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Future International and National Events 2020-
Updated on 26 March 2020
Entries added or changed during the
current month are shown in bold face.
· Canceled,
delayed, postponed, or suspended.
2020
2020 United Nations (UN): Review Conference of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
2020 United Nations (UN): Kyoto
climate change successor to take effect (25 November 2013).
2020 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC): Annual Economic Leaders' Meeting in Malaysia.
2020 Asia: Removal of all trade
barriers in Asia by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group.
2020 European Union (EU): Ukraine
planning to apply for membership (25 September 2014).
2020 Germany: Election of 51-seat state legislature (Landtag) of Saarland.
2020 Germany: Election of 69-seat state legislature (Landtag) of Schleswig Holstein.
2020 Germany: Election of 237-seat state legislature (Landtag) of Northrhine-Westphalia.
2020 Germany: Election of 137-seas state legislature (Landtag) of Lower Saxony.
2020 Greece: Helenic Parliament presidential election.
2020 or later Korea (ROK): Government
to assume wartime operational control from the South Korea-US Combined Forces
(2 November 2015).
2020 Sudan: Presidential election.
March 2020
Mar. Kiribati: Presidential election.
1 Mar. Guinea: Constitutional referendum on authorizing third presidential term.
1 Mar. Guinea: Election of 114-seat National Assembly.
1 Mar. Tajikistan: Election of 63-seat House of Representatives.
2 Mar. Guyana: Election of 65-seat National Assembly.
2 Mar. Israel: Election of 120-seat Knesset.
12 Mar. Sudan:
26 Mar. United Kingdom-Falkland Islands: Referendum on replacing two electoral constituencies with a single Islands-wide electoral system (16 August 2019).
27 Mar. Tajikistan: Election of 34-seat National Assembly.
31 Mar. Somalia: Mandate for UN Assistance Mission Somalia (UNSOM) expires (UNSC Resolution 2461 of 27 March 2019).
April
Apr. or May Group of Seven (G7): Video teleconference with Heads of State hosted by US President from Washington DC (Replaced annual Summit meeting scheduled for June 2020 at Camp David MD USA, on 19 March 2020).
Apr. Polynesian Leaders Group: Meeting (Meeting in January in American Samoa postponed because of health concerns).
1 Apr. United Nations Security Council (UNSC): Dominican Republic assumes monthly presidency succeeding China.
2 Apr. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Member foreign ministers hold teleconference of North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Brussels (Changed from 2-3 April meeting to 2 April teleconference on 26 March 2020; 6 March 2020).
19-20 Apr. International: International Democratic Union (IDU) Forum in Vienna (Postponed 12 March 2018; 2 February 2020).
Apr. Syria: Election of 250-seat People's Council.
Apr. United Kingdom-Anguilla: Election of 11-seat House of Assembly .
1 Apr. San Marino: Election of two General Captains (Co-Chiefs of State).
1 Apr. United States of America: Start of decennial census.
May Ethiopia: Election of 550-seat House of People's Representatives.
May New Zealand-Niue: Election of 20-seat Legislative Assembly.
May Poland: Presidential election.
June United Nations (UN): General Assembly election of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.
June Group of Seven (G7): Annual Summit meeting of member Heads of State at Camp David MD USA (Changed to April or May 2019 Video teleconference, on 19 March 2020).
1 June United Nations Security Council (UNSC): France assumes monthly presidency succeeding Estonia.
8-9 June European Union (EU): Meeting of defense ministers of member states in Split, Croatia.
8-9 June European Union (EU): EU-NATO Meeting of defense ministers in Split, Croatia (2 December 2019).
22 June Commonwealth of Nations: Opening of 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Kigali Convention Center, Kigali (24 September 2019).
June Mongolia: Election of 76-seat Great State Hural.
10 June Libya: UN authorization for arms embargo and restrictive measures expires (UNSC Resolution 2473 of 10 June 2019).
14 June Kosovo: EU mandate of EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) expires (Council action of 8 June 2018).
17 June United Kingdom-Guernsey: Election of 47-seat States of Deliberation.
25 June
30 June South Sudan: UN mandate of the Panel of Experts on restrictive measures ends (UNSC Resolution 2471 of 30 May 2019).
30 June Mali: UN mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) expires (UNSC Resolution 2480 of 28 June 2019).
30 June Syria: UN mandate of UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) expires (UNSC Resolution 2503 of 19 December 2019).
July China-Russia: Expiration of
friendship treaty if either party requests termination by July 2020, otherwise
treaty will automatically continue until July 2026.
