Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both of our witnesses for being here today. This is fascinating.
I'm delighted to see your SDG pins. I have to show you that I write all of my notes for this committee in my SDG 5 notebook, because I need to remember how important it is that we fight for women and girls all the time.
Dr. Kanem, I share your deep concerns about the international community failing to recognize the vital importance for this investment.
For me, it's more the immediate concern I have, of course, with impacts on women and girls around the world, but also the long tail of COVID-19 and how we know it could take years or even decades to recover from COVID-19, and that while we might be able to convince governments to do what needs to be done in the short term, that long-term austerity and nationalization is a huge concern for me.
I want to make it very clear and get it on the record for our analysts: What do we stand to lose if the global community does not recognize how vital this investment is right now?