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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 2, 2006 

Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. SANTORUM, and Mr. BROWNBACK) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

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. 

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 

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ugees 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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) strongly urges the new Government of Na3 tional Unity of Sudan to implement fully the ComVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:16 Mar 03, 2006 Jkt 049196 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR388.ATS SR388

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1 prehensive Peace Agreement in a timely manner 

2 consistent with the letter, spirit, and intent of the 

3 agreement; 

4 (2) calls on the Government of National Unity 

5 to meet the terms of the Comprehensive Peace 

6 Agreement to achieve an equitable distribution of 

7 wealth and resources between the North and the 

8 South and to provide a full and transparent account9 ing of Sudan’s oil revenues; 

10 (3) urges the United States Government— 

11 (A) to maintain appropriate pressure on 

12 the Government of National Unity to implement 

13 fully the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; 

14 (B) to maintain sanctions and pressure on 

15 the Government of National Unity until the 

16 Comprehensive Peace Agreement has been fully 

17 implemented and the crisis in Darfur has been 

18 resolved; and 

19 (C) to address, as appropriate, any legal 

20 barriers which prevent humanitarian and recon21 struction operations in Southern Sudan; 

22 (4) supports the continued provision of humani23 tarian and reconstruction assistance from the United 

24 States to the people of Southern Sudan, in addition 

25 to the assistance allocated for the people of Darfur, 


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1 so that the people of Sudan may experience and ap2 preciate the benefits of peace; 

3 (5) strongly urges the Government of National 

4 Unity to use the Comprehensive Peace Agreement as 

5 the basis for negotiation of a peaceful resolution of 

6 the conflicts in Darfur and other areas of Sudan; 

7 and 

8 (6) strongly urges all countries in the region 

9 and the international community to support actively 

10 the full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace 

11 Agreement. 

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