Foreign Affairs committee  That's approximately right. There are three or four in Operation SATURN. I've heard there are up to 39 in SAFARI, but it varies from day to day. That's the ballpark figure.

Foreign Affairs committee  We have not been asked for more.

Foreign Affairs committee  The force, as it's currently mandated, would not change dramatically in size or composition. However, the UNMIS force is intimately linked with the CPA. Come next year, the Security Council is going to have to reconsider the form that UNMIS takes, or some of UNMIS for that matter

Foreign Affairs committee  As I understand from UNMIS, they are pre-positioning some forces in potential flashpoints, but the UNMIS command itself does not see putting in additional forces...its role is not an inter-position force. It's role has a civilian protection mandate, but it principally has a monit

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Obhrai asked about post-referendum issues. I would focus on a number of issues, and how Canada can contribute to that. I think the Carter Center speaker has mentioned the issue of citizenship. I think this is possibly the most important single post-2011 issue. There are appro

Foreign Affairs committee  In fact it does. The question of human rights, including women's rights, is a key part of our commitment in Sudan. It is an issue that we have raised with Sudanese authorities and with NGOs as well. During our visit, we had occasion to meet with NGOs that specialize in human righ

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, it could.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Dorion. I met with representatives of the Arab league at their headquarters in Cairo. I have to say the discussions focused primarily on the situation in Darfur. In my view, the Arab League's approach is generally very positive and constructive. The organization i

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As Mr. Bobiash has already updated you on developments in Sudan and the impressions and findings of the Whole-of-Government mission, I would like to take this opportunity to brief you on other activities I undertook during this trip, thereby giving you a pi

Foreign Affairs committee  There are many minorities in the north. Sudan is a very diverse country. In our dealings with the Government of Sudan, we put a premium on human rights. We keep stressing to them, through programming but also through our dialogue with them, that a sine qua non for a better relati

Foreign Affairs committee  For the most part, it's during that week. We'll be back the week after the break week.

Foreign Affairs committee  The north-south border was established in 1956, but the border line has not been demarcated. Over the course of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, both parties have been working on this issue. To date, they have demarcated 80% of the border. The remaining 20% is the problem area

Foreign Affairs committee  The strategy is geared to the local situation. We have a cross-country approach to Sudan, which doesn't mean that we have projects in each state, but we have decided not to focus on Darfur or the south or the centre. In Darfur, most of the programming is humanitarian, given the

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll answer this question in two parts. One is on the process of negotiation between north and south over Abyei. This enclave has been subject to an international law case in the Hague that in effect awarded, for the interim period, most of Abyei to the south, but the ultimate st