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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 7 

Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the 

Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide 

in Darfur. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Ms. LEE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the 

genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step 

up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur. 

Whereas in July 2004, the House of Representatives and 

Senate declared that the atrocities in the Darfur region 

of Sudan constitute genocide, and the Bush administration reached the same conclusion in September 2004, 

when then Secretary of State Colin Powell stated that 

‘‘the evidence leads us to the conclusion that genocide 

has occurred and may still be occurring in Darfur’’; 

Whereas more than 400,000 people have been killed by the 

Government of Sudan and its Janjaweed allies since the 

crisis began in 2003, more than 2,000,000 people have 


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been displaced from their homes, and more than 250,000 

people from Darfur remain in refugee camps in Chad; 

Whereas the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for 

Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, in late August 2006 

stated that ‘‘[i]nsecurity is at its highest level since 2004, 

access at its lowest levels since that date, and we may 

well be on the brink of a return to all-out war’’; 

Whereas despite the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement 

in May 2006, violence against civilians, peacekeepers, and 

humanitarian workers continues unabated, and an estimated 12 humanitarian workers have been killed in 

Darfur, including a nurse in September 2006; 

Whereas in August 2006, the Government of Sudan began to 

deploy thousands of government troops for a major offensive in Darfur, once again threatening a major humanitarian catastrophe and risking the safety and security of 

millions of civilians; 

Whereas, according to the Government of Sudan’s plan, in a 

document submitted to the United Nations SecretaryGeneral, Kofi Annan, the Government of Sudan plans to 

deploy approximately 26,500 additional troops and 7,050 

additional police to Darfur; 

Whereas the objectives of this deployment are ‘‘to deal with 

the threats posed by the activities of groups that have rejected the Darfur Peace Agreement and to gain control 

over the security situation and achieve stability in 

Darfur’’; 

Whereas on August 31, 2006, the United Nations Security 

Council passed Resolution 1706, expanding the mandate 

of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) for 

the additional deployment of 17,300 peacekeeping troops 


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and 3,300 civilian police personnel as well as 16 formed 

police units to Darfur; 

Whereas implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of Sudan and the 

Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) is slow, 

raising serious concern about the commitment of the 

Government of Sudan to fulfill its responsibilities; 

Whereas President Omar Hassan El-Bashir of Sudan has rejected the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping 

force to Darfur, even as First Vice President Salva Kiir 

has publicly stated his support for the deployment of a 

United Nations peacekeeping mission to Darfur; 

Whereas in March 2006, at the Khartoum summit, Arab 

leaders worked against a plan to transform the African 

Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) into a United Nations 

protection force with a mandate to protect civilians; 

Whereas on August 20, 2006, in Cairo, Egypt, the League 

of Arab States met and backed Sudan’s refusal of a 

United Nations peacekeeping force in the war-wracked 

Darfur region; 

Whereas in September 2006, a resolution passed by the Arab 

League’s Council of Foreign Ministers called for the 

United Nations Security Council to give the Sudanese 

Government more time to implement its ‘‘plan to improve 

conditions and preserve security’’ in Darfur; 

Whereas on September 20, 2006, the Security and Peace 

Council of the African Union approved a decision to extend the mandate of AMIS in Darfur to the end of 2006; 

Whereas, although the United Nations is set to send peacekeeping forces to Darfur under United Nations Security 

Council Resolution 1706 (2006), the Arab League allegVerDate Aug 31 2005 01:49 Jan 07, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HC7.IH HC7

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edly remains engaged in behind-the-scenes efforts to obstruct the deployment of such forces or reduce their mandate; 

Whereas the November 30, 2006, Abuja Communique of the 

Peace and Security Council of the African Union states 

the following: 

(1) The Special Representative shall be jointly appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, after appropriate consultations as per the practice. 

(2) The Force Commander, who should be an African, shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Commission in consultation with the Secretary-General of the 

United Nations. 

(3) The Mission shall benefit from United Nations 

backstopping and command and control structures and 

systems. 

(4) The size of the force shall be determined by the 

African Union and the United Nations, taking into account all relevant factors and the situation on the 

ground, as well as the requirements for it to effectively 

discharge its mandate; and 

Whereas the support of the Arab League to end the genocide 

in Darfur will be critical: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) strongly urges the League of Arab States to 

4 declare the systematic torture, rape, and displace5 ment of Darfurians a genocide; 


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1 (2) strongly urges the Arab League to agree 

2 and pass a resolution at their next meeting to sup3 port and accept United Nations peacekeepers as the 

4 best option to enforce the ceasefire, protect civilians, 

5 ensure access to humanitarian assistance in Darfur; 

6 and 

7 (3) strongly urges the Arab League to work 

8 with the United Nations, the African Union and the 

9 United States Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan, 

10 Andrew Natsios, to bring about real and lasting 

11 peace and stability to Darfur, the refugee camps, 

12 and along the Chadian border. 

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