(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Condemns the continued: (1) attacks on civilians in Darfur by the government of Sudan and the and government-sponsored militias; and (2) violations of the N'Djamena Ceasefire Agreement by the government and rebels in Darfur, particularly the Sudan Liberation Army.
Commends the Africa Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in monitoring the Agreement in Darfur and its role in diminishing some acts of violence.
Calls on: (1) all parties to abide by the terms of the Agreement and engage in good-faith negotiations to end the conflict in Darfur; (2) the government of Sudan to withdraw all military aircraft from the region, to cease all support for the Janjaweed militia and rebels from Chad, and to disarm the Janjaweed; and (3) the African Union to request assistance from the United Nations (U.N.) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to deter violence and instability until a U.N. peacekeeping force is deployed in Darfur.
Calls on the U.N. Security Council to approve a trained and adequate Darfur peacekeeping mission.
Urges the President to take steps to help improve the security situation in Darfur by: (1) proposing that NATO consider implementation and enforcement of a no-fly zone in Darfur, and deploy troops to Darfur to support AMIS until a U.N. peacekeeping mission is fully deployed; and (2) requesting supplemental funding to support AMIS and a NATO mission in Darfur.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1473-1474)
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1463)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1661; text as passed Senate: CR S1661)
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1661; text as passed Senate: CR S1661)
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