IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 180 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a United Nations 
Emergency Peace Service capable of intervening in the early stages 
of a humanitarian crisis could save millions of lives, billions of dollars, 
and is in the interests of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. LEACH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK of Michigan, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
a United Nations Emergency Peace Service capable of 
intervening in the early stages of a humanitarian crisis 
could save millions of lives, billions of dollars, and is 
in the interests of the United States. 
Whereas genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity 
have occurred repeatedly in Rwanda, Cambodia, the 
former Yugoslavia, East Timor, Sierra Leone, the Demo-
cratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, and elsewhere; 
Whereas the House of Representatives has found that geno-
cide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity are occur-
ring in the Darfur region of Sudan;
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Whereas there is a growing consensus that when countries 
are unable or unwilling to prevent genocide, war crimes, 
and crimes against humanity, the international commu-
nity has both a right and an obligation to intervene; 
Whereas failed and failing states provide breeding grounds 
for terrorism, crime, trafficking, humanitarian catas-
trophes, and other threats to the United States; 
Whereas preventing failed and failing states is in the inter-
ests of the United States; 
Whereas numerous studies have shown that early intervention 
in humanitarian crises could save millions of lives and 
billions of dollars; 
Whereas the international community spent approximately 
$200,000,000,000 on conflict management during the 
1990s; 
Whereas of that amount approximately $130,000,000,000 
could have been saved through a more effective preven-
tive approach to conflict management; 
Whereas the United Nations does not have a rapid deploy-
ment capacity to intervene to avert humanitarian catas-
trophes; 
Whereas there is a need for a United Nations Emergency 
Peace Service (UNEPS) that could be rapidly deployed 
during the early stages of a humanitarian crisis to save 
lives; 
Whereas UNEPS would complement but not replace existing 
peace operations of the United Nations, regional organi-
zations, and national governments; and
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Whereas UNEPS could be created for a start-up cost of 
$2,000,000,000 
and 
annual 
costs 
of 
less 
than 
$1,000,000,000: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the United States should use its voice and 
vote at the United Nations to facilitate and support 
the creation of a United Nations Emergency Peace 
Service (UNEPS); and 
(2) the UNEPS should— 
(A) be a permanent entity to be based at 
designated sites of the United Nations, include 
mobile field headquarters, and be able to act 
immediately to address an emerging humani-
tarian crisis; 
(B) be comprised of individuals who are re-
cruited from among United Nations member 
nations and who are carefully selected, expertly 
trained, and coherently organized; 
(C) be a dedicated service with a wide 
range of professional skills within a single com-
mand structure, prepared to conduct multiple 
functions in diverse United Nations operations; 
and
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(D) be able to provide an integrated serv-
ice encompassing 10,000 to 15,000 civilian, po-
lice, judicial, military, and relief professionals. 
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