The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1720 (2006) of 31 October 2006, by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2007. In that resolution, the Council requested the Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation in Western Sahara before the end of the mandate period. The present report covers developments since the issuance of my report dated 16 October 2006 (S/2006/817).