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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07KHARTOUM1890 | NCP BLAMES SPLM FOR LATE CENSUS AND DEFENDS BELLICOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with poloffs November 27, Center for Strategic Studies Director Sayed Al-Khatib predicted that the GOS would attend the Addis talks (he was later contradicted by the MFA, though it's not out of the question that the NCP will send someone). Khatib said Abyei should not s [...] | 2007-11-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1893 | ALEX DE WAAL ON SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan expert Alex de Waal told poloff on November 28 his thoughts on the current situation in Sudan. De Waal cautioned that the international community should not expect an immediate success with the UNAMID deployment, and that the situation in Darfur has turned from genocide int [...] | 2007-12-02 07:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1907 | FUR LEADERS EVASIVE ABOUT JANJAWEED TIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nyala Fur leaders were tight-lipped in a December 2 meeting with FieldOff about rumors of a growing alliance between the Fur and some janjaweed formerly loyal to the Government of Sudan (GoS). They spoke instead about growing insecurity throughout Darfur as a result of heighten [...] | 2007-12-04 06:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU CD |
07KHARTOUM1916 | DEPUTY SRSG ON PROSPECTS FOR CPA [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with Deputy SRSG Taye-Brook Zerihoun December 2 to discuss the prospects for CPA implementation. A shrewd observer of Sudan and the region for many years, Zerihoun is not overly concerned by the current crisis and believes war is unlikely. The parties are comf [...] | 2007-12-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1919 | JUBA/DARFUR: CONVERGANCE CONTINUES, NOW WITH THE JANJAWEED [...] (SBU) SPLM Darfur Taskforce Member (DTF) Edward Lino informed ConGen PolOff that Musa Hilal will be arriving in Juba on December 5. Expected to spend at least two days in the South's capital, the Janjaweed leader will be meeting with a cross-section of newly-consolidated Darfur rebel movemen [...] | 2007-12-05 07:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1924 | "GUEHENNO IS LYING" ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT, SUDAN CLAIMS [...] (SBU) See para 8 for action request. 2. (SBU) In a December 4 meeting with CDA Fernandez, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani Al-Wasila decried recent UN allegations that the Government of Sudan (GoS) is obstructing the conditions necessary for the deployment of the AU-UN hybrid for [...] | 2007-12-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1927 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S SITE VISIT TO JUBA [...] On November 23, the USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore, Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, Assistant Administrator for USAID's Africa Bureau (AA/AFR) Kate Almquist, and the USAID/Sudan Mission Director traveled to Juba, Southern Sudan, to review progre [...] | 2007-12-05 15:22:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1928 | SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF OYAI DENG ON MILITARY STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: SPLA Chief of Staff Lt. General Oyai Deng Ajak told CDA that he was pessimistic about any great progress in deploying SAF-SPLA Joint Integrated Units (JIUs),and downplayed the significance of remaining southern troops on the border areas such as Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile. He [...] | 2007-12-06 06:14:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PREL AU SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM1933 | UNMIS SAYS GUEHENNO "NOT LYING" IN NOV 27 BRIEFING TO UNSC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 5 meeting with FieldOff, Head of Office in El Fasher for the United Nation Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) asserted that Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno "was not lying" in his November 27 briefing to the UN Secur [...] | 2007-12-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1935 | GEN AGWAI UPDATES ON UNAMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 5 meeting with PolOff and FieldOff, AMIS Force Commander GEN Agwai described himself as the target of Government of Sudan (GoS) displeasure for his current stance on the Ceasefire Commission and articulated his plans to seek a sit-down with the GoS in the near futu [...] | 2007-12-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1937 | DARFUR TASK FORCE MEMBER ON JUBA TALKS AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6, SPLM Darfur Task Force member Edward Lino asserted that the National Congress Party (NCP) is alarmed by the success of the Juba Darfur initiative and is seeking to thwart its success. He said that the Darfur rebel groups have continued to talk in Juba and make p [...] | 2007-12-07 11:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1940 | PREVIEW OF UNAMID'S 2008-2009 BUDGET FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN HQ's budget team presented its initial framework for UNAMID's 2008-2009 budget to JSR Adada December 5. This strategic document lays out goals and outputs for achieving UNAMID's mandate but does not yet include funding requirements. Although a first step in the budget process, [...] | 2007-12-07 12:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1943 | UNAMID CISS: DEPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES REMAIN DESPITE SLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Chief of Integrated Support Services (CISS) for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) addressed the Government of Sudan's December 5 rebuttal of charges leveled against it by UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno on November 27 of imposing obsta [...] | 2007-12-09 08:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1956 | AMIS TAKES STOCK [...] (SBU) The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) held a combined review session, awards ceremony, and tribute to fallen AMIS soldiers on December 9. Speakers included Darfur Peace Agreement Implementation Team (DPAIT) Head Sam Ibok, Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada, and AMIS Military [...] | 2007-12-11 08:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1957 | MSA ISSUE MOVES TO RESOLUTION BUT PROBLEMS LINGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Payment of overdue Mission Subsistence Allowance (MSA) to CFC party representatives began in El Fasher December 6 and continues this week. Donors appear willing to cover the entire US$4.6 million MSA estimated cost under certain conditions. Although the MSA arrears issue may be [...] | 2007-12-11 08:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM1970 | AMIS SEES KALMA DISARMAMENT AS "GREATEST CHALLENGE" [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM1986 | AMIS SEES KALMA DISARMAMENT AS "GREATEST CHALLENGE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 11 meeting with the Charg d'Affaires and USAID Mission Director, Nyala AMIS Deputy Sector Commander and Deputy Chief Police Supervisor called the disarmament of Kalma IDP camp the "greatest challenge" facing the Mission. The Deputy Sector Commander mentioned the p [...] | 2007-12-13 05:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM1987 | DEPUTY WALI AND POLICE COMMANDER WELCOME CDA IN SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 05:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM1988 | DARFUR - WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE UPDATE [...] From November 11 to 24, a water, sanitation, and hygiene specialist from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to North and South Darfur to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing USAID-funded programs and make recommendations for future interventions. The USAI [...] | 2007-12-13 06:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM1994 | CORRECTED COPY - DEPUTY WALI AND POLICE COMMANDER WELCOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 10 meeting with the Charg d'Affaires (CDA) and USAID Mission Director, South Darfur Deputy Wali (Governor) Farah and South Darfur Police Commander Mohamed encouraged the CDA and Mission Director to see the "reality" in South Darfur as the first step in solving Darf [...] | 2007-12-13 09:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM2001 | South Sudan: Finance Minister Delivers a Sober 2008 Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: GoSS Finance Minister Mawein delivered a sober assessment of the governance challenges facing South Sudan on December 10, when delivering the draft 2008 budget to the Legislative Assembly (SSLA). Mawein identified a bloated workforce, almost total dependence on oil revenues, an [...] | 2007-12-14 07:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI IBRD SU |
07KHARTOUM2003 | SAF AND SPLA FORCE REDEPLOYMENT FACES TOUGH DEADLINES, [...] (SBU) Media reported on December 12 that Joint Defense Board (JDB) spokesman Lt. General Abdalrahman Mohammed Zain said that Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) forces will begin redeployment consistent with the 1/1/56 border the weekend of December 14. [...] | 2007-12-14 07:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2005 | NORTHERN SUDAN - USAID-FUNDED NATIONAL NGO CPA ADVOCATES [...] (SBU) The recall of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials from the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the political crisis that followed has derailed implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and CPA-related activities throughout Sudan. Since mid-October, hara [...] | 2007-12-14 11:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM2006 | SPLM THINKING ON OIL AND SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) During the course of their meetings in Juba December 9 to discuss the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),future GNU Foreign Minister and SPLM member Deng Alor spoke with Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley about SPLM oil interests after 2011 and the effect of sanctions on Su [...] | 2007-12-16 04:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2007 | TURABI DECRIES LACK OF REAL POLITICAL FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudanese government is afraid of political freedom and the opposition parties don't know what political freedom means, Hassan al Turabi told CDA Fernandez during a meeting December 12. The former leader of the National Islamic Front, former Justice Minister, and current lea [...] | 2007-12-16 07:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2008 | FUR MAQDUM REASSURES ABOUT UNAMID AND HINTS AT TRIBAL [...] (SBU) In a December 12 meeting, the Maqdum (traditional "viceroy") of the Fur in Nyala, Ahmed Rajal, discussed with FieldOff the latest sentiment among the South Darfur Fur community with regard to deployment of the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The Maqdum inquired about the Decem [...] | 2007-12-16 07:03:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU PHUM |
07KHARTOUM2009 | AL-SAMANI ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT, KALMA CAMP [...] (SBU) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani al-Wasila told CDA Fernandez December 12 that Sudan has resolved all issues related to UNAMID deployment and will prepare a letter this week regarding troop contributions. Al-Samani said Sudan would like to see the Egyptian and Ethiopian troop [...] | 2007-12-16 07:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2011 | SUDANESE ELECTIONS FACE A TIGHT TIMEINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Negotiation on the national election law is ongoing in the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC). It is unlikely that the draft law will be agreed upon and ratified this month, pushing passage of the law until at least April 2008 when the next parliamentary session be [...] | 2007-12-16 09:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2016 | NCP STOOGE BONA MALWAL: SPLM IS UNDERMINING THE CASE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southern turncoat and longtime supporter of an independent southern state, GNU Presidential advisor and National Congress Party (NCP) member Bona Malwal organized a rally of the Southern Sudan Democratic Forum to criticize the recent actions of the SPLM. He alleged SPLM financia [...] | 2007-12-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2017 | NORTH DARFUR INSECURITY ON THE RISE [...] (QBU) The week of December 10 saw a sharp rise in carjackings, banditry and insecurity in North Darfur, culminating on December 14 with a violent car-jacking attack on the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS),whose El Fasher Force Headquarters are located in close proximity to USG residen [...] | 2007-12-17 06:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM202 | UPDATE ON AL-WATAN THREAT [...] (C) On February 7, an article in a local newspaper in Khartoum reported that a group of masked men visited Al-Watan, an independent Arabic daily newspaper, claiming that they were responsible for sending terrorist threats to both the UN and the U.S. diplomatic mission in Khartoum. One of the [...] | 2007-02-11 16:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM2028 | CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DARFUR'S "GREATEST WARLORD" [...] (SBU) The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UN DSS) told FieldOff in late November that the threat it feared most in Darfur comes from a Mahariya Arab called Mohamed Hamdan, aka "Hamety." He is at the helm of a Darfur Peace Agreement non-signatory group which includes disaffect [...] | 2007-12-18 13:09:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU |
07KHARTOUM2031 | MORE TO COME WITH JEM-GOS IN WEST DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 20 conversation with FieldOff, a commander of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in El Fasher assessed that Government of Sudan (GoS) frustration with JEM for a December 16 attack on a GoS convoy in West Darfur was to blame for the GoS' continued detention of a [...] | 2007-12-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU CD |
07KHARTOUM2041 | SRSG PLEDGES TO PUSH SUDANESE TOWARD ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 23 December 2007, members of the Electoral Donor Group (EDG) met with UN SRSG Ashraf Qazi to share concerns regarding Sudan's preparation for the 2009 elections. The EDG is worried that because the GNU has not passed the electoral law nor established a National Electoral Comm [...] | 2007-12-26 07:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2044 | JEM THREATENS TO SHOOT DOWN GOS PLANES IN WEST DARFUR [...] (SBU) On December 24 a Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) representative in El Fasher told fieldoff that JEM would shoot down any aircraft flying into its West Darfur territory - specifically El Geneina, Kulbus, Tine, and Saraf Omra - as a way of pre-empting aerial attacks by the Government of [...] | 2007-12-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU UNSC CD |
07KHARTOUM2045 | CEASEFIRE COMMISSION UNDER UNAMID - LONGTERM PROSPECTS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ceasefire Commission (CFC) needs reform and the impending transfer of authority from AMIS to UNAMID provides the opportunity for needed change. However, significant improvement in CFC operations, which should result in better monitoring and implementation of the ceasefire, i [...] | 2007-12-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2046 | GOSS EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR MAJOR WORKFORCE REDUCTION [...] (SBU) The Government of South Sudan (GoSS) has engaged an international consulting firm to explore options for downsizing its bloated and unproductive workforce. The GoSS payroll is estimated to be overstaffed by over 30% (67,000 individuals) and salaries consume over half of the GoSS budget. [...] | 2007-12-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB EAID PGOV SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM2048 | HSP DELAYS REQUIRE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) officials must rapidly address key issues required for ensuring that the Chinese and Bangladeshi HSP units become operational. While there will always be some excuse for delay, the units have the equipment necessary to do their jobs in [...] | 2007-12-27 11:58:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU SU UNSC |
07KHARTOUM2058 | CHINESE HAVE YET TO BEGIN NYALA SUPERCAMP CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Defense Attache told poloff December 24 that Chinese engineers have not started construction on the Nyala supercamp and are still waiting for AMIS escort of heavy construction equipment (Ref A) which arrived in Sudan November 10. Dong said he was comfortable with the prog [...] | 2007-12-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2059 | SUDANESE LABOR UNIONS: THEATRICS OR REAL PROGRESS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Meetings with the Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SWTUF) and an independent Sudanese labor and human rights lawyer paint two different pictures of the Sudanese labor environment. On the one hand, the SWTUF claims that unions operate freely at the state and national levels [...] | 2007-12-27 16:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI AU UNSC ECON ELAB SU |
07KHARTOUM2060 | REPORTS OF SPLA CLASHES WITH MISSERIYA ARABS [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese news media reported December 24 that Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) forces clashed with nomadic Misseriya Arab tribesmen on December 22 and December 23 along the Kordofan-Bahr al Ghazal border. Newspapers quoted Misseriya sources claiming 30 SPLA soldiers and nin [...] | 2007-12-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2072 | RIEK MACHAR CLAIMS PDF IS BEHIND MISSERIYA ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Khartoum is trying to destabilize the Abyei region by organizing the Misseriya Arab Popular Defense Forces (PDF) to attack SPLA positions, claimed Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar. Machar claimed the Misseriya forces have been using vehicles with 12 [...] | 2007-12-31 14:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM2073 | PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR CALLS FOR GREATER NATIONAL UNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 31 December, Sudanese President Al-Bashir delivered a speech to the nation to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Sudanese independence. In the speech, the President stressed the importance of national unity and consensus. He affirmed his commitment to the CPA and alleged peace [...] | 2007-12-31 15:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU |
07KHARTOUM210 | Student Confrontation Results in Death [...] On February 8, a confrontation between groups of students aligned with the National Congress Party (NCP) and with the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) turned deadly, with one student killed and several more injured. The incident, which took place on the campus of Al-Nilein Universi [...] | 2007-02-13 07:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV PHUM ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM216 | Darfur Security Update, February 8 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNDSS characterizes the security situation in Darfur over the past week as "calm but unpredictable." The threat of carjackings persists, especially in areas with increased Arab militia activity, and there remains the possibility of military confrontation between Sudanese Armed [...] | 2007-02-14 03:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM250 | DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID/DCHA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR [...] (U) From January 20 to 25, USAID Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Assistant Administrator Michael E. Hess visited Sudan. Hess and six USAID/Sudan staff members traveled to North and South Darfur to gain a better understanding of the current humanitarian, political [...] | 2007-02-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM251 | SUDAN - BLUE NILE STATE - HEALTH CARE FOR RETURNING [...] The USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA),accompanied by the Blue Nile State Minister of Health and the Dean of the Academy for Health Sciences, visited the Chali Way Station to consider options to improve working and living conditions for health care providers. The group also visited the r [...] | 2007-02-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM272 | SUDAN: END OF TOUR REPORT [...] (C) Note: the following represents the end of tour report of departing Political/Economic Counselor Eric Whitaker, who served at Embassy Khartoum from August 2005 ) February 2007. The opinions expressed are his own reflections on his experiences over the course of his tour, as well as from hi [...] | 2007-02-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM303 | Darfur CFC: Stolen Vehicles Returned [...] Summary: The key issue in the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the week of February 19 was funding for faction representatives' Mission Support Allowance (MSA),which is several months in arrears. Force Commander Luke Aprezi asked the representatives to consider six options for realigning the CFC, i [...] | 2007-02-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU |
07KHARTOUM31 | SEX ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST UN PEACEKEEPERS [...] (U) After a UK newspaper reported that UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) personnel engaged in sexual exploitation of children, the UN confirmed that four Bangladeshi peacekeepers had been repatriated over the charges and that their cases will be pursued in Bangladesh. The UN also confirmed that th [...] | 2007-01-08 17:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI KPKO SU UNSC |
07KHARTOUM328 | SUDAN - LAUNCH OF SUDAN HUMANITARIAN POLICY 2007 [...] On February 1, the USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) and two USAID/Sudan officials attended the launch of the Sudan Humanitarian Policy 2007 by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs in Khartoum. The policy document disseminated to attendees included general goals of improving coordinatio [...] | 2007-03-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM329 | SUDAN - IOM AND DONORS MONITOR RETURNS [...] From January 22 to 27, the USAID Senior Humanitarian Advisor (SHA) and representatives of five European countries participated in a donor mission at the invitation of the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The group assessed registration and departure preparations in Khartoum-area [...] | 2007-03-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU EAGR |
07KHARTOUM34 | POLICE RAID KHARTOUM EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL [...] (U) Police raided All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum early on the morning of January 1, injuring six worshippers, one of them seriously. Some 500 people had gathered in the cathedral -- seat of the Episcopal Church of Sudan Diocese of Khartoum -- late on New Year's Eve for an annual prayer servi [...] | 2007-01-09 10:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM505 | DARFUR - DESPITE OBSTACLES USAID PARTNERS CONTINUE TO [...] (U) Despite significant bureaucratic impediments and security concerns, a recent USAID monitoring and assessment mission to Darfur confirmed that USAID partners are providing critical, quality, life-saving services to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. [...] | 2007-03-29 06:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM506 | DARFUR - INCREASINGLY PRECARIOUS HUMANITARIAN ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) U.N. and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives again appealed to donors for support in addressing the deteriorating humanitarian environment in Darfur and growing obstacles in providing assistance. Painting a particularly bleak picture, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) Man [...] | 2007-03-29 06:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM507 | SUDAN - IOM OVERVIEW OF IDP RETURNS [...] (U) The International Organization for Migration (IOM),the primary operational agency in the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Southern Sudan, recently provided a breakdown of projected IDP returns and an overview of current operations. Although establishing the logistical infr [...] | 2007-03-29 06:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM529 | DARFUR - HAC RANKS LOCAL NGOS, USAID PARTNERS "DISMISSED" [...] (SBU) On March 20, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) Office in Nyala, South Darfur, publicly posted the results of an evaluation report ranking local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at the Nyala HAC office. According to U.N. Civil Affairs, a total o [...] | 2007-04-04 09:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM53 | Southern Sudan: WFP Driver Killed in Ambush [...] On January 11, the World Food Program (WFP) issued a press release stating that an ambush along the Juba - Torit road on January 10 resulted in the death of a Sudanese WFP driver, who was riding in a pickup truck. The incident also resulted in a local GTZ employee and two accompanying SPLA so [...] | 2007-01-12 13:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM530 | DARFUR: MORNEI, WEST DARFUR - THE EYE OF THE STORM? [...] (U) On March 5 and 6, USAID staff traveled to Mornei, West Darfur, to monitor USAID-funded humanitarian programs and to assess current conditions. This represented the first visit by USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance staff to Mornei in more than sixteen months due to restricted [...] | 2007-04-04 09:07:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM531 | DARFUR - AMIS ENGAGEMENT IN ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES RAISES [...] (U) On March 3, USAID staff attended a tense meeting in Nyala, South Darfur, between the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Sector 2 leadership, AMIS Civilian Police (AMIS/CIVPOL),and the humanitarian community. Although the aim of the meeting was to improve communication and understandin [...] | 2007-04-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM536 | SUDAN - U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS DONOR COMMUNITY ON RECENT TRIP [...] (U) On March 26, U.N. Under Secretary General (U/SYG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes briefed the donor community on his trip to Sudan, which included visits to Juba and Darfur and meetings with various government officials. Holmes voiced concern over the [...] | 2007-04-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM537 | DARFUR - BEIDA, WEST DARFUR - LIVING ON THE EDGE [...] (U) On March 14, the first USAID team to visit Beida, West Darfur, in more than 16 months traveled to the border town with representatives of the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) to monitor humanitarian programs and assess current conditions. Travel to the area had not bee [...] | 2007-04-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM55 | Southern Sudan: Four Die in Jan. 2 Ambush Southeast of [...] (U) Summary: On January 2, at 12:30 p.m., assailants ambushed a truck carrying approximately 35 passengers about 100 kilometers southeast of Juba, killing at least four and wounding six individuals. A survivor, a local PA&E employee, stated that the assailants were LRA rebels; she provided Co [...] | 2007-01-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM56 | Southern Sudan: More Ambushes Near Juba [...] Summary: A series of armed attacks east and southeast of Juba on January 7 and 10 claimed three lives, injured 13, and left two missing. There is still no concrete evidence as to the identity of the assailants, but suspicion centers on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). End summary. ----- [...] | 2007-01-14 08:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM564 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - USAID WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE [...] (U) To facilitate the development of a USAID water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) strategy for FY 2007, USAID/Sudan and USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) staff recently assessed USAID-funded WASH interventions in Southern Sudan. The assessment team reported that U [...] | 2007-04-11 14:49:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM572 | DARFUR - UNDP RULE OF LAW OVERVIEW [...] (U) The USAID-supported UN Development Program's (UNDP) Darfur Rule of Law Program, launched in September 2004, targets the region's absence of rule of law practices and institutions. The program has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of human rights and rule of law procedur [...] | 2007-04-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI AU SU |
07KHARTOUM592 | Sudan - Juba Teaching Hospital [...] (U) Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) faces numerous challenges as it adapts to rapidly increasing demand and the new management of the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). The imminent withdrawal of longtime supporter International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be a serious test for the ho [...] | 2007-04-16 14:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM621 | SUDAN - LOCAL AND NATIONAL NGO HARASSMENT [...] (C) While acts of violence and intimidation of international humanitarian organizations and staff are well documented, particularly in Darfur, the harassment of national and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has received comparatively limited attention. Activities funded by USAID an [...] | 2007-04-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM678 | SUDAN - USAID ABYEI AND SOUTHERN KORDOFAN ASSESSMENT [...] (U) From February 25 to 28, a joint USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) assessment team traveled to Abyei and Southern Kordofan State to monitor USAID-funded water interventions, identify potential conflict-mitigation ac [...] | 2007-05-01 07:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU |
07KHARTOUM679 | SUDAN - HEALTH SECTOR RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT TRANSITION [...] (U) Nearly two decades of civil war in Southern Sudan has resulted in a region with some of the worst health indicators in sub-Saharan Africa. As USAID prepares to transition its assistance in the region from relief assistance to development programming, USAID's health sector non-governmental [...] | 2007-05-01 10:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM764 | DARFUR - JOINT COMMUNIQUE - WHERE ARE WE NOW? [...] (U) On April 21, USAID/OFDA Director Ky Luu met with the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator (HC/RC) Manuel Aranda da Silva in Khartoum to discuss the March 28 Joint Communique on the facilitation of humanitarian affairs (REFTEL). The [...] | 2007-05-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM765 | DARFUR - NGOS REQUEST USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE TO EXPAND UN [...] (U) In an April 22 meeting with the Khartoum-based NGO Steering Committee, NGOs stated that as long as OCHA does not have a presence in areas outside of the Darfur state capitals it will not be able to sufficiently serve as a buffer between the Sudanese government and the NGOs. Currently, OCHA [...] | 2007-05-15 15:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM766 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - RELIEF TO RECOVERY PROGRESS IN CENTRAL [...] (U) Since March 2005, the USAID/OFDA-funded ZOA primary health care project in Lainya County has provided life-saving services to more than 95,000 people at its three primary health care centers and 11 primary health care units. The total population of the county is more than 200,000 people. [...] | 2007-05-15 15:39:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM767 | DARFUR - UNHCR NEEDS TO FULFILL IDP CLUSTER OBLIGATION [...] (U) In an April 21 meeting in Khartoum, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator (HC/RC) Manuel Aranda da Silva informed the USAID/OFDA Director Ky Luu that he had urged UNHCR starting in 2004 to increase engagement in the care and prot [...] | 2007-05-15 15:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM775 | DARFUR - HUMANITARIAN ACCESS DOWN BY 40 PERCENT IN SOUTH [...] (U) In all three Darfur states, an estimated 900,000 people out of a total affected population of 3.8 million people currently can not be accessed by aid agencies. The inaccessible populations live in rural areas outside of towns or IDP settlements with helicopter landing sites. USAID/OFDA is [...] | 2007-05-17 07:06:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM798 | DARFUR - UN AGENCIES PLAY VITAL ROLE IN HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) UN agencies are crucial to the provision and coordination of humanitarian assistance in Darfur. The UN agencies provide important leadership, through coordinating a wide variety of assistance activities, acting as a liaison between the humanitarian community and the Sudanese government, an [...] | 2007-05-23 07:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM800 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (U) During the civil war, USAID's humanitarian programs in Southern Sudan supported essential services in the vast rural areas where most internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees originated. USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and USAID's Office of Food for [...] | 2007-05-23 11:36:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM801 | SOUTHERN SUDAN - DISPLACED SOUTHERN SUDANESE RETURNING HOME [...] (U) As of early May, IOM reported to the USAID team that it had assisted 26,000 displaced Sudanese to return home. IOM expects to assist between 50,000 and 55,000 additional people to return home by the end of 2007, a total of less than the original goal of 83,000 people. The shortfall is due [...] | 2007-05-23 12:05:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM802 | SUDAN - KASSALA STATE [...] (U) NGOs operating in Kassala State expressed the need to increase the population's self-reliance, as the situation in the state can no longer be considered a humanitarian crisis. NGOs also identified peacebuilding activities as a priority to address the disillusionment and marginalization of [...] | 2007-05-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM878 | DARFUR - TAWILA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ON THE VERGE OF [...] (U) Maintaining a humanitarian presence in Tawila is crucial to preventing a deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the potential movement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to nearby El Fasher. In May 2007, a sustained and worsening trend of carjackings and attacks on relief agen [...] | 2007-06-04 13:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU |
