note dated 21 December 2000 (S/2000/1225), the President of the Security Council circulated the final report of the Monitoring Mechanism on Angola Sanctions established by Security Council resolution 1295 (2000) , transmitted by the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola.

By paragraph 3 of resolution 1294 (2000) of 13 April 2000, the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to provide every three months a report on developments in Angola, including his recommendations about additional measures the Council might consider to promote the peace process in Angola.

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 4201st meeting, on 29 September 2000 ( S/PRST/2000/29 ) , the Security Council, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to report urgently on specific actions the United Nations could undertake in the consolidation of peace and economic recovery in Burundi.

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 3785th meeting, on 30 May 1997 ( S/PRST/1997/32 ) , the Security Council, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to continue to keep the Council informed on the situation in Burundi, especially with regard to the progress of a negotiated and peaceful settlement in the country .

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 4101st meeting, on 10 February 2000 ( S/PRST/2000/5 ) , the Security Council welcomed the establishment of the United Nations Peace-Building Support Office in the Central African Republic ( BONUCA ) for an initial period of one year beginning on 15 February 2000. It also requested the Secretary-General to continue to keep the Council regularly informed of the activities of the Office, the situation in the Central African Republic and, in particular, the progress achieved in political, social and economic reforms, and to submit a report to the Council by 30 June 2000 and every six months thereafter.

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 3903rd meeting, on 13 July 1998 ( S/PRST/1998/20 ) , the Security Council requested the Governments concerned to provide an initial progress report to the Secretary-General by 15 October 1998 on the steps being taken to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the massacres, other atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law committed in Zaire/Democratic Republic of the Congo, and especially its eastern provinces, as described in the report of the Secretary-General's Investigative Team ( S/1998/581 ).

Pursuant to a recommendation contained in paragraph 77 of the report of the Security Council Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2000/416 of 11 May 2000), to proceed with the early establishment of an expert panel on the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to establish that panel, for a period of six months, and also requested that the expert panel, once established, submit to the Council, through the Secretary-General, a preliminary report with initial findings after three months and a final report, with recommendations, at the end of its mandate ( S/PRST/2000/20 of 2 June 2000)

The Panel of Experts will submit a report on 15 January 2001.

Ethiopia and Eritrea

By resolution 1320 (2000) of 15 September 2000, the Security Council, inter alia, authorized the deployment within the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea ( UNMEE ) of up to 4,200 troops, including up to 220 military observers, until 15 March 2001.

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 3771st meeting, on 24 April 1997 ( S/PRST/1997/22 ) , the Security Council, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to continue to keep it informed of developments in the Great Lakes region on a regular basis.

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 4022nd meeting, on 9 July 1999 ( S/PRST/1999/22 ) , the Security Council, inter alia, expressed gratitude to the Secretary-General for his continued efforts in his role as set out in paragraph 4 of resolution 731 (1992) and paragraph 6 of resolution 1192 (1998), and requested him to follow developments regarding that matter closely and to report to the Council accordingly.

Sierra Leone

By paragraph 6 of its resolution 1306 (2000) of 5 July 2000, the Security Council decided that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of the resolution (whereby all States should take the necessary measures to prohibit the direct or indirect import of all rough diamonds from Sierra Leone to their territory) were established for an initial period of 18 months.

By paragraph 19(d) of the same resolution, the Council requested the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Committee established by resolution 1132 (1997) , to establish a panel of experts, for an initial period of four months, consisting of no more than five members, and to report to the Council through the Committee with observations and recommendations on strengthening the implementation of the measures imposed by paragraph 2 of resolution 1171 (1998) , and of those imposed by paragraph 1 of the present resolution, no later than 31 October 2000.

By paragraph 6 of its resolution 1315 (2000) of 14 August 2000, The Secretary-General submitted his report on 4 October 2000 ( S/2000/915 ) . In a letter to the Secretary-General dated 22 December 2000 (S/2000/1234), the President of the Council suggested, on behalf of the members, that the Draft Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone and the proposed Statute of the Court be amended to incorporate the views set forth in the letter.

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 4066th meeting, on 12 November 1999 ( S/PRST/1999/31 ) , the Council, having expressed its grave concern at the increasingly evident effects of the lack of a functioning central government in Somalia, encouraged the Secretary-General to review the role of the United Nations in Somalia, as a prelude to the United Nations playing an enhanced role, aimed at achieving a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the situation in Somalia.

By paragraph 4 of its resolution 1070 (1996) of 16 August 1996, the Security Council decided that it should, 90 days after the date of adoption of that resolution, determine the date of entry into force of the provisions set out in paragraph 3 of the resolution and all aspects of the modalities of its implementation, unless the Council decided before then, on the basis of a report presented by the Secretary-General, on the compliance of the Sudan with the demand in paragraph 1 of the resolution.

By paragraph 5 of the same resolution, the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to submit a report by 15 November 1996 on the compliance by the Sudan with the provisions of paragraph 1, by which the Council demanded once again that the Government of the Sudan comply fully and without further delay with the requests set out in paragraph 4 of resolution 1044 (1996) as reaffirmed in paragraph 1 of resolution 1054 (1996) .

