Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Partnership Agreement concluded between the Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part - Resolution on the situation in Darfur
Date: 2007-06-28
Institutions: ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Subjects: African Union, Sudan, common foreign and security policy, establishment of peace, international security, the EU's international role

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46. Recognises the substantial contribution of NGOs to improving the management of migration flows
and, especially, to enhancing the contribution of migrants to the development of their own countries,
and calls for adequate support to be provided to NGOs active in the field of migration;

47.

Stresses that the role of diasporas, migrants' associations and NGOs needs to be accompanied by a
coherent and effective migration and development policy in the host countries and in the countries of
origin;

48.

Instructs
Commission and the AU.

its Co-Presidents

to forward this

resolution to the ACP-EU Council,

the European

RESOLUTION (1)

on the situation in Darfur

The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly,

— meeting in Wiesbaden (Germany) from 25 to 28 June 2007,

— having regard to the final report of 11 October 2006 drawn up by the Panel of Experts on the Sudan,

appointed under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1591,

— having regard to the African Union (AU) decision of April 2004 to establish the African Union

Mission in Sudan (AMIS),

— having regard to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) signed in Abuja (Nigeria) on 5 May 2006 between
the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the major rebel group the Sudan Liberation Army/Movement
(SLA/M),

— having regard to the Tripoli Consensus on the Political Process for Darfur, adopted in Tripoli on 28 and

29 April 2007,

— having regard to the tripartite Agreement reached on 9 April 2007 in Addis Ababa between the GoS,
the United Nations (UN) and the AU on the light support package and on the heavy support package,

— having regard to Article 17(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

A.

B.

C.

D.

whereas the UN ‘Responsibility to Protect’ doctrine provides that where national authorities manifestly
fail to protect their populations, others have a responsibility to provide the protection needed,

whereas China is a permanent member of the UNSC and a privileged commercial partner of Sudan;
whereas on 10 May 2007 China appointed Liu Guijin Special Envoy for Darfur,

whereas Sudan has signed the Rome Statute, which created the International Criminal Court (ICC) in
2002, but has not ratified it,

whereas the performance of the AU forces in Darfur has been truly commendable; whereas, however,
they need to be strengthened and given all the logistical and financial support that they need in order
to fulfil their mandate effectively,

1. Welcomes the acceptance by the GoS on 12 June 2007 of the AU/UN hybrid force; recalls that the
GoS has made previous commitments to allow the hybrid force into Sudan; stresses, therefore, the
importance of ensuring the swiftest possible deployment and continued cooperation of the Sudanese
including the Janjaweed, and to stop the
authorities and expects the GoS to disarm all militia,
bombing of the Darfur region;

(1) Adopted on 28 June 2007 in Wiesbaden (Germany).

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2.

Condemns any violation of the ceasefire agreements by any party, and in particular any violence
directed towards the civilian population and the targeting of humanitarian assistance;

3.

Calls on the GoS to cooperate fully with the UN and to implement the relevant UN resolutions;

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9.

Calls on the UN to act in line with the ‘Responsibility to Protect’, by ensuring that the future hybrid
force has a full mandate to protect civilians under the UN Charter;

Calls on the EU and other international actors to apply appropriate measures that target any perpetra-
tors of violence that violate the ceasefire or attack civilians, peacekeepers or humanitarian operations
and to take all necessary action to help end impunity;

Calls on the EU and the AU to present a united front in efforts to resolve the conflict in Darfur and to
prioritise a comprehensive peace process, which should include the consultation and representation of
Darfur's tribes, communities of internally displaced persons (IDPs), women's groups and other civil
society groups; calls on the international community to ensure that AU/UN mediation is the only
route by which a peaceful Darfur settlement will be pursued and to promote a process of political
dialogue in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) that brings in opposition groups;

Calls on the international community to build consensus on the next strategic steps to be taken in
Darfur, to include key actors such as China and the USA in every step, to create a contact group that
is capable of continuously upholding and updating such a consensus, and to put pressure on all rebel
movements and on the GoS to cease fire and initiate new peace negotiations;

Calls for continued EU and international support for confidence-building measures, such as the
Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation, involving all parties to the conflict as well as civil society;

Calls on the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to help unify all Darfur rebel factions in
order to enable them to take part in international negotiations; calls on the international community
to bring pressure to bear on rebel groups to unify, and further calls on the GoS to allow the rebels
time to regroup;

10. Calls upon the international community, the AU and the UN to pursue a political process that begins
by helping the remaining rebel groups to unify their ranks so they can negotiate coherently, broaden
participation and strengthen the negotiating structure;

11. Calls for the fullest possible cooperation between the CAR, Chad and the GoS through diplomatic and

peaceful means for the sake of regional security in the interest of all;

12. Welcomes the Tripoli Consensus on the Political Process for Darfur (1), which urges all parties to the
conflict to ‘immediately cease hostilities and act upon their commitment to uphold a ceasefire without
delay’, warns that ‘those who obstruct the peace process in Darfur will have to bear the consequences’,
and stresses ‘the need for sustained funding for AMIS until transition to the hybrid operation’;

13. Urges the GoS to ratify the statute of the ICC and to comply with its responsibilities under UNSC

Resolution 1593; calls on the individuals that have been indicted by the ICC to surrender themselves;

(1) The Tripoli Consensus is the concluding text of an international meeting on Darfur held in Tripoli on 28-29 April 2007,
attended by the UN, the AU, the EU, the League of Arab States, Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, China, France, Russia, the
UK, the USA, Canada, the Netherlands and Norway.

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14. Recognises the contribution which China has endeavoured to make towards the deployment of the
UN hybrid force; urges China to use its influence to build on these recent steps taken and to encourage
the GoS to resume inclusive negotiations with all rebel forces in order to reach a peaceful settlement
of the conflict;

15. Calls further on all third parties to cease exporting arms to all parties to the conflict in the region and
to uphold respect for human rights and international peace and security in their relations with Sudan;

16. Considers the root causes of the conflict in Darfur to be underdevelopment and the economic and
political marginalisation of the population of the region as well as the severe ecological problems
linked to climate change, such as rapid desertification, widespread drought and increasing water
shortages;

17. Calls on the GoS and the international community not to spare any efforts to tackle the underdevelop-
ment of the Darfur region including the enormous challenge of water shortages, to provide substantial
humanitarian aid as well as aid aimed at strengthening the rule of law and the political and economic
rights of the population;

18. Calls on all parties involved in the conflict to refrain from the recruitment and use of child soldiers
under the age of 18, and calls on the Sudanese authorities to protect displaced children, especially
unaccompanied minors, as laid down in the relevant Conventions;

19.

Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission, the
Government and Parliament of Sudan, the UNSC and the Institutions of the AU.