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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 277 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations 

oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by 

United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 

and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide 

in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from 

the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore 

confidence in the organization. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2005 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. LINDER, Mr. 

GOHMERT, Mr. CARTER, Mrs. CUBIN, Ms. FOXX, Mr. BARTLETT of 

Maryland, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. PITTS, Mr. GARRETT of 

New Jersey, Mr. AKIN, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 

ISTOOK, Mr. PENCE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 

FEENEY, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. TIAHRT, 

Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GOODE, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. COLE

of Oklahoma, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. 

DRAKE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, 

Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 

Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. NEY, Mr. WAMP, Mr. BURTON

of Indiana, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. RENZI, 

Mr. POMBO, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, and 

Mr. BUYER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on International Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and 

abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, 
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the growing record of human rights abuses by United 

Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the 

Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations 

in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of 

the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position 

of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization. 

Whereas the United Nations has become the center of global 

scandals of international importance; 

Whereas the United Nations oil-for-food program has been 

the subject of four investigations by the United States 

Congress, three Federal investigations, and a commission 

of inquiry appointed by the United Nations; 

Whereas under the supervision of the United Nations, Saddam Hussein illicitly accumulated more than 

$7,500,000,000 in contravention of the oil-for-food program and in violation of United Nations sanctions; 

Whereas an independent investigation committee created by 

the United Nations concluded that Benon Sevan, the Executive Director of the United Nations Iraq Program who 

was personally appointed by United Nations Secretary 

General Kofi Annan, illegally collected and transferred oil 

vouchers to a personal acquaintance, resulting in 

$1,500,000 in revenue for the African Middle East Petroleum Company; 

Whereas the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest United Nations 

peace keeping mission in the world with more than 

15,000 United Nations personnel; 

Whereas United Nations personnel have been accused of 

more than 150 human rights violations against Congolese 
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refugees, including sexual exploitation, child trafficking, 

rape, and other forms of sexual abuse; 

Whereas the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan has 

become one of the worst humanitarian crises in the 

world; 

Whereas the lack of action by the United Nations in response 

to the tragedy in the Sudan represents a failure to meet 

the goals established by the Charter of the United Nations; 

Whereas the oil-for-food program, the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the 

lack of action by the United Nations in response to the 

genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan have all occurred under the leadership of Secretary General Kofi 

Annan; 

Whereas it is crucial for the international community to have 

confidence that operations under the authority of the 

United Nations are executed in a responsible and credible 

manner; and 

Whereas the leadership of United Nations Secretary General 

Kofi Annan does not provide the necessary confidence to 

the international community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mis3 management, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for4 food program, the growing record of human rights abuses 

5 by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic 

6 of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations 

7 in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the 
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1 Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Sec2 retary General of the United Nations to help restore con3 fidence in the organization. 

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