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Quote: Dear ###: Thank you for contacting me about S. Res. 76. I appreciate hearing from you about the situation in Darfur, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Chad. I share your dismay about the humanitarian catastrophe in the region. The situation remains dire, and I believe United States can and should do more to solve these problems. I have taken a number of steps, and am supporting a number of initiatives, aimed at stopping the genocide, improving security in the region, providing humanitarian aid, and promoting peace in Darfur as well as the rest of Sudan. I visited the region in last September to gain a first-hand look at conditions on the ground. The security situation of the refugee camps I visited across the border in Chad is tenuous at best. Living conditions are livable but ultimately unsustainable. Wood and other resources are scarce, and this shortage creates competition that ultimately hurts both refugees and local Chadians. We can improve this refugee situation, first and foremost, by addressing the situation in Darfur. In the 109th Congress, I worked with my colleagues to appropriate $20 million in aid for the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). Still, AMIS is undermanned and outgunned. I will seek continued U.S. funding of AMIS in the FY2008 Appropriations Bill. We must support this force until we can establish in Darfur a more robust UN force. This UN force is vital to creating a more secure environment in Darfur, and the United States and the international community must continue to pressure the al-Bashir government to accept such a force. I also supported the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006, which supports AMIS and includes asset freezes and travel and trade sanctions. The President signed this legislation into law ( P.L. 109-344) on October 13, 2006. In the current Congress, I am a co-sponsor of legislation that would increase pressure on the Sudanese government to yield to American and international demands to end to the conflict in Darfur and the region. The Sudan Divestment Authorization Act would allow individual American states to prohibit state investment in the government of Sudan or in companies that conduct business with that government. This economic pressure would constrain the finances of the Sudanese government and encourage it to comply with international demands. The United States must also bring increased attention to the crisis in Darfur on the international stage. The International Criminal Court (ICC) must bring the perpetrators of violence to justice. I am encouraged by the ICCâEURO(tm)s recent charge of fifty-one counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Sudanese Humanitarian Affairs Minister Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb. The United Nations must consider this issue a top priority and continue to pressure the Sudanese government to accept a UN force. I will continue to look for every available opportunity to do more to end the violence, bloodshed, and suffering in this region, and to hold the guilty parties accountable. Thank you again for contacting me about the situation in Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic. I look forward to keeping in touch with you. Sincerely, Barack Obama United States Senator