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proxies, the Janjaweed militias, which have continued to 
engage in acts of genocide against innocent civilians; 
Whereas the African Union (AU) deployed the African Union 
Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to Darfur to monitor the vio-
lence and, in spite of attacks on AMIS observers that has 
resulted in kidnappings and deaths, AMIS has protected 
civilians from further violence and, according to Human 
Rights Watch, while the mandate of AMIS does not allow 
for proactive protection of civilians, AMIS has been suc-
cessful in creating pockets of security for displaced per-
sons simply through its presence; 
Whereas rebel movements known as the Sudanese Liberation 
Army (SLA) and the Justice and Empowerment Move-
ment (JEM) have violated the N’Djamena Ceasefire 
Agreement and such violations have contributed to grow-
ing instability; 
Whereas the Government of Sudan and its armed militia 
groups continue to commit crimes against humanity and 
engage in genocidal acts in Darfur, in spite of the pres-
ence of AMIS forces, and, as of February 22, 2006, 
Janjaweed militias were still attacking innocent villagers 
in retaliation for encounters with rebel forces; 
Whereas subsequent to the signing of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement between the Government of Sudan and 
the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s 
Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA) on January 9, 2005, the 
Government of Sudan refused a proposal from the Sudan 
People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) to send joint 
troops to protect civilians and disarm the government- 
supported militia; 
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Whereas United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has 
indicated that, ‘‘People in many parts of Darfur continue 
to be killed, raped, and driven from their homes by the 
thousands.’’; 
Whereas it has been reported that an estimated 300,000 to 
400,000 people have died in the conflict-affected area of 
Darfur and eastern Chad, and due to the number of 
areas that cannot be accounted for, the total number of 
deaths may be higher; 
Whereas nearly 2,000,000 people have been internally dis-
placed, 3,000,000 people are dependant on international 
assistance to survive, and more than 200,000 people are 
refugees in neighboring Chad due to the conflict in 
Darfur; 
Whereas Human Rights Watch reported on February 16, 
2006, that Janjaweed militias and Chadian rebel groups 
with support from the Sudanese Government were 
launching deadly cross-border raids on villages in eastern 
Chad, further escalating the humanitarian crisis for the 
people of Darfur; 
Whereas Salim Ahmed Salim, the AU Special Envoy for the 
Darfur Talks and Chief Mediator at the ongoing talks in 
Abuja, Nigeria, indicated that all parties to existing 
ceasefire agreements were increasingly resorting to mili-
tary attacks in contravention of such agreements and im-
peding the distribution of humanitarian aid to millions of 
people in need and that, in each month since October 
2005, the violence in Darfur has worsened; 
Whereas the ongoing assault on civilians by Sudanese Gov-
ernment forces and Janjaweed militias requires forces 
larger than the current AMIS forces and with a stronger 
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mandate than such AMIS forces in order to adequately 
protect civilians in Darfur; 
Whereas the United States has demonstrated leadership on 
the Sudan issue for years by mediating Sudan’s North- 
South Peace Agreement, by declaring genocide in Darfur, 
by providing nearly $1 billion in humanitarian assistance 
over time, and by having United States Permanent Rep-
resentative to the United Nations John Bolton, in his 
first action as President of the United Nations Security 
Council, request in February 2006 that Secretary-Gen-
eral Annan initiate contingency planning for a transition 
from AMIS to a United Nations peacekeeping operation; 
Whereas, although the United Nations Security Council has 
concurred with this recommendation and taken steps to-
ward establishing a United Nations peacekeeping mission 
for Darfur, reports have concluded that it could take up 
to a year for such a mission to deploy fully; 
Whereas, as the deteriorating security situation in Darfur in-
dicates, the people of Darfur cannot wait that long for 
security to be reestablished; 
Whereas the international community currently has no plan 
to address the immediate security needs of the people of 
Darfur; and 
Whereas all members of the international community must 
participate in efforts to stop genocide, war crimes, and 
crimes against humanity in Darfur: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the Africa Union Mission in 
Sudan (AMIS) for its actions in monitoring the 
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