Honourable members, welcome to the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Pursuant to the order of reference of October 22, 2020, the committee will proceed to study the vulnerabilities created and exacerbated by COVID-19 in crisis- and conflict-affected areas.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, and it is also the second meeting as part of a House of Commons pilot project for webinars. As a reminder, staff will be non-active participants only and can therefore only view the meeting in gallery view. I remind all that photos and screenshots are prohibited.
Thank you to the witnesses for taking part in this pilot project. I hope it's a positive experience for them.
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Now, I would like to welcome our first panel.
From CARE Canada, we have Barbara Grantham, president and chief executive officer, and Maxime Michel, head of humanitarian and resilience programs.
From Doctors Without Borders, we have Jason Nickerson, humanitarian affairs adviser, and Joe Belliveau, executive director.
From the Canadian Red Cross, we have Conrad Sauvé, president and chief executive officer.
We also have Kelsey Lemon, senior director, global programs.
Ms. Grantham, I will ask you to open the discussion this afternoon with a five-minute round of prepared remarks. Thank you so much.
Ms. Grantham, the floor is yours for five minutes.