Assembly/AU/3(XIV) Page 3 b) Briefing sessions 10. Between July and January 2010, the PSC held various briefing sessions with a view to receiving updates on issues falling under its mandate. Press statements were issued, in conformity with Rule 32 of the Rules of Procedures of the PSC, as a record of the discussions and outcomes of the sessions, as shown in Annex II. Among these sessions were briefings by the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament (UNREC) on the disarmament agenda of the UN, with a focus on the activities of the Centre and the need for closer collaboration between UNREC and the AU; the UN Peace Building Commission on its activities; and the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary General on Prevention of Genocide. 11. Some other briefings covered the evolution of the situations in Somalia, Burundi, Madagascar and the Republic of Guinea, as well as the AMANI Africa Exercise within the context of the development of the African Standby Force (ASF). The various briefing sessions and their respective outcomes are reflected in Annex II. c) Other activities falling within the purview of the PSC i) PSC Field Mission to Sudan, 23-25 November 2009 12. Based on the provisional programme of work of the PSC for November 2009, and the Council’s working methods, the PSC undertook a field mission to Sudan from 23 to 25 November 2009. The delegation visited Khartoum, El Fasher and Juba, where it held various meetings and consultations with the Sudanese stakeholders, representatives from the diplomatic community and those from the United Nations/African Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The objective of the field mission was to show continued solidarity with the people of Sudan, especially those in conflict-affected areas, and to reiterate AU’s support to the implementation of the CPA and the pursuit of the Darfur political process, in particular following the endorsement by the Abuja PSC Summit of the AUPD Report and the Recommendations contained therein. The Mission enabled the PSC to gather first hand information on the peace efforts and challenges at hand in Darfur, relating to the political process and the deployment of UNAMID, and in South Sudan with respect to the implementation of the CPA. ii) Briefings by Chairpersons of the Representatives’ Committee (PRC) PSC to the Permanent 13. In line with the Conclusions of the Dakar Retreat on the Working Methods of the PSC, the Chairperson of the PSC for each month briefs the PRC at the end of his/her chairmanship on the activities undertaken by the PSC during the month. Notably, the successive Chairpersons of the PSC for the period under review, namely, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda and Swaziland briefed the PRC on the activities undertaken by the PSC during the respective months of the period under review. iii) Meeting of the Panel of the Wise 14. The Panel of the Wise, established in conformity with the provisions of Article 11 of the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of