I call the meeting to order.
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the continuation of our testimony on the situations in Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We are joined today by two witnesses from the Federal Government of Somalia. Thank you, gentlemen, for being here.
We have the Honourable Gamal Hassan, Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development. Welcome.
We also have Abdigani Jama, senior adviser, policy and strategy, from the Office of the Prime Minister.
I want to thank you both for being here with us today. This is important testimony, and we are very pleased to have you before us with your insights.
As is the normal process, you can each speak for five to eight minutes, after which we're going to open up the floor to colleagues to ask a number of questions.
With that, Minister Hassan, would you like to begin?