07KHARTOUM897 | SUDAN - DEMARCHE ON UNHCR CLUSTER ROLE IN DARFUR DELIVERED [...] (SBU) In response to the points of the demarche, the Officer in Charge of UNHCR noted that the cluster approach has not yet been formally launched in Sudan, and that UNHCR and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) are still collaborating on camp coordination and prot [...] | 2007-06-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM906 | DARFUR - A CARJACKING A DAY KEEPS NGOS AWAY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-10 05:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC UN SU |
07KHARTOUM91 | DARFUR: ASSAULTS AGAINST HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 19, Government of National Unity National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) officers arrested 20 staff members of the UN, non-governmental organizations (NGO),and African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) during a social event at the American Refugee Committee (ARC [...] | 2007-01-22 14:26:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID PREF PREL SOCI SU AU UN |
07KHARTOUM922 | DARFUR - GEREIDA CALM BUT UNPREDICTABLE [...] (U) On May 22, a USAID assessment team traveled to the SLA/Minawi-held town of Gereida, South Darfur, in the first USG visit since a violent attack on humanitarian agencies led to their withdrawal in December 2006. In the absence of other relief organizations since the attack, the Internationa [...] | 2007-06-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC UN SU |
07KHARTOUM926 | SUDAN - NUBA MOUNTAINS USAID MONITORING TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 15:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM927 | SUDAN - NUBA MOUNTAINS USAID MONITORING TRIP [...] (U) Talodi locality in the eastern hills of the Nuba Mountains, Southern Kordofan State, has received a large number of returnees in comparison with other areas. From September 2006 to March 2007, approximately 2,594 returnees arrived in Talodi, according to Save the Children/US (SC/US). Acce [...] | 2007-06-12 03:56:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM938 | DARFUR - STILL WATERS RUN DEEP IN MUKJAR [...] (U) Mukjar and the surrounding area in southern West Darfur is populated predominantly by the Fur ethnic group. The current population is approximately 15,000 people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs),300 refugees from Chad, and an estimated 400 of the original 5,000 residents. Mo [...] | 2007-06-14 06:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU |
07KHARTOUM94 | TIME TO TEST PRESIDENT BASHIR ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: U.S. policy in Sudan is blocked on three fronts. This message, the first in a three-part analysis, examines the worsened situation in Darfur and identifies a narrow window of opportunity to implement Plan A by re-activating the Darfur peace process and by pushing for UN peacekee [...] | 2007-01-22 15:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU |
07KHARTOUM952 | Southern Sudan--Conflict Threats in Urban Areas [...] (U) Summary: USAID implementing partner Pact conducted a conflict analysis and threat assessment in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. The focus of the assessment was on urban areas. A variety of threats that could lead to conflict were identified and presented to the South Sudan Peace Commiss [...] | 2007-06-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO |
07KHARTOUM97 | DEMONSTRATION AGAINST GUANTANAMO DETENTIONS [...] On January 23, the Government of Sudan sanctioned a peaceful demonstration to protest the continuing detention of Sudanese nationals at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO). Approximately 100 protesters took part in the march, which included a riot police escort. A smaller grou [...] | 2007-01-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PINR PHUM KAWC KPAO SOCI ASEC SU |
07KHARTOUM970 | Southern Sudan--Conflict Threats in Urban Areas [...] (U) Summary: USAID implementing partner Pact conducted a conflict analysis and threat assessment in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. The focus of the assessment was on urban areas. A variety of threats that could lead to conflict were identified and presented to the South Sudan Peace Commiss [...] | 2007-06-20 04:10:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO |
07KHARTOUM98 | DARFUR: UPDATE ON NYALA ASSAULT [...] (U) A January 22 press release from the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and an UNMIS News Bulletin the same day attributed the January 20 physical assault on UN staff in Nyala to local police (reftel). According to the same statements, the raid on the compound of an international non- [...] | 2007-01-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID PREF PREL SOCI SU AU UN |
07KIGALI1095 | RWANDA - REPORT ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Post submits the following information for the 2007 Report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) continues to make progress in its efforts to implement its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Programs and policies described i [...] | 2007-11-30 09:48:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM SOCI EIND ETRD RW |
07KIGALI330 | USG POSITION ON MUPUTO PLAN OF ACTION DELIVERED TO [...] (C) On 2 May Charge Michael Thurston, Health and Human Services Global Health Officer Dr. Samuel Adeniyi-Jones and PRM Program Officer Perlita Muiruri communicated the USG position (per reftel) on the Maputo Plan of Action (MPA) to Rwandan Minister of Health Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo. [...] | 2007-04-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SOCI AU RW |
07KINGSTON1036 | JAMAICA: JLP'S GENERAL SECRETARY SPEAKS FRANKLY [...] (SBU) Deputy Director for WHA/CAR Karen Williams, DCM, and poloff recently met with Karl Samuda - MP and General Secretary for the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP). Samuda spoke SIPDIS frankly about the state of Jamaica and proposed changes to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) should the JLP win. [...] | 2007-07-03 19:32:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI VE XL |
07KINGSTON1071 | JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES ELECTION [...] (U) Ending months of speculation and prophecizing, Prime Minister (PM) Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) called faithful People's National Party (PNP) members to rally in Kingston on July 8 ostensibly to introduce the 60 PNP candidates running for election. After hours of standing and waiving PNP [...] | 2007-07-09 20:43:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SNAR XL |
07KINGSTON1089 | JAMAICA'S TOURISM BOOM [...] Summary: Tourism figures for 2006 show tourists flocking to Jamaica in record numbers. Visitor arrivals for 2006 broke the psychological three million barrier for the first time, while earnings of USD 1.9 billion also soared to new heights. The diversion of a number of visitors from Cancun fo [...] | 2007-07-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ECON EFIN EINV SOCI JM |
07KINGSTON110 | JAMAICA'S ELECTION-YEAR VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SOCI PREL PGOV JM |
07KINGSTON111 | JAMAICA'S ELECTION-YEAR VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SOCI PREL PGOV JM |
07KINGSTON1125 | JAMAICAN TOURISM: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Summary: The breakneck pace of development on the northern coast of Jamaica threatens the fragile ecosystem there. The GoJ has aggressively pursued foreign investment in the tourism sector, but has been slow to upgrade the infrastructure to handle the glut of new hotels and resorts. In ad [...] | 2007-07-20 10:56:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV SOCI SENV JM |
07KINGSTON1126 | JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON JM XL |
07KINGSTON1144 | JAMAICA: UNIVERSAL ACCESS FUND - A MEDDLING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-23 20:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECPS PREL PGOV SOCI PINR KCOR JM |
07KINGSTON1161 | JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 20:25:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1193 | JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER THREE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 19:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR OAS CARICOM |
07KINGSTON1237 | A MOUNTAIN VIEW OF JAMAICAS POLITICAL VIOLENCE [...] (U) Following an ebb in years of extreme election violence of the 1980's, many Jamaicans predict that the current ongoing national campaign may see an upturn in violence. Thus far, the political seems to be concentrated in constituencies of South East Saint Andrew, East Saint Andrew, and East [...] | 2007-08-09 21:25:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON JM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI XL KPAO |
07KINGSTON1252 | JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NO. 4 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-15 12:06:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1270 | JAMAICA: POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF HURRICANE DEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-19 22:38:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI ASEC CASC JM |
07KINGSTON1288 | JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER 5 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-23 20:00:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1301 | JAMAICA: COMPARING THE PARTY MANIFESTOS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM |
07KINGSTON1307 | JAMAICA: OPPOSITION DRAWS EVEN WITH RULING PARTY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PINR ECON SOCI ENRG KCOR JM |
07KINGSTON1317 | JAMAICA: KEY FIGURES PREDICT OPPOSITION LABOUR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 14:35:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PINR ECON SOCI EFIN KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1325 | JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NO. 6 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-01 16:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1326 | JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY ON COURSE TO VICTORY IN [...] (SBU) The passage of Hurricane Dean has failed to dampen the momentum of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP),with Opposition Spokesman on Information Dwight Nelson predicting a landslide victory. Nelson told EmbOff that the People's National Party (PNP)'s attempt to gain lost ground through hurrica [...] | 2007-09-01 16:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1336 | JAMAICA: BRUCE GOLDING'S OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY (JLP) WINS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1369 | JAMAICA: BRUCE GOLDING TO BE SWORN-IN AS PRIME MINISTER ON [...] On the afternoon of September 6, Embassy received an advance facsimile of the following diplomatic note from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT): (begin text of Diplomatic Note 8/802/380) ---------------------------------------- "The Min [...] | 2007-09-07 19:56:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PGOV SOCI ECON OVIP JM XL |
07KINGSTON1389 | JAMAICA: NEW PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ASEC PREL PGOV SOCI ECON JM XL |
07KINGSTON1400 | JAMAICA: A SUGGESTED U.S. AGENDA WITH THE NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SNAR EFIN ETRD EAID MASS SOCI |
07KINGSTON1419 | JAMAICA: NEWLY INAUGURATED PRIME MINISTER BRUCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-17 20:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR OFDP UNDP |
07KINGSTON1423 | JAMAICA: THE FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 18:51:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI JM XL |
07KINGSTON1462 | JAMAICA: CRIME AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGES FACING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI SNAR PHUM ASEC KCOR KCRM KJUS |
07KINGSTON1490 | JAMAICA: NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE [...] (SBU) The new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade confirms that a growth-oriented, reformist government seeking stronger ties to both the private sector and to the U.S. now has taken the helm of the Jamaican ship of state. End Summary and Conclusion. 2. (U) Ambassador, accompanied [...] | 2007-10-01 18:19:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID SOCI JM XL |
07KINGSTON1515 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS [...] On October 2, PolOff conveyed reftel talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Office Director for Multilateral Affairs Pamela Ingelton. 2. Ms. Ingelton said she would consult with the Permanent Secretary, and other government agencies on the draft resolution. SIPDIS Ms. [...] | 2007-10-09 20:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JM XL |
07KINGSTON158 | JAMAICA: LOOKING AHEAD-- WHY THE POST-ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI EINV ENRG ECON EFIN |
07KINGSTON1586 | JAMAICA: OPERATION KINGFISH'S THIRD ANNIVERSARY; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 19:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR AFIN ASEC PARM SOCI PHUM TRSY JM XL |
07KINGSTON1641 | JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" -- A TICKING FINANCIAL TIME [...] (U) Irrational exuberance abounds among Jamaica's less experienced investors, many of whom deposit their fortunes with Cash Plus Limited in exchange for promised annual returns of 120 percent. Through a series of advertising campaigns over the last five years, Carlos Hill, the principal owne [...] | 2007-11-07 15:23:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1681 | JAMAICA: BEGINNING TO CLEAN THE AUGEAN STABLES? [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 20:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ENRG ECON EFIN ASEC KCOR |
07KINGSTON1686 | JAMAICA:LOCAL ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Fresh from their first successful Parliamentary elections in 18 years the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is poised to carry that success over to local elections. Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding recently announced that the local elections for over 200 local government seats will be held on De [...] | 2007-11-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCOR SOCI JM XL |
07KINGSTON1749 | JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" UPDATE, GOJ GETTING WORRIED, [...] (C) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) estimates there are two dozen alternative investment schemes in the country, although many are much smaller than Cash Plus and have different characteristics. Support for the schemes is driven by Jamaicans who feel they have been shut out from the services [...] | 2007-12-05 18:18:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON1770 | JAMAICA: WAITING FOR A POLITICAL DECISION ON [...] (SBU) on December 7, prompted by reports of the strident commentary from the Jamaican Ministry of National Security Special Advisor on Policy Anne-Marie Barnes (REFTEL),and by a continued lack of forward movement by the Government of Jamaica towards opening bilateral talks with the Internatio [...] | 2007-12-10 20:17:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR JM |
07KINGSTON186 | JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER'S POPULARITY FADES AMONG [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 16:52:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON SNAR KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON215 | JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: FORMER PRIME MINISTER WARNS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 11:50:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON SOCI CARICOM KCOR JM |
07KINGSTON25 | JAMAICA: MALARIA UPDATE [...] (U) Malaria infections (refs A and B) continue to be detected with the latest number of confirmed cases standing at 192 as of January 3. The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues to fog and distribute mosquito netting to at-risk communities. In addition, the MOH has been assisted by USAID which [...] | 2007-01-05 18:15:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL |
07KINGSTON434 | JAMAICA: "SISTER P" MARKS ONE YEAR AS PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),the unelected Prime Minister of Jamaica, rose to the head of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) last February. As PNP leader, she replaced the retiring elected Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to become the country's first female Prime Minister on [...] | 2007-03-28 11:23:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON637 | JAMAICA: ELECTION VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with the Commissioner of Elections Danville Walker, the Commissioner noted that he believes the risk of political violence during elections is low. He also revealed his belief that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) did not call elections earlier in order [...] | 2007-05-02 17:48:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL |
07KINGSTON69 | JAMAICA: APIS; POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLENCE; CRIME & [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-16 19:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR PGOV SOCI SNAR PTER ASEC PHUM CASC |
07KINGSTON803 | JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LEADER HOPES TO WIN AT LEAST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON SOCI ENRG KCOR JM |
07KINGSTON820 | JAMAICA: GOJ OFFICIALS RAISE QUESTIONS/CONCERNS [...] (C) Deputy Director of WHA/CAR Karen Williams, DCM, and poloff visited Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) Permanent Secretary Ambassador Douglas Saunders on May 22. Williams raised the issue of the Government of Venezuela's attempts to enlist OAS support in calling for the e [...] | 2007-05-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI OAS XM XL JM |
07KINGSTON887 | JAMAICA: PNP FACES INTERNAL PROBLEMS/LACK OF [...] (SBU) Poloff recently met with longtime People's National Party (PNP) activist and organizer Karen Cross to discuss recent media reports of problems within the PNP which could impact the outcome of the upcoming elections (due by October 2007). During the meeting, Cross confirmed that there is [...] | 2007-06-06 18:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI VE XL |
07KINGSTON89 | JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS VENEZUELA GIVING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-18 18:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ABLD AMGT ENRG KCOR KCRM |
07KINGSTON953 | JAMAICA: MOUNTING POLITICAL TENSIONS WITH APPROACH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-19 19:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI SNAR ASEC KCOR KCRM JM XL |
07KINSHASA1008 | DRC AND SOUTH AFRICA SIGN AID ACCORDS AT FOURTH [...] (U) Congolese and South African ministers signed accords on South African assistance to Congo's transportation and health sectors at the conclusion of Bi-national Commission meetings August 21. They also signed a declaration of intent regarding South African support for reform of the Congoles [...] | 2007-08-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR ELTN SOCI SF CG |
07KINSHASA1123 | PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER STRIKE ENTERS THIRD WEEK [...] (U) Public school teachers across the DRC have been on strike for long-promised salary increases since September 3, when schools were supposed to open. The national Congolese teachers union, Syndicat des Enseignants du Congo (SYECO),and the Catholic teachers union, Syndicat des Enseignants de [...] | 2007-09-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG |
07KINSHASA1171 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING [...] (U) The Charge delivered demarche as requested ref A to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs/Acting Minister Alain Lubamba on October 1. (Note: Foreign Minister Antipas Mbusa has not yet returned from his trip to New York with President Joseph Kabila to attend the General Assembly. End note.) [...] | 2007-10-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI KWMN CG |
07KINSHASA1236 | PROGRAM UPDATE: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE DRC [...] Gender-Based Violence continues to be a threat to stability and affects the most vulnerable populations - women and children-in Eastern Congo. Recent reports indicate the problem is worsening, particularly in the province of North Kivu, but the problem is also severe in South Kivu, Maniema, a [...] | 2007-10-31 12:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN KJUS CG |
07KINSHASA1344 | President Kabila Delivers Upbeat "State of the Nation" [...] Summary: President Kabila's December 6 "state of the nation" address was generally upbeat and conciliatory. It contained few surprises. Kabila defended the offensive against renegade General Laurent Nkunda, hailed achievements in infrastructure and services, defended the agreement with Chin [...] | 2007-12-07 05:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI KDEM CG |
07KINSHASA1351 | VATICAN NAMES CONTROVERSIAL PRELATE TO HEAD ARCHDIOCESE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See has named Laurent Monsengwo, Archbishop of Kisangani and president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (CENCO),to become the new Archbishop of Kinshasa. He succeeds the late Frederic Cardinal Etsou. Monsengwo is known for keen intelligence, strong polit [...] | 2007-12-10 11:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV CG |
07KINSHASA1424 | Visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees [...] UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres arrived in Kinshasa December 13 to assess the humanitarian situation in North Kivu, where 800,000 people have been displaced by ongoing armed conflicts. He traveled to North Kivu December 15-17, visiting IDP camps near Goma and Gasasa in Kiwa [...] | 2007-12-28 11:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UN CG |
07KINSHASA482 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR RANDALL TOBIAS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is slowly feeling its way toward solutions to fundamental governance and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The Department's decision to identify the DRC as a priority assistance country reflected the achiev [...] | 2007-04-27 11:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SOCI CG |
07KOLKATA104 | WHAT DOES NANDIGRAM MEAN FOR THE CPM? [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 14 Nandigram violence resulted in at least 14 deaths, badly damaged Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's administration and revealed the ruthless face of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM). It also shifted the dynamics between the CPM and [...] | 2007-03-29 11:52:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI PREL IN |
07KOLKATA126 | KOLKATA PUBLIC AFFAIRS REACHES OUT TO EASTERN INDIA'S MUSLIM [...] (SBU) Summary. Students and faculty at Muslim schools (madrassas) in West Bengal are enthusiastic to interact with U.S. government officials generally and have been appreciative in particular with the outreach by the Kolkata American Center through participation in MicroAccess English-languag [...] | 2007-04-18 06:30:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KIRF KISL PHUM SOCI SA IN |
07KOLKATA129 | USTR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB MEETS WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 14 U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Susan Schwab visited West Bengal (WB) to understand local views on India's trade interests and the conditions of its agricultural sector. During her visit, Amb. Schwab met with WB Chief Minister (CM) Buddhadeb Bhattacha [...] | 2007-04-18 10:24:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI EAID IN |
07KOLKATA144 | INDIA'S MAOIST MENACE GROWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent large scale attacks by Maoist insurgents in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and other states reflect growing Maoist strength and organization in India. Mostly operating under the banner of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist),India's Maoists now maintain a [...] | 2007-05-03 12:43:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER SOCI PHUM ECON IN NP |
07KOLKATA154 | ANTI-NARCOTICS OFFICIALS DESTROY THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF OPIUM [...] (SBU) On May 5, press reported a massive Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) operation in West Bengal to destroy illicit and unlicensed opium crop in Murshidabad and Nadia districts worth Rs. 1,200 crore (USD 290 million). GOI awards licenses for legal opium cultivation in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya [...] | 2007-05-10 06:31:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC SOCI EAGR IN |
07KOLKATA167 | INDIAN AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO DETAIN INDEFINITELY HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11 Manipuri human rights activist Irom Sharmila was summoned to New Delhi to face charges of attempted suicide stemming from her six-year hunger strike against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Sharmila has been protesting the continued human rights violation [...] | 2007-05-17 11:58:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN PGOV SOCI PTER IN |
07KOLKATA195 | NEW POLICE UNIT IN KOLKATA TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN [...] (U) Summary. On June 28, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal launched the state's first Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) at its headquarters in Kolkata in a concerted effort to combat trafficking of persons in the state. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inaugur [...] | 2007-07-03 10:54:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG |
07KOLKATA230 | FLOODING HITS INDIA'S EAST AND NORTHEAST HARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Heavy rains since July 25 have flooded large areas in Assam, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. Almost all the districts of Assam are flooded, killing 16 people and affecting 1.1 million people. Water levels in rivers across Assam have receded over the past 48 hours. Assam's [...] | 2007-08-02 11:18:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAID PGOV AEMR AMED IN |
07KOLKATA251 | W. BENGAL'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING HEAD OUTLINES PLANS FOR THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6 POLOFF SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH NEWLY-APPOINTED WEST BENGAL DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (SPECIAL CELL) SANJOY MUKHERJEE. MUKHERJEE WILL RUN THE RECENTLY-CREATED ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT (AHTU) IN W. BENGAL. DURING THE MEETING, MUKHERJEE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE [...] | 2007-08-21 12:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG |
07KOLKATA28 | MANIPUR STATE ELECTIONS LIKELY TO RESULT IN WEAKER CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Election Commission has announced three voting phases for the Manipur state assembly elections to be held on February 8, 15, and 23. The phased voting will help in managing the extensive security required, given the persistent violence from ethnic insurgencies in [...] | 2007-01-25 13:23:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IN BM |
07KOLKATA323 | VIOLENCE IN WEST BENGAL'S NANDIGRAM VILLAGES CONTINUES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past five days, sporadic violence has occurred in the Nandigram area of West Bengal's East Midnapore district. Supporters of both the Trinamool Congress-backed Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) have engaged in attacks, [...] | 2007-10-30 13:01:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC SOCI IN |
07KOLKATA324 | MAOIST INSURGENTS TARGET FORMER JHARKHAND CHIEF MINISTER'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27 in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Maoist rebels shot and killed eighteen people after a football (soccer) match, including the youngest son of Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi. The attack occurred in the village of Giridih near the Jharkha [...] | 2007-10-30 13:14:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI IN |
07KOLKATA327 | MAOIST INSURGENTS TARGET FORMER JHARKHAND CHIEF MINISTER'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27 in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Maoist rebels shot and killed eighteen people after a football (soccer) match, including the youngest son of Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi. The attack occurred in the village of Giridih near the Jharkha [...] | 2007-11-01 07:57:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV SOCI IN |
07KOLKATA385 | HINDUS AND CHRISTIANS CLASH OVER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS IN [...] (U) Summary: Since December 24 one person has been killed, at least 30 persons injured and several churches have been damaged as tribal Christians and Hindu fundamentalists have clashed over Christmas celebrations in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. Trouble started on December 24, when a [...] | 2007-12-26 09:25:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA388 | TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN ORISSA FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS VIOLENCE [...] Summary: (SBU) Tensions prevailed in the curfew bound tribal-dominated Kandhamal and Phulbani districts of the Eastern India state of Orissa following violence which began on December 24. At least, one person has been killed and several have been reported injured during the violence. Propert [...] | 2007-12-27 16:34:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA39 | USG SUPPORT FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS STRONG, [...] (U) Summary: On January 18, DCM visited anti-trafficking non-governmental organization (NGO) Apne Aap's shelter at Topsia, located in a Muslim neighborhood that is one of Kolkata's poorest slums. DCM interacted with Apne Aap leaders and spoke with Deputy Public Prosecutor Taj Mohammed about [...] | 2007-02-06 09:40:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR IN |
07KOLKATA50 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNER DR. MUHAMMAD YUNUS CONSIDERS ENTERING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 12, ConGen spoke with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus about his plans to enter Bangladesh politics. Yunus, on a two-day visit to Kolkata, expressed a strong interest to enter the political fray and said that he was reviewing his options. He expressed support [...] | 2007-02-13 13:33:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IN BG |
07KOLKATA66 | FORMULATION OF A NEW INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TIP [...] (U) Summary: On February 1-2 approximately 50-75, lawyers, judges, NGO activists, and government officials from West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, and Jharkhand participated in the "Eastern Regional Workshop to Discuss the Proposed Plan of Action to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking" organized b [...] | 2007-02-22 06:33:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN SOCI KCRM PHUM PREL IN |
07KOLKATA67 | LEFT PARTIES TO PUSH THIER AGENDA AND CHALLENGE UPA DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Parliament's "budget session" opened on February 23 and is expected to last approximately eight weeks. During the session, India's Left parties, headed by the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM),plan to challenge the economic policies of the Congress-dominated Un [...] | 2007-02-23 08:17:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI IN |
07KOLKATA69 | LEFT OBJECTS TO CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JAMIAT-E-ULEMA [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, ConGen met with West Bengal Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind (JUH) General Secretary Siddiqullah Chowdhury at the JUH offices to discuss Muslim issues and concerns in West Bengal. Chowdhury has come to local prominence recently in leading Muslim opposition to development of [...] | 2007-02-26 14:21:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC PREL ECON SOCI IN |
07KOLKATA92 | WEST BENGAL FACES FALLOUT FROM NANDIGRAM VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The rural West Bengal district of Nandigram remains tense but quiet following the March 14 violence between police, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) activists and local villagers, which resulted in at least 14 deaths and 71 injuries (REF. A). Chief Minister Buddhadeb B [...] | 2007-03-19 13:32:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI ASEC IN |
07KOLKATA95 | RECENT DEATHS IN NANDIGRAM HIGHLIGHT WEST BENGAL'S VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 14 killings in the rural West Bengal district of Nandigram highlighted the truly violent nature of grassroots politics in the state (Reftels). Initially, the agitation was by local villagers opposed to the GOWB's plans to acquire their land for a Special Economic Zone [...] | 2007-03-21 13:12:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ASEC SOCI IN |
