The report of the Secretary-General on the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur discusses the status of financial, logistical and administrative arrangements for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). It focuses on the extent of the Operations progress towards achieving full operational capability, and covers steps taken towards these goals during the month of February 2008. It further discusses the security and humanitarian situation on the ground, as well as the challenges these variables pose to the successful implementation of the AU-UN hybrid operation in Darfur.