IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 689 
Supporting an end to the ethnic and politically fueled violence in South 
Sudan and the successful implementation of a transitional government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2014 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ENGEL, 
Mr. WOLF, Mr. CAPUANO, and Ms. BASS) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting an end to the ethnic and politically fueled violence 
in South Sudan and the successful implementation of 
a transitional government. 
Whereas the United States played a key role in brokering the 
2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the 
civil war of nearly 40 years, and resulted in South Su-
dan’s decision by referendum in January 2011 to secede 
from Sudan; 
Whereas emerging as the world’s newest country on July 9, 
2011, South Sudan possessed considerable energy re-
sources but had almost no infrastructure or civilian gov-
ernmental institutions and was challenged by 300,000 in-
ternally displaced people, half its population struggling 
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below the poverty line, and a GDP per capita of $1,000, 
according to the World Bank; 
Whereas, on December 15, 2013, growing political tensions 
between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir of the 
Dinka ethnic group and Vice President Riek Machar of 
the Nuer ethnic group erupted in violence in the capital 
of Juba and spread to other parts of the country, par-
ticularly the eastern state of Jonglei and the oil-pro-
ducing states of Unity and Upper Nile; 
Whereas what began as a political power struggle became a 
widespread ethnic battle that tore apart the Sudan Peo-
ple’s Liberation Movement as well as the cabinet and 
threatened ethnic violence across the country; 
Whereas President Kiir and former Vice President Machar 
have signed three separate peace agreements, including 
one on June 10, 2014, to form a transitional government 
within 60 days; 
Whereas according to the United Nations, since mid-Decem-
ber 2013, thousands of South Sudanese have been killed 
including those targeted for their ethnicity, 1,500,000 
people have been displaced, 7,000,000 people risk hunger 
and disease, approximately 4,000,000 people face severe 
food insecurity, and 50,000 children could die from mal-
nutrition if aid agencies’ assistance and access does not 
increase; 
Whereas in December 2013, the Intergovernmental Authority 
on Development (IGAD) dispatched a ministerial delega-
tion, consisting of Ministers and high level officials from 
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda 
and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Se-
curity, to Juba to help diffuse the tension in South 
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Sudan and mediate a peaceful political settlement, and in 
early June 2014, initiated peace talks in Addis Ababa 
that included civil society organizations, religious groups, 
political parties, and formerly detained political leaders in 
a multi-stakeholders symposium; 
Whereas the United States has been the largest bilateral for-
eign aid donor to South Sudan, obligating more than 
$268,000,000 in humanitarian assistance in fiscal year 
2013 and $394,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 to date; and 
Whereas Ambassador Susan Page re-declared a disaster in 
South Sudan in October 2013, and the U.S. Agency for 
International Development (USAID) has stated that inse-
curity, landmines, and limited transportation and com-
munication infrastructure have restricted humanitarian 
activities across South Sudan, hindering the delivery of 
critical assistance to populations in need: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its strong support for the people 
of South Sudan and the region; 
(2) condemns the targeted attacks on civilians, 
often along ethnic lines and in hospital or school set-
tings, and on civilian humanitarian assistance work-
ers, and insists that all armed groups cease all vio-
lence against civilians in compliance with inter-
national law; 
(3) stresses the need for unfettered access 
throughout South Sudan for humanitarian aid; 
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(4) urges the President to work with the inter-
national community to provide technical support to 
the African Union Commission of Inquiry into grave 
human rights abuses and to consider the creation of 
a mixed or hybrid tribunal to ensure those respon-
sible for civilian attacks and grave human rights 
abuses are held accountable; 
(5) emphasizes the need for the Government of 
South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation 
Movement in Opposition to implement in good faith 
the cessation of hostilities agreement signed January 
23, 2014; 
(6) encourages the Government of South Sudan 
to implement in good faith the agreement from June 
10, 2014, to create a transitional government within 
60 days and engage in meaningful dialogue with 
rebel forces, women, and civil society representatives; 
(7) urges the President to sustain high-level en-
gagement and apply continued pressure on both the 
Government of South Sudan and rebel forces; and 
(8) strongly supports efforts by the Intergov-
ernmental Authority on Development to mediate the 
conflict and monitor violations of the cessation of 
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hostilities agreement and leverage their influence to 
find a sustainable resolution to the current conflict. 
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