[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 388 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 388

Urging the Government of National Unity of Sudan and the Government of 
  Southern Sudan to implement fully the Comprehensive Peace Agreement 
                  that was signed on January 9, 2005.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2006

Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Brownback) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Urging the Government of National Unity of Sudan and the Government of 
  Southern Sudan to implement fully the Comprehensive Peace Agreement 
                  that was signed on January 9, 2005.

Whereas the people of Sudan have been devastated by war for all but 10 years 
        since Sudan gained its independence in 1956;
Whereas the second civil war in Sudan between the Government of Sudan in the 
        north and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in the south lasted for 
        more than 20 years;
Whereas more than 2,000,000 people died and more than 4,000,000 people were 
        internally displaced or became refugees as a direct or indirect result 
        of the civil war in Sudan;
Whereas, on January 9, 2005, the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's 
        Liberation Movement signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which 
        ended Sudan's 21-year civil war;
Whereas the Comprehensive Peace Agreement provides for a new constitution, new 
        arrangements for power sharing and wealth sharing, and a 6-year interim 
        period to be followed by a referendum in Southern Sudan so that the 
        people of Southern Sudan can decide their political future;
Whereas the parties have implemented parts of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 
        such as the ratification of the new constitution and the formation of 
        the Government of National Unity and the Government of Southern Sudan;
Whereas the overall pace of implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement 
        has been slow and insufficient;
Whereas the recommendations of many of the commissions established by the 
        Comprehensive Peace Agreement have yet to be implemented;
Whereas 1 of the keys to a lasting and durable peace in Sudan is the full and 
        timely implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement by all sides, 
        wholly consistent with the letter, spirit, and intent of the agreement;
Whereas, despite the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and an end to 
        the civil war, there has been little progress made in ending the 
        genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur;
Whereas hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have died in Darfur as a 
        result of violence, disease, and malnutrition, and millions more have 
        been internally displaced or sought refuge in refugee camps in 
        neighboring Chad;
Whereas millions of the people across Sudan continue to suffer from the effects 
        of war, including displacement and war-related disease, hunger, and 
        malnutrition;
Whereas the United States and the international community must not neglect the 
        humanitarian and reconstruction needs of the people of Southern Sudan;
Whereas, according to the World Food Program, more than 2,900,000 people in 
        Southern Sudan have been severely affected by the civil war;
Whereas the people of Southern Sudan are in desperate need of reconstruction 
        assistance to build and improve vital infrastructure components, such as 
        an education system, a health care system, and a transportation system, 
        that are nearly nonexistent in Southern Sudan;
Whereas the current humanitarian crisis in Southern Sudan is considered 1 of the 
        worst in decades; and
Whereas the reconstruction process in Southern Sudan is vital to delivering the 
        benefits of peace to the people of Southern Sudan and stability to the 
        region: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) strongly urges the new Government of National Unity of 
        Sudan to implement fully the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in a 
        timely manner consistent with the letter, spirit, and intent of 
        the agreement;
            (2) calls on the Government of National Unity to meet the 
        terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to achieve an 
        equitable distribution of wealth and resources between the 
        North and the South and to provide a full and transparent 
        accounting of Sudan's oil revenues;
            (3) urges the United States Government--
                    (A) to maintain appropriate pressure on the 
                Government of National Unity to implement fully the 
                Comprehensive Peace Agreement;
                    (B) to maintain sanctions and pressure on the 
                Government of National Unity until the Comprehensive 
                Peace Agreement has been fully implemented and the 
                crisis in Darfur has been resolved; and
                    (C) to address, as appropriate, any legal barriers 
                which prevent humanitarian and reconstruction 
                operations in Southern Sudan;
            (4) supports the continued provision of humanitarian and 
        reconstruction assistance from the United States to the people 
        of Southern Sudan, in addition to the assistance allocated for 
        the people of Darfur, so that the people of Sudan may 
        experience and appreciate the benefits of peace;
            (5) strongly urges the Government of National Unity to use 
        the Comprehensive Peace Agreement as the basis for negotiation 
        of a peaceful resolution of the conflicts in Darfur and other 
        areas of Sudan; and
            (6) strongly urges all countries in the region and the 
        international community to support actively the full 
        implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
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