HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.097-09RESOLUTION #97
SERIES OF 2009
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, ESTABLISHING THE CITY AS AN ADVOCATE FOR PEACE IN
DARFUR
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen, Colorado, acts as a role model of leadership to other
towns and cities in the United States on issues of humanitarian importance; and
WHEREAS, the federal government of the United States of America has labeled the
ongoing atrocities occurring in Darfur, Sudan, as a genocide and has taken little
meaningful action to stop this genocide; and
WHEREAS, between 200,000 and 400,000 people have died in conflict with 2.5 million
people displaced from actions of violence being perpetuated by the government of Sudan
and state-sponsored militias; and
WHEREAS, the United States has signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and acceded the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide, both of which prohibit the United States from allowing such
atrocities to occur; and
WHEREAS, the International Criminal Court has pressed charges against Omar Hassan
al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
in Darfur; and
WHEREAS, the international community, specifically the United Nations and the
African Union, needs support in its ongoing efforts to bring about the end to this conflict;
and
WHEREAS, genocide has historically been ignored when towns and cities fail to give
their politicians incentives to act or consequences for not acting on issues of genocide in
a timely manner,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO THAT:
The City of Aspen supports all efforts made by the federal government of the United
States to facilitate peace in Darfur, including supporting the United Nations, supporting
the African Union, and providing protection and humanitarian aid to refugees of this
conflict.
Dated: November 9, 2009
Michael C. Ireland,
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a
true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held Monday, November 9, 2009.
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk