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Whereas the N’Djamena Ceasefire Agreement of April 8, 
2004, the Abuja Protocols of November 9, 2004, and the 
Darfur Peace Agreement of May 5, 2006, have not re-
sulted in a cessation of hostilities in Darfur; 
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, in early September 2006, 
launched a major offensive in Darfur, in direct violation 
of the Darfur Peace Agreement; 
Whereas United Nations Secretary-General Annan has indi-
cated 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 the ongoing assault against civilians by Sudanese 
Government forces, Janjaweed militias, and rebels neces-
sitates the deployment of a larger, more capable inter-
national peacekeeping force with a strong mandate to 
protect civilians in Darfur; 
Whereas, although the United Nations Security Council ap-
proved Security Council Resolution 1706 (August 31, 
2006) which provides for the deployment of a United Na-
tions peacekeeping mission in Darfur to include up to 
22,500 personnel, the Government of Sudan has rejected 
the terms of such Resolution and alternatively issued an 
ultimatum to AMIS to extend its current mission beyond
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September 2006 without transitioning to a United Na-
tions peacekeeping force; and 
Whereas on the same day on which the Government of Sudan 
issued its ultimatum, the African Union stated that it 
would quit the war-ravaged Darfur region if the Govern-
ment of Sudan did not allow a United Nations peace-
keeping force to take over AMIS: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) commends the African Union Mission in Sudan 
(AMIS) for its actions in monitoring the N’Djamena 
Ceasefire Agreement in Darfur and its role in dimin-
ishing some acts of violence; 
(2) strongly condemns the continued genocide and 
violence directed against civilians in Darfur by the Gov-
ernment of Sudan and government-sponsored militias, as 
well as attacks perpetrated against civilians by rebels in 
Darfur; 
(3) calls upon all parties to the N’Djamena 
Ceasefire Agreement—
(A) to abide by the terms of the N’Djamena 
Ceasefire Agreement and the Darfur Peace Agree-
ment; and 
(B) to engage in good-faith negotiations to end 
the conflict in Darfur; 
(4) calls upon the Government of Sudan imme-
diately—
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(A) to comply with United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1706 (August 31, 2006), sup-
port the transition of AMIS to a United Nations 
peacekeeping mission, and facilitate the deployment 
of United Nations peacekeepers throughout Sudan 
toward that end; 
(B) to withdraw all offensive military aircraft 
and personnel from the region; 
(C) to cease all support for Janjaweed militias 
and rebels from Chad; and 
(D) to disarm all Janjaweed militias; 
(5) calls upon the international community to pro-
vide sufficient funding to support the AMIS mission as 
it transitions to a United Nations peacekeeping mission; 
(6) calls on the African Union to work closely with 
the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO) to strengthen its capacity to deter vio-
lence and instability until a United Nations peacekeeping 
force is fully deployed in Darfur; 
(7) calls on NATO to extend its current mission of 
advisors to the African Union, as requested by the lead-
ership of the African Union; 
(8) urges the President to take steps immediately to 
help improve the security situation in Darfur, including 
by proposing that NATO support an interim civilian pro-