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A resolution calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Introduced: September 24, 2008 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2008
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9435-9436; text as passed Senate: CR S9436; text of measure as introduced: CR S9425)
Sep 24, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9435-9436; text as passed Senate: CR S9436; text of measure as introduced: CR S9425)
Sep 24, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President, the U.N. Secretary-General, the African Union, and members of the international community to pursue a comprehensive solution to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Condemns: (1) the government of Sudan for its continued obstruction of the deployment of United Nations-African Union peacekeepers; and (2) the ongoing acts of violence in, and obstruction of aid to, Darfur committed by all parties.

Calls upon the government of Sudan and armed parties in the region to declare a cessation of hostilities, abide by the U.N. arms embargo, cease attacks upon humanitarian organizations, and participate in international efforts to negotiate a political settlement.

What's happening now September 24, 2008

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9435-9436; text as passed Senate: CR S9436; text of measure as introduced: CR S9425)

 Cosponsors 5
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