Whether in the United States or in Canada, our campaigns are targeted completely to Canadians and Americans.
In Canada, my job is to raise the public's awareness as much as possible and to raise funds from foundations, dioceses, individuals and groups. So far, we have raised about $400,000 for Iraq.
Our organization has raised between $800,000 and $900,000 in the United States. Our two countries have already sent $500,000 to Iraq. Approximately $1.9 million has been sent to Syria over the past two years. We are doing what we can with the resources we have.
Almost $80 million from the Catholic church or nominally Catholic organizations has been sent to Syria over the past three years alone. Our contribution is a drop in the ocean compared to all the assistance provided by other nominally Catholic organizations in Europe and in the United States.
Clearly, we are not talking about other organizations. Governments, the United Nations and all the other groups also provide assistance. Specifically, we are talking about several hundred million dollars in aid to Syria. We are now seeing the same thing for Iraq, but the issue is figuring out how long it will take. We don't know. People are hesitant. We do not want to build things and then have everyone go home. Everything would have been in vain. It is all very difficult to evaluate.