 Mr. Thomas W. Bifwoli was coordinator of the Panel from 5 December 2007 until 15 October 2008.Mr Bifwoli had been originally appointed by the UN secretary General Kofi Annan in May 2006 to serve on the UN Panel of Experts as the Customs and Border control expert.Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council deplored the actions of the Sudanese government, rebel and other armed groups in Darfur for failing in their commitments to the Council and continuing ceasefire violations.