[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 25 (Thursday, March 2, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S1658]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 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

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

                              S. Res. 388

       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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