Foreign Affairs committee  For us, it's actually a central part of the programming. Primarily we have what we call our child-centred program, with protection mechanisms and so on at the forefront of that model. But built into that model are ensuring the protective environments and the points of interaction

Foreign Affairs committee  No, I would just totally concur. I think part of it has been that there has been some ongoing dialogue of late between what has been the traditional humanitarian arm and the more long-term development arm. I think it's really a struggle in terms of what is the bridge between the

Foreign Affairs committee  Darfur, Sudan.

Foreign Affairs committee  In the case of War Child, for good or for bad it demonstrates a reality on something we've been emphasizing over the course of this afternoon. That is, most of the situations where War Child has been are over 10 years now because most of those situations are protracted conflicts.

Foreign Affairs committee  Can I say something in, like, six seconds?

Foreign Affairs committee  Very interestingly, in Afghanistan, we have some direct results that show—just to speak a bit to the comprehensive nature of this—a significant decrease in corporal punishment in the communities where we focused on the education of the mothers. This is about the linkages. As moth

Foreign Affairs committee  No, that's fine.

Foreign Affairs committee  Security is a primary barrier, and the resources that are required to be able to be as secure as possible in that environment. Also, I think, what we're all immersed in now is the debate around what is a humanitarian situation and at what point is there a response mechanism and w

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll start with a couple of points, and then I'll turn it back over to you, Sam. I think one thing we've certainly learned from our experience is that we need the ability to act in a timely fashion. We need the ability to be on the ground and to have a response mechanism that is