[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 559 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 559

   Calling on the President to take immediate steps to help stop the 
                          violence in Darfur.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            September 7 (legislative day, September 6), 2006

Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Clinton, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Levin, Mr. Feingold, 
  Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Specter, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
  Sununu, Mr. McCain, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
 Salazar, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hagel, 
Mr. Frist, and Mr. Smith) submitted the following resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Calling on the President to take immediate steps to help stop the 
                          violence in Darfur.

Whereas the Darfur Peace Agreement, signed on May 5, 2006, between the 
        Government of Sudan and rebels in Darfur has not resulted in a cessation 
        of hostilities in Darfur;
Whereas, although the United Nations Security Council approved Security Council 
        Resolution 1706 (2006), which provides for a United Nations peacekeeping 
        presence in Darfur to replace the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), 
        the Government of Sudan has rejected the deployment of United Nations 
        peacekeepers;
Whereas the Government of Sudan is engaged in a major offensive in Darfur, in 
        direct violation of the Darfur Peace Agreement;
Whereas violence in the Darfur region has increased since the signing of the 
        Darfur Peace Agreement;
Whereas Jan Egeland, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian 
        Affairs, has stated that the coming weeks may result in a ``man-made 
        catastrophe of an unprecedented scale'' in Darfur;
Whereas the African Union has decided to terminate the African Union Mission in 
        Sudan (AMIS) at the end of September 2006;
Whereas it is unlikely that the United Nations will have the logistical means or 
        capability to deploy peacekeepers to Sudan until the end of 2006;
Whereas the people of Darfur cannot wait that long for security to be re-
        established; and
Whereas the international community must renew its efforts to stop genocide, war 
        crimes, and crimes against humanity in Darfur:
Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) strongly condemns--
                    (A) the current military offensive of the 
                Government of Sudan in Darfur in violation of the terms 
                of the May 5, 2006, Darfur Peace Agreement and the 
                April 8, 2004, N'Djamena cease-fire accord; and
                    (B) the rejection by the Government of Sudan of 
                United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006);
            (2) commends the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) for 
        its actions to date in monitoring the April 8, 2004, N'Djamena 
        cease-fire agreement in Darfur and encourages the African Union 
        to leave the AMIS force in place until a United Nations 
        peacekeeping mission is deployed to Darfur;
            (3) calls upon the Government of Sudan to immediately--
                    (A) cease its military offensive in Darfur; and
                    (B) comply with the deployment of United Nations 
                peacekeepers to Darfur as called for by the United 
                Nations Security Council;
            (4) calls upon the United Nations--
                    (A) to deploy as quickly as practicable 
                peacekeeping troops as authorized by United Nations 
                Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006) that are well 
                trained and equipped; and
                    (B) to begin considerations of sanctions as called 
                for by paragraphs 6 and 7 of United Nations Security 
                Council Resolution 1556 (2004) and paragraph 14 of 
                United Nations Security Council Resolution 1564 (2004);
            (5) urges the President to take urgent steps to help 
        improve the security situation in Darfur, including by--
                    (A) pursuing the imposition of a ``no-fly zone'' in 
                Darfur in cooperation with the United Nations, NATO, or 
                NATO allies;
                    (B) garnering support for NATO assistance with the 
                handover by the African Union of the AMIS mission to 
                the United Nations;
                    (C) working through diplomatic channels to obtain 
                the support of China, Russia, and United States allies 
                in the Arab League in securing the compliance of the 
                Government of Sudan with the deployment of United 
                Nations peacekeepers as provided by United Nations 
                Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006);
                    (D) supporting full funding for the United Nations 
                Peacekeeping Mission in Sudan;
                    (E) securing the necessary support from United 
                Nations member states to schedule a special session on 
                Sudan in the United Nations Human Rights Council; and
                    (F) appointing a Special Envoy to Sudan to head the 
                Office of the Presidential Special Envoy established 
                pursuant to chapter 6 of title I of the Emergency 
                Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
                War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
                109-234; 120 Stat. 439); and
            (6) urges the international community--
                    (A) to support the deployment of United Nations 
                peacekeepers to Darfur financially, with logistical and 
                equipment support, or through troop contributions;
                    (B) to fulfill financial obligations to United 
                Nations and international humanitarian aid agencies for 
                responding to the crisis in Darfur or addressing 
                humanitarian needs throughout Sudan;
                    (C) to impose targeted sanctions against members of 
                the National Congress Party determined to be 
                responsible for human rights violations, war crimes, 
                and crimes against humanity; and
                    (D) to impose sanctions consistent with paragraphs 
                6 and 7 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 
                1556 (2004) and paragraph 14 of United Nations Security 
                Council Resolution 1564 (2004).
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