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{
"time": "2015-02-17 11:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Bart Witteveen",
"fr": "M. Bart Witteveen"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3986035\" data-originallang=\"en\">In the case of Iraq we are working exclusively in the Kurdish-controlled areas, so areas of relative stability. We have had operations in northern Syria where we operated from Turkey, cross-border. That's been an engagement that has gone up and down to be frank. We started pretty much at the beginning of the crisis where we were working in several areas in the north. As ISIL took over those areas, we were able to maintain operations there for quite some time, but during the period leading up to the aerial bombing campaign we had to suspend those operations. We've now restarted in some of the other areas in northern Syria, but at a very modest level. I think she described it very accurately in terms of trying to find those ways in which we can do it within the framework of the humanitarian principles and where we can have accountability in terms of reaching the most vulnerable.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3986035\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans le cas de l'Irak, nous travaillons exclusivement dans les zones contr\u00f4l\u00e9es par les Kurdes \u2014 donc, des r\u00e9gions relativement stables. Nous avions des op\u00e9rations dans le nord de la Syrie, et nous menions nos activit\u00e9s \u00e0 partir de la Turquie, de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la fronti\u00e8re. Pour \u00eatre franc, le degr\u00e9 d'engagement a fluctu\u00e9. Au d\u00e9but de la crise, nous travaillions dans plusieurs r\u00e9gions du Nord. Lorsque l'EIIL a pris le contr\u00f4le de ces r\u00e9gions, nous avons pu y maintenir nos op\u00e9rations pendant quelque temps, mais durant la p\u00e9riode menant \u00e0 la campagne des frappes a\u00e9riennes, nous avons d\u00fb interrompre ces activit\u00e9s. Nous avons maintenant repris nos travaux dans certaines des autres r\u00e9gions dans le nord de la Syrie, mais \u00e0 un niveau tr\u00e8s modeste. Je crois que ma coll\u00e8gue a tr\u00e8s bien expliqu\u00e9 comment il faut essayer de trouver des fa\u00e7ons de faire dans le cadre des principes humanitaires, notre responsabilit\u00e9 \u00e9tant de rejoindre les personnes les plus vuln\u00e9rables. </p>"
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"url": "/committees/foreign-affairs/41-2/45/bart-witteveen-4/",
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