legislation: 100-hconres-305
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| 100-hconres-305 | 100 | hconres | 305 | A concurrent resolution condemning the disruption of efforts to relieve the food emergency in Africa and urging negotiations to resolve the armed conflicts that are a principal cause of the food emergency. | International Affairs | 1988-05-19 | 1988-05-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20] | IL | D | D000563 | 44 | Condemns the disruption of food production and relief efforts by parties involved in armed conflicts in Ethiopia, Sudan, Mozambique, and Angola. Urges the President and the Secretary of State to: (1) support proposals made by international relief organizations to negotiate agreements to ensure safe transportation and distribution of emergency food assistance; (2) pursue negotiations leading to the cessation of hostilities in such countries, including efforts to include countries providing military assistance to parties involved in the conflicts in the negotiations; and (3) seek the involvement of other countries of Africa and the United Nations as mediators to facilitate peace negotiations. Urges that: (1) all U.S. humanitarian assistance be made available to noncombatants on the basis of need and without regard to political considerations or affiliation; and (2) all countries providing military assistance shift their emphasis from military assistance to diplomatic efforts. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z |