Foreign Affairs committee  Our role is to help developing countries, that is, national, local or regional governments, communities, civil society and so on in a context of decentralization. That is what's happening in Latin America and elsewhere. We are working with them and helping make sure that they are

Foreign Affairs committee  That's right. In the...

Foreign Affairs committee  We get indirect reports through the governments of the host countries with which we work.

Foreign Affairs committee  From our embassies, yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  As a rule, yes. Normally it's through our political sector, as part of a government-wide approach, as you said. We get reports from our embassies on these matters.

Foreign Affairs committee  Your question concerns the corporate component. I hope my answer will be satisfactory, and I will be asking my colleague to help me. From the standpoint of the Americas Section, the Andean initiative or the Andes Region initiative to promote effective corporate social responsib

Foreign Affairs committee  CIDA's mandate is to reduce poverty in order to promote sustainable development. Through our feld projects— in Bolivia and Peru, it's mostly in the mining and oil and gas sectors —, we work directly with the governments of the host governments, for example with the ministry of en