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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 559 

Calling on the President to take immediate steps to help stop the violence 

in Darfur. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 7 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 6), 2006 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. CLINTON, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. DODD, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. 

COLEMAN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. LEAHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. FRIST, Mr. SMITH, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. BOND, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. 

COBURN, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. OBAMA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Calling on the President to take immediate steps to help 

stop the violence in Darfur. 

Whereas the Darfur Peace Agreement, signed on May 5, 

2006, between the Government of Sudan and rebels in 

Darfur has not resulted in a cessation of hostilities in 

Darfur; 

Whereas, although the United Nations Security Council approved Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006), which 


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provides for a United Nations peacekeeping presence in 

Darfur to replace the African Union Mission in Sudan 

(AMIS), the Government of Sudan has rejected the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers; 

Whereas the Government of Sudan is engaged in a major offensive in Darfur, in direct violation of the Darfur Peace 

Agreement; 

Whereas violence in the Darfur region has increased since the 

signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement; 

Whereas Jan Egeland, the United Nations Under-SecretaryGeneral for Humanitarian Affairs, has stated that the 

coming weeks may result in a ‘‘man-made catastrophe of 

an unprecedented scale’’ in Darfur; 

Whereas the African Union has decided to terminate the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) at the end of September 2006; 

Whereas it is unlikely that the United Nations will have the 

logistical means or capability to deploy peacekeepers to 

Sudan until the end of 2006; 

Whereas the people of Darfur cannot wait that long for security to be re-established; and 

Whereas the international community must renew its efforts 

to stop genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Darfur: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) strongly condemns— 

3 (A) the current military offensive of the 

4 Government of Sudan in Darfur in violation of 


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1 the terms of the May 5, 2006, Darfur Peace 

2 Agreement and the April 8, 2004, N’Djamena 

3 cease-fire accord; and 

4 (B) the rejection by the Government of 

5 Sudan of United Nations Security Council Res6 olution 1706 (2006); 

7 (2) commends the African Union Mission in 

8 Sudan (AMIS) for its actions to date in monitoring 

9 the April 8, 2004, N’Djamena cease-fire agreement 

10 in Darfur and encourages the African Union to leave 

11 the AMIS force in place until a United Nations 

12 peacekeeping mission is deployed to Darfur; 

13 (3) calls upon the Government of Sudan to im14 mediately— 

15 (A) cease its military offensive in Darfur; 

16 and 

17 (B) comply with the deployment of United 

18 Nations peacekeepers to Darfur as called for by 

19 the United Nations Security Council; 

20 (4) calls upon the United Nations— 

21 (A) to deploy as quickly as practicable 

22 peacekeeping troops as authorized by United 

23 Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 

24 (2006) that are well trained and equipped; and 


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1 (B) to begin considerations of sanctions as 

2 called for by paragraphs 6 and 7 of United Na3 tions Security Council Resolution 1556 (2004) 

4 and paragraph 14 of United Nations Security 

5 Council Resolution 1564 (2004); 

6 (5) urges the President to take urgent steps to 

7 help improve the security situation in Darfur, in8 cluding by— 

9 (A) pursuing the imposition of a ‘‘no-fly 

10 zone’’ in Darfur in cooperation with the United 

11 Nations, NATO, or NATO allies; 

12 (B) garnering support for NATO assist13 ance with the handover by the African Union of 

14 the AMIS mission to the United Nations; 

15 (C) working through diplomatic channels 

16 to obtain the support of China, Russia, and 

17 United States allies in the Arab League in se18 curing the compliance of the Government of 

19 Sudan with the deployment of United Nations 

20 peacekeepers as provided by United Nations Se21 curity Council Resolution 1706 (2006); 

22 (D) supporting full funding for the United 

23 Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Sudan; 

24 (E) securing the necessary support from 

25 United Nations member states to schedule a 


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1 special session on Sudan in the United Nations 

2 Human Rights Council; and 

3 (F) appointing a Special Envoy to Sudan 

4 to head the Office of the Presidential Special 

5 Envoy established pursuant to chapter 6 of title 

6 I of the Emergency Supplemental Appropria7 tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Ter8 ror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 

9 109–234; 120 Stat. 439); and 

10 (6) urges the international community— 

11 (A) to support the deployment of United 

12 Nations peacekeepers to Darfur financially, 

13 with logistical and equipment support, or 

14 through troop contributions; 

15 (B) to fulfill financial obligations to United 

16 Nations and international humanitarian aid 

17 agencies for responding to the crisis in Darfur 

18 or addressing humanitarian needs throughout 

19 Sudan; 

20 (C) to impose targeted sanctions against 

21 members of the National Congress Party deter22 mined to be responsible for human rights viola23 tions, war crimes, and crimes against humanity; 

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1 (D) to impose sanctions consistent with 

2 paragraphs 6 and 7 of United Nations Security 

3 Council Resolution 1556 (2004) and paragraph 

4 14 of United Nations Security Council Resolu5 tion 1564 (2004). 

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