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Whereas the operations of humanitarian assistance groups 
have frequently been impeded by the hijacking and pil-
laging of their convoys by various armed groups, totaling 
roughly 100 incidents thus far in 2008, the abduction of 
28 drivers who still remain missing, and the murder of 
5 humanitarian aid workers this year alone; 
Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees (UNHCR) has expressed concern that protracted 
conflict and displacement has eroded traditional leader-
ship structures and may ultimately lead to the 
radicalization of an entire generation of Darfuri youth; 
Whereas few refugees from Darfur living in refugee camps in 
Chad have access to secondary education, and boys and 
young men not attending school are at risk of being re-
cruited by various armed groups in the region; 
Whereas the most recent estimate of the United Nations Of-
fice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs con-
cluded that there are 243,031 refugees in Eastern Chad; 
Whereas the continuing genocide and new displacements have 
resulted in overcrowding and malnourishment in both ref-
ugee camps in Chad and IDP camps in Sudan; 
Whereas the United Nations-African Union Mission in 
Darfur (UNAMID), that was deployed pursuant to 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007) 
to prevent armed attacks and protect civilians, has prov-
en understaffed, underfunded, and consequently unpre-
pared to completely protect displaced persons and even 
themselves from an onslaught of merciless attacks and 
banditry; 
Whereas a $48,000,000 budget shortfall at the United Na-
tions World Food Program (WFP) threatens to substan-
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tially limit food aid to the 4,500,000 people in Darfur 
and surrounding areas who currently rely on it, and as 
of June 10, 2008, the WFP has announced that it has 
curtailed flights for aid workers in Sudan due to funding 
shortfalls for the Humanitarian Aid Service; 
Whereas the United Nations Consolidated Appeals Process 
(CAP) 
2008 
humanitarian 
appeal 
for 
Chad 
is 
$287,000,000; 
Whereas of the $287,000,000 requested in the CAP appeal 
for Chad in 2008, only $142,509,209 in funding has been 
received, including $33,780,520 received from the United 
States Government as of June 16, 2008; 
Whereas the United States is the largest bilateral donor to 
Sudan and has provided more than $3,000,000,000 for 
humanitarian programs in Sudan and eastern Chad since 
fiscal year 2004; 
Whereas Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel has asked whether, after 
3 continents have become prisons, killing fields, and 
cemeteries for countless innocent, defenseless populations, 
the plague of genocide—and indifference to it—will be al-
lowed to spread through Darfur and elsewhere unabated; 
and 
Whereas World Refugee Day affords the House of Represent-
atives the opportunity to galvanize the collective con-
science of the world community: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms the historic commitment of the 
United States as a nation founded by refugees to 
serve as a place of refuge and to promote the safety, 
health, and well-being of millions of refugees who 
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flee war, famine, persecution, and torture in search 
of peace, nourishment, hope, and freedom; 
(2) calls on the Department of State to con-
tinue to support the efforts of the United Nations 
High Commissioner for Refugees and to advance the 
work of nongovernmental organizations, especially 
those that also have expertise in resettlement, to 
protect refugees; 
(3) calls on the United States Government to 
continue and strengthen its leadership role in the 
international community in response to the people of 
the Darfur region of Sudan who have been displaced 
by Sudan’s genocide, including the most vulnerable 
populations who endure sexual violence, human traf-
ficking, forced conscription, and exploitation; 
(4) urges the parties to the conflicts in and be-
tween Chad and Sudan to immediately conclude and 
respect a binding cessation of hostilities agreement, 
commit themselves to finding a political solution 
which addresses the root causes of those conflicts, 
and create an environment conducive to the safe and 
voluntary return of all displaced persons; 
(5) demands that all armed groups in the re-
gion immediately cease their attacks on civilians, 
peacekeepers, and humanitarian operations and halt 
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all recruitment activities in camps for displaced per-
sons; 
(6) calls upon the Joint African Union-United 
Nations Special Representative for Darfur to ensure 
that displaced persons are fairly and equally rep-
resented in all peace negotiations; 
(7) calls on the Department of State and the 
President, to continue to work with the United Na-
tions, the African Union, and nongovernmental orga-
nizations, in an effort to help bring about real and 
lasting peace and stability in Darfur, within refugee 
and displaced persons camps, and along the Chadian 
border; 
(8) calls on the Department of State and the 
Department of Homeland Security to facilitate the 
resettlement of an appropriate number of Darfuris 
who have been displaced and have little chance of re-
turning to their homes by formulating a program of 
resettlement of Darfuris in fiscal year 2009; 
(9) commends those who have risked their lives 
working for the multitude of nongovernmental orga-
nizations, along with the United Nations High Com-
missioner for Refugees, who have provided life-sav-
ing assistance and helped protect those displaced by 
the conflict in Darfur; and 
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(10) affirms the goals of World Refugee Day 
and reiterates its strong commitment to protecting 
the millions of refugees who live without material, 
social, and legal protections. 
Æ 
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