Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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They all are Syrian. Mr. Al Habib mentioned his role as a political adviser. On the valuable and important work he does in highlighting the need to get humanitarian aid to those people in most need, members often have discussed the failure of the United Nations in many crises to be an effective world organisation or to bring about a satisfactory conclusion to many conflicts throughout the world. Has Mr. Al Habib's organisation had an opportunity to speak directly to officials from or to some part of the United Nations? At what international fora has Mr. Al Habib had the opportunity to make the presentation he has given to this joint committee? Once again, in respect of creating awareness and getting out the message regarding the huge suffering and the horrors inflicted by the Assad regime in the mass murder of Syrian people, including civilians, it is most important to take every opportunity to highlight and to bring to the public's attention the desperate deeds of that regime because sometimes an individual crisis may not get the attention it deserves as there are so many crises throughout the world. However, in respect of specific contact, communication or engagement with the United Nations or some of its constituent bodies, has Mr. Al Habib's organisation had that opportunity?