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Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 426. Bill TextRecognizing 2007 as the Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and offering support for efforts to ensure that the internally displaced people of Colombia receive the assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully. 7/11/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Colombian Catholic Church, and the Coalition for Human Rights and Internal Displacement should be commended for their initiative to declare the Year of the Rights of the Internally Displaced People in Colombia; (2) the government of Colombia and the international donor community should be encouraged to prioritize discussion of humanitarian assistance and internal displacement with the international donor community, especially within the context of the London-Cartagena Process; and (3) the government of the United States [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Armed forces, Catholic Church, Church and social problems, Civil liberties, Colombia, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Defense policy, Displaced persons, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Human rights, International affairs, International agencies, International relief, Latin America, Political violence, Religion, Special years, United Nations
Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 426. Bill TextRecognizing 2007 as the Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and offering support for efforts to ensure that the internally displaced people of Colombia receive the assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully. 7/11/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Colombian Catholic Church, and the Coalition for Human Rights and Internal Displacement should be commended for their initiative to declare the Year of the Rights of the Internally Displaced People in Colombia; (2) the government of Colombia and the international donor community should be encouraged to prioritize discussion of humanitarian assistance and internal displacement with the international donor community, especially within the context of the London-Cartagena Process; and (3) the government of the United States [...] show full description
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