I. Introduction
- The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 13 of Security Council resolution 2003 (2011), by which the Council requested me to report every 90 days on progress made in implementing the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The report provides an update on the situation in Darfur, as well as an assessment of progress made against benchmarks set out in annex II to my report of 16 November 2009 (S/2009/592) and, pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 9 of resolution 2003 (2011), an assessment of the conditions necessary for a Darfur-based political process and an update on the development of a road map for the Darfur peace process.