Mr. Speaker, in this Semaine de la francophonie, we are very pleased with the project launched by the United Nations to promote Africa's development. This special initiative will focus on education and health.
The UN secretary general, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, said in Geneva that the UN wanted to solemnly tell Africa that it would not be abandoned. This special initiative, which is under the financial responsibility of the World Bank, provides for the injection of $25 billion over the next ten years, and for maximizing the efforts and resources of the major United Nations agencies and of the international community.
The Bloc Quebecois hopes that the Canadian International Development Agency and the Canadian and Quebec NGO's will take part in this courageous fight for peace, development, democracy and the respect of human rights.