Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank Ms. Jacovella for her clear and concise presentation.
I would like to begin with a question for Ms. Bedlington.
In a former life, before becoming a member of Parliament, I was in charge of international relations for an organization called the Grand Council of the Crees. So I'm quite familiar with the process surrounding the periodic reports that countries have to submit. Member states have to submit reports pursuant to the covenants on civil and political rights, and on economic, social and cultural rights, in relation to the declaration of human rights.
The human rights committee often highlights the challenges indigenous peoples face in various developing countries.
As the director of the Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs Policy Division, what would you say are the specific challenges faced by indigenous children in developing countries? I'm not sure whether you can speak to that or not.
Afterwards, I will have a question for Ms. Norton.