Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we will continue with our meeting.
We have today Dr. Francis Deng, United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Department of Political Affairs.
Dr. Deng, it's an honour and a privilege to have you here today.
I would just encourage any members who haven't had a chance to look at Dr. Deng's biography to do so. He's been a distinguished diplomat here as the ambassador to Canada from Sudan and he has been involved in a number of different things, as well as being the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for Sudan, amongst many other things.
Certainly, sir, we're glad to have you here. You have a short statement and then I believe we're going to go around the room to ask some questions. Because of other commitments, you will be leaving us at twenty to one, so if we could go with the statement, then we'll try to get as many questions in as we can.
Dr. Deng, welcome, sir. The floor is yours.