I think the International Red Cross and the Sri Lanka Red Cross and all the movement partners are in a unique position in Sri Lanka to access the civilian population affected by this conflict. The International Committee has been working in the area of the northern part of Sri Lanka since 1989. The Sri Lanka Red Cross has a national presence in the country, and there have been tremendous efforts by the movement to reach all the civilian populations and all the vulnerable people.
It's certainly one of the tenets of the International Red Cross movement that we attend to people's needs, regardless of any affiliation or identification whatsoever. It's certainly a tenet of the Red Cross that if people present themselves with needs, those needs should be met by the humanitarian actors.
Our experience in Sri Lanka is like that elsewhere. We have good acceptance by the population. The International Committee maintains dialogue with, obviously, the Sri Lankan government as well as with the LTTE. The International Committee is able to visit people held by both parties in the conflict. There's strong confidence and trust, I would say, that is important in terms of access both to detainees and to the civilian population, under normal circumstances. Recently, of course, this has become more difficult because of the nature of the conflict.