IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 187 
Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2017 
Ms. BASS (for herself, Ms. LEE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. KEATING, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. KELLY
of Illinois, Mr. CASTRO
of Texas, Ms. 
GABBARD, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
CONYERS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. HASTINGS) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
RESOLUTION 
Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan. 
Whereas, on February 20, 2017, famine was formally de-
clared in parts of South Sudan; 
Whereas South Sudan is the world’s newest nation and for 
the past three years has experienced an ongoing armed 
conflict and the deliberate hindrance by the Government 
of South Sudan of humanitarian access to opposition 
communities in need; 
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Whereas due to this deliberate action South Sudan is experi-
encing a ‘‘man-made’’ famine currently affecting 100,000 
people; 
Whereas according to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID) food insecurity is already 
prevalent in South Sudan and the ongoing conflict is ex-
acerbating the situation; 
Whereas the United Nations has reported that 4,900,000 
people, over 40 percent of the population, are in urgent 
need of food, agriculture, and nutritional assistance; 
Whereas there are 1,900,000 Internally Displaced Persons 
(IDPs) residing in South Sudan and according to the 
United 
Nations 
High 
Commission 
for 
Refugees 
(UNHCR) an average of approximately 2,400 South Su-
danese refugees arrive in Uganda every day; 
Whereas 1,000,000 children in South Sudan are suffering 
from malnutrition in part due to the deliberate actions of 
the Government of South Sudan, at the same time ac-
cording to United Nations International Children’s Emer-
gency Fund (UNICEF) there are more than 17,000 child 
soldiers forced into combat; 
Whereas an anticipated 5,500,000 people are at risk for star-
vation by mid-year and without urgent humanitarian 
intervention civilians will continue to die from acute mal-
nutrition and millions more will remain at risk; 
Whereas failure to act prior to the upcoming rainy season 
May to August, will further impede humanitarian efforts; 
and 
Whereas the areas where famine has been declared have seen 
some of the most intense fighting: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
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•HRES 187 IH 
(1) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that— 
(A) the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development should 
increase emergency funding by $100,000,000 
(or such funds as may be necessary) in March 
2017 to respond to the famine in South Sudan 
by providing food and other essential resources 
and to collaborate with international relief orga-
nizations, such as the World Food Program and 
others in an effort to reach vulnerable popu-
lations; and 
(B) the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development should 
provide emergency food assistance under the 
Food for Peace Act, including wheat, rice, corn, 
and sorghum; and 
(2) the House of Representatives— 
(A) calls upon the Government of South 
Sudan to declare and observe a cessation of 
hostilities to allow food and essential supplies to 
reach affected civilians; 
(B) urges specifically that the Government 
of South Sudan allow immediate and unre-
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stricted humanitarian access to southern Unity, 
where the famine is currently underway; 
(C) condemns all threats and violence 
against civilian populations and aid workers; 
and 
(D) supports efforts of the United States 
Government, working with partners in the 
international community, including the United 
Nations, the African Union, and the European 
Union to facilitate humanitarian access to af-
fected areas, and encourages greater diplomatic 
pressure on the parties to return to the negotia-
tion table to stop the violence, and to allow full 
humanitarian access. 
Æ 
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