This serves to inform the Joint Standing Committee on Defence that I have extended the employment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel to Darfur, for a service in fulfilment of the international obligations of the Republic of South Africa towards the United Nations and the African Union, as part of the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769, dated 31 July 2007.