The Secretary-General submitted his report pursuant to resolution 1070 (1996) on 14 November 1996 ( S/1996/940 ) and an addendum thereto on 24 December 1996 ( S/1996/940/Add.1 ).

AMERICAS

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 4112^th meeting, on 15 March 2000 ( S/PRST/2000/8 ) , the Security Council, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to keep it informed, as appropriate, of the situation in Haiti.

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ASIA

By paragraph 22 of resolution 1333 (2000) of 19 December 2000, the Security Council decided that the measures imposed by paragraphs 5, 8, 10 and ll of the resolution should come into force at 00.01 Eastern Standard Time, one month after the adoption of the resolution.

By paragraph 18 of resolution 1272 (1999) of 25 October 1999, the Security Council, having decided to establish a United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor ( UNTAET ) until 31 January 2001, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council closely and regularly informed of progress towards the implementation of that resolution, including, in particular, with regard to the deployment of UNTAET and possible future reductions of its military component if the situation in East Timor improved, and to submit a report within three months of the date of adoption of that resolution and every six months thereafter.

In a statement made by the President of the Security Council at the 4182nd meeting, on 3 August 2000 ( S/PRST/2000/26 ) , the Council requested the Secretary-General to present to it, in his next regular report, detailed plans on the transition to independence for East Timor, which should be drawn up in close consultation with the East Timorese people.

In a letter dated 2 June 1998 addressed to the President of the Security Council ( S/1998/506 ) , the Secretary-General, inter alia, stated that he would keep the Council regularly informed of the United Nations Political Office's work in Bougainville, based in Arawa.

By paragraph 7 of resolution 1322 (2000) of 7 October 2000, the Security Council invited the Secretary-General to continue to follow the situation and to keep the Council informed.

By paragraph 2 of resolution 1310 (2000) of 27 July 2000, the Security Council decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a further period of 6 months, until 31 January 2001.

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EUROPE

By paragraph 20 of its resolution 1305 (2000) of 21 June 2000, the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to keep the Council regularly informed … on the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina ( UNMIBH ) as a whole.

By paragraph 25 of its 1305 (2000) of 21 June 2000, the Security Council, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to continue to submit to the Council reports from the High Representative, in accordance with Annex 10 of the Peace Agreement and the conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference held in London on 4 and 5 December 1996 (S/1996/1012), and later Peace Implementation Conferences, on the implementation of the Peace Agreement and in particular on compliance by the parties with their commitments under that Agreement.

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OTHER MATTERS

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SCHEDULE OF FORTHCOMING REVIEWS OR RENEWALS OF MANDATES

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REVIEW OF SANCTIONS REGIMES
SUBJECT	DATE OF NEXT REVIEW				EXPLANATORY NOTES
Iraq	By its resolution 1194 (1998) of 9 December 1998, the Security Council decided not to conduct the review scheduled for October 1998 provided for in paragraphs 21 and 28 of resolution 687 (1991), and not to conduct any further such reviews until Iraq rescinded its decision of 5 August 1998 and the Special Commission and the IAEA reported to the Council that they were satisfied that they had been able to exercise the full range of activities provided for in their mandates, including inspections.				Under S/RES 687 (1991), paragraph 21, the Security Council is required to review every 60 days the provisions of paragraph 20 of that resolution. The last review, the 40th in the series, was undertaken on 20 August 1998 in consultations of the whole of the Council. No document was issued thereon.
Libya					Under S/RES/748 (1992), paragraph 13, the Security Council is required to review every 120 days or sooner, should the situation so require, the measures imposed by paragraphs 3 to 7. On 5 April 1999, the Security Council suspended the aforementioned measures, as well as those imposed by resolution 883 (1993), which was acknowledged through a Statement of the President of the Security Council to the press (Press Release SC/6662). Subsequently, the Security Council recalled that decision in its Presidential statement of 8 April 1999 (S/PRST/1999/10). With reference to a report of the Secretary-General of 30 June 1999 (S/1999/726) submitted in fulfillment of the request contained in paragraph 16 of resolution 883 (1993) and paragraph 8 of resolution 1192 (1998) the Council, in a statement by the President on 9 July 1999, recalled that the measures set forth in resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) had been suspended, and reaffirmed its intention to lift those measures as soon as possible, in conformity with the relevant resolutions (S/PRST/1999/22).
FORTHCOMING REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AS REQUESTED BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL (February 2001)
Item		Due date	Request contained in resolution or Presidential statement or letter from the President of the Security Council	Formulation of the request in the resolution Or Presidential statement or letter from the President of the Security Council
Democratic Republic of the Congo		Early Feb	Resolution 1332 of 14 December 2000	"invites the Secretary-General to consult OAU and all parties concerned on the possibility of organizing in February 2001 a follow-up meeting between the signatories of the Lusaka Agreement and the members of the Council" (para.5). "requests the Secretary-General to present to the Council, prior to the convening of the meeting suggested in paragraph 5, a review of the implementation of the current mandate of MONUC" (para.6).
Western Sahara		By 21 Feb 2001	Resolution 1324 of 30 October 2000	"requests the Secretary-General to provide an assessment of the situation before the end of the (MINURSO) mandate (28 February 2001)" (para.2).

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