Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I'm just looking at the numbers here. We know that the UNAMID forces--the 7,400 forces, I gather--that were over there were not overly effective. I gather they're under agreement to ramp up supposedly to 26,000, but they're only partway through achieving that ramp-up, with maybe 15,000 forces there. They don't seem to be significantly better organized at this stage.
As my first question, are you aware of whether the increased forces are making any difference at this juncture?
My second question is on behalf of the people in those camps who are very vulnerable to those Janjaweed forces and so on. I guess AMID used to withdraw to their bases at night, leaving people unprotected during the night. Is that still the case in Sudan?
I have a third question before I turn it over to my colleague. In the February 2009 justice and equality movement, one of the rebel groups signed a declaration of intent, I gather, with the Sudanese government. I wondered whether, to your knowledge, this agreement was a positive sign. Were there any signs of encouragement that this was reducing the conflict in the area, or had hopes of contributing to more stability?