The Sudan Liberation Movement Army (SLM A) has maintained an aggressive stance, establishing new checkpoints and attacking vehicles, in particular in South Darfur.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the internal displacement of populations continues, especially in Katanga, where an offensive attack by the Government army is under way to dislodge the Mai Mai from certain areas.

They should be in strict conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and international law and should be imposed only when the Security Council had found that there was a threat to peace or an act of aggression.