What is Senator Cardins position on the Darfur genocide?
As both Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, action on the Darfur genocide is a high priority for me. I will continue to urge our government and the United Nations to increase pressure on Sudan to accept the UN authorized force and I will press the administration to marshal international support for applying more diplomatic and economic leverage on Sudan. The United States has played the leading role in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, providing over $1 billion dollars. These funds will also help to strengthen the existing African Union peacekeeping force as it transitions to a stronger UN force with the mandate to protect civilians. We must continue to raise awareness of the crisis in Sudan and to find a peaceful resolution.
