That the Senate—
strongly disapproves of the escalation of political tensions between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front into armed conflict and condemns in the strongest terms any and all violence against civilians, such as the reported mass killings in Mai-Kadra, Ethiopia;
appreciates the readiness of Sudan and Djibouti to welcome refugees fleeing the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and supports the de-escalation efforts led by the African Union;
calls on the Government of Ethiopia to immediately and fully restore electricity, banking, telephone, and internet service in the Tigray region;
urges all parties to the conflict to—
cease all violence and refrain from actions that could spread or escalate the conflict, including attacks on international or civilian targets;
engage in good faith in regional and international mediation efforts to end the conflict and commit to a credible, inclusive dialogue towards a sustainable resolution of political grievances;
comply with international humanitarian law, guarantee unfettered humanitarian access to areas affected by the conflict, and take all possible steps to protect the safety of civilians, including refugees, displaced persons, and humanitarian aid workers;
respect and promote the rights of all people in Ethiopia to free expression, political participation, and due process without discrimination based on ethnicity or religion; and
allow for, and cooperate with, independent and transparent investigations of any alleged human rights abuses committed in the course of the conflict and hold perpetrators to account; and
urges the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to—
engage at the highest levels with leaders of the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front to encourage dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict, achieve sustainable peace, and mitigate the humanitarian crisis;
end the pause of all non-life-sustaining assistance to Ethiopia and support programming to meet immediate humanitarian needs, including of refugees and internally displaced persons, advance nonviolent conflict resolution and reconciliation, and aid democratic transition in Ethiopia;
consider imposing targeted sanctions on any political or military officials found responsible for violations of human rights carried out in the course of the conflict;
take all possible diplomatic steps to prevent further mass atrocities in Ethiopia; and
maintain close coordination with international allies and multilateral organizations regarding efforts to address the conflict in Ethiopia and bring attention to the conflict in international fora, including the United Nations Security Council.