I would simply add--I think you heard this from Ms. Elsawi, and we've also heard this in relation to the situation in the Congo as well--that a lot of money has been given through international agencies--for example, UNIFEM, or the Multi-Donor Trust Fund. It's not always easy for grassroots organizations like the women's organizations with whom you've met, or the Council of Churches, to access those funds. So we encourage CIDA and other donors to try to find ways to give money more directly to more directly support civil society organizations that are extremely accountable with their funds, and, frankly, more effective.
Evidence of meeting #30 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 40th Parliament, 3rd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was sudan.
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