Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to come back to the women's issue. We know that, when countries are at war, women often are the most affected. They are victims of sexual abuse and violence and very often, these despicable acts are unpunished. Before being operational, our Committee had the privilege to have an informal meeting with Mrs Zaynab Elzawi. She really surprised us when she told us that the civil society — and you even spoke about the Soudan church — was not involved in the implementation of the peace accord. I would like to know why.
Also, women from the North and South have cooperated, in spite of their differences, to propose some solutions on the eve of next January referendum. But they have no support, no resources. I think the Canadian government should give them a stronger support.
Finally, I would like to ask another question. It is more a comment about what Mrs Elsawi told us. Talking about the referendum, she said that women will be the losers, once again. Why do they have to be the ones who will be the most affected and the most victimized by this referendum?