WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton joined a bipartisan group of Senators introduced a resolution calling for a comprehensive strategy to address the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The resolution urges on the President, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, the African Union (AU) and other members of the international community to support peace efforts, ensure the deployment of the UN mission and the flow of humanitarian aid, and promote development programs in the region.

“The crisis in Darfur must be brought to an end and the United States must be a leader in the effort to bring about a resolution. We need a strategy with international organizations to ensure that the peace process moves forward and relief is brought to the victims of this crisis,” said Senator Clinton.

In addition to calling for a strategy to end the crisis, the resolution condemned the Government of Sudan for its obstruction of UN and AU peacekeeping efforts, decried ongoing acts of violence, and called for armed parties to cease hostilities, abide by UN arms embargoes, and participate in international peace efforts.

Senator Clinton has repeatedly urged the Bush administration to take action in Darfur. Senator Clinton recently introduced a measure to ensure adequate U.S. oversight of the crisis in Darfur and the surrounding region. Last year, she authored a similar measure that was signed into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Authorization Act requiring the administration to report on the planning and implementation of US policy in Darfur. Earlier this year, Senator Clinton joined with Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY) in calling on President Bush to strengthen America’s leadership role in Darfur.

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