Thank you, Madam Chair.
As regards Canada's operational commitments, we are very active diplomatically. We are very involved at the United Nations and in other international arenas in promoting the protection of civilians and gender equality. We contribute to normative development. As Mr. Angell said, Canada is leading the charge on several UN resolutions and in other international organizations.
On the ground, we continue to provide resources to operational programs set up to protect women's rights for projects focusing on violence against women. Commitments have been made to strengthen the capacity of people working in peacekeeping operations to encourage them and raise their awareness of the importance of gender issues and violence against women. That is what we are doing in the DRC, Afghanistan, and in several countries. So has that changed our work on the ground? I would say that we are very active throughout the world in promoting the protection of women, men and children who find themselves in conflict situations.