1 July United Nations Security Council (UNSC): Germany assumes monthly presidency succeeding France.
1 July European Union-Council of the EU: Germany assumes presidency for a 6-month term, succeeding Croatia.
July Suriname: National Assembly election of president.
1 July Congo (DR): UN authorization for restrictive measures expires (UNSC Resolution 2478 of 26 June 2019).
2 July Burundi: Election of 34 of 54 members of the Senate.
15 July Yemen: Mandate of UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) expires (UNSC Resolution 2505 of 13 January 2020).
31 July Central African Republic: Authorization for arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban expires UNSC Resolution 2507 of 31 January 2020).
31 July Cyprus: Mandate of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) expires (UNSC Resolution 2506 of 30 January 2020).
31 Aug. Lebanon: UN mandate of UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expires (UNSC Resolution 2485 of 29 August 2019).
30 Aug. Belarus: Presidential election.
September 2020
Sep. China-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR): Election of 70-seat Legislative Council (LegCo).
Sep. France: Indirect election by National Assembly members and others of one-third of 348 members of the Senate.
Sep. Jordan: Election of 150-seat House of Representatives.
Sep. Singapore: Election of 89 of 99 members of Parliament.
Sep. Trinidad & Tobago: Election of 41-seat House of Representatives.
Sep. Trinidad & Tobago: Presidential election.
6 Sep. France-New Caledonia: Referendum on independence.
12 Sep. Iran: 2nd round of election of 290-seat Islamic Consultative Assembly.
13 Sep. Russia: Presidential election in the Republic of Tatarstan, gubernatorial elections in Chuvash Republic, in Kamchatka Kray, Krasnodar Kray and in the following oblastey: Arkhangel'sk, Bryansk, Irkutsk, Kaluga, Kostroma, Leningrad, Penza, Rostov, Sevastopol, Smolensk, and Tambov. Also in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast' and Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug.
15 Sep. Libya: UN mandate of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expires (UNSC Resolution 2486 of 12 September 2019).
17 Sep. Afghanistan: UN mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expires (UNSC Resolution 2489 of 17 September 2019).
19 Sep. New Zealand: Election of 120-seat House of Representatives (28 January 2020).
19-23 Sep. United Kingdom (UK): Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool, North West England.
21 Sep. Iraq: UN mandate for Special Adviser and Investigative Team ends (UNSC Resolution 2490 of 20 September 2019).
25 Sep. Colombia: UN mandate of the Verification Mission ends (UNSC Resolution 2487 of 12 September 2019).
29 Sep. United States of America (USA): Presidential debate at the University of Notre Dame at Notre Dame, IN (12 October 2019).
30 Sep. Mali: UN mandate of the Panel of Experts on restrictive measures ends (UNSC Resolution 2484 of 29 August 2019).
30 Sep. Niger: European Union (EU) mandate for EUCAP Sahel Niger expires (19 September 2018).
October 2020
Oct. United Nations (UN): Conference of the Parties (COP15), Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming, China (Tentative).
1 Oct. United Nations Security Council (UNSC): Russian Federation assumes monthly presidency succeeding Niger.
Oct. Canada: The Greens will choose a new leader (4 November 2019).
Oct. Georgia: Election of 150-seat Georgian Parliament.
Oct. Guinea: Presidential election.
Oct. India-Bihar: Election of 243-seat Legislative Assembly.
Oct. Moldova: Presidential election.
Oct. Montenegro: Election of 81-seat Montenegrin Assembly.
Oct. Tanzania: Election of 357-seat National Assembly.
Oct. Tanzania: Presidential election.
1 Oct. San Marino: Election of two General Captains (Co-Chiefs of State).
3 Oct. Libya: UN mandate for enforcing of anti-smuggling and human trafficking off the coast of Libya ends (UNSC Resolution 2491 of 3 October 2019).
4 Oct. Kyrgyzstan: Election of 120-seat Supreme Council.
7 Oct. United States of America (USA): Vice Presidential debate at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City UT (12 October 2019).
11 Oct. Lithuania: Election of 141-seat Parliament.
15 Oct. United States of America (USA): Presidential debate at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor MI (12 October 2019).
22 Oct. United States of America (USA): Presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville TN (12 October 2019).
25 Oct. Lithuania: 2nd round of election of 141-seat Parliament.
26 Oct.
27 Oct. Switzerland: Public referendum.
31 Oct. Ivory Coast: Election of 225-seat National Assembly.
31 Oct. Ivory Coast: Presidential election.
31 Oct. Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (SDAR): UN mandate for UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) ends (UNSC Referendum 2494 of 30 October 2019).
