National Defence committee  Sure. Thank you very much for the question. Do you mean specific to Afghanistan?

National Defence committee  The most recent final numbers, if you will, are from 2008-09. They've actually increased a little since then. In Afghanistan, the total funding provided was $226 million. In Haiti, it was $158 million before the earthquake, so that number has gone up. In Afghanistan, $46 million

National Defence committee  I am going to answer that question by highlighting the progress that has been made in development, in the context of various statements of principle, including the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. That highlights your exact question about coordination between donors specif

National Defence committee  Thank you, sir. I will start with the second question. I think that, clearly, accountability is fundamental, especially in fragile and conflict-affected countries, as you mentioned. We have all kinds of checks and balances in those situations. As I mentioned, we often work with

National Defence committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for seeking CIDA's perspectives on this important topic today. In my statement, I will briefly discuss the nature of the international environment, CIDA's engagement in fragile and conflict-affected states, and the comprehensive, whole-of-gover