Thank you very much.
I have been in the humanitarian field for more than 10 years. I have always considered Canada a leading player, constantly mobilizing resources to respond to humanitarian crises all over the world. I believe Canada was Mali's fourth largest donor before the crisis.
The current situation requires emergency support in the short term. As I explained earlier, that would help address not just the current needs flowing from the crisis, but also the longer term needs, particularly in terms of resilience. We want to put an end to the chronic cycle of urgent need we see every year. In a normal year, 230,000 children under the age of 5 die of malnutrition in the Sahel region.
I think Canada could play a prominent role, along with other donors. That involvement would make good on the support pledged by the international community and help tackle the humanitarian challenges, which could grow in complexity, especially from a security perspective.