[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 684 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 684

 Calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, 
                                 Sudan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 24 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Lugar, 
 Mr. Brownback, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Specter, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
Obama, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
  Isakson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
     Roberts, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
 Lautenberg, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Voinovich) submitted 
      the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, 
                                 Sudan.

Whereas more than 300,000 people have died and approximately 2,500,000 have been 
        displaced in Darfur since 2003, according to estimates by the United 
        Nations;
Whereas Congress unanimously declared on July 22, 2004, that the atrocities in 
        Darfur were genocide;
Whereas, on September 9, 2004, Secretary of State Colin Powell and on June 1, 
        2005, President George W. Bush described the crisis in Darfur as 
        genocide;
Whereas the United States has led the world in financial contributions to 
        humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations in Darfur;
Whereas, on July 31, 2007, the United Nations Security Council voted to deploy 
        an historic United Nations-African Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping force to 
        stem the violence in Darfur and create conditions for peace talks;
Whereas only approximately 10,000 of the authorized force of 26,000 peacekeepers 
        and police have deployed to Darfur, delayed by Sudanese obstruction as 
        well as by a failure of the international community to commit sufficient 
        resources and to overcome logistical obstacles; and
Whereas more than four years have passed since Congress declared the conflict in 
        Darfur to be genocide and conditions on the ground in Darfur continue to 
        worsen: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) urges the President, the United Nations Secretary-
        General, the African Union, and other key members of the 
        international community to pursue a comprehensive solution to 
        the Darfur crisis by--
                    (A) supporting efforts to launch a just and 
                inclusive peace process;
                    (B) ensuring the full and effective deployment of 
                the UNAMID mission;
                    (C) ensuring the free and unfettered flow of 
                humanitarian aid;
                    (D) promoting economic and political development 
                programs;
                    (E) supporting full implementation of the 
                Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005; and
                    (F) promoting justice and accountability;
            (2) condemns the Government of Sudan for its continued 
        obstruction of the deployment of United Nations-African Union 
        peacekeepers and equipment;
            (3) condemns the ongoing acts of violence in and 
        obstruction of aid to Darfur committed by all parties; and
            (4) calls upon the Government of Sudan and armed parties in 
        the region to declare and respect an immediate cessation of 
        hostilities, abide by the United Nations embargo on the 
        importation of arms, cease predation and attacks upon 
        humanitarian organizations, and participate in international 
        efforts to negotiate a lasting political settlement for the 
        region.
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