I think it's the part about what Canada can do to support this agenda. What is very important.... Canada, in the past, has done a lot, and I want to note that when I spoke about survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, Canada was actually one of the donors, early on, to a program that was supporting conflict-related sexual violence survivors. This was approximately 10 years ago. Now, through Canada's contribution to the Secretary-General's peacebuilding fund, it is supporting a number of peacebuilding efforts worldwide, but Bosnia and Herzegovina remains one of the only countries in Europe and central Asia where there is targeted funding. There's $20 million of investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Secretary-General's peacebuilding fund. Canada is the fourth-largest donor to that fund.
Under that fund, a lot of work is being done. The largest program under the fund is on women, peace and security. This is a $5-million program, which will be ending soon, in early 2027. It is having a huge impact. With issues regarding challenges with the level of the state, and sometimes with the rejection of the state—one example of that is the national action plan on 1325, which still has not been adopted—local peacebuilding efforts and engagement of women in advancing intercommunity trust are having a huge impact. We know this from the past—very often, women have a lot of success when it comes to addressing divisive narratives, bringing together communities and really advancing social cohesion in their communities.
Now we're supporting, also with the peacebuilding fund.... Today, I just met 20 local women's organizations from the most remote parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, some of whom have never received funding, who are now initiating similar activities in their communities. These activities address the unmet needs of CRSV survivors and support trust-building between communities that are still challenged to speak with each other and co-operate, and are challenged by misinformation and disinformation.
Continued funding for work on women, peace and security, and for programs like this, is really critical at this point, and I would also add the Elsie fund to that.