07KUALALUMPUR1174 | NAJIB'S "ISLAMIC STATE" REMARK DRAWS THE IRE OF [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak set off a fire storm on July 17 when, in response to a reporter's question, he stated that Malaysia is and has always been an "Islamic state." Malaysia's minorities and opposition parties attacked the DPM's comments as viola [...] | 2007-07-20 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1218 | VIRTUAL LIMITS: MALAYSIA ATTEMPTS TO REIN IN BLOGGERS [...] (C) Bloggers fear the recent police actions against two prominent online political commentators, Nathaniel Tan and Raja Petra Kamaruddin, presage a Government of Malaysia (GOM) crackdown on the freedoms of speech and the press in cyberspace. GOM leaders and officials from the dominant United [...] | 2007-07-30 11:09:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1278 | PM CHIMES IN ON "ISLAMIC STATE" DEBATE [...] (C) The debate over whether Malaysia is an "Islamic state" continued with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's August 4 comments that Malaysia is neither a theocratic state nor a secular one. These remarks came as Minister Bernard Dompok broke ranks and stated his disagreement with the descriptio [...] | 2007-08-13 09:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1376 | MALAYSIA: NO RESPONSE YET ON INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 09:36:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1620 | WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR BURMESE REFUGEE [...] Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Independence and Voice for Burmese Refugees in Malaysia b) Total budget [...] | 2007-11-16 00:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREF KPAO KCRM SOCI XB MY |
07KUALALUMPUR1655 | WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN POLITICAL [...] (U) Post recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for locally-based organizations. This is an addition to Post's earlier submission (ref B). a) Name of organization: Education and Research Association for Consumers, Malaysia (ERA [...] | 2007-11-29 05:14:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI XB MY |
07KUALALUMPUR415 | MALAYSIAN CANDIDATE TO EXECUTIVE BOARD OF UNESCO [...] Embassy has received a diplomatic note, number KLN. 08/07, from the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informing us that Malaysia has decided to present the candidature of Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, the Minister of Education, to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scienti [...] | 2007-03-05 05:40:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI UNESCO MY |
07KUALALUMPUR705 | HONEY, I CONVERTED THE KIDS: MALAYSIA'S APPEALS [...] (C) In the latest high-profile legal battle between a Muslim and non-Muslim involving civil law, Malaysia's secular Court of Appeal reached a decision that supports Shari'a court jurisdiction over a non-Muslim. On March 13, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling that would allow a Mus [...] | 2007-04-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
07KUALALUMPUR949 | MALAYSIA'S HIGHEST COURT RULES AGAINST APOSTATE [...] (C) Malaysia's apex court ruled on May 30 that Muslims who seek to apostatize may not do so outside the Shari'a court system. In a 2-1 decision in the case of apostate Lina Joy, the Federal Court ruled that the National Registration Department (NRD) may only change a Malaysian Muslim's offici [...] | 2007-05-31 10:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KISL MY |
07KUWAIT1290 | SAVE THE DATE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND HEALTH HOSTED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-26 10:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL KU |
07KUWAIT1501 | KUWAIT LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KU |
07KUWAIT1529 | SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST LADY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit, which presents a terrific opportunity to reaffirm the strong U.S. friendship with Kuwait; to recognize the strides Kuwait has made in women's activism; and to highlight some of the contributions we have made in women's issues and in the field of [...] | 2007-10-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM KMPI SCUL SOCI KU |
07KUWAIT1578 | KUWAIT TO FOLLOW GCC LEAD IN LIKELY SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI KU PREL UNGA |
07KUWAIT1760 | PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS CONTINUES - ASSEMBLY WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 24, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye filed a motion to "grill" Minister of Education (and the only remaining female minister) Nouriya Al-Sabeeh. The grilling comes in response to a well-publicized sexual assault at a Kuwaiti primary school, but is more accurately a reflectio [...] | 2007-12-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KISL KWMN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
07KUWAIT257 | UPDATE ON SHI'A-SUNNI RELATIONS IN KUWAIT: STABLE, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite a recent surge in sectarian rhetoric, the majority of our contacts insist there is no near-term threat to Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Most Kuwaitis describe the overall relations between the two communities as "very good," and say leaders on both sides and the Go [...] | 2007-02-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
07KUWAIT297 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Becky Lankenau, External Relations Coordinator, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC to travel to post o/a March 7-14, 2007 to conduct a site visit supporting the development of Kuwait's national pyhsical activity plan. 2. This clearance is not/ [...] | 2007-02-28 16:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU OTRA SOCI COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
07KUWAIT746 | HUMANTIARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER - HERE TO HELP [...] SUMMARY: Kuwait's Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC) can assist NGOs with shipping of their supplies (even free shipping) to Iraq, obtaining Kuwait and Iraq customs clearances, and Kuwait entry visas for medical cases granted treatment in Kuwait or abroad. The HOC desires to increase human [...] | 2007-05-13 06:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI KCRS IZ KU |
07KUWAIT862 | NEPALESE CONTRACTORS KIA IN IRAQ -- ALLEGATIONS OF [...] This is an Action Request. Please see final para. 2. Emboff met Riyadh-based Nepalese Charge d'Affaires Prakash Suvedi at his request on May 28, 2007 to discuss allegations of non-payment of death benefits by companies operating in Iraq for the USG. He requested any assistance the USG co [...] | 2007-06-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MOPS SOCI NP IZ |
07KYIV1246 | UKRAINE: MODERATE MUSLIM LEADER ACCUSES ARRAID [...] (C) Summary: Tensions are increasing within Ukraine's small Muslim population, with the head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims in Ukraine (SDMU) Sheikh Tamin accusing the Muslim Association of Civic Organizations - Arraid of promoting Islamic extremism. Tamim, who is known for his mod [...] | 2007-05-25 06:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP |
07KYIV1418 | UKRAINE: CRIMEA UPDATE - LESS TENSE THAN IN 2006; [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's May 29-30 visit to Simferopol, Crimea and an earlier poloff visit May 17-18, all of our interlocutors agreed that the situation in Crimea appears less tense than it did six months ago (reftels). The primary issues in play remain control/ownership of land; the [...] | 2007-06-08 08:50:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM PREL UP |
07LAGOS173 | SSH GRANT HELPS BUILD CLASSROOMS IN ENUGU [...] (U) On March 5, Poloffs visiting Enugu State commissioned three classrooms at the Comprehensive Secondary School, Oruku township. A grant from the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund funded the classrooms. Local traditional ruler Igwe Nomeh hosted the ceremony, which was attended by Pr [...] | 2007-03-12 13:38:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NI |
07LAGOS190 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS LAGOS ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 22-24 visit to Lagos that rehabilitation of TIP victims needs more resources and funding. Efforts in Lagos to work with TIP victims have been overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of vi [...] | 2007-03-15 09:47:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG KCRM NI |
07LAGOS193 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...] | 2007-03-15 13:55:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN CODEL NI |
07LAGOS194 | CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...] | 2007-03-15 13:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | CODEL PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN NI |
07LAGOS213 | EDO STATE MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP, BUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff with Global Trafficking in Persons Program Officer Amy LeMar to Edo State showed progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). Local organizations have been led by Idia Renaissance, founded by Edo State First Lady Eki Igbinedion. Igbinedion's anti-TIP [...] | 2007-03-21 11:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI SMIG NI |
07LAGOS30 | LAGOS INCREDULOUS OVER CENSUS RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: For a moment shunting aside the partisan bickering of the election season, Lagosians of all stripes and religious persuasions collectively uttered a hue and cry at the recent national census results. They reject the notion that Kano State is more populous than Lagos. Feeling [...] | 2007-01-17 08:46:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI ECON EAID NI CENSUS |
07LAGOS570 | NIGERIA: Exxon Official Highlights Threats and [...] (U) Summary: An Exxon Mobil Official confirmed that 500,000 - 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil is currently shut-in in the Niger Delta. The cost of rig renting has risen from USD 40,000 - 50,000 to approximately USD 200,000 per day, while a Niger Delta security premium of 10 - 40 percent ha [...] | 2007-08-14 10:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI NI |
07LAGOS630 | UNDP PLANS IN THE NIGER DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary: A United Nations (UN) official outlined a four part development program in the Niger Delta to be implemented in partnership with Shell Petroleum Development Company. He decried the lack of a concerted international plan to address ongoing unrest in the region. The UN continue [...] | 2007-09-18 14:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EPET SOCI NI |
07LAGOS631 | LAGOS BAKERS ASSOCIATION ENDS BREAD STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: Small and medium-sized bakeries in southern Nigeria ended their strike over rising wheat prices. Post-strike prices for a loaf of bread have risen 33 percent. While no violence accompanied the strike, it served to highlight the continuing economic squeeze felt by the average Ni [...] | 2007-09-18 14:53:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SOCI NI |
07LAGOS736 | Nigerian Grain Production Drop Leads to Higher Food Prices [...] Summary: With the drop in Nigeria's grain production from reduced acreage and late season dryness, the price of grain has risen and with it animal feed, leading to higher prices for eggs, poultry, and meats to consumers. These price increases come at a time when the price of bread, which is [...] | 2007-11-10 07:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SOCI NI |
07LAGOS765 | NIGERIA: YOUNG ACHIEVERS BRIDGE GAP BETWEEN [...] (U) Summary: President Abbaly Johnson and other members of the Young Achievers Network told EconCouns Nigeria's system of higher education fails completely to prepare students for jobs. Young Achievers bridge the gap by engaging youth in conferences, volunteer activities and other interventi [...] | 2007-12-03 06:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI NI |
07LAPAZ1169 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF BOLIVIAN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units of the Bolivian Security Forces, both armed forces and police, that are recipients of ongoing U.S. training and assistance. [...] | 2007-04-26 17:56:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR BL |
07LAPAZ1658 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND WIREC DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-14 17:43:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO BL |
07LAPAZ2688 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 20:36:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BL |
07LAPAZ411 | CEJIS: LEFTIST LAND LAWYERS' INFLUENCE IN THE GOB [...] (SBU) Three former employees of the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS),a non-profit organization in Santa Cruz working to promote indigenous land rights, were named members of the GOB's cabinet in January, indicating the government's focus on land reform. A CEJIS representa [...] | 2007-02-15 11:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI BL |
07LIBREVILLE222 | POSSIBLE US-BRAZIL COOPERATION TO COMBAT MALARIA [...] (U) During a visit to Sao Tome and Principe (STP) last week, Ambassador Walkley met Manuel Innocencio de Lacerdo Santos, Brazil's ambassador in STP, to explore possible US-Brazilian cooperation in the fight against malaria. One focus of the conversation was an examination of Taiwan's anti-mal [...] | 2007-05-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI TBIO TP BR |
07LIBREVILLE223 | CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER EPIDEMIC IN GABON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV TBIO GB |
07LIBREVILLE236 | UPDATE ON CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER EPIDEMIC IN GABON [...] (U) According to the Ministry of Health, there have been 2051 new cases of chikungunya fever since May 14, bringing the total number of cases in and around Libreville to 7,500. Although 127 of these cases have required hospitalization, health authorities report no deaths from the virus. 2. [...] | 2007-05-22 10:51:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV TBIO GB |
07LILONGWE169 | U.S. ASSISTANCE GETS MALAWI GLOBAL FUND PROGRAM BACK ON [...] Summary: Malawi is one of the largest recipients of assistance from the Global Fund, with over $300 million in grants approved to date. Execution of the grants, however, has been beset by many problems, and less than a quarter of approved funds have been disbursed. In order to improve Malawi' [...] | 2007-03-07 10:28:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI MI |
07LILONGWE853 | MALAWI WILL MAINTAIN SUPPORT FOR US RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On November 13, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Joyce Banda and Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ben Mbewe regarding the US-sponsored resolution condemning rape as a tool of conflict or oppression. Foreign Minister Banda was horrified to learn that some A [...] | 2007-11-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SOCI UNGA MI |
07LIMA2322 | AIR POLLUTION IN LIMA WORSENING [...] SUMMARY: A recent report issued by Peru's National Institute for Statistics and Information (INEI) concludes that Lima's air quality is deteriorating. For example, airborne lead particles have increased by 119 percent compared with 2006. All of the air pollutant levels for Lima are signific [...] | 2007-07-06 22:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ALOW AMED AODE ECON USTR PE |
07LIMA2345 | PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS [...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central Bank's May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...] | 2007-07-09 22:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE |
07LIMA2347 | PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS [...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central BankQs May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...] | 2007-07-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE |
07LIMA3075 | MINING CONFLICT, THE VIEW FROM CAJAMARCA [...] (SBU) Conflicts between large mining companies and surrounding communities have increased in the last five years, with Cajamarca one of the hardest hit regions. Cajamarca's Yanacocha gold mine, the largest open-pit gold mine in the world, has been the most visible and controversial example of [...] | 2007-09-12 22:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON EMIN SOCI PE |
07LIMA3467 | PERU WILL PARTICIPATE IN WIREC 2008 ENERGY [...] Per reftel, Econoff invited the Government of Peru, through the MFA, to send an official delegation to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). Econoff provided details on the event, the website link, and an explanation of the ministerial-level nature of t [...] | 2007-10-23 16:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07LIMA3477 | GOP REVISION SHOWS POVERTY DECLINES IN [...] SUMMARY. A National Statistical Institute (INEI) technical revision, supervised by the World Bank, indicates that PeruQs poverty rate declined more significantly than the government had previously calculated - by 4.2 percentage points, to 44.5 percent, from 2005 to 2006. Extreme poverty de [...] | 2007-10-24 15:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE |
07LIMA3637 | PERU TO CO-SPONSOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 21:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC SOCI UNGA PE |
07LISBON104 | AVIAN FLU: PORTUGAL PREPARES FOR NEXT MIGRATORY [...] Portugal,s Ministry of Agriculture tested over 5000 birds for avian influenza in 2006 with no detection of the H5N1 virus. A national campaign to register domestic birds for quarantine contingency resulted in over six million birds being documented on-line. Although Portugal decided not to va [...] | 2007-01-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA WHO PO |
07LISBON1882 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...] | 2007-07-23 06:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI |
07LISBON2525 | PORTUGAL CIRCULATING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI EUN PO |
07LISBON2646 | PORTUGAL: OFFICIAL WIREC DELEGATION RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On Oct 16, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's General Director for Economic and Technical Issues Paulo Jorge Nascimento and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Nascimento stated that WIREC invitatio [...] | 2007-10-17 15:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07LISBON330 | PORTUGAL'S ABORTION REFERENDUM EXPOSES POLITICAL [...] Summary: A new referendum set for February 11 on the question of decriminalization of abortion is dominating Portuguese political life. The effort to legalize abortion on demand in the first ten weeks of pregnancy demonstrates a political rift between young urbanites and older rural voters, [...] | 2007-02-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN SOCI PO |
07LISBON393 | PORTUGAL TO DECRIMINALIZE ABORTION [...] On February 11, Portuguese citizens voted in favor of a referendum question to decriminalize abortion by a strong majority (reftel). The referendum question (informal translation) was: "Do you agree with decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, occurring in the first ten week [...] | 2007-02-13 09:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PO KWMN PREL SOCI |
07LJUBLJANA150 | SLOVENIA ADDRESSING ISSUE OF AGING POPULATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Slovenia faces the need to revise pension reforms in light of an aging population and the heavy public expenditures this entails. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) implemented labor reforms in 1999, extending the retirement age. Then in 2001, stop-gap labor reform measures went [...] | 2007-03-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON TBIO SI |
07LJUBLJANA651 | SLOVENES AWARE OF WIREC 2008, BUT PRESIDING OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA SI |
07LOME331 | TOGO -- FIRST MEETING OF NATIONAL COUNCIL TO FIGHT [...] (U) Charge attended the first session of the CNLS/IST (National Committee for the Fight Against HIV/AIDS and Sexually-Transmitted Diseases) on March 30. The session was presided over by President Faure Gnassingbe, who is the Chairman of the CNLS. The CNLS presented a strategy document for fi [...] | 2007-05-09 14:19:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TBIO EAID TO KHIV |
07LONDON120 | RESPONSE TO FY 2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] In response to reftel, a careful review was conducted of the 66 NGOs with consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This list is current as of January 2007. 2. In October 2005, ESTOff received a letter from Olga Bosquez, Senior Deputy Director, Sub-Division fo [...] | 2007-01-11 13:56:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI UK |
07LONDON2595 | THE UK'S AGING POPULATION STRAINS THE SOCIAL [...] (U) Summary: The UK is grappling with the booming growth of its elderly population. There were 20 million Britons aged 50 and over in 2003, a 45 percent increase since 1951. This number is projected to increase by a further 36 percent by 2031, to 27.2 million, or 42 percent of the population. [...] | 2007-07-06 14:13:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON TBIO UK |
07LUANDA1245 | ANGOLA: ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] (U) The following responses reflect updated information as requested by ref A and B. Laws and Regulations on Child Labor ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Angola's onstitution prohibits human bondage in general, and statutory law specifically prohibits forced or bonded child la [...] | 2007-12-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO |
07LUANDA162 | ANGOLA - JANUARY POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- -- Angola,s Armed Forces to Help Stop Illegal Immigration -- Abel Chivukuvuku Will Run for UNITA President -- President Dos Santos Urges &Zero Tolerance8 Against Domestic Violence --------------------------------------------- --------- Angola,s Armed F [...] | 2007-02-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EMIN AO |
07LUANDA31 | ANGOLA: POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angolans support the government's economic performance and plan to participate in elections, according to a recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll. Poll results indicate a clear electoral advantage and public support for the ruling MPLA party, but also show possible [...] | 2007-01-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KWMN AO |
07LUANDA434 | ANGOLA: REQUEST FOR FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] This is an Action Message. See para 11. 2. (SBU) Summary. Gary Eilerts, USAID/Washington's Program Manager for the Famine Early Warning System Information Network (FEWS NET),visited Luanda March 26 and 27, 2007, to explore with USAID, relevant donors, and the Government of the Republic of [...] | 2007-05-07 14:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON SOCI KPAO AO |
07LUANDA57 | NO TROOPS FOR SOMALIA, DOOR OPEN FOR OTHER AID [...] (SBU) President Eduardo dos Santos and Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo de Miranda publicly rejected the possibility of Angolan military support for the Somali peacekeeping force following a meeting of the Council of Ministers on January 19, 2007. President dos Santos stated that Angolan milita [...] | 2007-01-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI SO AO |
07LUANDA696 | ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: SLOW DEVELOPMENT IN LUNDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Diamond-rich Lunda North province is on the slow track to development. Despite the important role of the diamond sector in contributing to Angola,s non-petroleum derived economy the province remains rural, underdeveloped and isolated from the rest of the country. Few employment [...] | 2007-07-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO |
07LUANDA700 | ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES: IN LUNDA NORTH, DIAMONDS [...] (C) Summary: Residents in Caito, a small village in Lunda Norte province, faced with limited economic opportunities and no government assistance, have turned to the diamond trade as a means of survival. Village leaders tried to sell Emboffs diamonds during their visit, and stated that the poli [...] | 2007-07-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EMIN ECON PREF PINR SOCI KDEM AO |
07LUANDA785 | ANGOLA PROVINCIAL NOTES - HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION [...] (C) Summary: Diamond prospecting, legal or otherwise, is the only game in town for the majority of the people in Lunda Norte province. Lunda Norte's diamond riches come packaged with reports of human right abuses committed by both government and private security forces against iLLegal diamond [...] | 2007-07-31 21:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EMIN PHUM ECON PREF PINR KDEM SOCI AO |
07MADRID1717 | SPAIN: NO ATTENDANCE AT FIRST LADY'S LITERACY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07MADRID1734 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...] | 2007-09-10 11:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI |
07MADRID1735 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...] | 2007-09-10 11:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI |
07MADRID1801 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The European Commission released growth forecasts on 9/11/07. The Commission maintained its 3.7% GDP growth forecast for Spain in 2007 compared with 2.5% for the eurozone and 2.9% for the UK. Fourteen private sector entities also maintained an average growth forecast of 3.8% for Spain in [...] | 2007-09-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI |
07MADRID1834 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) First Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes would like to make this benefit prospective (not clear from media reports as of exactly when),but all the opposition parties want to make the benefit applicable to parents of children born as of January 1, 2007. (Comment: Usually the [...] | 2007-09-21 16:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI |
07MADRID1902 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The government proposes to spend Euros 289.8 billion and collect Euros 301.6 billion in taxes, which represents a projected budget surplus of 1.15% of GDP. The budget surplus assumes Spain will grow by 3.3% in 2008, which is still a reasonable, albeit somewhat optimistic, forecast given th [...] | 2007-10-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI |
07MADRID1933 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI |
07MADRID1942 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Spanish Employers Federation (CEOE) Economic Commission President Jose Luis Feito says the Spanish economy can withstand a dollar/euro exchange rate of 1/1.4 because most Spanish exports go to Europe and, besides, exports are not as important a component of Spanish GDP as they are for coun [...] | 2007-10-06 08:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI |
07MADRID195 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL, [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/GAC US Delegation; Ambassador Mark Dybul, Kristin Pugh and Robert Mayes, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3GSM World Congress and participate in Steering Committee [...] | 2007-02-06 11:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP |
07MADRID196 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECDEF ROBERT M. GATES [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Delegation traveling with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to travel to Seville, Spain on or about February 7 to February 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the USNATO Defense Ministerial meetings. 2. Contro [...] | 2007-02-06 12:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP |
07MADRID1997 | HIGH-LEVEL SPANISH GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 07:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG |
07MADRID2054 | SPANISH RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES RECOMMENDED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 16:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG |
07MADRID2065 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes said the announcement of the European-harmonized inflation rate was a "bad figure without redeeming features." The 3.6% was an unexpectedly steep increase from the September figure of 2.7%, which itself was already 0.6% above the eur [...] | 2007-11-05 09:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB EPET SOCI SP EINV |
07MADRID2101 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade sponsored a November 7-8 "Conference on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment" that included representatives from the USG (Associate Register of Copyrights David Carson),France, the UK and Korea, as well as representatives of c [...] | 2007-11-14 15:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO |
07MADRID2129 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER [...] (U) The 0.7% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth figure was lower than the second quarter's 0.9%, so it tracks with other signs of a slowdown. The Spanish government forecasts full-year 2007 growth of 3.8%. (Comment: The big question is how much lower growth will be in 2008. The opposition conser [...] | 2007-11-19 10:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP |
07MADRID2155 | MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER [...] (U) There is much media speculation that Second Vice President and Finance Minister Solbes will run for a parliamentary seat, perhaps as the number two to President Zapatero in the Madrid area. (Comment: Getting Solbes to stay, and to run, is all about shoring up the PSOE's centrist and center [...] | 2007-11-26 13:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP |
07MADRID217 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/GAC BRITISH ROBINSON [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/GAC US Delegate British Robinson, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3GSM World Congress and participate in Steering Committee meetings. 2. Hotel reservations ha [...] | 2007-02-09 09:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP |
07MADRID2295 | SPAIN WOULD WELCOME MEPI PROJECT UNDER AOC AUSPICES [...] SUMMARY; Polcouns met December 19 with Spanish Deputy Political Director Felix Costales to discuss the possible association of MEPI's Civic Education Partnership Initiative (CEPI) with the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) as a means to fulfill the Secretary's commitment to contribute to the Ao [...] | 2007-12-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI KMPI UN SP |
07MANAGUA1432 | NICARAGUA GEOGRAPHICAL ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTION PROJECT [...] (U) Summary: At the Ambassador's request, post has developed an online application that graphically displays all USG assistance projects directed at specific localities from 2000-2003 to the present. The Geographical Assistance Distribution (GAD) Project also shows the geo-political breakdown [...] | 2007-06-05 23:16:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AINT MASS PGOV PINR SOCI NU |
07MANAGUA1826 | 62ND UNGA GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NO DETAILS YET FROM [...] (U) On July 26, POLOFF met with Orlando Gomez, Director General of the America's Division at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) to deliver points as directed in REFTELs. Gomez responded that while the Foreign Minister had recently raised the issue of whether to attend UNGA with Presiden [...] | 2007-07-30 23:07:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL OVIP UNGA SOCI TSPL NU |
07MANAGUA2021 | NICARAGUA: DOLE PITCHES NEMAGON SETTLEMENT TO [...] (C) Dole Food Company President and CEO David DeLorenzo met with President Ortega on August 28 to deliver a new proposal for the settlement of health claims related to the pesticide Nemagon. DeLorenzo reports that Ortega was receptive to the proposal, which would include payments to affected [...] | 2007-09-04 16:32:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV SENV SOCI ELAB NU |
07MANAGUA385 | MISKITO COMMUNITY COMMITTED BUT FRACTURED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff talked with political and civil society leaders in Puerto Cabezas, Northern Autonomous Region (RAAN) about the situation there and their views on the Ortega Administration. Leaders of the Moravian church, the historical bedrock of the indigenous Miskito community, admitte [...] | 2007-02-09 21:30:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KIRF PGOV PINS PREL PHUM SOCI EAID NU |
07MANAGUA494 | NICARAGUA: AMERICA'S COMPETITIVENESS FORUM [...] (U) At the earliest opportunity after the inauguration of the new president and the seating of a new cabinet, the Ambassador met the new Minister of Trade, Industry and Development Horacio Brenes Icabalceta about attending the Americas Competitiveness Forum in Atlanta on June 11-13 (refs A and [...] | 2007-02-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB SOCI OAS KSUM NU |
07MANAGUA544 | NEW CRIMINAL CODE IN THE BALANCE [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: In January 2007, the new leader of the National Assembly's Justice Commission requested USG help to garner approval of a draft Criminal Code, created with USAID support, which had languished since 2001. The Embassy strongly supports passage as it is critical to Nicaragua's inv [...] | 2007-02-28 22:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR NU |
07MANAGUA635 | Civil society holding Ortega's feet to the fire on [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Using international anti-corruption conventions, Nicaraguan civil society has organized to make sure the Government of Nicaragua complies with international commitments. Nicaraguan civil society has presented its own assessment of compliance, developed its own performance monitoring [...] | 2007-03-09 22:46:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR NU |
07MANAGUA720 | INCREASING VENEZUELAN INFLUENCE ON ATLANTIC COAST [...] (C) Summary: Prominent indigenous activist Javier Williams Slate warns the Ortega Administration is aggressively consolidating power in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) to secure a route for their Venezuelan allies to transport oil to the Pacific. According to Williams, Venezuelan [...] | 2007-03-19 22:56:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI SNAR NU VE |
