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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 423 

Calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, 

and condemning the ongoing assaults and obstruction by the Khartoum 

regime. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 

Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, and Mr. WOLF) submitted 

the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis 

in Darfur, Sudan, and condemning the ongoing assaults 

and obstruction by the Khartoum regime. 

Whereas more than 300,000 people have died and approximately 2,500,000 have been displaced in Darfur, Sudan, 

since 2003, according to estimates by the United Nations; 

Whereas, on July 22, 2004, Congress unanimously declared 

that the atrocities in Darfur were genocide; 

Whereas, on September 9, 2004, Secretary of State Colin 

Powell described the crisis in Darfur as genocide and on 

June 1, 2005, President George W. Bush did the same; 


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Whereas the United States has led the world in financial contributions to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations in Darfur; 

Whereas, on July 31, 2007, the United Nations Security 

Council voted to deploy a historic United Nations African 

Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping force to stem the violence in Darfur and create conditions for peace talks; 

Whereas only approximately 10,000 of the authorized force of 

26,000 peacekeepers and police have deployed to Darfur, 

the remaining forces have been delayed by Sudanese obstruction as well as by a failure of the international community to commit sufficient resources and to overcome 

logistical obstacles;

Whereas more than 4 years have passed since Congress declared the conflict in Darfur to be genocide and conditions on the ground in Darfur continue to worsen; 

Whereas the Sudanese armed forces continue bombardment 

of alleged rebel positions reportedly causing thousands of 

civilians to leave their homes amid the fresh onslaught; 

Whereas to date United Nations has failed to overcome obstructionism and logistical difficulties imposed by the regime in Khartoum and the armed factions in Darfur to 

assure the protection of civilians; and 

Whereas this pattern of continued failure cannot continue: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) urges the President, the Secretary-General 

4 of the United Nations, the African Union, regional 

5 governmental and nongovernmental actors, and 


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1 other key members of the international community 

2 to pursue a comprehensive solution to the Darfur 

3 crisis by— 

4 (A) supporting efforts to reach a just and 

5 inclusive peace agreement; 

6 (B) ensuring the full and effective deploy7 ment of the United Nations African Union Mis8 sion in Darfur (UNAMID); 

9 (C) ensuring the free and unfettered flow 

10 of humanitarian aid; 

11 (D) promoting economic and political de12 velopment programs; 

13 (E) supporting full implementation of the 

14 Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005; and 

15 (F) promoting justice and accountability; 

16 (2) condemns the ongoing acts of violence in 

17 and obstruction of aid to Darfur committed by all 

18 parties; and 

19 (3) calls upon the Government of Sudan and 

20 armed parties in the region to declare and respect 

21 an immediate cessation of hostilities, abide by the 

22 United Nations embargo on the importation of arms, 

23 cease predation and attacks upon humanitarian or24 ganizations, and participate in international efforts 


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1 to negotiate a lasting political settlement for the re2 gion. 

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