Foreign Affairs committee  That's correct.

Foreign Affairs committee  First, I think we are not discussing how humanitarian assistance should be focused, because it shouldn't be focused. Humanitarian assistance is very clear in the way it responds to needs. When we talk about needing to focus, it's on poor people and not on poor countries. That is

Foreign Affairs committee  Well, I can talk about the ones that we are looking at as an agency. Again, inequality will be one of the most important ones. Looking at an index that measures any kind of inequality will be critical, because we have seen that we are not getting to the level of development tha

Foreign Affairs committee  The only last point will be, I think, that's it's a case of targeting inequality, because even in those cases in which we see injustice towards minorities, we also see that even within these minorities, women are disproportionately affected. I think the element of inequality sh

Foreign Affairs committee  I think I can even speak in the name of the other three organizations. Even we at the bigger organizations work with the local organizations. The way we engage with partners, the way we work, is that the level of interventions whereby development agencies have been the front lin

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. I think it's a critical question, actually, that we have to look at. You were mentioning probably four pillars of the main challenge that we all face as agencies and governments. I think it's also an internal challenge to not always be able to clearl

Foreign Affairs committee  If I can also answer quickly, we had a similar conversation at CARE International, a high discussion, and we came to what we call SuPER food systems. SuPER food systems are sustainable, productive, equitable, and resilient. That is what we are trying to do with intervention. On

Foreign Affairs committee  I will answer in English. I think you're right. We have not enough resources to go to every country, and we know for a fact that focusing resources normally has a bigger long-term impact. I think the critical element is how the Canadian agencies are going to balance both. We n

Foreign Affairs committee  I think when we talk about evaluation, it's not only to say what we have done but also to see what we have learned from what we have done. I think this is going to be the critical point, because I don't think we can say.... Even before the earthquake, Haiti was already not in a g

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. CARE Canada is pleased to appear before this committee for its study on countries of focus and thematic priorities for Canada's bilateral development assistance. It's timely for a number of reasons. Seven years have passed since the Government of Canada se

Foreign Affairs committee  Good afternoon. My name is Santiago Alba. I am with CARE Canada. I'm the senior director of international development.