Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. I would refer to my opening remarks about the series of resolutions that have been passed in the Security Council and of Canada's role in co-sponsoring at least one of those and in being very much involved in their development. The United Nations now has a zero tolerance policy with regard to sexual exploitation and abuse.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Mr. Chair, as I stated at the beginning of my presentation, the situation in Rwanda following the genocide obliged the international community to focus almost entirely on the humanitarian disaster that was a result of these terrible events. Obviously, the pure economic and social development of a country in that context was difficult or impossible.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I do know that within a number of non-governmental organizations there are Rwandan Canadians active. I would have to come back to you on whether any specific initiatives would have been initiated or supported directly by the diaspora as such.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Absolutely. I may ask my colleague Ms. Norton whether she has details on some of the initiatives that would have been supported through the multilateral mechanism. In terms of the bilateral program, I made a brief reference to a project with CECI that directly addresses that issue not only in Rwanda, but also in the Great Lakes region as a whole, because the same problem is present particularly in the DRC but also in the border areas of Tanzania and in Burundi.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Mr. Chair, I will make the statement, and then Leslie and I will respond to questions and comments from the committee. Thank you to this committee for inviting the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development to contribute to your study on the long-term effects on survivors of rape and sexual violence during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.