Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The answer is not necessarily with us. There will have to be some political reconciliation within the community so that all politicians, especially at the highest levels, represent the whole country and not necessarily just their communities. I would not say that at the moment

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Not at the moment, but we are aware of the statements that were made by Chancellor Merkel to that effect. The idea of safe zones can take different meanings. I think the way it's understood in the context of Iraq is territory that would be governed where security would be contr

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The answer is quite simple: we don't. We collaborate with the Iraqi government.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  No, the convention on genocide has a definition that is clear, which is the one that we use.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The current government in Iraq started its mandate just before Daesh started to take over some of the territories in the north in spring 2014. It's been, if not stable, remarkably resilient, given the situation it's facing with a financial crisis, a major security crisis, as we k

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thanks. I think it's a useful clarification. One comment I will make is that these, I don't want to call them taxes now, but this extortion has been a very important source of revenue for Daesh, especially recently, because the coalition has bombed several of the oil fields the

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, there have been reports of abuses by some of the militias that are active in Iraq. Most of them operate under the umbrella of popular mobilization forces, but there are also independent militias that operate separately from that group. Such reports came out namely in the con

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would like to add one thing. One of the reasons we are mentioning this is that some reports note the fact that some members of Sunni communities specifically, either out of conviction or because they felt threatened, have sometimes been complicit in some of the abuses that Dae

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It would not necessarily be under the CIJA. The work that the CIJA is doing, with our support, is very specific. It's basically collection of evidence. There are trained lawyers or legal experts who are putting together files, with the expectation that those will be used in futur

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In order for the Security Council to refer the situation to the ICC, there has to be agreement within the Security Council. That would be the first step in this case. Iraq and Syria are not parties to the Rome statute. They said they would have the possibility to refer the situat

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Russia?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Specifically on Russia, I would have to get back to you. I'm not aware of any specific efforts led by Russia on that specific issue. With respect to the U.S., it's definitely one of the countries we're working with. I was referring to Minister Dion's participation at the UNGA s

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Maybe I'll start with your last question, and then I'll move to the first one. On the challenges involved in rolling out our humanitarian assistance, yes, you're correct. Particularly in Syria, I think we're all seeing the problems with respect to access to the most vulnerable pe