The loyalist paramilitary organisations, the Ulster Defence Association, the Ulster Freedom Fighters and the Ulster Young Militants, have agreed to an indefinite extension of their military inactivity.
There had been an expectation that the UDA would make a positive statement today.
Twelve months ago, the UDA declared a year-long period of what it termed military inactivity.
On Saturday, the North's Chief Constable, Hugh Orde, said his security assessment indicated that the group was still involved in violence, drugs and extortion.
On a political level, attempts have been made to encourage loyalists to engage in the wider peace process, including efforts by President Mary McAleese, her husband, Martin, and the Taoiseach.
They have had repeated and high-level contact with loyalist leaders in recent months.
The UDA has repeatedly been warned it cannot mix politics with violence. However, it has accused the British government of failing to recognise its efforts to move away from violence and of wilful neglect of loyalist prisoners.
