Last update: January 2025
According to the Country Guidance work programme for 2026 the Country Guidance Network will focus on finalising the update on Nigeria and proceed also to the update of Afghanistan and Syria. Furthermore, country guidance on Pakistan will be developed for the first time.
| Country | Activity | Duration | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia/Ukraine/Belarus | CGNet thematic meeting - online | 1 day | Fri 16/01/2026 | Fri 16/01/2026 |
| Nigeria | DT meeting to reflect comments [3] - online | 3 days | Thu 22/01/26 | Mon 26/01/26 |
| Afghanistan | CGNet kick-off meeting [1] - online | 0.5 day | Tue 27/01/26 | Tue 27/01/26 |
| Afghanistan | DT kick-off meeting [1] - online | 1.5 day | Wed 28/01/26 | Thu 29/01/26 |
| Afghanistan | DT drafting of first draft | 3 weeks | Thu 29/01/26 | Thu 19/02/26 |
| Low recognition | CGNet consultation on low-recognition countries | 3 weeks | Mon 02/02/26 | Fri 21/02/26 |
| Nigeria | CGNet final meeting [2] – in person [location TBC] | 2.5 days | Tue 10/02/26 | Thu 12/02/26 |
| Nigeria | Final CGNet written confirmation | 2 weeks | Thu 19/02/26 | Wed 04/03/26 |
| Afghanistan | DT review of first draft | 1 week | Fri 20/02/26 | Fri 27/02/26 |
| Afghanistan | DT meeting in person, Malta [2] | 4 days | Tue 03/03/26 | Fri 06/03/26 |
| MB | Management Board Meeting | 2 days | Thu 12/03/26 | Fri 13/03/26 |
| Afghanistan | CGNet written consultation | 3 weeks | Mon 16/03/26 | Fri 03/04/26 |
| Country | Activity | Duration | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | DT review meeting to reflect comments and implement COI update - online [3] | 4 days | Mon 13/04/26 | Thu 16/04/26 |
| Strategic meeting |
CGNet annual strategic meeting - in person [location TBC] (Finalisation of approach on low-recognition countries and thematic meeting on Palestine will be included) |
2 days | Mon 04/05/26 | Tue 05/05/26 |
| Afghanistan | CGNet final meeting [2] - in person [location TBC] | 3 days | Wed 06/05/26 | Fri 08/05/26 |
| Afghanistan | Final CGNet written confirmation | 2 weeks | Tue 19/05/26 | Tue 02/06/26 |
| Pakistan | CGNet kick-off meeting [1] - online | 0.5 day | Wed 20/05/26 | Wed 20/05/26 |
| Pakistan | DT kick-off meeting [1] - online | 1.5 day | Thu 21/05/26 | Fri 22/05/26 |
| Pakistan | DT drafting of first draft and internal review | 4 weeks | Mon 25/05/26 | Fri 19/06/26 |
| MB | Management Board Meeting | 2 days | Tue 16/06/26 | Wed 17/06/26 |
| Pakistan | DT meeting to finalise draft [2] – in person [location TBC] | 4 days | Tue 23/06/26 | Fri 26/06/26 |
| Country | Activity | Duration | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | CGNet written consultation | 3 weeks | Thu 02/07/26 | Thu 23/07/26 |
| Syria |
CGNet kick-off meeting [1] - online |
0.5 day | Tue 14/07/26 | Tue 14/07/26 |
| Syria | DT kick-off meeting [1] - online | 1 day | Wed 15/07/26 | Wed 15/07/26 |
| Syria | Drafting of first draft & DT review of first draft [one hour weekly ‘progress meetings’ included – to be discussed with DT] | 6 weeks | Thu 16/07/26 | Fri 28/08/26 |
| Pakistan | DT meeting to reflect comments [3] - online | 3 days | Wed 29/07/26 | Fri 31/07/26 |
| Pakistan | CGNet final meeting [2] – in person [location TBC] | 2.5 days | Wed 26/08/26 | Fri 28/08/26 |
| Syria | DT meeting [2] – in person | 4 days | Tue 01/09/26 | Thu 04/09/26 |
| Pakistan | Final CGNet written confirmation | 2 weeks | Mon 07/09/26 | Fri 18/09/26 |
| Syria | CGNet written consultation | 3 weeks | Thu 10/09/26 | Wed 30/09/26 |
| Eritrea | CGNet thematic meeting - online | 1 day | Wed 23/09/26 | Wed 23/09/26 |
| Country | Activity | Duration | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria |
DT meeting [3] to reflect comments and implement COI update – online |
4 days | Tue 06/10/26 | Fri 09/10/26 |
| Syria | CGNet final meeting [2] – in person [location TBC] | 3 days | Tue 27/10/26 | Thu 29/10/26 |
| Syria | Final CGNet written confirmation | 2 weeks | Wed 04/11/26 | Tue 17/11/26 |
| Country (Q1 2027) | CGNet kick-off meeting - online | 1 day | Mon 08/11/26 | Mon 08/11/26 |
| Country (Q1 2027) | DT kick-off meeting - online | 2 days | Tue 09/11/26 | Wed 10/11/26 |
| MB | Management Board Meeting | 2 days | Thu 26/11/26 | Fri 27/11/26 |
You may download the combined provisional planning for 2026 here. For further information on the detailed provisional planning of a specific country, please consult the dedicated Member Area for each of the process: Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria.