Ahmed Hussen at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

I would now like to welcome our witnesses for the second hour.

We have Maria Berishaj-Sylejmani, a gender equality and social inclusion specialist, joining us by video conference. We have Valerie Percival, professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. We also have Krenare Recaj, Ph.D. candidate, Carleton University.

Up to five minutes will be given for opening remarks, after which we will proceed with rounds of questions.

I now invite Ms. Percival to make an opening statement of no more than five minutes.