07MANAGUA871 | NGO GIVES ORTEGA A FAILING GRADE ON HIS FIRST 60 DAYS [...] (U) Summary: After a legal, economic and political analysis of the Ortega administration's first sixty days, Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN),an influential civil society organization, gave the government a failing grade. Analysts attacked the government's numerous decrees and legislative initi [...] | 2007-04-03 21:56:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KDEM SOCI NU |
07MANAMA194 | BAHRAIN: MINISTER OF LABOR ON STRIKE BAN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) In a February 28 meeting covering several topics (septel),Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding Executive Order 62, which bans strikes in certain sectors, to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Bin Muhsin Al Alawi. Al Alawi said that the Ministry had consulted ILO conventions befor [...] | 2007-03-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL |
07MANAMA219 | MINISTER OF LABOR DISCUSSES NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT [...] (C) Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that since January 2006, unemployment had dropped in Bahrain from 15% to 3.8% under the National Employment Project (NEP),leaving only approximately 4,000 unemployed remaining in the program. He said the second p [...] | 2007-03-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI BA HUMRIT POL |
07MANAMA810 | SECTARIAN INSULTS LEAD TO CALLS FOR LIMITS ON [...] (U) A summer of name-calling between Sunni and Shi,a members of parliament has prompted calls for new legislation limiting incitement speech. End summary. --------------------- Al-Deiri v. Al-Saeedi --------------------- 2. (U) A photograph appeared in local papers in May showing praye [...] | 2007-08-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI BA |
07MANAMA829 | NORTHERN CITY: BAHRAIN'S NEXT SECTARIAN [...] (SBU) Many in Bahrain's Shi'a community are watching the Northern City land reclamation and public housing project closely amidst rumors that the government intends to populate the development with Sunnis. GOB officials deny the charges, but are convincing few Shi'a. End summary. --------- [...] | 2007-08-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL BA |
07MANAMA950 | AL-HAQ CHALLENGES GOB ON LAND ACCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC SOCI BA |
07MANAMA964 | KING OPENS PARLIAMENT; OUTLINES GOB AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI BA |
07MANILA1094 | AMBASSADOR VISITS JOLO TO HIGHLIGHT ASSISTANCE [...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador and senior Embassy officials focused attention on U.S. assistance programs with a visit to Jolo Island in Mindanao's Sulu Province. The highlight was the inauguration of the Jolo Consumers' Cooperative rebuilt through the combined efforts of members of the Armed Force [...] | 2007-04-04 07:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EAID SOCI MOPS RP |
07MANILA2854 | PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATIVE TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, told poloff that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will not / not be leading the Philippine delegation to the 2007 [...] | 2007-08-22 10:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA RP |
07MANILA3154 | AMBASSADOR VISITS ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH PROJECTS IN BOHOL [...] Summary. Ambassador traveled to the island province of Bohol on September 6 to highlight U.S.-supported development projects that improve children's health and protect natural resources. Ambassador met with the governor, a local congressman and several mayors. The visit highlighted improveme [...] | 2007-09-18 07:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV SOCI RP |
07MANILA3279 | AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES FOUR ASSISTANCE PROJECTS IN [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador highlighted continued U.S. assistance to conflict areas in the southern Philippines with a visit to Jolo City on September 24 to inaugurate four assistance projects, three of which were conducted in partnership with the British government. Traveling with UK ambassado [...] | 2007-10-01 02:49:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MOPS PREL PTER RP SOCI |
07MANILA3358 | PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] Poloff on October 5 outlined reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Executive Secretary for UN and International Organizations Leah Ruiz, SIPDIS and provided a copy of the draft resolution per reftel. Although Executive Director Ruiz responded positively to the [...] | 2007-10-09 08:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP |
07MANILA3427 | MANILA RESPONSE ON WIREC 2008 [...] We relayed reftel demarche to Assistant Secretary Rey A. Carandang, Office of American Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, in a letter dated October 9, 2007. In an interim response received on October 15, Carandang's office said the letter has been forwarded to the office of the Philippi [...] | 2007-10-17 01:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PGOV EAID RP TAGS EPET SENV SOCI |
07MANILA3667 | PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.N. RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] Poloff met with Attorney Ana Hernandez of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),representing the Office of United Nations and International Organizations, and pressed for Philippine support for the anti-rape resolution without amendments, as cited in reftel A. Ms. Hernandez said that the [...] | 2007-11-15 08:52:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP |
07MANILA3694 | Philippine Delegation List to Washington International [...] Per ref A request for invitees from the Philippine government to WIREC 2008, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines has suggested that invitations be sent to the following individuals: - Department of Foreign Affairs, 2330 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, Philippines Secretary A [...] | 2007-11-16 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA RP |
07MANILA3795 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY 2007 EAP/RSP WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND [...] In response to the FY 2007 EAP/RSP Women's Issues Fund proposal solicitation, Embassy Manila received ten grant proposals from Philippine non-governmental organizations (NGOs),aimed at promoting women's political participation and economic independence, and contributing to women's freedom from [...] | 2007-11-29 04:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN KPAO SOCI RP |
07MANILA3857 | PHILIPPINES: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2007 [...] Summary: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (reftel a). It updates information provided by Post in 2006 (reftel c) regarding child labor laws and regulations [...] | 2007-12-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP |
07MANILA854 | PHILIPPINES' CHINESE SCHOOLS: A BATTLEGROUND FOR [...] (C) Summary: The People's Republic of China is playing an increasingly prominent role in promoting Chinese language/cultural education in the Philippines, primarily by engaging with Filipino-Chinese schools - historically pro-Taiwan institutions. Since 2003, the PRC has sent over 100 stude [...] | 2007-03-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL SOCI XE CH TW RP |
07MAPUTO1294 | GRM FOLLOW-UP TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON [...] In response to the invitation from First Lady Laura Bush to participate in a literacy luncheon in New York on the margins of UNGA (reftel),Mozambican First Lady Ana Guebuza directed Minister of Education Aires Ali to write a letter to the U.S. National Committee for UNESCO, providing an update [...] | 2007-11-06 15:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1392 | MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to child labor [...] | 2007-11-28 16:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ |
07MARSEILLE66 | MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE: AN OVERVIEW OF [...] Summary: The 2008 municipal elections in the three largest cities in the south of France (Marseille, Nice and Montpellier) will probably not see any city halls changing hands. Marseille and Nice will remain UMP, and Montpellier PS. Marseille will see the closest race, as the powerful sociali [...] | 2007-09-25 14:59:00 | Consulate Marseille | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI EU FR PINR ECON ELAB |
07MASERU408 | LESOTHO: 2006 CENSUS PREVIEW SHOWS POPULATION TRENDS [...] SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning shared with multilateral and bilateral donor missions an advance excerpt from the country's 2006 housing and population census, compiled by the nation's Bureau of Statistics (BOS). The long-awaited census figures, sho [...] | 2007-07-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV KWMN SMIG SOCI LT |
07MASERU506 | LESOTHO: 2007 UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAM DOCUMENT COMMENTS [...] In response to REF A, Embassy Maseru submits the following comments regarding the 2007 UNFPA Draft Country Programme Document for Lesotho. 2. UNFPA's five-year proposal (2008-2012) properly focuses on appropriate objectives: preventing HIV/AIDS; improving reproductive health; promoting su [...] | 2007-08-29 10:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SOCI UN LT |
07MASERU507 | LESOTHO: 2007 UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM DOCUMENT COMMENTS [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Maseru submits the following comments regarding the 2007 UNICEF Draft Country Programme Document for Lesotho. 2. UNICEF is a visible and active UN agency in Lesotho, cooperating effectively with the GOL, donors, and partners. The five-year program proposal [...] | 2007-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SOCI UN LT |
07MASERU561 | LESOTHO INTERESTED IN WIREC, VAGUELY SUPPORTIVE ON UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, Poloff met Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe and Americas Director P.P. Makoaholo to discuss the upcoming WIREC conference and various UN issues. Makoaholo expressed interest in recruiting a high-level delegation for the WIREC conference and was vague bu [...] | 2007-10-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENEG SENV TRGY UN PHUM KWMN SOCI PTER UNSC |
07MASERU567 | LESOTHO: RENEWAL OF FOOD INSECURITY DISASTER DECLARATION [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 2 and 7 below. 2. SUMMARY: On July 10, Charge issued a food insecurity disaster declaration following a severe decline in Lesotho's agricultural production as a result of drought conditions affecting the southern African region. Lesotho will requi [...] | 2007-10-11 15:45:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID PREL SOCI LT |
07MASERU576 | LESOTHO: UPDATE ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION SITUATION AND [...] This cable summarizes latest estimates of food insecurity in Lesotho, plans for scale-up of food distribution levels in the coming months, and increasing concerns about acute malnutrition in some areas, and Post's follow up of these concerns. Post recommends continued vigilance to the possibi [...] | 2007-10-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID PREL SOCI LT |
07MASERU614 | LESOTHO: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] While limited in scope and confined to the informal sector, problems with child labor do exist in Lesotho. Recent studies on child labor by regional NGOs, UNICEF, and the International Labor Organization conclude that the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Lesotho occur primarily in four ar [...] | 2007-11-30 11:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ECON LT |
07MASERU66 | PEPFAR/ICAP HANDOVER CEREMONY AT QUEEN ELIZABETH II [...] Ambassador Perry and Minister of Health Phooko were the keynote speakers at a February 8, 2007 ceremony to hand-over renovated buildings at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho. The building renovations were funded by the US Government under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Re [...] | 2007-02-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID PREL SOCI MCC LT |
07MBABANE443 | SWAZILAND POPULATION DECLINE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 14:29:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PGOV SOCI WZ |
07MEXICO1358 | PRESIDENT CALDERON ALL BUT EMBRACES OPPOSITON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-16 21:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
07MEXICO2285 | NORTHERN MEXICO: LABOR UNIONS COMPETE AMONG [...] SUMMARY: If the northern Mexican states of Nuevo Leon (which includeS the major industrial city of Monterrey) and Coahuila are any indication, labor relations in that part of Mexico are marked by a general sense of cooperation between the unions and the region,s larger private and public empl [...] | 2007-05-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
07MEXICO2388 | INTERNATIONAL WORKERS, DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: In most countries May 1, (International Workers, Day) is viewed as a date to commemorate labor unity. That said, public events proclaiming the goal of worker unity were not much in evidence this year in Mexico. Instead, the most obvious display to come out of this year,s May 1 celeb [...] | 2007-05-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MX |
07MEXICO2520 | CONFUSING STATISTICS AND CONFLICTING OPINIONS [...] SUMMARY: The child labor scenario in Mexico is complicated by out-of-date or confusing data about the magnitude of the problem and by ambivalent opinions as to what, if anything, can or should be done about the predicament. The Mexican government, International Organizations and NGO,s all ha [...] | 2007-05-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UNCHC PINR MX |
07MEXICO3176 | MEXICO COMMEMORATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the UN/ILO,s World Day Against Child Labor, the Lower House of the Mexican Congress and the CROC labor union (the country,s third largest labor federation) organized a highly publicized press event to highlight the gravity of the problem of child labor in Mexico. [...] | 2007-06-18 20:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM EAGR KWMN SOCI PINR KCRM MX |
07MEXICO3442 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO3443 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO3444 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO4114 | AMCONSUL MATAMOROS HOSTS UNION, PRIVATE SECTOR AND [...] SUMMARY: On July 20, AmConsul Matamoros hosted a meeting aimed at opening a discussion on ways to prevent drug abuse in general and abuse in the workplace in particular. The meeting was attended by representatives of Mexico,s largest labor federations (CTM),the local president of a national [...] | 2007-08-02 21:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ELAB PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO413 | PARTY POLITICS DIVIDE LABOR MOVEMENT "UNITY" OVER [...] SUMMARY: The successful organization of Mexican labor movement participation in a January 31 st, mega-march to protest price increases in basic food items now appears very much in doubt. The unified image labor had hoped to project in demonstrating against price increases was shattered when i [...] | 2007-01-26 22:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5168 | MEXICO CITY,S GOVERNMENT PROPOSES UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico City,s Mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, recently proposed the creation of an unemployment insurance program for the residents of the Mexican capital. Eligible residents are limited to those that lost a job in the formal economy with eligibility retroactive to December 2006. As proposed [...] | 2007-09-26 17:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO5345 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 20:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UN |
07MEXICO5367 | MISSION MEXCIO POSTS HOLD FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS WITH [...] SUMMARY: In September, AmConsul Matamoros and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor held separate follow-up meetings aimed at coordinating actions to combat abuse in the workplace. These follow-ups were the promised next steps to a discussion began on July 20 when AmConsul Matamoros hosted [...] | 2007-10-09 20:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SNAR PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO5485 | MEXICO AND SPAIN ANNOUNCE PILOT GUEST WORKER [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary: On October 15, the governments of Mexico and Spain announced the establishment of a pilot program that would allow businesses in either country to contract an unlimited number of guest workers. According to the GOM,s Secretary of Labor, the pilo [...] | 2007-10-17 19:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON CVIS SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5930 | OFFICIAL FIGURES SPIN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES AND THE [...] SUMMARY: On November 15 INEGI, the GOM,s National Statistics Institute, issued a report stating that during the twelve-month period ending September 2007 Mexico,s official unemployment rate dropped from 4 percent to 3.9 percent. The INEGI report also indicated that during the same twelve-mont [...] | 2007-11-26 22:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5934 | SONORA BRANCH OF FARM WORKERS UNION IS PLEASED [...] SUMMARY: The Hermosillo office of the CNC (National Peasants Confederation) in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora is a farm workers union that is making a positive difference in the lives of persons employed in the various sectors of Mexico,s agricultural industry. The CNC,s Hermosillo [...] | 2007-11-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO6033 | UNION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE EXPANDS TO [...] SUMMARY: In early November AmConsul Hermosillo and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor met with officials from the CTM, Mexico,s largest labor federation, and with various levels of GOM and NGO officials to discuss the problem of drug abuse in the workplace. This initiative, which is the o [...] | 2007-12-05 19:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SNAR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO6255 | SONORA MAQUILA UNION BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD [...] SUMMARY: In the north western Mexican state of Sonora a union affiliated with the country,s largest labor federation, the CTM (Confederation of Mexican Workers) finds itself in a very precarious spot. The newly elected leadership of this CTM union is struggling to balance the expectations of [...] | 2007-12-21 17:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PINS SNAR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO694 | LABOR UNIONS LOBBY FOR EMERGENCY INCREASE IN THE [...] SUMMARY: On December 20, 2006, Mexico,s National Commission on Minimum Wages (CNSM),an agency within the GOM,s Labor Secretariat, announced a wage increase of 3.9 percent for 2007. This wage increase was hailed by Mexico,s private sector but only reluctantly accepted by the country,s organi [...] | 2007-02-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MILAN95 | MUSLIM OUTREACH STRATEGY - THE NEXT LEVEL [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy represents an opportunity for U.S. interests in promoting the integration of moderate Muslims in a Western European democracy. The level of immigration, particularly Muslim immigration, has risen steeply in recent years, and both Italy and resident Muslims are still evol [...] | 2007-04-11 07:45:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KISL PHUM SMIG IT |
07MINSK182 | INDEPENDENT SURVEYS HAVING EFFECT ON VOTERS [...] (SBU) Independent pollsters Manaev and Vardomatskiy gave Ambassador the results of their latest polling conducted in January. Both pollsters' results indicate that public support for a union with Russia dropped by 10-15 percent to 35 percent. However, support for a closer relationship with th [...] | 2007-03-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
07MINSK285 | GOB'S FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO TACKLING HIV/AIDS [...] (C) Belarus has been fairly successful in fighting HIV/AIDS. Our contacts expect the rate of new infections to continue to decline; TB co-infection continues to be a key problem. The GOB also seems committed to treating those living with HIV/AIDS, and seems to appreciate the role of NGOs in [...] | 2007-04-04 09:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV EAID SOCI PGOV BO |
07MINSK354 | POLLING RESULTS: LUKASHENKO SUPPORT REMAINS HIGH IN WAKE OF [...] According to latest polling results of independent pollster Andrey Vardomatskiy, Lukashenko's public support remains at 51.3% while de facto coalition leader Milinkevich's support rating dwindles to 4.0%. A large portion of respondents approve of Lukashenko's handling of the gas-oil conflict a [...] | 2007-04-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
07MINSK729 | BELARUSIAN BLOGGERS AND OFFICIALS COMMENT ON U.S. VISA BAN [...] (U) On August 3, the USG expanded the list of Belarusians subject to special visa review procedures under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The previous list, which cannot be made public due to the Privacy Act, contained only those individuals directly linked to human rights abuses. The new ex [...] | 2007-08-27 05:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO |
07MINSK730 | BELARUSIAN BLOGGERS AND OFFICIALS COMMENT ON U.S. VISA BAN [...] (U) On August 3, the USG expanded the list of Belarusians subject to special visa review procedures under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The previous list, which cannot be made public due to the Privacy Act, contained only those individuals directly linked to human rights abuses. The new ex [...] | 2007-08-27 06:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO |
07MINSK812 | BREAST CANCER ADVOCACY SUMMIT IN BELARUS [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Emboffs attended the Third Biannual Eastern Europe and Central Asia Breast Cancer Advocacy Summit in Minsk on September 15. The summit, which received Democracy Commission funding, gathered the full spectrum of breast cancer specialists from the region and the United Stat [...] | 2007-09-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI BO |
07MINSK851 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 06:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BO |
07MONROVIA617 | LIBERIA: SIGNS OF HOPE IN LOFA COUNTY [...] SUMMARY. On a three-day trip through Lofa County, May 16-18 Poloff and UK representative visited International Rescue Committee (IRC) projects funded by the USG and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). After visiting numerous communities, villages, and towns, it became clea [...] | 2007-05-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI LI |
07MONROVIA863 | LIBERIA: CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE WEAH AND CDC [...] (C) Summary: On July 6, George Weah, leader of the Coalition for Democratic Change and unsuccessful Presidential Candidate in 2005, met with the Ambassador to discuss his views of the current government led by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He spoke at length about problems the CDC has with the Sirle [...] | 2007-07-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI LI |
07MONTERREY527 | MONTERREY'S TROUBLING TRENDS - MURDER, KIDNAPPING, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the Mexican national model, in one week Monterrey witnessed a fierce rise in narco-related violence, including police and journalist kidnappings. Already Nuevo Leon has quickly surpassed previous records for the number of murders and kidnappings in the state. To date, [...] | 2007-05-18 21:43:00 | Consulate Monterrey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PINS PGOV SOCI ASEC ELAB ECON MX |
07MONTERREY775 | NUEVO LEON PRD REJECTS PRESIDENT CALDERON AND SUPPORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Representing the hard-line faction of the PRD, Nuevo Leon party leaders continue to reject President Calderon as illegitimate, refuse to work with President Calderon, plan to denounce Calderon at his September 1 State of the Union address, and focus their efforts on recruiting l [...] | 2007-08-14 21:07:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON SOCI MX |
07MONTERREY801 | NUEVO LEON AT THE HEART OF MEXICO'S MEDICAL TOURISM [...] SUMMARY. Nuevo Leon is actively working to become the medical tourism destination-of-choice in Mexico for Mexican and American citizens seeking quality, affordable health care. The Nuevo Leon State Government has formed a Specialized Medical Services Cluster of ten public and private hospita [...] | 2007-08-23 21:33:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ECON SOCI TBIO MX |
07MONTERREY934 | REPORT FROM ZACATECAS: GOVERNOR SEEKS A NEW ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17-19, Consul General and Econoff met with various political, economic, and media leaders in Zacatecas, including moderate PRD Governor Amalia Garcia Medina, Zacatecas City Mayor Cuauhtemoc Calderon, prominent businessmen, and Representatives from the Zacatecas State [...] | 2007-11-09 22:59:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EAID ECON EMIN SMIG SNAR SOCI MX |
07MONTERREY945 | TAMAULIPAS: BEST PRACTICES FOR FIGHTING DENGUE FEVER IN [...] On November 8, Consulate Matamoros and Consulate Monterrey Econoffs met with Tamaulipas Secretary of Health, Dr. Rodolfo Torre Cantu, to discuss the state's success in battling dengue fever. Despite record rainfalls throughout northeastern Mexico, Tamaulipas represents a significantly lower p [...] | 2007-11-17 00:28:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO SENV SMIG SOCI MX |
07MONTERREY947 | NEW MEDIA IN MEXICO: A RISING FORCE [...] SUMMARY: Since the introduction of the internet in Mexico in 1992, internet usage has grown exponentially among government, business and private individuals. While poverty, lack of education and regional insufficiencies in telecommunications infrastructure inhibit internet use, more and more M [...] | 2007-11-21 19:07:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO TINT SOCI ECON MX |
07MONTEVIDEO1026 | URUGUAY: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Per reftel, post submits the following report on worst forms of child labor in Uruguay, formatted as requested. ------------ Begin Report ------------ A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor The law sets the minimum age for employment at 15 years. Adolescent [...] | 2007-12-07 19:10:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID UY |
07MONTEVIDEO376 | THREATS HIGHLIGHT STAKES IN PULP MILL DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. Threats against Uruguay's Botnia pulp mill were largely discounted this week, but they highlight the regional tension which surrounds upcoming mediation between Uruguay and Argentina in Madrid beginning April 17. One international bridge remains blocked since November 20 and ano [...] | 2007-04-13 20:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI ETRD AR UY |
07MONTEVIDEO90 | HAGUE RULING DISAPPOINTS URUGUAY [...] (U) On January 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected Uruguay's petitions for provisional measures which would have obliged Argentina to remove roadblocks obstructing international bridges linking the two counties. The early morning newscasts here implied that the Court had deci [...] | 2007-01-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI KLIG EINV AR UY |
07MONTEVIDEO917 | THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE HALFWAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) government of President Vazquez passed its halfway mark last month. This cable provides our assessment of the first half of the Vazquez administration as it relates to foreign relations, economic policy and domestic issues. Our overall assessment is posit [...] | 2007-10-23 19:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY |
07MONTREAL132 | Mosaic under pressure: Quebec's identity and religious [...] (SBU) An undercurrent of social conflict has emerged between Quebec's identity as a "secular" province and the more overt expressions of faith, particularly by immigrants whom Quebec has received in recent years. While "reasonable accommodation" originated in jurisprudence of labor relations b [...] | 2007-03-19 18:43:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM KWMN SOCI CA |
07MONTREAL137 | Mosaic under pressure (part 2 of 2): Politicians Enter the [...] (SBU) This is the second part of our examination of the debate over "reasonable accommodation," the political catch-all term for the building tension between Quebec's identity as a "secular" society and the perceived need to shape its rules and values to "accommodate" religious or cultural cons [...] | 2007-03-23 19:26:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM SOCI CA |
07MOSCOW1007 | SECOND KREMLIN PARTY, "FOR A JUST RUSSIA," DEBUTS [...] (SBU) The campaign for elections, which will take place in fourteen regions March 11, has been marked by much the same behavior that has marred previous contests; refusal to register parties in some contests, the liberal use of "administrative resources" to support Kremlin favorites and discou [...] | 2007-03-09 16:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1008 | TOMSK ELECTIONS: ALL PARTIES IN PLAY, ELECTION [...] (SBU) With a well-educated population fed by six universities and at a safe distance from Moscow, the Siberian region of Tomsk seems tailor-made for liberal-leaning parties like Yabloko or SPS. Disarray within those parties, a popular governor allied with the Kremlin-backed party United Russi [...] | 2007-03-09 18:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1037 | MESSAGE DELIVERD ON GLOBAL SUMMIT ON AGING [...] (SBU) We shared REFTEL information regarding the upcoming Global Summit on Aging with officials from the MFA's International Organizations Department and the Human Rights Department, the Ministry of Health and Social Development's International Relations Department (MOHSD),and the WHO's Moscow [...] | 2007-03-12 15:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TBIO RS |
07MOSCOW1240 | "OTHER RUSSIA" STAND-OFF WITH NIZHNIY NOVOGOROD [...] (SBU) "Other Russia's" plans to stage the third in its series of marches, this time in Nizhniy Novgorod on March 24, appeared March 22 to be bumping up against much the same kind of problems it had encountered in earlier efforts in Moscow and St. Petersburg. This time around, local law enforce [...] | 2007-03-22 16:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1310 | OVERWHELMING POLICE PRESENCE STOPS MARCH IN NIZHNIY NOVGOROD [...] (C) Nizhniy Novogorod authorities used an overwhelming law enforcement presence to thwart the efforts of several hundred "Other Russia" activists to stage a "March of Dissenters" down a central pedestrian avenue on March 24. Eyewitnesses report that a number of would-be marchers were beaten. A [...] | 2007-03-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1396 | KPRF: PEOPLE POLITICS THE KEY TO SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Communist Party of Russia's (KPRF) broad-based and somewhat unexpected success in the March 11 regional elections (reftel),despite a minuscule campaign budget, is attributable to the survival of its party machine and a socialist message that resonates with voters. Althoug [...] | 2007-03-30 06:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1434 | RUSSIA: THE HARSH IMPACT OF DEMON VODKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Leading European and Russian addiction and demographics experts met recently in Moscow to discuss alcohol consumption and policy in Russia. Binge drinking causes an estimated three percent drag on GDP and leads to about half a million premature deaths every year. The lack of a [...] | 2007-03-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ETRD SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1520 | RUSSIAN DUMA: SPLIT HEALTH MINISTRY IN TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Duma April 4 unanimously approved a proposal to divide the Ministry of Health and Social Development into separate Ministries of Health Care and the Medical Industry and that of Labor and Social Development. Duma Deputies stopped short of calling on Minister Zurabov to resign [...] | 2007-04-05 15:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | TBIO ETRD ECON SOCI PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1674 | OFFICIAL RUSSIA BRISTLES AT SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT [...] (C) In its April 11 reaction to the release of the 2006 Supporting Human Rights and Democracy report, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs further stoked a fire that was set by an April 7 front-page article in the national daily Kommersant and fed with criticism by State Duma Foreign Affairs Commit [...] | 2007-04-12 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1703 | MOSCOW GEARS UP FOR WEEKEND OF DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Saturday, April 14, promises to be a banner day for Moscow, with three major groups --the anti-government Other Russia, the anti-immigrant Movement Against Illegal Immigration, and the pro-Kremlin youth group Young Guard scheduled to stage separate demonstrations around the city. Other Rus [...] | 2007-04-13 16:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1717 | "OTHER RUSSIA'S" MOSCOW DEMONSTRATION STOPPED BY POLICE [...] (C) As expected, the April 14 anti-government "Other Russia" demonstration, estimated to number several hundred, at the center city Pushkin Square was stopped in its tracks by as many as nine thousand uniformed law enforcement officials. Member of the Other Russia leadership Garry Kasparov an [...] | 2007-04-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1811 | RUSSIA: MIXED REVIEWS ON NATIONAL HEALTH PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With thepQ`j6th three main components: improving primary care by raising health sector salaries and purchasing new equipment and ambulances; strengthening prevention and treatment for infectious diseases; and making high-tech health care more widely available. A separate prog [...] | 2007-04-20 04:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1834 | RUSSIA: DEMOGRAPHIC UPTURN? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's demographics picture brightened in 2006, at least compared to 2005. Leading politicians argue the improvements show the National Priority Health Project is working. Demographics experts are skeptical, however, and believe the recent uptick might only be a temporary bli [...] | 2007-04-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1838 | OTHER RUSSIA DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE TO REVERBERATE [...] (C) The April 14 and 15 "Other Russia" demonstrations in Moscow and St. Petersburg (reftels) have been the subject of much commentary by Russian officials and the media. Some in official Russia have admitted that the law enforcement authorities went too far, and in doing so propelled to center [...] | 2007-04-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW2195 | MANAGING POLAR BEARS: IT TAKES A VILLAGE [...] SUMMARY: A project aimed at alleviating the pressure of growing human-polar bear interaction has produced promising results in the village of Vankarem, in Siberia's far northeastern district of Chukotka. Concerted local leadership action, with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF),has led [...] | 2007-05-11 13:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW220 | PHILANTHROPY GROWS IDIOSYNCRATICALLY IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. GOR efforts to exert greater control over Russia's NGO sector and a lack of tax incentives have not reversed a dramatic growth in philanthropy, particularly by large domestic corporations. Philanthropic activity has generally matched the expansion of the Russian economy (about [...] | 2007-01-22 06:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON RS |
