Mr. Jim Clarken:

My name is Jim Clarken and I think I have met most members of the committee previously but it is good to be back again. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo because it is such a critical issue. I am the chief executive of Oxfam Ireland. I congratulate Mr. Peadar King on his work and thank the committee for raising the issue. It could not be more pertinent. We will have an opportunity later to speak about the current position as of this morning, which is very worrying. We have been working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1985.