Ms. Leslie Norton at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On January 27th, 2015. See this statement in context.

January 27th, 2015 / 12:10 p.m.

Director General, International Humanitarian Assistance, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

In a crisis, we provide humanitarian assistance first. When the conflict ends, we focus on rebuilding and long-term development. We are not there yet, but when the time comes, we will enter discussions with the World Bank and the UNDP. They play a role in development.

We are working on scenarios, but everyone recognizes that now is not the time to start rebuilding in the parts of Iraq where infrastructure is lacking.

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