07MOSCOW2202 | AUTHORITIES DETERMINED TO PREVENT SAMARA [...] (C) Summary: GOR authorities have reacted forcefully to Other Russia organizers' determination to hold a demonstration in Samara on May 18, during the EU - Russia summit. Authorities have detained some of the organizers, imposed tough sentences on two organizers alleged to have violated the [...] | 2007-05-11 16:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2250 | GIMME SHELTER: STRAYS FIND NEW HOME IN MOSCOW [...] SUMMARY: Strays roaming Moscow now have an upscale alternative. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) recently opened a new Stray Dog and Cat clinic in northern Moscow that is intended to work in tandem with an existing mobile vet clinic. This represents the first such combination [...] | 2007-05-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW2463 | VOLGOGRAD MAYORAL ELECTION: JUST RUSSIA BOUNCED, [...] (SBU) Summary: In what was portrayed as an electoral upset by the national media, Communist Party (KPRF) candidate Roman Grebennikov won the May 20 Volgograd mayoral election, with United Russia State Duma Deputy Vasiliy Galushkin coming in a distant third. "For A Just Russia's" (SR) candida [...] | 2007-05-25 13:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2469 | MEDIA FREEDOM IN THE ELECTION YEAR [...] (C) The Kremlin or its well-wishers have been making erratic attempts to fine tune the press in an effort to ensure that the looming Duma and presidential elections go according to script. Ownership of key media by the government or by those friendly to it has been consolidated, a code of beh [...] | 2007-05-25 14:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2471 | FOR A JUST RUSSIA: KREMLIN BACKPEDALS ON SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since "For A Just Russia's" (SR) more or less successful debut in the March 11 regional elections (reftels),the Kremlin appears to have reconsidered its options and backed away from providing the administrative resources including access to national TV airtime that SR members [...] | 2007-05-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2533 | RUSSIA BANS EXPORTS OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Federal Customs Service has temporarily banned all exports of human biological specimens from Russia, including hair, tissue, urine, and blood samples. According to press reports, the ban was imposed after an intelligence report to the Kremlin alleged that Western researchers [...] | 2007-05-30 15:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SOCI ETRD RS |
07MOSCOW2562 | TAX INSPECTORS UNBLOCK INTERNEWS/EMF BANK ACCOUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 30, Moscow tax inspectors acknowledged that an earlier decision to freeze the bank accounts of Internews/Educated Media Foundation (EMF) had been a "misunderstanding" and allowed the accounts to be re-opened. The inspectors' decision in the wake of multiple interventions [...] | 2007-06-01 03:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI PGOV EAID RS |
07MOSCOW2651 | KASPAROV REVIEWS OTHER RUSSIA MARCHES; KASYANOV [...] (C) In a brief June 1 meeting United Civic Front leader Garry Kasparov reviewed recent Other Russia demonstrations and discussed the efforts of the fragmented, Western-leaning organizations and personalities to agree (to disagree) on a presidential nominee. Whatever the decision of his collea [...] | 2007-06-05 12:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2658 | SOFT POWER IN ACTION: MOSCOW PROMOTES RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Moscow has ramped up its efforts to promote the Russian language in both the former Soviet Union and throughout the world. Observers say the program is aimed at using "soft power" to maintain Russia's dominance in its neighborhood and underline that Russia remains a great powe [...] | 2007-06-05 15:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2871 | A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT'S TACTICS OTHER RUSSIA [...] (SBU) The conduct of the June 9 St. Petersburg and the June 11 Moscow Other Russia (OR) demonstrations suggests that the authorities have decided to experiment with a somewhat more tolerant approaqch to a movement they have attempted to repress with a heavy hand on the assumption that, if left [...] | 2007-06-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2872 | A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT'S TACTICS TOWARD OTHER [...] (SBU) The conduct of the June 9 St. Petersburg and the June 11 Moscow Other Russia (OR) demonstrations suggests that the authorities have decided to experiment with a somewhat more tolerant approaqch to a movement they have attempted to repress with a heavy hand on the assumption that, if left [...] | 2007-06-15 10:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2997 | "FOR A JUST RUSSIA" STRUGGLES TO FIND ITS PLACE [...] (C) Recent conversations with members of the For a Just Russia (SR) party suggest that the process of forming party lists has set off a struggle that may leave on the sidelines deputies who have less money to spend or less influence with the Kremlin. Some interlocutors worried that SR was in [...] | 2007-06-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW3011 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH METROPOLITAN KIRILL [...] (C) At a June 18 private lunch, Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Kirill related to the Ambassador his concerns about social issues, in particular the large gap between rich and poor and Russia's lagging regions. He described reaction, both in the West and in Russia, to the recent merger of the R [...] | 2007-06-21 07:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3034 | KREMLIN NON-AGGRESSION PACT WITH THE COMMUNIST [...] (C) Communist Party (KPRF) contacts suggest that the Kremlin has agreed not to interfere in the party's election campaign efforts, in exchange for the KPRF's agreement to eschew direct criticism of Putin. While some view this as an effort by Kremlin Presidential Administration Deputy Vladisla [...] | 2007-06-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3168 | AMBASSADOR'S ROUNDTABLE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS [...] (C) In a June 27 discussion, five human rights NGO activists offered the Ambassador their advice for coping with an increasingly assertive President Putin. They suggested that like-minded countries speak with one voice, that the "tools" of international organizations and agreements be used as [...] | 2007-06-28 15:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3240 | NIZHNIY NOVGOROD: GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The planned construction of a shopping center on the site of an unkempt park in Nizhniy Novgorod's industrial district and the political and civic response illustrates the difficulties opposition politicians and civic activists have in mounting effective protests against govern [...] | 2007-07-03 09:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3348 | ROE WOES: RUSSIAN CAVIAR ON THE ROPES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A two-year moratorium on Russian sturgeon fishing in the Caspian Sea has slowed, but not stopped, the thriving black market in Beluga caviar. World Wildlife Federation's Moscow Director contends that "not one egg" of black caviar sold in Moscow is legal: that is, from farm-rai [...] | 2007-07-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV SOCI RS EAGR |
07MOSCOW3429 | RUSSIA: HIV VACCINE RESEARCHERS LOOK AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The NIH-sponsored HIV Vaccine Workshop in St. Petersburg June 1-2 brought together over 50 researchers and government representatives from the United States and Europe to discuss recent HIV candidate vaccines and the prospects for clinical vaccine trials in Eastern Europe. Sign [...] | 2007-07-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KHIV SOCI SCUL RS |
07MOSCOW3540 | HOW MUCH DO RUSSIAN DOCTORS REALLY MAKE? [...] (SBU) Summary: Although government doctors in Russia officially earn $205-$900 per month as a base salary, they frequently earn much more in reality. Physicians often supplement their base government salaries for clinical work with income from private patients, teaching positions in universiti [...] | 2007-07-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3574 | UNION OF RIGHT FORCES: WHO IS RIGHT? [...] (C) The public display of disaffection between the Union of Right Forces (SPS) national leadership and the party's Moscow organization has momentarily captured the attention of the media. In retaliation for voting to confirm President Putin's re-appointment of Moscow mayor Luzhkov, the nationa [...] | 2007-07-20 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS SOCI |
07MOSCOW3601 | PUTIN CONTINUES DRIVE TO MORE PALATABLE HISTORY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Putin's effort to inculcate Russia's children with "national pride" via appropriately written history textbooks could bear fruit at the start of the 2008 school year. The campaign, which began in 2003 with the ban of a popular history textbook and a Kremlin call for [...] | 2007-07-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3625 | MAYOR LUZHKOV - THE CONDUCTOR LEADS ON [...] (C) Summary: In early July, Moscow Mayor Luzhkov took the oath of office for his fifth term, bringing to a close a reported power struggle with the Kremlin. For the past fifteen years, Luzhkov's dominance of Moscow politics has made him one of the most powerful politicians in the country, and an im [...] | 2007-07-24 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3735 | GREAT RUSSIA PARTY PROTESTS REGISTRATION DENIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Federal Registration Service's (FRS) July 24 refusal to register it, Dmitriy Rogozin's nationalist Great Russia party has begun mapping strategies for getting on the ballot for the December Duma elections. The party's Central Committee Secretary told us that the F [...] | 2007-07-31 14:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3775 | ANDREY FURSENKO: THE PHYSICIST TURNED MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Minister of Science and Education since 2004, Andrey Fursenko has evoked a storm of controversy with his efforts to reform Russia's tradition-bound science and education establishments. Fursenko is passionate about modernizing Russian science to make it more competitive and m [...] | 2007-08-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KPAO PGOV PINR RS SCUL SOCI TSPL |
07MOSCOW3808 | NASHI CAMP: MOBILIZING YOUTH TO COUNTER "ORANGE FORCES" [...] (SBU) For the third year in a row, the pro-Kremlin youth group "Nashi" held its two-week summer camp from July 16 - 27 at Lake Seliger in the Tver region. A visit by First Deputy Prime Ministers Dmitriy Medvedev and Sergey Ivanov, a meeting of Nashi commissars with President Putin, and a reco [...] | 2007-08-03 06:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3841 | SURKOV GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO CENTER-RIGHT PARTY [...] (C) At a closed door convention July 31, Presidential Administration Deputy Head Vladislav Surkov reportedly gave the Kremlin's blessing to Mikhail Barshchevskiy's pro-business and economic reform-oriented Civic Force (CF) party's efforts to cross the seven percent threshold and be represented [...] | 2007-08-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3887 | LITERACY AND HEALTH INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On July 31, 2007, we extended reftel invitation to the MFA's International Organizations Department. According to the Secretary of the Director of the International Organizations SIPDIS Department Tatyana Andreevna on August 7, 2007, the Russian UNGA Delegation will be headed by FM La [...] | 2007-08-08 13:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA RS |
07MOSCOW3890 | FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN ARAP CASE [...] (C) An Independent Psychiatric Association-composed commission convened by Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin now plans to depart for Murmansk August 9, in order to conduct an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the early July institutionalization of United Civic Front (UCF) acti [...] | 2007-08-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3953 | ARAP CASE: COURT CONFIRMS COMMITTAL TO PSYCHIATRIC [...] (C) Despite testimony of independent psychiatrists from Moscow, a local court in Murmansk ruled August 10 in favor of continued involuntary committal of United Civic Front activist Larissa Arap for up to six months, at the discretion of the local psychiatric hospital that committed her in the [...] | 2007-08-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3971 | RUSSIANS DEBATE ROLE OF THE CHURCH [...] (SBU) The dog days of August have seen a protracted debate here about the proper role of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in a country in which church and state are officially separated. The debate was triggered by the near simultaneous expressions of unease by a member of the Public Chamber [...] | 2007-08-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KIRF PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3995 | RUSSIA: POLITICS IN VORONEZH MIRRORS NATIONAL SITUATION [...] (SBU) During an August 6-8 visit to Voronezh oblast, we found a political situation very similar to the national condition. The United Russia and For a Just Russia parties dominate the political scene, opposition forces are ardent but weak, the Russian Orthodox Church plays an influential role [...] | 2007-08-15 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4067 | BLOGGING IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Blogs are the fastest-growing and least constrained mass media in Russia. The popularity of blogs has increased exponentially in Russia as the internet has become more accessible, especially among people in their 20s and 30s. Although most Russian blogs do not deal with poli [...] | 2007-08-21 08:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4119 | ONCE-PLURALISTIC ALTAY KRAY STARTS TO [...] (SBU) During an August 8-11 visit to Altay Kray, we found the region's traditional political diversity succumbing to the United Russia (YR) political machine fueled by the Governor's May 2007 YR party conversion. Reflecting the national line-up, YR, For a Just Russia (SR),the Communists (KPRF [...] | 2007-08-23 04:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4285 | RUSSIA WILL RESPOND TO UNESCO ILLITERACY MEASURES SURVEY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI UNESCO RS |
07MOSCOW4287 | The "For A Just Russia" Party Stages Primary [...] (SBU) Summary. For a Just Russia (SR) held a series of public primaries throughout Russia on August 26 in preparation for the December Duma elections. Far from being a well-run, effective sampling of voter preferences, the primaries seemed to have been slapped together in an effort to keep pa [...] | 2007-08-31 02:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4418 | KASPAROV, KASYANOV'S OPPOSITION: LARGELY [...] (C) The movements led by Other Russia's Garry Kasparov and ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov seem to have fallen prey to an inability to forge coalitions with colleagues similarly inclined to reject the limited opportunities offered by the current electoral cycle. Kasparov's Other Russia appe [...] | 2007-09-07 15:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4543 | RUSSIA: TUBERCULOSIS CASES STABILIZING, BUT DRUG RESISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Increased Russian Government attention to TB control and treatment in recent years, and regional pilot programs involving international donors and experts, are helping to turn the tide in Russia's battle with TB. Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Russia have recently stabilized within [...] | 2007-09-17 03:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4598 | Samara Oblast: New Sheriff in Town [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The shocking speed in which Yeltsin-era Governor Konstantin Titov was replaced after 16 years in power has fostered an atmosphere of nervous expectation among the political elite in Samara. In a whirlwind of events this August, Titov announced his resignation; Putin nominated Art [...] | 2007-09-18 17:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4730 | Party Time: Four Parties Hold Congresses in Moscow [...] (SBU) Over the past week, four of the 15 registered political parties held their national congresses in Moscow to select their candidates for the December Duma elections. As in any election campaign they also attempted to engage an in electoral battle with their rivals. As press reports have n [...] | 2007-09-27 03:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4750 | PIONTKOVSKIY EXTREMISM CASE ADJOURNED PENDING NEW [...] (C) The trial of writer and Yabloko member Andrey Piontkovskiy on charges of extremism ended inconclusively at Moscow's Basmanniy District Court September 25, when the prosecutor was unable to prove that Piontkovskiy's book, "Unloved Country," contained passages that violated the law on extre [...] | 2007-09-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4772 | YABLOKO PARTY LAUNCHES PARTY LIST [...] (SBU) In conversations since the September 15 - 16 Yabloko congress, Yabloko federal list number two Sergey Kovalev, party member Andrey Piontkovskiy, and a member of Yabloko's Murmansk delegation to the congress described to us a party whose continued stress on human rights, as manifested in t [...] | 2007-09-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4786 | OTHER RUSSIA NOMINATES GARRY KASPAROV FOR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) About 500 Other Russia loyalists met September 30 in the Concert Hall of the Izmaylovo Hotel Complex to bless an alternative list of Duma deputy candidates and nominate a longshot candidate for President. United Civic Front Chairman Garry Kasparov won the presidential primary race, sque [...] | 2007-10-01 11:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4952 | RUSSIA'S DISCRIMINATING APPROACH TO PUBLIC RALLIES [...] (SBU) Separate events over the weekend of October 7 reveal the limits to public expression and assembly in Russia. While a 10,000-person celebratory rally in commemoration of Putin's birthday was facilitated, and a 500 gathering marking the one-year anniversary of Politkovskaya's murder was ca [...] | 2007-10-11 08:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4968 | DUMA DEPUTY RYZHKOV ON HIS FUTURE WITHOUT A PARTY, [...] (C) Outgoing Duma Deputy Vladimir Ryzhkov told the Ambassador October 7 that he, unusually for him, backed the GOR's resistance to independence for Kosovo and further NATO expansion, which he termed "real" foreign policy problems. The dispute over anti-missile defenses was for Ryzhkov a "virtu [...] | 2007-10-12 08:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4998 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5066 | THE SILOVIKI AND PUTIN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5068 | Putin Telethon Showcases Economic Gains, Highlights [...] (SBU) In what should be his last marathon television call-in spectacular as President, Putin showed his phenomenal depth of detail on a host of issues, ranging from the need for a bridge in Vladivostok to advice on how best to manage U.S. disengagement from Iraq. Part political theater, part c [...] | 2007-10-19 03:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS |
07MOSCOW5153 | PUTIN'S PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Putin's problem is that there is no political or honorific perch that will ensure his ability to check the powers granted by the constitution to his successor and, by ruling out a constitutional amendment allowing a third term, some observers believe that he has boxed himself in [...] | 2007-10-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5192 | TOMSK OBLAST GOVERNOR ON ELECTIONS, RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Tomsk Governor Viktor Kress enjoys strong support from the regional population as well as the Moscow elite because he, somewhat like Putin, is seen as a competent steward of his region's economic resources and as a capable manager of the local political system. During discussions with the [...] | 2007-10-29 17:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5221 | THE EASTERN FRONT OF RUSSIA'S DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS [...] (U) This is a joint message from Consulate General Vladivostok and Embassy Moscow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The population in the Russian Far East (RFE) and Siberia is continuing to decline, due both to a long-term trend of "Western Drift" (internal migration from east to west within Russia) and [...] | 2007-10-31 13:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL PREL SOCI CH RS |
07MOSCOW5226 | PUTIN COMMEMORATES VICITMS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION [...] (SBU) On October 30, President Putin paid an unprecedented visit to the Butovo firing range, on the fringes of Moscow where, from August 1937 to October 1938 about 30 thousand persons were executed by Stalin's regime. Putin's visit marked the seventieth anniversary of the "Day of Memory of th [...] | 2007-10-31 17:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5246 | AMBASSADOR RAISES OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED BY NGOS [...] (C) Ambassador on November 1 raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Yakovenko problems encountered by Russian and U.S. NGOS as the Duma elections approach, and voiced concerns over the number of ODIHR monitors to be invited to the December 2 Duma election. The Ambassador described to Yakovenko re [...] | 2007-11-01 17:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI OSCE RS |
07MOSCOW5268 | Penza Oblast - Governor Weak Authoritarian [...] (SBU) Penza governor Vasiliy Bochkarev at first glance appears comfortably ensconced in his power position, enjoying favorable ratings from the population, which credits him with improving the regional quality of life, and nods of approval from Moscow for his energetic support of the National P [...] | 2007-11-06 04:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS |
07MOSCOW5300 | FOR A JUST RUSSIA FIGHTS FOR RELEVANCE [...] (SBU) On the first anniversary of its creation, the political party "For a Just Russia," (SR) finds itself recoiling from its greatest challenge thus far: Putin's decision to head the party list for United Russia (YR). In the weeks after Putin's surprise announcement, SR sank in the polls whi [...] | 2007-11-07 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5334 | RUSSIA: NO MORE FUNDS FOR POLIO [...] (SBU) We shared Ref A message on the need for further funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) with Deputy Finance Minister Storchak, and with International Department officials from the MFA, Health and Social Development Ministry, and the Federal Surveillance Service for Cons [...] | 2007-11-08 15:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID TBIO SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5345 | CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE NORTH CAUCASUS: NO NEWS IS NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent roundtable discussion, Russian civil society leaders expressed uniform pessimism on prospects for democratic development in the North Caucasus - despite relative calm and improved infrastructure in Chechnya. Our interlocutors predict continuing political violence an [...] | 2007-11-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5353 | RUSSIA REJECTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH PROPOSAL ON METHADONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 110-page study released November 8, Human Rights Watch International concluded that substance abuse treatment in Russia is of such poor quality that it amounts to a violation of the right to health. The report recommended that Russia immediately permit the use of drug-subs [...] | 2007-11-10 08:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5355 | OPPOSITION LAMENT ON RULING PARTY TACTICS [...] (C) Summary: Just Russia (SR) candidate and Duma Deputy Aleksey Mitrofanov detailed for us how regional leaders, in their efforts to engineer a mandate for the Putin-led United Russia party, were using administrative resources and other tactics to thwart opposition political campaigns. Mitrof [...] | 2007-11-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5365 | RUSSIA'S LATEST CULTURE WAR [...] (C) A paean to President Putin on his 55th birthday by one of culture's grand old men, film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov, has revealed fault lines in the cultural community similar to those that are all too apparent among the country's political classes. Mikhalkov's film hagiography of [...] | 2007-11-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCUL KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5381 | IN IRKUTSK NATIONAL POLITICS OVERSHADOW LOCAL [...] (SBU) A recent trip to Irkutsk oblast found a region not immune to the ebb and flow of Russian national politics. While the pro-Putin United Russia Party (YR) has a distinct advantage over also-rans For a Just Russia (SR) and the Communist Party (KPRF) in this region, the endemic corruption wi [...] | 2007-11-14 13:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5410 | MEDIA AND THE ELECTIONS: THE DEBATES AND THE ADS [...] (C) The fifteen days of debates that precede the December 2 Duma elections kicked off on November 6 and will wrap on November 30. On most days, a shifting mix of political parties participate in three debates that are broadcast on three separate channels. President Putin's United Russia (YR) [...] | 2007-11-16 10:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5431 | CALM CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIAN REGION [...] (C) Changes in election law have created a "calm" campaign atmosphere in Voronezh, a city south of Moscow where during a November 14-15 visit we found scant evidence that a parliamentary election is about to take place. Local party representatives said the lack of single-mandate candidates ha [...] | 2007-11-16 16:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5433 | THE WEEK IN POLITICS: PUTIN STUMPS FOR, STOMPS [...] (SBU) With just over two weeks remaining until the December 2 Duma elections, Putin, during a visit to Krasnoyarsk, at last began actively stumping for the United Russia party. On November 15, in Tver, about 700 delegates from 79 of Russia's regions returned the favor by actively stumping for [...] | 2007-11-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5506 | "JUST RUSSIA" STRUGGLES [...] (C) Summary: With elections just over one week away, the Kremlin-fostered party Just Russia (SR) seems increasingly unlikely to cross the seven-percent threshold to Duma representation, and the media have begun their death watch. Observers peg SR's problems to Putin's decision to head the Uni [...] | 2007-11-23 15:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5516 | THE WEEK IN POLITICS: THE PUTIN NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The "For Putin" movement continued to percolate, with a November 21 gathering of five thousand supporters in a Moscow sports hall. The event --part U.S. political party convention, part CPSU congress-- featured an extended attack by Putin on his political opponents, a swipe at t [...] | 2007-11-26 11:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5522 | VIEWING RUSSIA'S DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS THROUGH A POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Russia's demographic crisis has not been a major issue during the Duma elections campaign, most of the political parties have focused some attention on reversing the population decline by encouraging higher birth rates. Led by President Putin, United Russia has crowed [...] | 2007-11-26 14:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL PREL SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5540 | PICK YOUR POLL: PUTIN'S PARTY WINS BIG [...] (SBU) According to the final public opinion polls published one week before the December 2 Russian Duma elections, United Russia (YR) will garner the vast majority of votes and the Communist Party (KPRF) will easily overcome the seven percent threshold to entry into the Duma. The predictions [...] | 2007-11-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5542 | CIVIL SOCIETY SPEAKS OUT OVER OTHER RUSSIA ARRESTS [...] (C) Liberal politicians and human rights activists praised the President's November 26 criticism of the Russian government's detention of opposition protesters. In response to the Ambassador, Acting FM Denisov described the GOR reaction as "unfortunate" but argued that Other Russian leader G [...] | 2007-11-27 17:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5548 | UNITED RUSSIA EXPECTS BIG THINGS FROM ROSTOV-ON-DON [...] (C) The Ambassador's November 19-20 visit to Rostov-on-Don revealed that Russia's fifth most populous region falls squarely in the ruling party vote bank. Governor Vladimir Chub, who has ruled Rostov for sixteen years, appears too busy opening shopping centers and meeting trade delegations to [...] | 2007-11-28 08:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON SOCI EAGR RS |
07MOSCOW5595 | UNITED RUSSIA AND THE DUMA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With Putin's decision to back United Russia in the Duma race, the prospect, faintly entertained about one year ago of creating something like a real political party system has completely disappeared, and United Russia has become a vehicle for Putin's aspirations to remain influen [...] | 2007-11-30 11:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5596 | RUSSIA: INTERPRETING PUTIN'S DUMA VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: The significance of the December 2 Duma elections is the magnitude -- and not the fact -- of Putin's win and how he can use this "vote of confidence" to dictate presidential succession. Having been transformed into a referendum on Putin, the parliamentary elections are a step [...] | 2007-11-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5600 | CIVIC FORCE: A KREMLIN EXPERIMENT GONE NOWHERE [...] (C) The political party Civic Force (GS) began life as a Kremlin project and has enjoyed the freedom of action and access to the media that come with that status. Unlike other small, right-wing parties (such as Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces (SPS)),who have encountered problems in cond [...] | 2007-11-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW563 | NEW HEALTH WARNING LABEL FOR WINE AND SPIRITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A new label for bottles of wine, vodka, and other spirits warns consumers of the dangers of alcohol consumption by certain vulnerable groups, including minors, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. The government is delaying enforcement of the new law and giving producers and di [...] | 2007-02-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ETRD SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5630 | RUSSIA STILL A SMOKER'S PARADISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Duma session that ended November 16 failed to approve legislation placing greater restrictions on smoking in public places. The outgoing Duma also did not approve the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which Russia has neither signed nor ratified. Observe [...] | 2007-12-02 08:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL PREL SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5631 | DUMA ELECTION: VOTER TURNOUT HIGH, PARTIES ALLEGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen regions of Russia have completed voting and all signs are that voter turnout for the December 2 Duma elections is expected to exceed 2003's turnout of 55.75 percent although three hours remain before polls close across all of Russia. The opposition SPS, Yabloko, and Comm [...] | 2007-12-02 15:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5682 | DUMA ELECTIONS: UNITED RUSSIA WINS BIG, COMMUNIST [...] (C) Summary: With almost all of the votes from the December 3 election counted, Putin's United Russia party has won 64.1 percent, which will give it a constitutional majority in the new Duma. Three other parties: the Communists (11.6%),Vladimir Zhirinovskiy's LDPR (8.2%),and Just Russia (7 [...] | 2007-12-03 16:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5734 | CHECHEN PRESIDENT REACHES OUT TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is looking to the Middle East to finance the reconstruction of Chechnya. Kadyrov met recently in Moscow with the visiting Saudi Crown Prince and traveled to Saudi Arabia and Jordan earlier this year. Kadyrov plans to visit Mecca in December, part [...] | 2007-12-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI JO SA RS |
