Please, contact your U. S. Senators to pass The Conflict Minerals Act of 2009!
It would direct the President with the force and influence of the United States within the United Nations Security Council to strengthen the UN's policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It will and investigate links between natural resources and the financing of illegal armed groups and impose sanctions.
The legislation would also direct the Secretary of State to work with nongovernmental organizations to provide strict guidance to companies involved with natural resources in the DRC.
A followup to Senate Resolution 713, sponsored by Sen. Nelson of Florida and passed unanimously by the Senate in 2008, this measure condemns the escalating violence in eastern DRC with penalties.
It is important for the United States to take a stand against these continuing atrocities by passing this Act.
It would direct the President with the force and influence of the United States within the United Nations Security Council to strengthen the UN's policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It will and investigate links between natural resources and the financing of illegal armed groups and impose sanctions.
The legislation would also direct the Secretary of State to work with nongovernmental organizations to provide strict guidance to companies involved with natural resources in the DRC.
A followup to Senate Resolution 713, sponsored by Sen. Nelson of Florida and passed unanimously by the Senate in 2008, this measure condemns the escalating violence in eastern DRC with penalties.
It is important for the United States to take a stand against these continuing atrocities by passing this Act.
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Government and rebel forces in the DRC are engaged in a brutal conflict that, despite a peace deal, continues to terrorize innocent people and destabilize neighboring countries. Lives are endangered, sexual assaults continue, and hundreds of thousands of civilians are displaced.
The U.S. has a clear national security and moral interest in restoring stability in the Great Lakes region of Africa and promoting a democratic government in the DRC.
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