IV 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 478
Condemning the National Islamic Front (NIF) Government of Sudan for 
its genocidal war against the people of southern Sudan and expressing 
support for the Vigil for Sudan being held at Galvez Park in Washington, 
D.C. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. WOLF) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Condemning the National Islamic Front (NIF) Government 
of Sudan for its genocidal war against the people of 
southern Sudan and expressing support for the Vigil 
for Sudan being held at Galvez Park in Washington, 
D.C.
Whereas the National Islamic Front (NIF) Government of 
Sudan has perpetrated a prolonged campaign of terror 
and genocide against the people of southern Sudan; 
Whereas in furtherance of its campaign, both official govern-
ment forces and government-sponsored militias have 
bombed civilian targets, destroyed entire villages, driven 
millions of people from their homes, and abducted civil-
ians into slavery;
•HCON 478 IH 
Whereas the National Islamic Front has obstructed access of 
relief agencies, including the United Nations-sponsored 
Operation Lifeline Sudan, from bringing food and med-
ical aid to people at risk of starvation and disease; 
Whereas the National Islamic Front has recently pulled out 
of the peace talks with the Sudan People’s Liberation 
Army held in Machakos, Kenya, and declared a holy war 
(‘‘jihad’’) against the people of southern Sudan; 
Whereas the Church Alliance for a New Sudan has organized 
‘‘Stand Firm: A Vigil for Sudan’’ to take place from Sep-
tember 18 to 24, 2002, in Galvez Park in Washington, 
D.C.; 
Whereas the purposes of the Vigil for Sudan are to stand be-
fore God in supplication and solidarity with the suffering 
of the Sudanese, to stand with the persecuted Christian 
church in Sudan, to stand for sustained engagement by 
the United States Government to support peace and jus-
tice for the people of southern Sudan, and to stand firm 
until there is a just peace and religious freedom for all 
in Sudan; 
Whereas thousands of people from around the country will be 
gathering at the Vigil for Sudan; and 
Whereas the people and organizations at the Vigil for Sudan 
come from diverse religious and political backgrounds, in-
cluding Jews and Christians, liberals and conservatives, 
united in support of the suffering people of southern 
Sudan: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
•HCON 478 IH 
(1) commends the Church Alliance for a New 
Sudan and all the other organizations involved in 
‘‘Stand Firm: A Vigil for Sudan’’, to take place from 
September 18 to 24, 2002, in Galvez Park in Wash-
ington, D.C., for coming together despite their dif-
ferences to support the people of southern Sudan, 
for working to raise the knowledge of the American 
public about the conflict in Sudan, and for calling 
the United States Government to action; 
(2) supports the purposes of the Vigil for 
Sudan; 
(3) calls on all Americans to join the Vigil for 
Sudan in their own communities; 
(4) urges the National Islamic Front and the 
Sudan People’s Liberation Army to achieve a just 
and lasting peace; and 
(5) strongly condemns the National Islamic 
Front Government for its genocidal war in southern 
Sudan and for pulling out of the Machakos peace 
talks.
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