,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aaj  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#bd1 #bjad ,mr4 ,fortenberry 7for       
himself1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 and   
,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 submitted the        
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,calling for urgent       
international intervention on behalf of 
,iraqi civilians facing a dire          
humanitarian crisis and severe          
persecution in the ,nineveh ,plain      
region of ,iraq4  ,whereas the ,united  
,nations ,high ,commissioner for        
,refugees reports as of ,january #bjad a
 total population of concern in ,iraq   
numbering #a1ebb1hee people1 including  
refugees and internally displaced       
persons1 many of whom face grave        
deprivation and imminent threats to     
life1 health1 and safety2 ,whereas      
recent extremist attacks on civilians   
have exacerbated the serious            

dislocations and pressures facing       
individuals within this population of   
concern1 and have had a particularly    
severe effect on ethnic and religious   
minority communities in the region1     
where civilians require immediate and   
urgent access to potable water1 health  
care1 fuel1 electricity1 and basic      
security2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations 
,security ,council stated on ,july #bb1 
#bjad1 ,the members of the ,security    
,council further recall that widespread 
or systematic attacks directed against  
any civilian populations because of     
their ethnic background1 religious      
beliefs or faith may constitute a crime 
against humanity1 for which those       
responsible must be held accountable1   
and denounced the persecution of ,iraqi 
,christians and other minorities1       
including ,yizidis and ,mandeans2       
,whereas reports indicate that some     
#aej1jjj ,iraqi people in the immediate 
region of the ,nineveh ,plain1 whose    
families have a history in the region   

dating back hundreds and even thousands 
of years1 are now facing ethnic and     
religious cleansing1 persecution1       
harassment1 intimidation1 extortion1    
displacement from their homes1 and have 
been targeted for retribution by        
extremist elements affiliated with the  
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and ,syria     
7,,isis72 ,whereas the ,united ,nations 
,security ,council adopted ,resolution  
#bafe 7,july #ad1 #bjad71 which can     
provide guidance for urgent action in   
,iraq1 as it addresses similarly grave  
humanitarian needs in neighboring       
,syria2 ,whereas ,iraqi civilians in the
 ,nineveh ,plain region require         
immediate protection from armed         
militants and urgent humanitarian       
assistance2 and ,whereas the grave      
humanitarian crisis in the ,nineveh     
,plain region has serious potential     
implications for the broader stability  
of ,iraq and other nations in the       
region3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
,congress--  7#a7 deplores and condemns 

the religious bigotry1 vandalism and    
destruction of property1 violent attacks
 on and intimidation of innocent ,iraqi 
civilians by armed extremists and calls 
upon the ,government of ,iraq to take   
immediate steps to protect the safety   
and constitutional rights of all ,iraqi 
citizens2  7#b7 calls on the ,president1
 ,secretary of ,state1 and ,united      
,states ,permanent ,representative to   
the ,united ,nations1 working through   
the ,united ,nations ,security ,council 
with member states and the ,government  
of ,iraq1 to develop and implement an   
immediate1 coordinated1 and sustained   
humanitarian intervention to protect    
civilians1 stabilize the security       
situation in the ,nineveh ,plain region 
of ,iraq1 and facilitate appropriate    
humanitarian assistance in the          
,kurdistan region to help absorb the    
influx of refugees2  7#c7 calls on the  
,united ,states ,permanent              
,representative to the ,united ,nations 
to work with the ,united ,nations ,high 

,commissioner for ,refugees on a        
sustained basis to document human rights
 abuses against ,iraqi civilians and    
develop an immediate plan to facilitate 
safe humanitarian access to potable     
water1 health care1 fuel1 electricity1  
and basic security for the most         
vulnerable civilian populations2 and    
7#d7 calls on the ,united ,nations ,high
 ,commissioner for ,refugees to         
coordinate with international           
humanitarian organizations working in   
,iraq--  7,a7 to develop an effective   
strategy for resettlement assistance1   
that incorporates the establishment of  
micro-lending enterprises and business  
startup loans for the displaced1 and for
 transitioning emergency relief to      
longer-term economic development in     
beleaguered areas1 including ancestral  
villages in the ,nineveh ,plain and     
,kurdistan1 to help reestablish viable  
livelihoods for displaced and persecuted
 persons in their communities of origin2
 and  7,b7 to develop transparent1      

accountable mechanisms to ensure that   
assistance reaches the intended         
recipients and1 in particular1 to       
prevent the diversion of assistance     
intended for minority communities4