A/HRC/4/80 page 4 CONTENTS Paragraphs I. II. III. IV. Page INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1 - 23 6 A. The High-Level Mission ........................................................ 1 - 25 6 1. Mandate ......................................................................... 1 6 2. Members and staff ......................................................... 2 6 3. Terms of reference and working methods ..................... 3-7 6 4. Cooperation of the Government of the Sudan ............... 8 - 12 7 5. Programme of work ....................................................... 13 - 18 8 (a) Consultations ......................................................... 13 - 15 8 (b) Field visits in eastern Chad .................................... 16 - 17 8 (c) Document review ................................................... 18 9 B. The responsibility to protect .................................................. 19 - 23 9 DARFUR: SITUATION ASSESSMENT ................................... 24 - 29 10 A. Brief history and causes of the conflict ................................. 24 - 27 10 B. Nature of the Government’s response ................................... 28 - 29 12 THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT, THE ENSUING VIOLENCE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT ..... 30 - 37 12 SUDAN’S ACTION REGARDING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT ............................................ 38 - 43 14 A. Ongoing displacement and interference with humanitarian assistance ......................................................... 44 - 45 16 B. Accountability and justice ..................................................... 46 - 51 17 C. The militias ............................................................................ 52 - 53 18 D. Development, economic and social rights ............................. 54 - 56 19 E. Rebel abuses .......................................................................... 57 19