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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 470 

Calling on the relevant governments, multilateral bodies, and non-state actors 

in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Sudan to devote ample 

political commitment and material resources towards the achievement 

and implementation of a negotiated resolution to the national and regional conflicts in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Darfur, 

Sudan. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 4, 2008 

Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. HAGEL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Calling on the relevant governments, multilateral bodies, and 

non-state actors in Chad, the Central African Republic, 

and Sudan to devote ample political commitment and 

material resources towards the achievement and implementation of a negotiated resolution to the national and 

regional conflicts in Chad, the Central African Republic, 

and Darfur, Sudan. 

Whereas armed groups have been moving freely among 

Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic, committing murder, banditry, forced recruitment, mass displacement, gender-based violence, and other crimes that are 

contributing to insecurity and instability throughout the 


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region, exacerbating the humanitarian crises in these 

countries and obstructing efforts to end violence in the 

Darfur region of Sudan and adjacent areas; 

Whereas, on February 2, 2008, rebels stormed the capital of 

Chad, N’Djamena, in their second coup attempt in two 

years, prompting clashes with forces loyal to President of 

Chad Idriss Deby that caused more than 100 civilian 

deaths, thousands of displacements, and an estimated 

10,000 refugees from Chad to seek refuge in neighboring 

Cameroon; 

Whereas, on February 2, 2008, the United States Embassy 

in N’Djamena was forced to evacuate employees’ families 

and all nonemergency staff and urged United States citizens to defer all travel to Chad; 

Whereas, on February 2, 2008, the United States Government condemned the armed attack on N’Djamena and 

expressed ‘‘support [for] the [African Union]’s call for an 

immediate end to armed attacks and to refrain from violence that might harm innocent civilians’’; 

Whereas, on February 12, 2008, the United Nations High 

Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that recent offensives by the Government of Sudan in Darfur 

have prompted up to 12,000 new refugees to flee to 

neighboring Chad, where the UNHCR and its partners 

are already struggling to take care of 240,000 refugees 

from Sudan in eastern Chad and some 50,000 refugees 

from the Central African Republic in southern Chad; 

Whereas cross-border attacks by alleged Arab militias from 

Sudan and related inter-communal ethnic hostilities in 

eastern Chad have also resulted in the displacement of an 


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estimated 170,000 people from Chad in the region, adding to the humanitarian need; 

Whereas there have been allegations and evidence in both 

Chad and Sudan of government support for dissident 

rebel militias in each other’s country, in direct violation 

of the Tripoli Declaration of February 8, 2006, and the 

N’Djamena Agreement of July 26, 2006; 

Whereas, on January 16, 2008, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic reported that waves of violence across the north of that 

country have left more than 1,000,000 people in need of 

humanitarian assistance, including 150,000 who are internally displaced, while some 80,000 have fled to neighboring Chad or Cameroon; 

Whereas, since late 2007, arrests, disappearances, and harassment of journalists, human rights defenders, and opposition leaders—particularly those reporting on military 

operations and human rights conditions in eastern 

Chad—mirror the repressive crackdown in the aftermath 

of an attack on N’Djamena in April 2006, and conditions 

have only worsened since the February 2008 attempted 

coup; 

Whereas, on September 27, 2007, the United Nations Security Council passed Security Council Resolution 1778 

(2007), authorizing a limited United Nations peacekeeping mission (MINURCAT) and a concurrent European-led force (EUFOR), which is permitted to ‘‘take all 

necessary measures’’ to protect refugees, civilians, and 

aid workers in eastern Chad and northern Central African Republic; 


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Whereas, despite the explicit support of President Deby, deployment of both the 3,700 EUFOR troops and the 350 

MINURCAT officers has been hampered by political and 

security delays as well as insufficient resources; and 

Whereas continuing hostilities will undermine efforts to bring 

security to Sudan’s Darfur region, dangerously destabilize volatile political and humanitarian situations in 

Chad and the Central African Republic, and potentially 

disrupt progress towards peace in southern Sudan: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) expresses the concern and compassion of 

3 the citizens of the United States for the hundreds of 

4 thousands of citizens of Sudan, Chad, and the Cen5 tral African Republic who have been gravely affected 

6 by this interrelated violence and instability; 

7 (2) calls upon all parties to these conflicts to 

8 cease hostilities immediately and uphold basic 

9 human rights; 

10 (3) urges the governments of Chad and Sudan, 

11 with support from other key regional and inter12 national stakeholders, including France, Libya, and 

13 China, to commit to another round of inclusive nego14 tiations towards a sustainable political solution for 

15 national and regional stability facilitated and mon16 itored by impartial third-party leadership; 


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1 (4) calls upon the governments of Chad and 

2 Sudan to reaffirm their commitment to the Tripoli 

3 Declaration of February 8, 2006, and the 

4 N’Djamena Agreement of July 26, 2006, refrain 

5 from any actions that violate these agreements, and 

6 cease all logistical, financial, and military support to 

7 insurgent groups; 

8 (5) urges the Government of Chad to increase 

9 political participation, strengthen democratic institu10 tions, respect human rights, improve accountability 

11 and transparency as well as the provision of basic 

12 services, and uphold its commitment to protect its 

13 own citizens in order to redeem the legitimacy of the 

14 Government in the eyes of its citizens and the inter15 national community; 

16 (6) calls for diplomatic and material support 

17 from the United States and the international com18 munity to facilitate, implement, and monitor a com19 prehensive peace process that includes an inclusive 

20 dialogue with all relevant stakeholders to end vio21 lence, demobilize militias, and promote return and 

22 reconstruction for internally displaced persons and 

23 refugees; and 

24 (7) encourages the United States Government 

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1 diate and ongoing support for the multilateral peace2 keeping missions in Darfur, eastern Chad, and the 

3 northern Central African Republic, along with ade4 quate assistance to meet the continuing humani5 tarian and security needs of the individuals and 

6 areas most affected by these interrelated conflicts. 

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