07MOSCOW5738 | WFP PLANNING CY08 NORTH CAUCASUS DEPARTURE DESPITE [...] Summary: The UN World Food Program will extend its current North Caucasus operation into 2008, but unless it observes deterioration in the food security status of the IDP population it plans to terminate all its direct food aid in the region within the next year. End summary. -------------- [...] | 2007-12-07 06:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV EAID EAGR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5748 | LEVADA CENTER ANALYSIS OF RECENT POLLING DATA [...] (C) In polls leading up to the December 2 elections, the Levada Center brought to light some hidden characteristics of the Russian electorate. Based on the Center's data, it was clear that Putin's popularity transcended party affiliation spreading even to the Communist Party (KPRF) and the tr [...] | 2007-12-07 12:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5750 | LEVADA CENTER ANALYSIS OF PUTIN'S PULL [...] (C) In polls leading up to the December 2 elections, the Levada Center brought to light some hidden characteristics of the Russian electorate. Based on the Center's data, it was clear that Putin's popularity transcended party affiliation spreading even to the Communist Party (KPRF) and the tr [...] | 2007-12-07 12:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5762 | AFTER THE DUMA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With the messy Duma elections fast fading from memory here (although the final results will not be certified until at least December 10),attention has shifted to the March 2 presidential elections. The four parties in the new Duma have scheduled their congresses for mid-Decembe [...] | 2007-12-07 16:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5831 | FEEL THE BURN: FITNESS CLUBS IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian fitness clubs are expanding and becoming increasing popular, suggesting that the notion of a healthy lifestyle may slowly be taking root in Russia. END SUMMARY. ------------------------ Fitness Clubs Pumping Up ------------------------ 2. (U) Although there are n [...] | 2007-12-17 09:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI SCUL RS |
07MOSCOW5844 | FORD WORKERS END STRIKE [...] (SBU) Summary. Workers at Ford Motor Co.'s plant near St. Petersburg ended a four-week strike today after management promised further negotiations on a new labor contract, including wage increases and a reduction of the night shift (reftel a). According to press reports, Ford management has [...] | 2007-12-18 04:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB RS SOCI |
07MOSCOW5850 | SPS NOMINATES NEMTSOV, SEARCHES ITS SOUL [...] (C) The Russian liberal-democratic party the Union of Right Forces (SPS) held its party conference in Moscow on December 17 to nominate a candidate for president. A general party soul-searching and consideration of campaign mistakes occupied almost half of the conference agenda. In accepting [...] | 2007-12-19 04:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5878 | THE RUSSIAN NGO LAW ONE YEAR LATER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 07:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5884 | THE RUSSIAN NGO LAW ONE YEAR LATER [...] (SBU) More than year after the implementation of controversial amendments with tougher reporting requirements for Russian non-governmental organizations, the fears of extensive, politically-motivated NGO closures have not materialized. A USAID-funded study, civil society assessments and Emba [...] | 2007-12-20 09:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5924 | RUSSIA'S LATEST STATE CORPORATION: HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary. In an effort to revitalize Russia's housing, President Putin on July 27 signed the law creating the Fund to Assist Housing Maintenance. Minister of Regional Development Kozak will head the Fund's supervisory board and his protg, Konstantin Tsitsin, a Federal Council member, w [...] | 2007-12-21 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW644 | RUSSIA: LIBERAL PARTIES STRUGGLE TO STAY IN GAME [...] (C) Political observers believe that the prospect of a liberal political party winning representation in the State Duma is slim, but statistically possible. However, local efforts by ruling party officials to remove the liberal-minded Union of Rightist Forces and Yabloko from some ballots in [...] | 2007-02-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW656 | OREL: VULNERABLE GOVERNOR CREATES OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) Meetings during an early-February visit to Orel region suggested that a variety of factors could combine to make the March 11 regional elections very competitive. Rumored infighting in United Russia (YR) and an unpopular YR-affiliated governor have allowed the Communist Party (KPRF) to [...] | 2007-02-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW845 | "FOR A JUST RUSSIA" POSITIONS SELF AS [...] (SBU) The second, Kremlin-approved party, "For a Just Russia (SR)" at its inaugural congress February 24-27 combined left-wing rhetoric, criticism of the GOR's performance, anger at its treatment in the regions, and patriotism in a credible effort to establish itself as an alternative to the g [...] | 2007-02-28 16:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI PREL RS |
07MOSCOW868 | KOMI: ALL PARTIES REGISTERED; UNITED RUSSIA IN [...] (SBU) Observers in Komi predicted to Poloff in mid-February that United Russia would capture solid pluralities in the March 11 republic-level and local elections, with "For a Just Russia" poised to place a respectable second, and the Communists and LDPR expected to cross the seven percent thr [...] | 2007-03-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW960 | "VICTORY" FOR "A JUST RUSSIA" [...] (SBU) Five youth groups have announced their intention to establish a coalition called "Victory" which would support the newly framed left of center pro-Kremlin party, "For a Just Russia" (SR). "Victory" is positioning itself as a competitor to the youth wing of United Russia (YR),the domi [...] | 2007-03-07 07:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW966 | OTHER RUSSIA'S BOUNCE FROM GOR OVERREACTION [...] (C) An adviser to ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov, and Yabloko Deputy Chairman Sergey Ivanenko told us in the wake of the March 3 Other Russia demonstration in St. Petersburg (reftel) that: -- While reports of violence were overblown, St. Petersbu [...] | 2007-03-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW976 | SENIOR HEALTH OFFICIAL TAKES THE FALL FOR MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 5 Prime Minister Fradkov fired Ramil Khabriyev, head of the Russian Federal Supervision Service for Health Care and Social Development (Roszdravnadzor). Fradkov cited continuing problems with inconsistent supply and deficit spending for drugs provided under the government [...] | 2007-03-07 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO ETRD ECON SOCI PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW978 | MUCH SPECULATION, LITTLE PUBLICALLY-AVAILABLE [...] (C) The March 2 death of veteran Kommersant military correspondent Ivan Safronov has sent shock waves through Moscow's journalistic community. Investigations by the Prosecutor General's office and the Kommersant staff have to date produced no serious evidence that would point to suicide, forc [...] | 2007-03-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS |
07MUNICH646 | PROPOSED BAVARIAN ISLAMIC ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) A controversial proposal for an Islamic academy in Munich illustrates some of the challenges of balancing integration and security concerns in a conservative German state. The academy, to be funded by the UAE, would be a first-of-its-kind proposal by IVLP grantee Imam Benjamin Idriz of t [...] | 2007-12-18 11:18:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | GE KCRM KISL PGOV PREL PTER SOCI |
07MUSCAT1016 | GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW PUBLIC VIEWING OF OFFICIAL [...] The Omani government recently promulgated Royal Decree 60/2007, authorizing the creation of the National Authority for Documents and Archives to manage official documents. Under this decree, the newly-established authority, to be temporarily supervised by the Minister of Heritage and Culture, [...] | 2007-11-04 13:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI MU |
07MUSCAT1037 | MINISTER STAYS THE COURSE ON PRICE INCREASES [...] (C) On November 11, the Ambassador discussed the impact of recent price increases with Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan. The Minister stated that the government was concerned with the hikes, especially with respect to rents. (Note: For example, one survey reported ren [...] | 2007-11-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI MU |
07MUSCAT147 | OMAN FOCUSED ON REDUCING TRAFFIC FATALITIES [...] Traffic accidents are a serious concern in Oman, as the per capita mortality rate is significantly higher than the global average. Al Mustadaama, a non-profit organization initially funded by the MEPI program, actively promotes awareness through a child safety restraint program. End Summary. [...] | 2007-02-14 12:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PAHO SOCI UNDP UNGA MU |
07MUSCAT661 | OMANI ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT ON AL HURRA [...] (C) Summary: In what contacts say is a first, an Omani human rights activist appeared recently on the al-Hurra television network to criticize the Omani government's record on human rights. The activist, Tayba al-Ma'wali ) who was imprisoned in 2005 after speaking against the actions of gove [...] | 2007-07-02 03:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KMPI KPAO SCUL SOCI MU |
07MUSCAT782 | UN AGENCIES FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IN OMAN [...] Three UN agencies have established constructive working relationships with the Omani government in efforts to promote better healthcare through educational initiatives. Aside from highlighting the importance of child nutrition, the organizations are also raising awareness of community involve [...] | 2007-08-14 06:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI KOCI MU |
07NAIROBI1948 | POLITICS IN KISII LAND [...] Summary: The Kisii community, accounting for four percent of Kenya's population, have been loyal to FORD-People party baron Simeon Nyachae, who supports the Kibaki administration. Now that Nyachae has announced his retirement from politics, opposition politicians are eyeing the Kisii vote. [...] | 2007-05-07 13:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KE PINR PHUM PGOV SOCI |
07NAIROBI3386 | KENYA STATE OF PLAY - WOMEN'S JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 21 meeting with the DCM, Kenya's primary interlocutors on the Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative said they are receptive to moving forward with the program. At the same time, they want to ensure it meets their priorities, including help in developing a foren [...] | 2007-08-23 05:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI KE |
07NAIROBI3903 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 06:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI KE |
07NAIROBI4613 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA [...] As requested in reftel, below is Embassy Nairobi's submission of information on Kenya's implementation of its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, as required under the Trade and Development Act (TDA),for the Department of Labors preparation of the 2007 TDA re [...] | 2007-11-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE |
07NAIROBI628 | POLITICS & RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary: We estimate Kenya's religious demographics at 80 percent Christian, 10 percent Muslim and 10 percent followers of traditional African religions and other faiths. In the past, significant numbers of Kenyan voters have responded to appeals by their religious leaders to rise above [...] | 2007-02-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KE KISL PGOV SOCI |
07NAIROBI820 | KENYA NOMINATION - AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN [...] The Ambassador nominates for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage Kenyan Member of Parliament Njoki Ndung'u. In the face of fierce opposition, Ms. Ndung'u, one of only 18 women MPs in Kenya, drafted and championed the successful passage of the Sexual Offenses Act 2006. [...] | 2007-02-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI KE |
07NASSAU1359 | MAJOR BAHAMAS POPULATION CENTERS UNSCATHED BY TROPICAL [...] Summary: While the worst of Tropical Storm Noel missed the major population centers of Nassau and Freeport, USAID- and Coast Guard-sponsored flights revealed substantial flooding on Long Island, Cat Island, Eleuthera, Acklins Islands and Exuma thirty-six hours after the storm had passed. The [...] | 2007-11-06 18:13:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI AMER ECON BF |
07NASSAU1385 | BAHAMAS REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN WIREC 2008 [...] Based on the Government of the Government of the Bahamas' strong interest in the area of renewable energy, Post requests it be added as an invitee to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) to be held in March 2008. 2. Although the Bahamas is not a net export [...] | 2007-11-14 16:50:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET SENV SOCI BF |
07NDJAMENA2 | CHAD: 2006 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: To date, the Chadian GovernmentQs efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor have been centered on laying the legal foundation to meet its commitments to international labor conventions aimed at protecting children. While progress has been made at completing studies that identi [...] | 2007-01-03 09:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CD |
07NDJAMENA50 | EASTERN CHAD: USAID ASSESSMENT OF INTERNALLY [...] Summary: The USG humanitarian assessment team in eastern Chad is investigating reports of rising numbers of internally displaced persons. On January 17 and 18, the team visited two IDP sites and refugee camps in the Farchana area of Assounga Departement. Recent arrivals at the sites are from [...] | 2007-01-19 19:16:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI CD |
07NDJAMENA619 | EASTERN CHAD - INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT UPDATE [...] Most internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. The numbers have stabilized at about 170,000, and due to the rains no major conflict is expected for several months. Issues faced by the humanitarian community include insecu [...] | 2007-07-25 17:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD |
07NDJAMENA625 | EASTERN CHAD - IDP NEEDS BEING MET [...] Most of the estimated 173,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. USAID/OFDA's partners and other humanitarian organizations are providing services to the IDPs in the water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH),health/nutritio [...] | 2007-07-30 16:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD |
07NDJAMENA633 | CHAD - UN OCHA WEAKNESSES [...] (SBU) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) effort to coordinate humanitarian activities in eastern Chad is falling short of expectations and promises made to donors earlier in 2007. To improve its performance, OCHA HQ needs to take eastern Chad's requirements more [...] | 2007-08-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD |
07NDJAMENA674 | EASTERN CHAD - USAID FIELD VISIT TO DOGDORE IDP [...] The week of August 13, a USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) field officer based in eastern Chad traveled to the internally displaced person (IDP) site of Dogdore, the largest IDP site in eastern Chad. Dogdore's proximity to the Chad-Sudan border and the [...] | 2007-08-16 16:37:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD |
07NDJAMENA85 | Eastern Chad: USAID Assessment of Internally [...] Summary: A USG humanitarian assessment team spent two weeks in Chad, including ten days in the East, investigating reports of internal displacement and assessing humanitarian conditions and response for the affected communities. This is the fourth and final cable from the team and includes k [...] | 2007-01-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRS |
07NEWDELHI1274 | BELLWETHER PROJECT: UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The crucial state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is facing an election in April and May 2007 that could displace the current Samajwadi Party (SP) government. Although the political situation in UP is fluid and changing rapidly, there was a consensus on a number of key points during a mi [...] | 2007-03-15 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KISL KDEM KCRM IN |
07NEWDELHI139 | MINISTER OF STATE SHARMA: 123 AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a January 9 meeting, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma told the Ambassador: - India has "too much political capital invested" in the civil-nuclear agreement to allow for 123 Agreement talks to languish, adding a successful 123 conclusion is "imperative;" [...] | 2007-01-10 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KNNP EAGR SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI1446 | BELLWETHER PROJECT: BIHAR IS MORE THAN JUST CROPS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the last two decades, Bihar was ruled by a kleptocratic and corrupt government, suffered from discriminatory central government policies, and was mired in caste and class-ridden social divides. Despite its Buddhist sacred sites, bountiful rivers and fertile soil, Bihar has [...] | 2007-03-23 14:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1458 | BELLWETHER PROJECT: BIHAR IS MORE THAN JUST CROPS [...] (SBU) Summary: For the last two decades, Bihar was ruled by a kleptocratic and corrupt government, suffered from discriminatory central government policies, and was mired in caste and class-ridden social divides. Despite its Buddhist sacred sites, bountiful rivers and fertile soil, Bihar has [...] | 2007-03-26 09:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KISL IN |
07NEWDELHI1485 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN SOFT POWER IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As requested, this cable contains specific, concrete ideas for opportunities for India to use soft power in helping Afghanistan's reconstruction, with the broader objective of seeking ways for the U.S. to synergize its efforts with Afghanistan's "natural ally." Some of the ideas are ne [...] | 2007-03-28 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ENRG SCUL SOCI AF IN |
07NEWDELHI1653 | THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART I [...] (SBU) Summary: During the March 19-24 visit of Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Mission officers joined Ambassador Tahir-Kheli to survey New Delhi's leading NGOs, think tanks, pundits, government officials and activists on the ch [...] | 2007-04-09 07:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN |
07NEWDELHI1749 | THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA - PART II [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second in a two part series on the status of women in India. This cable is derived from Post's ongoing analysis of the issues facing women as well as conversations with politicians, think tanks, NGO activists, pundits, and government officials during Senior Advisor to [...] | 2007-04-12 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SOCI KWMN IN |
07NEWDELHI1938 | BRINGING SHAME ON FEMALE FETICIDE IN RAJASTHAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On an April 10-14 trip to Rajasthan, Poloff met with government officials, NGO's and others combating female feticide. They outlined hopeful new steps they are taking. Although only in the early stages, such programs hold promise in making inroads against female feticide and [...] | 2007-04-24 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN ECON PREL SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI1976 | ONE PRIVATE SCHOOL IN RAJASTHAN TRIES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On an April 10-14 trip through Rajasthan, PolOff discussed Indian public education with politicians, school directors, and journalists. They confirmed that the poor quality of public schools compels parents to rely on private options to ensure their children receive a good edu [...] | 2007-04-25 13:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI1977 | DELHI DIARY, APRIL 20-25 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 20-25, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Mid-Election Scandal Could Shake Up Politics -- Bhutan,s Voters Elect "Yellow" in Mock Polls -- Another Bomb Found and Defused in Bhutan [...] | 2007-04-25 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS KCRM KDEM PHUM SOCI PTER MOPS |
07NEWDELHI2070 | RAJASTHAN STRUGGLES TO ESCAPE FROM THE HINDI BELT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajasthan, located in North India and bordering Pakistan, is the country's largest state and embodies numerous contradictions. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister (CM) Vasundhara Raje (ref A),although extremely popular, is heavily criticized and not expected to win the [...] | 2007-05-01 06:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR SOCI ECON KWMN KIRF |
07NEWDELHI2360 | DELHI DIARY, MAY 10-17 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for May 10-17, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Handicapping the Presidential Race -- The Mysterious Process of Indian Presidential Elections -- Next Phase of India-Pakistan Composite Di [...] | 2007-05-17 14:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MASS PINR SOCI PK IN |
07NEWDELHI2816 | AMBASSADOR AND NGO LEADERS DISCUSS TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Mulford met New Delhi's leading NGOs and UN Agencies that work on trafficking in persons (TIP) and bonded labor on June 14 to solicit their reaction to the TIP Report and Action Plan and ask for their frank assessments of the TIP situation in India. Largely thanks [...] | 2007-06-18 00:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI2840 | THE NEW UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT WANTS CLOSE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-19 05:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SCUL SOCI EIND EINV ENRG |
07NEWDELHI3342 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 16 - [...] (U) Summary: This week the ESTH office held a climate change event, presented at a symposium on civilian nuclear energy, participated in a DVC with Astronaut Sunita Williams, and reported on: engagement with IIT-Kanpur, the market for clean technology, the biotech industry, and the launch of [...] | 2007-07-24 07:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI3467 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF July 23 - [...] (U) Summary: This week the ESTH office visited the Agra Bear Rescue Facility; hosted world-renowned climate scientist Dr. Jagadish Shukla; convened the Avian Influenza Working Group in response to the H5N1 outbreak in Manipur; attended the Rotavirus Vaccine Project Committee meeting in Hyderab [...] | 2007-07-31 10:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI3594 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF July 30 - [...] (U) Summary: This week the ESTH office met with the Wildlife Protection Society of India to discuss an upcoming wildlife crime workshop, met with a representative of Environmental Systems Products regarding remote sensing of vehicle emissions, and participated in the inauguration of an NIH la [...] | 2007-08-08 01:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI3676 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF August 6 [...] (U) Summary: This week the ESTH office coordinated a climate change event for CODEL Lieberman, hosted STAFFDEL Killion, also in New Delhi on climate change, attended a workshop on creating a Global Environmental Entity, attended the IIT New Delhi Convocation, noted Battelle's intention to ent [...] | 2007-08-14 08:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI3810 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF August 13 [...] (U) Summary: This week the ESTH office met with a filmmaker to discuss a proposal for a television series on climate change, with FICCI to discuss the planning of the upcoming "Innovation - Advantage India" conference, and also noted Japanese investment in a new IIT to be located in Bihar, a [...] | 2007-08-21 10:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI3907 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF August 20 [...] Summary: This week the ESTH office met with representatives of the Wildlife Protection Society of India regarding a wildlife crime workshop; met with the Nature Publishing Group to discuss the launch of a web portal dedicated to Indian science; and noted the Delhi government's push to impleme [...] | 2007-08-27 12:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI4376 | G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON SHARES VIEWS WITH INDIAN [...] (U) On 18 September, the National Media Coalition (NMC) held a conference in New Delhi on human trafficking entitled, &Tracking Change ) Fighting Injustice; Voices in Solidarity.8 The opening panel included Ambassador Mark Lagon of G/TIP, Minister Renuka Chowdhury of Women and Child Developme [...] | 2007-09-25 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI4450 | MWCD SECRETARY TO G/TIP - NEW INITIATIVES WILL [...] Summary: On September 17, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Coordinator of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Deepa Jain Singh, Secretary of the Ministry for Women and Child Development (MWCD). Ambassador Lagon presented Singh with the latest version of the Traffic [...] | 2007-10-01 08:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PREL PHUM OTRA SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI4469 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER [...] Scioffs attended a National Mercury Workshop September 27 - 28 hosted by the Indian NGO, Toxics Link. The workshop focused on mercury usage, processes, and impacts in India. SciOffs met with representatives from numerous environmental NGOs, academics, medical professionals, the World Bank, t [...] | 2007-10-03 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI4678 | NATIONAL WORKSHOP EMPHASIZES MERCURY MANAGEMENT [...] (U) Summary: ESTHOffs attended a national workshop focused on "Mercury Usage, Processes, and Impacts in India," hosted by Indian NGO Toxics Link on 27-29 September. India is one of the world's biggest consumers of mercury (Hg) and both private sector and government representatives in attenda [...] | 2007-10-22 06:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI4687 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER [...] The Government of India successfully hosted the second Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) in New Delhi on October 15. Canada was officially recognized as the seventh member of the Partnership, alongside existing members Australia, China, [...] | 2007-10-22 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI4908 | NEW DELHI ESTH OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER [...] ESTHOff attended India Forum 2007: Energy Efficiency in Buildings - A National Competitive Advantage, held in New Delhi on 31 October and co-hosted by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and The Energy and Resources Institute. Forum 2007 facilitated active discussion between [...] | 2007-11-08 09:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI5102 | World Toilet Summit Puts Spotlight on Sanitation in India [...] SUMMARY: ESTHOff attended the 2007 World Toilet Summit from October 31 - November 3 in New Delhi. The event was hosted by Sulabh International Social Service Organization and sponsored by the Government of India (GOI). The conference brought together senior Indian government officials, NGOs [...] | 2007-11-27 07:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI5156 | CONGRESS PUNTS UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION MESS INTO [...] Summary: The Indian Parliament passed a law on November 27 that set a moratorium on demolition in Delhi of any unlawful construction, including unauthorized slum dwellings and commercial establishments, until at least 2009. Unauthorized construction has been a charged political issue ever sinc [...] | 2007-11-30 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI5228 | DELHI DIARY, DECEMBER 3-7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for December 3-7, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Delhi Police on Terror Alert -- Babri Masjid: Continues to Cast Shadow -- India Conducts New Missile Defense Tests. -- Minor Demonstra [...] | 2007-12-07 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KISL MCAP PINR SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI5235 | INDIA LAUNCHES NOVEL HIV/AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAM [...] (U) On December 1, the GOI commemorated World AIDS day with the launch of the Red Ribbon Express, a seven-coach train designed to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS throughout India and provide education and health services,particurlarly in areas with low media reach. The train will travel across Ind [...] | 2007-12-07 12:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SOCI PREL PGOV IN |
07NEWDELHI5238 | GOI SACKS HEAD OF PREMIER MEDICAL INSTITUTE [...] (C) Summary: One of the only pieces of legislation to emerge from the winter session of Parliament was a bill to remove an eminent cardiac surgeon from his position as head of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The bill was sheperded through the the legislature by Health [...] | 2007-12-07 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI5305 | HIMACHAL PRADESH ELECTIONS: BJP EDGE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the rhetorical back and forth between Congress and the BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) over the US-India nuclear initiative and the Gujarat elections, little attention has focused on the December 19 state polls in Himachal Pradesh (HP). Based on anti-incumbency, conventional [...] | 2007-12-13 12:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IN |
07NEWDELHI5322 | Ranthambore Wildlife Crime Workshop Emphasizes Need for [...] SUMMARY: The New Delhi ESTH and Public Affairs sections held a wildlife crime workshop November 4 - 6 near Ranthambore National Park (RNP) in order to highlight USG commitment to wildlife conservation and to provide much needed training to park rangers, local police, and prosecutors in crime [...] | 2007-12-17 01:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO SOCI KSCA IN |
07NEWDELHI5380 | DELHI DIARY, DEC 17-21 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for Decemebr 17-21, 2007, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Court Orders Reopening Riots Case Against Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler -- Rajasthan Gujjars Threaten Warpath Again -- India-China [...] | 2007-12-20 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF CVIS PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM SOCI NP VM CH |
07NEWDELHI661 | PUNJAB'S ELECTION OUTCOME REMAINS MURKY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM IN |
07NEWDELHI662 | BELLWETHER PROJECT: INDIA RISING, PUNJAB STRUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: For decades, Punjab has struggled with corruption and bad political leadership. Despite its reputation as the breadbasket of India, Punjab's agriculture economy is failing and the common Punjabi feels left out of India's economic boom. Unemployment is widespread, inflation is r [...] | 2007-02-09 13:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM IN |
07NIAMEY1184 | NIGER: MNJ ANNOUNCES POSSIBLE RESPITE DURING [...] Mouvement des Nigeriens pour la Justice (MNJ) has no plan to conduct any attacks during Ramadan, but will retaliate if its members are attacked, according to MNJ spokesperson Dr. Dangana Ahmed. The MNJ spokesperson made the announcement during a telephone interview with a local Voice of Ameri [...] | 2007-09-13 16:05:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS MOPS SOCI NG |
07NIAMEY1188 | NIGER: GOVERNMENT ENTERS CYBERSPACE [...] The Government of Niger (GON) announced the launch of two websites on September 11, 2007, connecting government institutions and the Presidency to cyberspace for the first time. Both websites (French language) are still a work in progress, but reflect a step forward for the GON institutions. [...] | 2007-09-18 15:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | TINT PGOV PREL SOCI NG |
07NIAMEY1220 | Journalist's arrest sparks international concern [...] On September 25 Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka was charged with violating Niger's national security for alleged collaboration with MNJ rebels fighting against GON forces in the North. Police arrested Kaka on September 20 citing evidence including phone records and recordings of telephone call [...] | 2007-09-27 10:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
07NIAMEY1222 | NIGER: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Over a 16-day period, an Embassy delegation supported a successful basketball caravan and tolerance campaign that covered eight cities in seven of Niger's eight regions. The insecurity in the Agadez region (northern Niger) made it impossible to include a caravan stop there; howev [...] | 2007-09-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI ASEC CASC EAID NG |
07NIAMEY123 | ISLAM IN NIGER (3): FAITH FOLLOWS THE DOLLAR IN [...] (C) NOTE: This is the third in a series of cables (reftels A&B) reporting on the changing nature of Islam in Niger. END NOTE During recent travel to Agadez, Poloff and AIDoff tried to square an interesting circle. Traditional authorities - the Sultan and Grand Mosque Imam - claimed that the Nig [...] | 2007-02-12 10:00:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID SOCI KDEM NG |
07NIAMEY1270 | NIGER: In News from Abroad GON President Tandja Rules Out [...] (U) Summary. Local newspapers have reported and are commenting on excerpts of Government of Niger (GON) President Mamadou Tandja's October 2 interview with "Le Monde". In that interview Tandja rules out running for a third term and invites combatants in northern Niger to lay down their arms. [...] | 2007-10-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI NG |
