Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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If Mr. MacSorley can hear me and respond, that would be great. If not, maybe some of the other witnesses can. He highlighted that $2.6 billion is required to meet the humanitarian needs of Sudan right now and that the appeal is only 34% funded. Perhaps he or some of the other witnesses might outline how specific appeals such as that are met. Are there particular deficiencies with respect to states that might be expected to contribute towards that not doing so? There was a reference to the public or media profile of some humanitarian crises versus others. Considering that throughout all the statements we heard of the likelihood of greater crises resulting from natural disasters and climate change, but also conflicts, how can we address the issues where a crisis in one part of the world might be as severe as others but not get the same media profile as them? How do we ensure there is not a funding deficit in those instances?