Foreign Affairs committee  I'm very sorry, but I'm afraid I do not have translation services, and I can't answer that question. What I will do is ask that the questions be interpreted for me, and I'll make sure you get a proper written answer in due course. My apologies again.

Foreign Affairs committee  I am reluctant to be naming countries. I think that's really not appropriate. What I can say is that we have 25 or 26 countries in the world that provide resettlement services, for example, and that most of those are with very small numbers. We really need to broaden the base t

Foreign Affairs committee  You're quite right. This is one of the lowest years we've had in more than 20 years, obviously in part because of COVID. One of the significant problems is that the resettlement countries are very few. We have to broaden the base. We need more countries. We have something like 25

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. You raise a critically important question. I mentioned that there are 47 million internally displaced people. Internally displaced people are not refugees. There are two completely different regimes. One is under the refugee convention for those who have fled their co

Foreign Affairs committee  We will certainly come back to you on the particular question that you've raised in relation to Thailand and we'll come back to you more clearly on exactly what the limits are on access to the refugee status determination process. Thank you.

Foreign Affairs committee  I would be reluctant to answer that question in many cases, but in the case of Canada, I have to say that I am delighted to answer. You really are one of the top leaders in the world. There's no question about that. We've all watched with great delight as Canada has held the line

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I think the question of gender-based violence in the context of COVID has really been one of the most disturbing impacts of COVID, because it has existed, of course, as we all know, in all our societies, but COVID has shone a light on this and expanded our u

Foreign Affairs committee  Peggy, would you like to go first? I sincerely apologize, but I'm afraid my French is not good enough to understand that question.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. I think it's one that people across the world are asking, as we see conflicts continue, new ones emerge, and old ones seemingly irresolvable. Although we are in peace discussions in relation to Afghanistan, it's been going on for 40 years. Th

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to all members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development for this opportunity to speak to you about the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the over 80 million who are within the ma