07NIAMEY128 | NIGER TRIP REPORTS (1) ILLELA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SMALL [...] (U) In December, Poloff conducted extensive travel to Niger's Tahoua and Agadez Regions. One outcome was a series of in-house trip reports providing readers with background on the issues, people, and preoccupations of several key towns and sub-regions. With the expectation that such a "virtual [...] | 2007-02-13 08:25:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI SMIG SENV NG |
07NIAMEY1346 | GON Arrests Another Journalist [...] Ibrahim Manzo Diallo, director of biweekly Agadez-based newspaper Air Info, was arrested on October 9, 2007 in Niamey. He remained in custody without formal charges until October 31, 2007, when he was charged with conspiracy and transported to prison. 2. Diallo was arrested at Niamey's inte [...] | 2007-11-02 10:02:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
07NIAMEY1359 | A BRIDGE FROM CHINA TO NIGER [...] Summary. The November 5, 2007 groundbreaking and laying of the first stone for a long-awaited second bridge in the capital city of Niamey symbolizes an increasingly closer relationship between two friends, the Republic of Niger (RON) and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Exchanges between [...] | 2007-11-08 15:40:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG EPET SOCI NG CH |
07NIAMEY137 | NIGER TRIP REPORTS (2) TAHOUA & THE CHALLENGES OF [...] (SBU) This is the second cable in a series commenting on issues examined by Poloff during December travel to northern and central Niger. This edition examines some of the challenges facing Niger's process of political decentralization. Since 2004, the Government of Niger (GON) has tried to devo [...] | 2007-02-14 09:17:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI SMIG NG |
07NIAMEY1423 | NIGER MOVES OUT OF LAST PLACE IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [...] Niger has moved out of last place in the recently updated UNDP Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI measures the performance of countries in three dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, as measured by life expectancy at birth; knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy [...] | 2007-12-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI NG |
07NIAMEY1452 | Journalists' Arrests Raise Questions about GON Commitment [...] (U) On December 5, 2007 two journalists of the private biweekly L'Enqueteur were arrested and held in custody in Niamey. Editor/journalist Ibrahim Souley and owner/journalist Soumana Maiga were detained in response to a libel complaint filed by Niger's Minister of Economy and Finance Mahamane A [...] | 2007-12-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG |
07NIAMEY158 | IN LAST PLACE AND FALLING: THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATION IN [...] Niger's education system ranks among the worst in the world. It suffers from a crumbling infrastructure, a lack of resources and a teacher corps that is under-trained and demoralized. Niger's woes are compounded by a population growth rate of 3.4%, one of the highest in the world. Corruption [...] | 2007-02-22 15:59:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KMCA NG |
07NIAMEY167 | NIGER TRIP REPORTS (3) THE NOMADIC ZONE [...] (SBU) This is the third cable in a series of trip reports (reftels A&B) that examine conditions, contacts, and political issues in central and northern Niger. This edition takes a look at the nomadic zone known as the Azaouagh (or Azawak). A large and sparsely populated zone in the northern par [...] | 2007-02-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NG |
07NIAMEY23 | NIGER: THREE PILLARS OF TRADITIONAL SLAVERY - AND [...] Traditional caste-based servitude in Niger has always rested on three pillars: a lack of economic options for slaves, who tend to live in the least developed regions of the world's least developed country; a lack of social mobility in slaves' typically small, isolated, nomadic communities; an [...] | 2007-01-10 15:19:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI ELAB NG |
07NIAMEY26 | TIP IN A TRANSIT TOWN: AGADEZ, NIGER [...] During recent travel to Agadez, the principal city of northern Niger, Poloff explored the town's oldest industry - trafficking. Whether in items as benign as cars or as dangerous as drugs and guns, Agadez excels at both legal and illicit cross-border trade. The movement of persons is a perenn [...] | 2007-01-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI KCRM KWMN NG |
07NIAMEY703 | NIGER AND THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL: A CLERIC'S [...] (SBU) After trying and failing to get the Additional Protocol to the African Human and People's Rights Charter Relating to Women's Rights in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) adopted by the National Assembly last year (reftel A),the Government of Niger (GON) is trying again. Women's NGOs, GON offi [...] | 2007-05-22 09:18:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KWMN PHUM NG |
07NIAMEY713 | NIGER: MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (MRA) [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador, accompanied by locally-engaged staff Political Assistant (notetaker),paid a May 16 courtesy call on the recently-appointed Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MRA),Issaka Labo. The MRA's responsibilities include a security element complementa [...] | 2007-05-22 11:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR NG |
07NIAMEY714 | COLD CASE: SHARI'A AND THE MIGRATION OF VICE [...] Open-source reporting and some academic studies have suggested that the imposition of Shari'a in northern Nigeria led to an exodus of prostitutes, petty criminals, and bar owners to the southern frontier zones of Niger. Nigerien Hausaland, these reports suggested, saw a considerable increase [...] | 2007-05-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID SMIG NG |
07NIAMEY728 | NIGER: KORANIC SCHOOLS CALL FOR HELP [...] (C) During recent travel across southern Niger, Poloff interacted with traditional and religious leaders and religious educators. In each instance, they were concerned by the quality and diversity of instruction they were able to offer in their madrassas. Religious leaders felt that many Niger [...] | 2007-05-24 13:31:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PINR SCUL SOCI PGOV PREL PTER NG |
07NIAMEY739 | ISLAM IN NIGER (4): ATTITUDES TOWARD IZALA IN [...] (U) NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of cables (reftels A,B,C) reporting on the changing nature of Islam in Niger. END NOTE ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Previous cables in this series examined the rise, in Niger, of a Wahhabist-inspired form of Islamic fundamentalism from the Sha [...] | 2007-05-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PGOV PINR PTER SOCI KISL NG |
07NIAMEY742 | ALIVE AND WELL: PROFILES OF TRADITIONAL [...] During recent travel Poloff examined the role of traditional chiefs in Niger. Characterized since colonialism by a highly-centralized state that often undercut traditional rulers, Niger has recently embraced a system of political decentralization based on democratically elected local governme [...] | 2007-05-30 16:04:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI NG |
07NIAMEY76 | ISLAM IN NIGER (2): STUMBLING BLOCKS FOR IZALA IN [...] (C) Reftel offered several themes to be examined in a series of cables on Islam in Niger. In this edition, Poloff reports on conversations with a prominent Imam that illuminate the extent of fundamentalist penetration into the central Nigerien region of Tahoua - an area linked by proximity and [...] | 2007-01-26 08:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR EAID SOCI KDEM NG |
07NICOSIA634 | CYPRUS: LITERACY AND HEALTH EVENT HOSTED BY MRS. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 08:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA CY |
07NICOSIA741 | CYPRIOT FIRST LADY PAPADOPOULOU ACCEPTS INVITATION [...] The Cypriot Presidential Palace informed us August 30 that First Lady Fotini Papadopoulou has accepted Mrs. Bush's invitation to attend the luncheon on Literacy and Health on September 24. Per reftel, the following information is provided: -- Full Name and Title: Mrs. Fotini Papadopoulou, [...] | 2007-09-10 12:20:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL CY |
07NICOSIA812 | CYPRUS DOES NOT COMMIT TO SUPPORTING U.S. DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-06 05:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI CY |
07NICOSIA911 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED- CYPRUS SUPPORTS UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 13:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC SOCI UNGA PHUM CY |
07OSLO1007 | WIREC MINISTERIAL DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07OSLO784 | MRS. BUSH'S EVENT: NORWEGIAN PM'S SPOUSE NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 13:52:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA NO |
07OSLO990 | NORWEGIANS CONSIDER DRAFT RESOLUTION CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS PHUM SOCI KWMN NO |
07OTTAWA1126 | Ottawa to make it easier for Canadians to get passports [...] Summary: In a relaxation from previous policy, Canadians will be able to renew their passports without submitting proof of citizenship or a guarantor declaration after August 15. The "guarantor" process will also be simplified for first-time applicants so that most citizens can act as guaranto [...] | 2007-06-13 12:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON SOCI PGOV PREL KHLS CPAS CA |
07OTTAWA1275 | EMERGENCY CANADIAN AID TO AFGHAN AND PAKISTAN [...] Foreign Minister MacKay and International Development Minister Verner announced in a July 4 press release that Canada will contribute up to C$2 million to provide immediate relief to the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan affected by recent flash floods and landslides. The humanitarian aid wi [...] | 2007-07-05 18:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI SENV AF PK CA |
07OTTAWA1640 | CANADA BOLSTERS ASSISTANCE TO KANDAHAR [...] (U) Summary: On August 25, Canada announced that it will substantially boost its development commitment to Kandahar province by providing C$45 million in support of five projects targeting health and community development. The new projects build on major funding announced in February by Prim [...] | 2007-08-27 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SOCI AF CA |
07OTTAWA1845 | CANADIAN VIEWS REGARDING U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on October 2, Acting Director General of Foreign Affairs for Human Security and Human Rights Gwyneth Kutz expressed Canada's support for the overall objective of reftel draft resolution and its hopes for eventual adoption in some form. However, she noted a l [...] | 2007-10-02 19:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN AORC SOCI UN CA |
07OTTAWA303 | ADDITIONAL CANADIAN AID TO SUDAN [...] (U) Summary: On February 13, International Cooperation Minister Verner announced that Canada is committing C$13 million over five years to fund an umbrella project to support displaced populations and home communities in Sudan's disputed regions of Abyei, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. End Sum [...] | 2007-02-14 22:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV SOCI PREF CA SU |
07OTTAWA47 | MORE CANADIAN AID TO AFGHANISTAN ANNOUNCED: [...] (U) Summary: On January 9, International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced that Canada will provide C$8.8 million for demining activities in Kandahar province and across Afghanistan as well as C$1.9 million to promote community-led development in that province. The Minister made th [...] | 2007-01-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SOCI AF CA |
07OTTAWA585 | CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW HEALTH FUNDING FOR HAITI [...] (U) Summary: International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner recently announced that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will commit over C$45 million for new health-related development projects in Haiti: C$18.75 million to support the development of Haiti's health system; C$ [...] | 2007-03-29 21:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SOCI CA HA |
07OUAGADOUGOU1086 | BURKINA FASO CELEBRATES NATIONAL DAY IN GRAND STYLE FOR THE [...] (U) Key Points: -- On December 11, Burkina Faso held an elaborate celebration marking the 47th anniversary of its 1960 independence from France. The festivities included a Presidential address and a huge parade involving around 7,000 participants from Burkina Faso, including the entire U.S.- [...] | 2007-12-17 14:28:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MASS SOCI UV |
07PANAMA1081 | PANAMA: EMBASSY INITIATES NEW OUT-REACH TO MUSLIM [...] (C) EMBOFFs visited for the first time a traditional Muslim school (madrasa) in Aguadulce, Cocle Province on June 21. Representatives from the Embassy's Political and Public Diplomacy sections donated English-language books and discussed a possible opportunity for students to participate in [...] | 2007-06-25 21:55:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI PM |
07PANAMA1099 | PANAMA: PRIVATE ORGANIZATION GIVES TO SCHOOL WHAT [...] (U) The Santa Rosa School-- an impoverished public school in Ipeti, Darien Province-- inaugurated on June 15 its kindergarten and newly installed indoor plumbing, projects supported by the U.S.-based Panama Missions. The completion of these efforts was yet another success for the Embassy's Pe [...] | 2007-06-28 21:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PM PREL SOCI |
07PANAMA1102 | PANAMA POST: EDITION III [...] (C) The following are the top stories for the third edition of the Panama Post: -- Attorney General names new acting head of FBI-equivalent; -- Fifth candidate announces run for presidency of governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD); -- Insights into why Panamanians join political par [...] | 2007-06-29 20:30:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR SOCI PM |
07PANAMA1143 | PANAMA POST: EDITION IV [...] (C) Welcome to the Fourth of July edition of the Panama Post! Our staff members were out in force trolling crowd at the Ambassador's residence for this year's Independence Day reception to take Panama's political pulse. This week, Panamanian President Torrijos flexed his muscle: powering [...] | 2007-07-06 17:12:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM SMIG SOCI PM |
07PANAMA1369 | PANAMA: EDUCATION SYSTEM NEEDS DRASTIC REFORM [...] (U) Most stakeholders interviewed recently view the most significant challenges faced by Panama's education system as: inequality, lack of quality, cronyism, corruption, poor budget administration, antiquated technology, and politicized education initiatives, the longevity of which lasts only a [...] | 2007-08-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PM SOCI |
07PANAMA1625 | PANAMA: INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) "Panama would probably like to co-sponsor the proposed U.S. resolution" condemning the use of rape as an instrument of state policy, MFA DG for International Political Affairs Javier Bonagas told POLCOUNS on October 2. Bonagas said that he would ask Panama's Mission to the UN to engage [...] | 2007-10-03 18:37:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KWMN AORC SOCI UN UNGA PM |
07PANAMA1900 | PANAMA: DOCTORS' STRIKE ENDS WITH 26.8 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Ending 39 days on strike, the National Medical Commission of Negotiation (COMENAL) reached agreement with the GOP on a 26.8% raise, on December 14. COMENAL, which launched its strike on November 6 with demands for a 60% raise, has also agreed to make up the estimated 600 thousand appoi [...] | 2007-12-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON SOCI PM |
07PANAMA505 | PANAMA: TORRIJOS LAUNCHES "CRUSADE AGAINST CRIME" [...] (U) In a March 29 address to the nation, President Torrijos unveiled an anti-crime bill with a multipronged strategy to fight youth crime, particularly youth gang violence. The new bill would propose tougher penalties for youth offenders, tighten immigration regulations, and direct seized as [...] | 2007-04-03 16:57:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRIM SOCI PM |
07PANAMA782 | PANAMA: CONCERNED ABOUT VENEZUELA DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) With uncharacteristic candor, Panamanian MFA DG for International Affairs Javier Bonagas expressed Panama's concerns with Venezuela's increasing activity with Iran, its unconstructive behavior in the hemisphere, and troublesome meddling in Panama. Bonagas shared these views with POLCOUNS [...] | 2007-05-14 20:19:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER SOCI ELAB IR PM |
07PANAMA921 | PANAMA: CODEL MEEKS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] CODEL Meeks and Panamanian President Martin Torrijos discussed issues that would arise during the U.S. Congress' debate on whether to approve the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) such as poverty reduction, tax collection, anti-discrimination laws, the Panama-Colombia relationship, [...] | 2007-06-04 16:31:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV ETRD ENV SOCI PHUM PM |
07PARAMARIBO406 | SURINAME FIRST LADY LIKELY UNABLE TO ATTEND MRS. [...] Per reftel, post met with Nalinie Sewpersadsingh, Head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and discussed possible attendance of the First Lady of Suriname, Liesbeth Venetiaan, at a September 24 event to be hosted by Mrs. Bush. [...] | 2007-08-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA NS SOCI |
07PARAMARIBO491 | SURINAME: WIREC 2008 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 20:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ENGR EPET TRG KPAO NS |
07PARAMARIBO549 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname, on Monday, October 15. Elsenhout said she would contact members of Suriname's UN mission about the matter. Elsenhout did not have any immediat [...] | 2007-10-16 17:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI NS |
07PARAMARIBO552 | SURINAME CONSIDERING WIREC DELEGATION [...] (U) In relation to reftels, EmbOff spoke with Terence Craig of the Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ms. Boedhoe of the GOS Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (PLOS). While the GOS has not yet officially decided on whether to send a delegation [...] | 2007-10-17 19:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY NS |
07PARAMARIBO625 | U.S. SPEAKER OFFERS STRATEGIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM SOCI OEXC OPRC NS |
07PARAMARIBO629 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (U) In response to reftel Post provides the following updated information on Suriname's commitment to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A. (U) Suriname has ratified ILO Convention 182 regarding the worst forms of child labor. ILO Convention 138, the Minimum Age Convention, is, howe [...] | 2007-12-06 18:24:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID NS |
07PARIS1011 | UNESCO DG REACTS TO HIGH-LEVEL PANEL REPORT "DELIVERING AS [...] This is a guidance request, see para 4. 2. Summary: After some initial hesitation, UNESCO's Director General Matsuura continues to engage member states on the results of the UN high level panel report "Delivering as One." At a March 9 question and answer session with member states, the D [...] | 2007-03-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AORC UNGA PREL PHUM SOCI EAID |
07PARIS1026 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: ROYAL AND SARKOZY UNCERTAIN HOW [...] (C) Asked to predict the result of the first round of the French presidential election now five weeks away, President Chirac is reported to have facetiously replied, "I see Sarkozy, Royal, Bayrou and Le Pen each getting 20 percent of the vote." In the most reputable polls there remains more [...] | 2007-03-16 13:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1038 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: ROYAL AND SARKOZY UNCERTAIN HOW [...] (C) Asked to predict the result of the first round of the French presidential election now five weeks away, President Chirac is reported to have facetiously replied, "I see Sarkozy, Royal, Bayrou and Le Pen each getting 20 percent of the vote." In the most reputable polls there remains more [...] | 2007-03-16 17:02:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1155 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: LEADERS HOLDING STEADY ONE [...] (U) With one month to go before the April 22 first round of France's presidential election, the campaigns of all twelve candidates are in high gear. Nicolas Sarkozy, who leaves his post as Interior Minister on March 26 to dedicate himself full-time to the presidential race, continues to lead [...] | 2007-03-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1283 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: UNINFORMATIVE POLLS, URBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three weeks from the April 22 first-round of France's presidential election, center-right former Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Poitou-Charentes Region President Segolene Royal remain in the lead. Francois Bayrou, head of the centrist Union for French Democra [...] | 2007-03-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1386 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: PERSONAL ATTACKS INTENSIFY AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three weeks from the April 22 first round of France's presidential elections, the two leading candidates have intensified their attacks on each others' character as they aim to sway the undecided to vote against their opponent. Polls released during the week of March 31 - April [...] | 2007-04-06 14:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PINR SOCI ECON EUN FR |
07PARIS1491 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: WITH TEN DAYS TO GO - SARKOZY [...] (U) With less than ten days remaining before the April 22 first round of France's presidential elections, the relative standing of the leading candidates in the polls remains essentially unchanged from what is was mid-March (refs). Heading into the home stretch, former Interior Minister Nicol [...] | 2007-04-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PINR SOCI ECON EUN FR |
07PARIS1566 | THE ABC'S OF FRANCE'S APRIL 22 AND MAY 6 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The French presidential election is a single, national election in two rounds; it is, above all, a personal election by universal, direct suffrage absent reference to party affiliation. France's voters (except for the small portion that will use electronic voting machines) will [...] | 2007-04-18 17:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1595 | ELECTION EVE: BETWEEN SARKOZY AND ROYAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the final days before the April 22 first round of the French presidential election, the latest polls continue to predict that center-right UMP candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, followed by Socialist Party candidate Segolene Royal, will be the two victors for the May 7 run-off. Ce [...] | 2007-04-20 11:27:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1611 | SARKOZY LEADS ROYAL INTO SECOND ROUND OF [...] (U) In the first round of France's 2007 presidential election, center-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy clearly bested center-left candidate Segolene Royal, with centrist candidate Francois Bayrou coming in third. As expected, therefore, Royal and Sarkozy will go on to the second round of the [...] | 2007-04-22 20:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1693 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: IN FIRST WEEK OF SECOND-ROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With a little more than a week to go, center-right Presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy continues to hold a distinct lead over center-left candidate Segolene Royal in all polls of second-round voter intentions, with 53 percent for Sarkozy and 47 percent for Royal. Sarkozy an [...] | 2007-04-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1784 | ELECTION EVE: SARKOZY EXTENDS HIS LEAD GOING INTO [...] (U) On the eve of the run-off election between former Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and Poitou-Charentes Region President Segolene Royal, France's electorate is looking forward -- though not without some apprehension -- to the choice of direction for France that it will make in electing a [...] | 2007-05-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1791 | IT'S PRESIDENT SARKOZY -- IN A CLEAR-CUT VICTORY [...] (SBU) Nicolas Sarkozy has won France's presidency by a clear cut, 53 percent majority. Official results -- 53 percent of the vote for Sarkozy and 47 percent for Socialist Segolene Royal -- were announced by France's Interior Ministry 8 P.M. Paris time on Sunday May 6. President Bush called [...] | 2007-05-06 18:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS1799 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COMBATING [...] (U) SUMMARY.: Government and NGO sources report an overall increase in anti-Semitic incidents in 2006, with a much sharper increase in physical attacks on persons. More recently, March and April witnessed a spate of anti-Semitic crimes including cemetery profanations and physical attacks. P [...] | 2007-05-07 17:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF SCUL SMIG SOCI FR |
07PARIS1817 | THE FRENCH ELECT SARKOZY -- WHAT THEIR CHOICE MEANS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In electing Nicolas Sarkozy as France's sixth President under the Fifth Republic (ref),French voters: -- entrusted their country's highest office to an intensely ambitious and passionately action-oriented politician; -- endorsed the wide-ranging program of reforms -- includi [...] | 2007-05-09 13:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS2027 | THE FILLON GOVERNMENT, SARKOZY'S REFORM TEAM, NAMED [...] (SBU) Intent on maintaining the momentum for reform, President Sarkozy moved quickly following his inauguration May 16 (ref B). Sarkozy named his administration's first Prime Minster, Francois Fillon the following day, May 17, then immediately named the line-up of the Fillon government on Ma [...] | 2007-05-18 17:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS2488 | REVEREND MOON'S REQUEST TO VISIT FRANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: International Unification Church founder, Dr. Sun Myung Moon, and his wife, currently designated as "dangerous persons" and banned from entering France under the Schengen Information System, hope that the recent ruling of a German court to overturn the ban [...] | 2007-06-11 10:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PROP PINS PHUM FR GM |
07PARIS266 | UNESCO: AFRICAN MIGRATION MEETING WITH ADG PIERRE SANE [...] An informal consultative meeting was held Wednesday, 17 January 2007 at UNESCO to discuss the issue of African Migration, in connection with the Executive Board resolution number 57, initially put forward by Senegal. 2. The meeting chaired by Pierre Sane, UNESCO's Assistant Director General [...] | 2007-01-23 16:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO SCUL SOCI SMIG |
07PARIS2971 | DEMARCHE DELIVED: REVEREND MOON'S REQUEST TO VISIT [...] (SBU) Poloff on July 5 conveyed USG request that France consider lifting the Schengen ban on Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon and his wife to Denis Fromaget, Deputy Councelor for Religious Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fromaget responded that he saw no immediate other r [...] | 2007-07-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM FR GM PINS PROP SCUL SOCI KIRF |
07PARIS3402 | MUSLIM OUTREACH -- SENIOR ADVISOR FARAH PANDITH'S [...] (SBU) In meetings in Paris July 25 - 26 with a wide range of figures from France's large and diverse Muslim community and France,s new government, EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith underlined U.S. interest in respectful dialogue and exchange of ideas with France's Muslim population, the larges [...] | 2007-08-14 07:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PTER PGOV EUN FR PINR ECON |
07PARIS403 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING'S WITH MONIQUE SALIOU AND [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met January 24 with Monique Saliou, European Affairs Advisor to Socialist Party (PS) party presidential candidate Segolene Royal and, separately, with Nicolas Bavarez, a leading essayist and political analyst regularly consulted on policy questions by Unio [...] | 2007-02-01 13:13:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS4083 | SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS YADE'S CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: Pol M/C and Poloff met on September 25 with the Chief of Staff for the Secretary of State for Human Rights Brigitte Collet and Counselor Pierre Thenard to discuss Rama Yade,s role and priorities in her newly created position, Yade,s recent visit to Haiti, her upcoming visit to [...] | 2007-09-28 12:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI UNSC FR HA BM |
07PARIS424 | UNESCO REACTS TO UN HIGH-LEVEL PANEL REPORT "DELIVERING AS [...] This is a guidance request, see para 4. 2. Summary: After some initial hesitation, UNESCO's Director General Matsuura is engaging member states on the results of the UN high level panel report "Delivering as One." In a recent standing-room-only information session attended by UNESCO staf [...] | 2007-02-02 15:47:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AORC UNGA PREL PHUM SOCI EAID |
07PARIS4270 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Raphael Trapp, MFA desk officer covering the Rights of Women and Children on October 16. Trapp said the French support the resolution in principle, but national preferences aside, they are obligated to join the EU consensus. 2. (SBU) Without d [...] | 2007-10-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI FR |
07PARIS4506 | FRANCE STILL INTENDS TO CO-SPONSOR RAPE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 13 to MFA desk officer for International Organizations Fanny Benedetti. Benedetti said that discussions within the French government concerning the resolution were ongoing in Paris and New York. As a co-sponsor of the current draft, France i [...] | 2007-11-15 17:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA FR |
07PARIS510 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador Stapleton met on February 6 with Michel Barnier, former foreign minister (2004 - 2005) and now Senior Foreign Affairs advisor to Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) presidential nominee Nicolas Sarkozy. Barnier addressed the state-of-play in the French presidential campaign and [...] | 2007-02-08 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS540 | US-DESIGNATED TERRORIST GROUP SUING WIESENTHAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The public trial for defamation brought against Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director for International Affairs of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, by the Committee for Welfare and Aid to the Palestinians (CBSP) concluded on February 2, after two days and 13 hours of testimony. The CBSP, [...] | 2007-02-09 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PTER PREL PREF PINS PHUM EAID FR IS |
07PARIS654 | AMBASSADOR'S REVIEW OF ELECTORAL SITUATION WITH [...] (C) At a meeting February 15, Ambassador reviewed the state of play in the French presidential election with noted author and political insider Jacques Attali. Attali, whose dense network of friendships includes decades-long relationships with President Chirac and the two leading contenders [...] | 2007-02-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS709 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: SARKOZY AND ROYAL STILL THE [...] (U) Nine weeks from the first round of France's 2007 presidential election, Segolene Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy still dominate the field of presidential hopefuls. They remain strong favorites to win, on April 22, the first round of the Presidential elections. That said, French voters have a [...] | 2007-02-26 10:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS73 | CHIRAC REMAINS TRUE TO FORM IN NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE [...] (C) In the traditional New Year's remarks to the Diplomatic Corps on January 5, President Chirac delivered a distillation -- with only a few months left in office, perhaps his last -- of his exceedingly "Gaullist" (France-centric) world view. He broke no new ground, restating long-held Frenc [...] | 2007-01-08 17:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PARIS741 | YOUR MEETING WITH FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT VALERY [...] (C) Steve, Thank you for agreeing to a brief meeting with former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing. The historical perspective Giscard brings to his assessment of international developments are unmatched. I believe you will also find his views on the current French presidential elec [...] | 2007-02-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR PINR SOCI ECON EU |
07PARIS904 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: SARKOZY'S "COMPETENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Seven weeks from the first round of France's 2007 presidential election, the leading candidates -- Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and Poitou-Charentes region President Segolene Royal -- seem to be turning to accentuating their candidacies' respective electoral strengths. Sar [...] | 2007-03-09 09:28:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EUN FR PINR SOCI ECON |
07PHNOMPENH1454 | CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA PROMOTES STRONGER TIES, [...] Summary. Building stronger relations through educational, economic, and agricultural cooperation were key themes of Congressman Eni Faleomavaega's visit to Cambodia from November 22 to 24. During an informal dinner, Congressman Faleomavaega, Delegate from American Samoa and Chairman of the [...] | 2007-11-30 06:22:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI ECON EAGR ELAB CB |
