Thank you for the question.
It is indeed extremely disappointing to see the lack of female representation on Haiti's transitional presidential council. We obviously hope that women will be better represented. We know that Haitian civil society, and Haitian female politicians in particular, play an extremely important role. They've been extremely influential at several crucial stages and moments in Haiti's history, particularly in the late 1980s and 1990s. The fact that there's so little female representation is therefore a bit of a setback.
Today, I really wanted to focus on the violence women are experiencing and on the importance of including them, taking them into consideration, and continuing our support through approaches that respond both to their urgent humanitarian needs and to their need for security and the strengthening of their organizations so that they can play their role in civil society, particularly in protecting women.