Foreign Affairs committee  I don't think the parties to the conflict are there yet. It's clear that some kind of an approach towards cessation of hostilities will be important first. The ability of the parties to get around the table for some kind of a mediated solution will be critical first. I think ther

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. I'll ask my colleague, Ms. Childs‑Adams, to answer this very specific question.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for this question. I'll make a few general comments first. I'll then ask my colleague, Gwyn Kutz, to speak about our efforts to support peacebuilding in Ethiopia.

Foreign Affairs committee  We certainly share this concern about the fragility of the Ethiopian state. Of course, these incitements to violence, propaganda and use of armed groups will further weaken the country. We have the same concerns as the writers.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think the key is that the investigative work that takes place to make that determination requires access. For us to independently make that investigation, we would need access to both victims and evidence, and in that case, it's usually international bodies such as the UN that

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. My colleague, Mr. Salewicz, can answer your question.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. The first thing I would say is that it is really critical for us to corroborate and have adequate evidence regarding individual actions and individual violations perpetrated by individuals. For that, we rely on independent investigations such as the O

Foreign Affairs committee  That's an excellent question. I think time will tell. Obviously, we have concerns about whether Ethiopia will live up to that expectation of the international community, something that we're all calling for, but time will tell. I think the next few months will be critical in term

Foreign Affairs committee  From the reporting that we have read from the OHCHR HRC report, it is clear that atrocity crimes may have taken place—and atrocity crimes include war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Foreign Affairs committee  Our view is they may have been committed. There are, of course, allegations of those crimes, but we need to see confirmation and adequate investigation beyond the—

Foreign Affairs committee  We would look to a competent international court to make that determination.

Foreign Affairs committee  For something as serious as atrocity crimes, it is really critical for us to have an independent and competent body investigating and making that determination for us.

Foreign Affairs committee  The shape of a political solution is going to be for Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia and the parties to the conflict to determine. However, I will say that a political solution obviously has to begin with cessation of hostilities. There has to be a ceasefire and an end to ar

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll turn to my colleague Ms. Hilary Childs-Adams to comment on that.

Foreign Affairs committee  In response to these other crises, I will turn to my colleague, Mr. Salewicz, regarding the humanitarian response to communities outside of the conflict.