[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 19 (Friday, February 18, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E306]
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                        THE ATROCITIES IN DARFUR

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                         HON. ANTHONY D. WEINER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 17, 2005

  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mourn the heinous acts in 
Darfur. To date, almost two and a half million people in Darfur and 
Chad have been affected by the atrocities and as many as 300,000 
individuals have been killed.
  I commend the efforts already made to assist the people of Darfur. 
Millions in aid have been donated worldwide, including $550 million 
from the United States. Peacekeeping efforts are underway from the 
African Union, the United Nations, and other organizations. I applaud 
the Sudanese for their commendable efforts to end the violence by 
signing the Peace Agreement in January. Unfortunately it is not enough.
  Although the humanitarian aid and the peace agreement are steps in 
the right direction, it has not prevented people from being killed, 
raped, torn from their homes and left to starve. People are already 
fighting over water due to drought and a food shortage is imminent.
  The international community must take stronger action. I call upon 
the United Nations Security Council to pass a meaningful resolution in 
the coming weeks, a resolution that will be consequential in the lives 
of the people of Darfur. The UN has already described the situation in 
Darfur as ``the worst humanitarian and human rights situation in the 
world.'' It is time they treat the situation as such.