Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. I mentioned earlier in response to Mr. Bergeron the focus on water and sanitation. Maybe I'll spend some time focusing on the other five areas of the six-point plan. I'd like to highlight that this is a set of practical and concrete actions to really reunite the worl

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll weigh in, just to say quickly that when we're looking at conflict context and the displacement that often results from conflict, it's important, when we're designing education programs, that we're looking at the displaced populations as well as the host communities. Whether

Foreign Affairs committee  Many people have said that women and girls are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and I know later on we'll hear from other colleagues further on some of those issues. We know that gender equality is also one of the inequalities that have been exacerbated in this pandemic.

Foreign Affairs committee  I can take that question, and my colleagues want to jump in as well. Thank you very much for the question. We mentioned at the outset a six-point plan for children, and one of those priorities, in fact, is to ensure an increased access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene for

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, sure. Thanks so much for that question and for the focus on refugee and displaced children. I think one of the first steps was articulated by colleagues from World Vision, which is really listening to children and young people themselves. All of our organizations do work d

Foreign Affairs committee  I might add quickly that 90% of the foreign children who are in that situation are under the age of 12. Approximately 50% are under the age of 5. As Ms. Carmichael said, these children are incredibly vulnerable from they have had to live through and because many of them have bee

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, the funding that Canada has provided to UNICEF's humanitarian response to COVID has actually been particularly flexible compared with that of other donors. Unfortunately, what we're seeing is that many humanitarian donors are increasingly tightly earmarking their funds; thus

Foreign Affairs committee  Just to add to that, I know that our country offices are constantly in communication with the Canadian missions in the different countries. One of the areas that has been particularly appreciated is top-up funding. When needs have increased in different areas, we've been able t

Foreign Affairs committee  Could I actually just jump in?