That Congress—
deplores and condemns the religious bigotry, vandalism and destruction of property, 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 citizens;
calls on the President, Secretary of State, and United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, working through the United Nations Security Council with member states and the Government of Iraq, to develop and implement an immediate, coordinated, and sustained humanitarian intervention to protect civilians, stabilize the security situation in the Nineveh Plain region of Iraq, and facilitate appropriate humanitarian assistance in the Kurdistan region to help absorb the influx of refugees;
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 water, health care, fuel, electricity, and basic security for the most vulnerable civilian populations; and
calls on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to coordinate with international humanitarian organizations working in Iraq—
to develop an effective strategy for resettlement assistance, that incorporates the establishment of micro-lending enterprises and business startup loans for the displaced, and for transitioning emergency relief to longer-term economic development in beleaguered areas, including ancestral villages in the Nineveh Plain and Kurdistan, to help reestablish viable livelihoods for displaced and persecuted persons in their communities of origin; and
to develop transparent, accountable mechanisms to ensure that assistance reaches the intended recipients and, in particular, to prevent the diversion of assistance intended for minority communities.