Of the 20,000 troops that are to be in place, only about 14,000 or 68 percent have been deployed. Of the mandated 6,500 police officers, only 40 percent are deployed.

The Security Council asked to be updated every three months in the future over progress in fledging out the peacekeeping force.

The conflict between black African rebels and Arabic militia on horseback who are backed by Khartoum has claimed more than 300,000 civilian lives since 2003. An estimated 2.6 million people have been displaced while 4.7 million Darfurians are totally dependent on humanitarian aid.