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Whereas, although the United Nations was authorized and 
prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Darfur under 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006), 
the League of Arab States worked to obstruct the deploy-
ment of such forces or had sought to reduce their man-
date; 
Whereas the November 30, 2006, Abuja Communique of the 
Peace and Security Council of the African Union en-
dorsed the deployment of a hybrid United Nations-Afri-
can Union peacekeeping force and stated the following: 
(1) The Special Representative shall be jointly ap-
pointed by the Chairperson of the Commission of the Af-
rican Union and the Secretary-General of the United Na-
tions, after appropriate consultations as per the practice. 
(2) The Force Commander, who should be an Afri-
can, shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Com-
mission 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 ac-
count all relevant factors and the situation on the 
ground, as well as the requirements for it to effectively 
discharge its mandate. 
Whereas in March 2007, ongoing negotiations between the 
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and 
President Omar Hassan El-Bashir of Sudan took place 
under the auspices of the League of Arab States Summit 
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and with the encouragement of 
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Secretary General of the 
League of Arab States; 
Whereas on April 16, 2007, Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam 
Akol announced that Sudan fully accepts a ‘‘heavy sup-
port’’ package from the United Nations, including signifi-
cant additional logistical and military support, which rep-
resents the second phase of a three-step plan to create 
a hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping 
force of approximately 17,000 troops and 3,000 police; 
and 
Whereas, on June 12, 2007, the African Union announced a 
tripartite agreement between the African Union, the 
United Nations, and the Government of Sudan for a joint 
African Union-United Nations hybrid peacekeeping oper-
ation in Darfur; and 
Whereas the support of the League of Arab States and each 
Member State individually will be critical to end the 
genocide in Darfur: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) strongly urges the League of Arab States 
and each Member State individually to declare the 
systematic torture, rape, and displacement of 
Darfurians a genocide; 
(2) strongly urges the League of Arab States 
and each Member State individually to agree and 
pass a resolution at their next meeting to support 
and accept a robust hybrid United Nations-African 
Union peacekeeping force, as agreed to by all parties 
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to the Abuja Communique on November 30, 2006, 
and as reaffirmed in the tripartite agreement of June 
12, 2007, to enforce the ceasefire, protect civilians, 
and ensure access to humanitarian assistance in 
Darfur; and 
(3) strongly urges the League of Arab States to 
continue to work with the United Nations, the Afri-
can Union and the United States Presidential Spe-
cial Envoy for Sudan, Andrew Natsios, to bring 
about real and lasting peace and stability in Darfur, 
the refugee camps, and along the Chadian border. 
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Calendar No. 244 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 7 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Calling on the League of Arab States and each 
Member State individually to acknowledge the 
genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to 
step up their efforts to stop the genocide in 
Darfur. 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Reported with an amendment and an amended preamble 
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