31 Oct. Sudan: UN mandate for African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) ends (UNSC Referendum 2495 of 31 October 2019).
November 2020
1 Nov. United Nations Security Council (UNSC): Saint Vincent and the Grenadines assumes monthly presidency succeeding the Russian Federation.
Nov. Burkina Faso: Election of 111-seat National Assembly.
Nov. Burkina Faso: Presidential election.
Nov. Burma: Election of 440-seat House of Representatives.
Nov. Egypt: Election of 596-seat House of Representatives.
Nov. Kuwait: Election of 50 of 65 members of the National Assembly.
Nov. Moldova-Transdniestria: Election of the43-seat Supreme Soviet.
Nov. New Zealand: Election of 120-seat House of Representatives.
Nov. Palau: Election of 16-seat House of Delegates.
Nov. Palau: Presidential election.
Nov. Tajikistan: Presidential election (Tentative).
Nov. United Kingdom-Guernsey/Alderney: Election of the 10-seat States of Alderney.
1 Nov. Belize: Election of 31-seat House of Representatives.
3 Nov. United States of America (USA): Election of 435-seat House of Representatives
3 Nov. United States of America (USA): Election of 33 of 100 members of the Senate.
3 Nov. United States of America (USA): Presidential election.
5 Nov. Bosnia & Herzegovina: UN authorizations for the European Union (EU) maintaining an EU military operation (EUFOR ALTHEA) end (UNSC Resolution 2496 of 5 November 2019).
15 Nov. Central African Republic (CAR): UN mandate for UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) ends (UNSC Referendum 2499 of 15 November 2019).
29 Nov. Switzerland: Public referendum.
December
2021
2021 International Monetary Fund (IMF): Annual meeting of IMF and World Bank in Morocco (25 April 2018).
2021 European Union (EU)-Africa summit meeting during the first half of 2021 (4 July 2019).
2021 Cuba: 8th Congress of the Cuban
Communist Party (PCC).
2021 Germany: Election of 709-seat Federal Assembly.
2021 Group of Twenty (G20) Summit Meeting of Heads of State and Government in Italy (29 June 2019).
2021 Syria: Presidential election.
January 2021
1 Jan. European Union-Council of the EU: Portugal assumes
presidency for a 6-month term, succeeding Germany (26 July 2016).
1 Jan. European Union (EU): Free trade deal with the United Kingdom takes effect (Tentative).
14 Jan. Mali: European Union (EU) mandate of EUCAP Sahel Mali ends (Adopted 21 February 2019).
21 Jan. Portugal: Presidential
election (Tentative).
December 2021
31 Dec. United Nations (UN): First term of Secretary General ends.
2022
2022 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC): Annual Economic Leaders' Meeting in Thailand.
2022 Germany: Planned decommission of
nuclear power plants (31 May 2011).
2023
2023 Switzerland: Candidacy for
non-permanent membership of UN Security Council (UNSC) for 2023-2024 (Declared
on 12 January 2011).
2024
2024 International:
Afghanistan-USA security assistance treaty to expire.
18 May Mali: Mandate of
European Union (EU) Training Mission Mali (EUTM Mali)
2033
August
2033
Aug. Palau-USA: Expiration of
defense treaty.
2034
2034 Switzerland: Planned decommission
of nuclear power plants (25 May 2011).
2040
2040 Bermuda-USA: Expiration of 1941
lease of naval and air bases.
2041
2041 Antarctica: Review of Antarctica
Treaty which expires on 23 June 2041.
2042
2042 Brazil: Population to reach 228
million (29 August 2013).
2044
2044 Russia: Expiration of 1995 lease
of military base in Gyumri, Armenia (Extended from 25 to 49 years on 20 August
2010).
2050
2050 United Nations (UN): World
population over 60 years of age will rise to two billion (Estimated in April
2002).
2063
2063 Tajikistan: Agreement of use of
military base at Kulob, Khatlon
Province, by Russia expires in 2063 unless renewed. Extended
for 49 years after expiration in 2014.
(Date) Date of announcement or
reporting.
UNSC United Nations Security Council
Entries added or changed during the
current month are shown in bold face.
· Canceled,
delayed, postponed, or suspended.
Sources: United Nations (UN), European
Union (EU), International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES)
(www.electionguide.org), Inter-Parliamentary Union PARLINE (www.ipu.org),
international organizations, national governments and election commissions,
Electoral Calendar (www.mherrera.org), IO database.