Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, thank you to the witnesses for taking the time to be with us here on this Friday morning.
Dr. Mekonen, thank you for your continued strength, and for sharing those gruesome and horrifying experiences. I definitely know that we are greatly concerned about the ongoing reports of human rights abuses and the obstruction of humanitarian access. I also understand the Government of Canada has provided roughly $40 million in humanitarian funding to help support those most in need in Ethiopia.
Hearing the stories from you, first-hand, and given your experience and insights.... I'd like to hear more. Can you speak to the ongoing work, at the regional level, to find a peaceful solution to this situation?