'This report is the result of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development's (the Committee) study of the situations in Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), three of the most fragile countries in the world. The Committee examined a wide range of issues common to the three countries, including armed conflict, population displacement, under-development, and human rights and governance challenges. The report sets out the Committee's main findings and makes 16 recommendations on ways that the Government of Canada can support Somalia, South Sudan and the DRC from the perspectives of peacebuilding and development'--Provided by publisher.