[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5369]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   ANNOUNCEMENT OF UGANDA RESOLUTION

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention 
to the dire situation in Africa that does not receive the attention it 
deserves.
  Today, along with Senator Russ Feingold, I introduced a concurrent 
resolution that I hope will eventually bring some peace to the ravaged 
region of northern Uganda. Specifically, it calls on the Government of 
Uganda and the so-called Lord's Resistance Army to recommit to a 
political solution to the conflict in northern Uganda and to recommence 
peace talks that are vital.
  It also urges immediate and substantial support for the ongoing peace 
process from the United States and the international community.
  Mr. Speaker, the tragedy in Darfur rightfully has been receiving a 
great deal of attention as of late. But to the southeast of that 
region, another tragedy has been developing for nearly two decades. 
More than 200,000 Ugandans have died from the violence and disease 
brought about by the conflict between the Ugandan Government and the 
LRA.
  What is particularly disgusting about this conflict is the forced 
recruitment of children by LRA. The boys are turned into killing 
machines and the girls into sex slaves.
  Former U.N. Under Secretary General Jan Egeland has called the crisis 
in northern Uganda the biggest forgotten humanitarian emergency in the 
world today.

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