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Introduction
In advance of the expected renewal of the mandate of the United Nations– African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in June 2017, the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Stimson Center, and Security Council Report organized a workshop on May 3, 2017, on the challenges faced by UNAMID. This workshop aimed to help member states and UN actors develop a shared understanding and common strategic assessment of the situation on the ground in Darfur and to use that common assessment to inform the political strategy and design of UNAMID. The discussion was intended to help the Security Council make informed decisions with respect to the strategic orientation, prioritization, and sequencing of the mission’s mandate.
The first session of the workshop began with a discussion of the situation on the ground in Darfur. Experts presented a brief analysis of the security and political dynamics in Darfur (and more broadly in Sudan), and participants then discussed how UNAMID’s current political strategy could be adapted to respond to the evolving context. In the second session, participants discussed the highest priority objectives for the mission, and how to sequence them in order to advance the political strategy discussed in the previous session.