IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 504 
Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the 
Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide 
in Darfur. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2006 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. WATSON, 
Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CARSON, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 
Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. HOLT, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. 
MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. WATERS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. STARK, Mr. BER-
MAN, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. WYNN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. DAVIS of 
Alabama, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON-
ALD, Mr. FARR, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. 
OLVER) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the 
genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step 
up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur. 
Whereas in July 2004, the House of Representatives and 
Senate declared that the atrocities in the Darfur region 
of Sudan constitute genocide, and the Bush administra-
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tion reached the same conclusion in September 2004, 
when then Secretary of State Colin Powell stated that 
‘‘the evidence leads us to the conclusion that genocide 
has occurred and may still be occurring in Darfur’’; 
Whereas more than 400,000 people have been killed by the 
Government of Sudan and its Janjaweed allies since the 
crisis began in 2003, more than 2,000,000 people have 
been displaced from their homes, and more than 250,000 
people from Darfur remain in refugee camps in Chad; 
Whereas the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for 
Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, in late August 2006 
stated that ‘‘[i]nsecurity is at its highest level since 2004, 
access at its lowest levels since that date, and we may 
well be on the brink of a return to all-out war’’; 
Whereas despite the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement 
in May 2006, violence against civilians, peacekeepers, and 
humanitarian workers continues unabated, and an esti-
mated 12 humanitarian workers have been killed in 
Darfur, including a nurse in September 2006; 
Whereas in August 2006, the Government of Sudan began to 
deploy thousands of government troops for a major offen-
sive in Darfur, once again threatening a major humani-
tarian catastrophe and risking the safety and security of 
millions of civilians; 
Whereas, according to the Government of Sudan’s plan, in a 
document submitted to the United Nations Secretary- 
General, Kofi Annan, the Government of Sudan plans to 
deploy approximately 26,500 additional troops and 7,050 
additional police to Darfur; 
Whereas the objectives of this deployment are ‘‘to deal with 
the threats posed by the activities of groups that have re-
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jected the Darfur Peace Agreement and to gain control 
over the security situation and achieve stability in 
Darfur’’; 
Whereas on August 31, 2006, the United Nations Security 
Council passed Resolution 1706, expanding the mandate 
of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) for 
the additional deployment of 17,300 peacekeeping troops 
and 3,300 civilian police personnel as well as 16 formed 
police units to Darfur; 
Whereas implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agree-
ment (CPA) between the Government of Sudan and the 
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) is slow, 
raising serious concern about the commitment of the 
Government of Sudan to fulfill its responsibilities; 
Whereas President Omar Hassan El-Bashir of Sudan has re-
jected the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping 
force to Darfur, even as First Vice President Salva Kiir 
has publicly stated his support for the deployment of a 
United Nations peacekeeping mission to Darfur; 
Whereas in March 2006, at the Khartoum summit, Arab 
leaders worked against a plan to transform the African 
Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) into a United Nations 
protection force with a mandate to protect civilians; 
Whereas on August 20, 2006, in Cairo, Egypt, the League 
of Arab States met and backed Sudan’s refusal of a 
United Nations peacekeeping force in the war-wracked 
Darfur region; 
Whereas in September 2006, a resolution passed by the Arab 
League’s Council of Foreign Ministers called for the 
United Nations Security Council to give the Sudanese 
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Government more time to implement its ‘‘plan to improve 
conditions and preserve security’’ in Darfur; 
Whereas on September 20, 2006, the Security and Peace 
Council of the African Union approved a decision to ex-
tend the mandate of AMIS in Darfur to the end of 2006; 
Whereas, although the United Nations is set to send peace-
keeping forces to Darfur under United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1706 (2006), the Arab League alleg-
edly remains engaged in behind-the-scenes efforts to ob-
struct the deployment of such forces or reduce their man-
date; 
Whereas the November 30, 2006, Abuja Communique of the 
Peace and Security Council of the African Union states 
the following: 
(1) The Special Representative shall be jointly ap-
pointed by the Chairperson of the Commission of the Af-
rican Union and the Secretary-General of the United Na-
tions, after appropriate consultations as per the practice. 
(2) The Force Commander, who should be an Afri-
can, shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Com-
mission in consultation with the Secretary-General of the 
United Nations. 
(3) The Mission shall benefit from United Nations 
backstopping and command and control structures and 
systems. 
(4) The size of the force shall be determined by the 
African Union and the United Nations, taking into ac-
count all relevant factors and the situation on the 
ground, as well as the requirements for it to effectively 
discharge its mandate.’’; and 
Whereas the support of the Arab League to end the genocide 
in Darfur will be critical: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) strongly urges the League of Arab States to 
declare the systematic torture, rape, and displace-
ment of Darfurians a genocide; 
(2) strongly urges the Arab League to agree 
and pass a resolution at their next meeting to sup-
port and accept United Nations peacekeepers as the 
best option to enforce the ceasefire, protect civilians, 
ensure access to humanitarian assistance in Darfur; 
and 
(3) strongly urges the Arab League to work 
with the United Nations, the African Union and the 
United States Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan, 
Andrew Natsios, to bring about real and lasting 
peace and stability to Darfur, the refugee camps, 
and along the Chadian border. 
Æ 
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