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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization.

Introduced: May 12, 2005 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud and mismanagement within the U.N. oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by U.N. personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of U.N. response to the Darfur genocide, Kofi Annan should resign as U.N. Secretary General.

What's happening now May 12, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Cosponsors 14

McCaul, Michael T.

Texas · Jul 11, 2005

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · May 12, 2005

Oklahoma · May 12, 2005

Diaz-Balart, Mario

Florida · May 12, 2005

Foxx, Virginia

North Carolina · May 12, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 277: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-277/

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"H. Res. 277: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-277/.

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H. Res. 277, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-277/.

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[H. Res. 277: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, the growing record of human rights abuses by United Nations personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the lack of action by the United Nations in response to the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence in the organization.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-277/)