07PHNOMPENH530 | CAMBODIAN PM LAUDS PEACE CORPS ARRIVAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter visited Cambodia April 2-5, 2007, during which he officiated at the swearing-in ceremony for the first Peace Corps volunteers in Cambodia, had an audience with King Norodom Sihamoni and met with Prime Minister Hun Sen. The meeting with the P [...] | 2007-04-10 01:56:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SOCI CB |
07PHNOMPENH602 | REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR METHAMPHETAMINE SUPERLAB [...] (U) This is an action request for INL and OES. Please see paragraph 10. Methamphetamine Superlab Discovered in Cambodia --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (SBU) On April 1, the Cambodian Anti-Drug Police (CADP) raided a a chemical storehouse in Phnom Penh and ametham [...] | 2007-04-30 11:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SENV PREL SOCI KCRM CB |
07PHNOMPENH782 | CAMBODIA: EFFECTIVE NARCOTICS CONTROL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodia has a wide-ranging and growing narcotics problem which the government has only limited funding, equipment, skills, and political will to address. During a May 21-23 visit to Phnom Penh, two INL officers learned that drug use in Cambodia is growing, and that while ATS [...] | 2007-06-08 07:44:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI CB |
07PODGORICA2 | SOLE SUSPECT ACQUITTED IN 2004 MURDER OF OPPOSTION EDITOR [...] (U) Damir Mandic, accused of taking part in the May 2004 murder (Ref A) of the editor-in-chief of the opposition Podgorica based daily "Dan", Dusko Jovanovic, was acquitted on December 27 by the Higher Court in Podgorica. Mandic was accused of, along with other unknown persons, killing Jovanovi [...] | 2007-01-03 15:26:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM CVIS SOCI MW |
07PODGORICA93 | EUR/SCE DIRECTOR HOH'S VISIT EXTENSIVELY COVERED IN LOCAL [...] (U) Summary: The Montenegrin print and electronic media extensively covered EUR/SCE Director Christopher Hoh's March 25-29 visit to Montenegro and his meetings with Montenegrin officials, as well with NGOs, religious leaders, and human rights figures. Hoh stressed the need for continued reform, [...] | 2007-03-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL OPRC MW |
07PODGORICA94 | MONTENEGRO'S NORTHERNMOST CITY - PLJEVLJA: COAL, ELECTRICITY [...] SUMMARY: PLJEVLJA IS THE THIRD LARGEST ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION (MUNICIPALITY) IN MONTENEGRO. IT IS HOME TO MANY OF THE COUNTRY'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCER OF ALMOST HALF OF THE NATIONS ELECTRICITY. YET A VISIT TO THIS DOWN AT THE HEELS NORTHERN CITY OFFERS A SHARP CONTRAST TO DEVELOPME [...] | 2007-04-04 09:10:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN ENRG ETRD SOCI PGOV PINR MW |
07PORTAUPRINCE1492 | POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIEN [...] SUMMARY: The chief executive official in Haiti's North Department (capital: Cap-Haitien) described his two priorities as an improved security environment to attract foreign investment and a more effective natural disaster response. The Department chief executive said that the new mayor of Cap [...] | 2007-09-10 17:49:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR SMIG EAID SOCI HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1644 | HAITI RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (U) Poloff presented text of the draft resolution to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste October 1, and explained the U.S. position per talking points in reftel. On October 9, Jean-Baptiste said he shared the content of the draft resolution with Minister of For [...] | 2007-10-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1680 | WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN HAITI [...] Haiti has experienced protracted rains and severe flooding over several parts of the country caused by rains beginning on 29 September. The most recent damage assessment by Haiti's Department of Civil Protection (DPC) the afternoon of October 14 reported 37 dead, 4 missing, 78 injured, 14,150 [...] | 2007-10-16 19:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV EAGR SOCI HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1695 | SEVERE CONDITIONS IN MEN'S NATIONAL PENITENTIARY [...] Summary. Prisoners in the men's national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince suffer from severe overcrowding and live in extremely unhygienic conditions. The prison lacks the most basic facilities and equipment for hygienic food preparation and elementary health care. Numbers of correctional of [...] | 2007-10-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA KCRM KCRS KJUS SOCI |
07PORTAUPRINCE1753 | TROPICAL STORM NOEL: EIGHTEEN FATALITIES, [...] Tropical Storm Noel has been characterized by long, steady rains that have caused slowly rising rivers and localized flooding. 2. As of 0730 EDT October 31, Direction de Protection Civil (DPC - Haiti's disaster response authority, under the Ministry of Interior) reported flooding that has c [...] | 2007-10-31 18:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV SOCI HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1810 | MUTINY IN THE NATIONAL PENITENTIARY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A riot ensued in the National Penitentiary on November 7 after Chief Prosecutor Claudy Gassant authorized the release of 121 long-serving male prisoners. The riot was quelled in under two hours by [...] | 2007-11-14 15:51:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI SNAR HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1852 | HAITIAN POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATION SPEECHES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On November 6, the 19th class of recruits of the Haitian National Police (HNP) Academy graduated. The class consisted of 627 cadets, including 86 women. This is the largest number of women to ever enter [...] | 2007-11-21 19:54:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR SOCI KJUS HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1880 | AMBASSADOR VISITS LES CAYES [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador traveled November 14 and 15 to the South Department's capital city, Les Cayes, accompanied by DepDir USAID and Emboffs. Haiti's ''southern claw'' is still recovering from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Noel and its aftermath. Les Cayes thus far has been spared si [...] | 2007-11-29 19:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID ECON SNAR SOCI HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE1899 | POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES: POOR BUT PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: The southern city of Les Cayes does not face the major security concerns common to Port-au-Prince, but social problems stemming from widespread poverty do arise on occasion. Local Haitian National Police grapple with drug trafficking, poor prison conditions and a faulty justic [...] | 2007-12-04 13:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SNAR SOCI HA |
07PORTAUPRINCE515 | POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIEN [...] (U) Summary: Cap Haitien, on the north coast of Haiti, is the country's second largest city with a population of roughly 100,000. Local residents and officials downplay the city's insecurity problems, but cite lack of infrastructure and basic social services, such as garbage collection, as [...] | 2007-03-15 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR SMIG EAID SOCI HA |
07PORTOFSPAIN1009 | Demarche on U.S. Draft Resolution on Condemning Rape as an [...] (SBU) PolCouns met October 2 with Delia Chatoor of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division and presented reftel demarche. Without committing to the specific resolution, Ms. Chatoor noted the GOTT supported the intention of the draft. She added that she would forward the text to the Attorney Ge [...] | 2007-10-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1030 | ELECTIONS: THREE WEEKS TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning dissolved Parliament on September 28, calling elections for November 5. His PeopleQs National Movement (PNM) comes into the race with several advantages, but also faces dissension in its ranks and public weariness over its continuance in office. The PNM [...] | 2007-10-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1031 | OAS LABOR MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DECENT WORK AS THE CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE XV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) IN PORT OF SPAIN SEPTEMBER 11-13 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND LABOR OBJECTIVES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO BE REINFORCED THROUGH ENGAGEMENT ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AMONG LABOR MINISTERS, I [...] | 2007-10-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI OAS XK XL XM TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1077 | ELECTIONS: TEN DAYS TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's citizens are experiencing high intensity campaigning with only ten days until the elections, and seem convinced that this vote will have long-lasting implications. The ruling People's National Movement (PNM) seems confident of victory and a growing number [...] | 2007-10-26 20:29:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1086 | ILO/USDOL HIV/AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE PROJECT MOVING AHEAD IN [...] SUMMARY: ILO representatives were optimistic about progress as they completed the midterm assessment of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) funded Trinidad and Tobago HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Program. After initial delays, new commitment and buy-in from the Ministry of Labor has resulted [...] | 2007-11-01 12:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV SOCI TBIO TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1113 | PNM WINS NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Led by Prime Minister Patrick Manning, the People's National Movement (PNM) scored a convincing victory November 5, winning 26 of 41 seats in Parliament. The United National Congress (UNC) won the remaining 15, with the newly formed Congress of the People (COP) being "blanked." [...] | 2007-11-06 20:35:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1119 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] (U) Pol Chief met Multilateral Affairs Director Susan Gordon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 7, presented the background, talking points and list of U.S. compromises to date, and urged that GOTT's delegation vote in favor of the resolution, including the provision that the Secretar [...] | 2007-11-07 20:25:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI TD UNGA |
07PORTOFSPAIN1126 | DEMARCHE ON COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON RAPE [...] (U) Pol Chief met with Jerome Joseph in the Multilateral Affairs Division of the MFA and urged him to have the GOTT instruct its delegation at the United Nations to co-sponsor the resolution condemning rape and to vote against any amendments, and to vote for adoption of the resolution without [...] | 2007-11-13 19:39:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1137 | COMPROMISE RESOLUTION ON RAPE: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1165 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This cable contains updated information for required reporting under the Trade and Development Act (TDA) concerning child labor in Trinidad and Tobago (TT). A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) has ratified I [...] | 2007-11-30 16:33:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN1205 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SERIOUS PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: With Christmas and the February 2008 Carnival season approaching, Trinidad and Tobago is gripped by fear of crime, which, fueled by media frenzy, is perceived as out of control. Many complain that the GOTT is powerless to do anything, or is unconcerned, criticizing the perform [...] | 2007-12-20 19:56:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN642 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MAY [...] CA adds flights to Caribbean and North America --------------------------------------------- ----- Caribbean Airlines will increase seat capacity to the Caribbean and North America by 25 percent. CA will fly double daily frequencies to New York four days a week, maintaining daily service fo [...] | 2007-07-02 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECPS EIND EINV SENV SOCI TD EAGR |
07PORTOFSPAIN947 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST PART 2 [...] Caribbean Airlines flying high 2. Copa Airlines to fly to Trinidad 3. Inflation on the rise 4. Central Bank's authorized capital increased 5. Credit Unions' assets top US$1 billion 6. GOTT looks to financial services, investments 7. More hotels opening 8. Rapid Rail contract a [...] | 2007-09-18 21:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EFIN EIND ETRD EWWT SOCI TD ECON ELTN |
07PRAGUE1044 | CZECH FIRST LADY WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EZ |
07PRAGUE1116 | CZECHS LEAN TOWARD SUPPORTING RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI EU EZ |
07PRAGUE1218 | CZECHS UPDATED ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 14:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA EZ EUN |
07PRAGUE1225 | CZECH REPUBLIC: ANARCHIST RIOTS OVERSHADOW PLANNED [...] (U) SUMMARY & COMMENT: The much-anticipated and, in some cases, feared neo-Nazi marches through Prague's Jewish quarter on November 10 were largely nullified by effective police work and well-organized counter-demonstrations. Most of the day's events passed peacefully with nearly a thousand p [...] | 2007-11-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI EZ |
07PRETORIA1206 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (U). Summary: This is the first issue for 2007 of the South African Environment, Science and Technology newsletter, January to March Volume 1, Number 6, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Leads an Afro-Euro Team to Prestigious EU Science [...] | 2007-04-04 15:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA1207 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (U). Summary: This is the first issue for 2007 of the South African Environment, Science and Technology newsletter, January to March Volume 1, Number 6, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Leads an Afro-Euro Team to Prestigious EU Science [...] | 2007-04-04 15:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA1385 | SOUTH AFRICAS NATIONAL POLICY ON AGING [...] (U) South Africa shares mortality risks and aging challenges similar to many developing countries. According to South Africa's 2001 census, South Africa had 2.2 million people aged 65 years or older, representing 4.9 percent of the total population. There is a significant non-communicable o [...] | 2007-04-20 15:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI SF |
07PRETORIA1798 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U). Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology newsletter, April 2007, Volume 2, Number 1, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Farmers Reluctant to Plant GMO Sugar Cane -- South African Giant Retailers Go Gre [...] | 2007-05-17 13:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA1965 | HEALTH MINISTER'S RETURN RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT [...] (C) Controversial and ailing Minister of Health Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang received a successful liver transplant in March. For the last several weeks, there have been reports about the return of Dr. Tshabalala-Msimang to her duties as Minister of Health. Most of the South African healt [...] | 2007-05-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF |
07PRETORIA2106 | SHE,S BACK - HEALTH MINISTER MANTO [...] (U) South Africa's Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang resumed 100 percent of her duties as Health Minister on June 6, 2007 following a three-month absence to recover from a liver transplant. Her first action was to decline participation in the 3rd Annual South African Aids Conference in Durban (Ju [...] | 2007-06-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF |
07PRETORIA2222 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, May 2007, Volume 2, Number 2, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- South Africa's Top CO2 Emitters in Carbon Disclosure Program -- Depar [...] | 2007-06-21 04:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA2352 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, June 2007, Volume 2, Number 3, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- USTDA AND RAND WATER SYSTEMS FORM CAPACITY-BUILIDING PARTNERSHIP -- GREE [...] | 2007-07-03 04:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA2791 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, July 2007, Volume 2, Number 4, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- PREDATOR BREEDERS INSTITUTE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SA GOVERNMENT -- S [...] | 2007-08-08 05:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3029 | SECRETARY LEAVITT CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO [...] (U) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt completed a successful visit to South Africa August 18-21, 2007. The Secretary and his delegation visited four sites in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces funded by the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief to dem [...] | 2007-08-30 04:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF |
07PRETORIA3116 | SA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY WOES [...] (U) Summary. The pharmaceutical sector in South Africa is faltering under the SAG's current mandates and slow regulatory processes for drug and clinical trial approvals. The proposed benchmark policy for the single exit price and intellectual property right concerns are causing further jitt [...] | 2007-09-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SOCI KIPR SF |
07PRETORIA3319 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, August 2007, Volume 2, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SASOL THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF GREEN HOUSE GASES IN THE WORLD -- [...] | 2007-09-19 13:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA3586 | WASHINGTON RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-11 13:31:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07PRETORIA3678 | SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM INDUSTRY ON A POSITIVE AND RAPID [...] (U). Summary: The South African tourism industry has shown significant growth since the country was democratized in 1994. Over 8.4 million people visited South Africa in 2006. Tourism contributes more to the economy than the gold sector and that it employs over half a million people. Sout [...] | 2007-10-18 14:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EAIR SENV SOCI CASC CPAS SF |
07PRETORIA3925 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, October 2007, Volume 2, Number 7, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- MINISTER POSTPONES BAN ON ABALONE HARVESTING -- GREEN SCORPIONS SHUT [...] | 2007-11-09 10:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
07PRETORIA4244 | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: A delegation representing the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Dem., Calif.),Del. Donna M. Christensen (Dem., Virgin Islands) and CBCF President Dr. Elsie Scott, visited South Africa November 27 - December 2, 2008. The delegation met [...] | 2007-12-27 10:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV OREP PREL SF SOCI |
07PRISTINA162 | KOSOVO SERB JOURNALISTS LOOK TO UNOSEK AND USG TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a roundtable discussion on March 1 with COM and EU representative Torbjorn Sohlstrom, Kosovo Serb journalists shared their concerns about the lack of protections for Serb media in the status package, and offered their proposal for additional guarantees. COM assured them [...] | 2007-03-02 16:42:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL EAID KDEM SOCI UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA186 | KOSOVO: ON THE HUSTINGS FOR THE PACKAGE: ALL [...] (C) Summary: USOP outreach efforts to encourage understanding of the Ahtisaari package have uncovered some interesting trends, particularly with regard to Kosovar Albanian perceptions of the document. By far, decentralization as it affects southern Kosovo has proven to be the most contentio [...] | 2007-03-12 11:37:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI |
07PRISTINA187 | KOSOVO'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Post has identified the five most influential women in the Kosovo, per Ref A, as well as three Kosovo women who are influential among their respective minority communities. Political officer Heidi Barrachina is POC for women's issues at post: (381) 38-549-516 x3104; barrachinahh@state. [...] | 2007-03-12 11:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK PHUM SOCI KWMN |
07PRISTINA214 | USOP'S FIRST VISIT TO THE NEWLY RE-ACCREDITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari,s proposal for Kosovo,s final status calls for the regularization of the university in north Mitrovica as a Kosovar institution of higher learning. On March 11 UNMIK quietly and temporarily extended accreditation to the university. In a March 15 me [...] | 2007-03-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV PREL EAID SOCI SCUL |
07PRISTINA545 | KOSOVO: OFFICIAL SUPPORT FOR RETURNS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A broad spectrum of participants, including the municipal mayor, numerous internationals, and a large group of Serb IDP association leaders, took part in a discussion of the returns process at a conference held July 2 in Ferizaj/Urosevac municipality. Highlighting the recent [...] | 2007-07-13 09:53:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SOCI UNMIK YI |
07PRISTINA592 | KOSOVO: NORTHERN POLITICIANS DISCUSS STATUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two Serb politicians from Leposavic and Zubin Potok evinced a desire to cooperate with the international community on security and stability, but also continued reluctance to cooperate with the PISG. Both stressed that relations with KFOR are currently good and emphasized their [...] | 2007-07-31 15:12:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA593 | KOSOVO: SIGNS OF HARDLINE SERB CONSOLIDATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent disturbing moves by Serb hardliners linked with the Belgrade's Coordinating Center for Kosovo (CCK) and the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) provide evidence that Belgrade is working to sow fear and mistrust between Kosovo Serbs and their Albanian and international interlocu [...] | 2007-07-31 15:47:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA616 | KOSOVO: KLINA PROPERTY DECISIONS FINALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent actions by the mayor and CEO of Kline/Klina municipality to challenge two high-profile Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) decisions in favor of Kosovo Serbs sent disturbing signals about the property restitution process (especially for Kosovo Serbs) and the general rule of law [...] | 2007-08-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA617 | KOSOVO: DEPORTATION OF FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to UNMIK's Office of Communities, Returns and Minorities (OCRM),more than 47,500 people have been deported to Kosovo since 2000, with Germany alone accounting for 8,454. Concern is growing among internationals, the PISG, and the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian (RAE) c [...] | 2007-08-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI UNMIK KV |
07PRISTINA686 | KOSOVO: USOP WORKS TO REASSURE STRPCE SERBS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nestled in the Shar mountains, Strpce municipality - the southernmost Serb-majority area in Kosovo - holds great potential for economic development, but is also faced with several critical issues: delayed privatization of a potentially lucrative ski area that has stalled economi [...] | 2007-09-14 10:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA694 | KOSOVO: USOP INTERVENTION STOPS SERB PROPERTY [...] SUMMARY (C) Despite USOP's recent intervention in a pair of property disputes involving Kosovo Serbs in Klina (reftel),the municipal government has since attempted to repossess the property known as the "Youth Center." After initial attempts to use expropriation (similar to eminent domain i [...] | 2007-09-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA714 | KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM),the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...] | 2007-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA715 | KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM),the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...] | 2007-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA749 | KOSOVO: COM INAUGURATES US KFOR/USAID PROJECT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the inauguration of a joint USKFOR/USAID community development project in the Serb enclave of Partes (Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality),COM and other visitors witnessed genuine appreciation from local Serbs for USKFOR/USG efforts on their behalf. This project, the first officia [...] | 2007-10-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
07PRISTINA760 | KOSOVO: NORTHERN SERB LEADERS HARDEN POSITION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. There were no surprises in our recent meetings with hardline northern Kosovo Serb leaders. We emphasized the leaders' responsibility for security and sought to maintain open lines of communication. For their part, our interlocutors were consistent in asserting that Kosovo Serb [...] | 2007-10-29 15:47:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK |
07QUITO1395 | ECUADOR CELEBRATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Ecuador (GOE) marked the 2007 World Day Against Child Labor by organizing a conference focused primarily on presenting basic information, highlighting successes, and enlisting support for future efforts. This event at the Ministry of Agriculture focused primarily on ag [...] | 2007-06-18 21:48:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV EC |
07QUITO1902 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Action request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the First Lady's literacy and health event. Puma expressed interest in the topic and event and asked to have an invitation sent to the spouses [...] | 2007-08-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC |
07QUITO2170 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INVITATION TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 18:21:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC |
07QUITO2534 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A points to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 15. Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was not available to provide a response on November 20. Puma stated that while Ecuador was not a co-sponsor of the resolution, it did vote [...] | 2007-11-21 19:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORL KWMN SOCI UNGA EC |
07RABAT1343 | INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07RABAT1862 | MOROCCO: ATTENDANCE AT OSCE MEDITERRANEAN SEMINAR [...] (SBU) PolCouns raised reftel request for Moroccan participation in the OSCE Tel Aviv Seminar with Directors General for Bilateral Affairs Yussef Amrani and for International Organizations Mohammed Azeroual (P-level) on December 13 and 14, stressing its importance to the partnership. Amrani c [...] | 2007-12-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI OSCE EG MO XF |
07RANGOON1027 | THE SECOND DEADLIEST DISEASE IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest diseases in Burma, second only to malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),approximately 40 percent of Burma's population is infected with TB, although some NGOs argue that up to 60 percent of the population could be infec [...] | 2007-10-17 03:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
07RANGOON1117 | WIF GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN,S EMPOWERMENT IN [...] Embassy Rangoon recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Strengthening Women Capacity Empowerment in Kachin State: App [...] | 2007-11-19 08:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI BM |
07RANGOON1120 | FIGHTING MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT TB IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in 2003 that Burma's rate of new cases of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was 4.4 percent, health NGOs working in Burma today believe the current rate to be as high as six percent. Independent studies conduct [...] | 2007-11-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
07RANGOON1178 | BURMESE AIDS ACTIVIST PHYU PHYU THIN TIRED OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 06:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI BM |
07RANGOON1191 | BURMA: HELPING PHYU PHYU THIN [...] (C) Summary: HIV/AIDS activist and NLD youth member Phyu Phyu Thin does not want to come out of hiding, contrary to Ref A. She believes she would be quickly arrested and unable to assist her patients. Phyu Phyu Thin's patients are in desperate need of quick funding in order to continue their [...] | 2007-12-19 10:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM KHIV EAID SOCI |
07RANGOON134 | BURMA'S TB PROGRAM: SOME PROGRESS, LOOMING PROBLEMS [...] (U) Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) monitoring mission reported that, though progress has been made, serious problems loom in Burma's ability to identify and treat TB patients. Of primary concern are: the rising funding gap, impending drug shortage, increasing rate of HIV-infecte [...] | 2007-02-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TBIO BM |
07RANGOON419 | CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR 3D FUND ROLLOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: As manager of the new Three Diseases Fund (3DF),on May 1, UNOPS signed the first contracts for projects in Burma to address malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS. UNOPS will obligate only funds already received from donors, approximately fifty percent of projects approved by the 3DF Board. [...] | 2007-05-04 04:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM |
07RANGOON634 | INSUFFICENT FUNDING FOR BURMA'S MALARIA EPIDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a gradual decline in morbidity and mortality from malaria over the last 10 years, malaria continues to be one of Burma's greatest health problems. As the GOB has done little to provide the drugs and commodities needed to limit the spread of the disease, most of the burd [...] | 2007-07-09 10:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI BM PGOV PREL |
07RANGOON810 | DENGUE: A GROWING PROBLEM IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Dengue fever is a growing concern in Burma, with more than 9,500 reported cases and 117 deaths due to dengue in the first seven months of 2007. The number of cases reported, however, may not reflect the real situation, as the World Health Organization (WHO) believes that non-sy [...] | 2007-08-29 09:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED AMGT CASC ECON BM |
07RANGOON99 | THREE DISEASES FUND LOOKING FOR PARTNERS [...] (U) Summary: In December, the UNOPS interim manager for the Three Diseases Fund to fight malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS in Burma (3D Fund) called for Expressions of Interest from organizations to provide services for projects, effectively starting the new Fund's operations. UNOPS expects to have th [...] | 2007-01-29 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV BM |
07RIGA148 | PM KALVITIS ON BORDER, RESTITUTION, ECONOMY, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian PM Kalvitis hopes to sign the border treaty with Russia March 26 - 27, and plans for speedy ratification, he told the Ambassador in a February 27 meeting. He suggested that there was a possibility of movement on restitution of Holocaust-era Jewish communal property, b [...] | 2007-02-28 13:55:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON PINR PREL SOCI CVIS KIPR LG |
07RIGA507 | LATVIA BACKPEDALING ON JEWISH PROPERTY RESTITUTION [...] (C/NF) Summary. We recently met with members of the Latvian Jewish Community as well as the Government of Latvia to gauge progress on Jewish property restitution legislation. Local Jewish community leaders stated that they have reached a dead end and are now turning to the international commu [...] | 2007-07-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI LG |
07RIGA585 | LATVIAN FIRST LADY WILL BE IN NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (SBU) On July 30, post delivered ref A points on Mrs. Bush's Literacy and Health event in New York City to Latvian President Zatlers' office. The President and his wife, Lilita Zatlere, plan to be in New York City September 22 - 27 (ref B); the President's office expressed interest in the Liter [...] | 2007-08-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA LG |
07RIGA672 | LATVIAN FIRST LADY HAS ACCEPTED INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) On September 7, 2007, post received official confirmation of the Mrs. Lilita Zatlera's acceptance to participate in the luncheon on Literacy and Health in New York City on September 24, 2007 (ref. C). The Latvian President and his wife plan to be in New York September 22-27. (ref B). BA [...] | 2007-09-10 11:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07RIODEJANEIRO541 | RIO DE JANEIRO'S "OPERATION TWO FACES" RESULTS IN MAJOR [...] (U) Summary. Rio de Janeiro state officials announced a major sting operation which resulted in the arrests of 52 Military Police officers from a single police battalion yesterday. The officers are accused of involvement in a police corruption ring whereby they were on the payroll of drug tra [...] | 2007-09-18 14:58:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI BR |
07RIYADH1133 | RELIGIOUS POLICE DETAINED FOR ALLEGED MURDER OF [...] (U) The Saudi press reported on May 27 that the religious police allegedly beat to death on May 23 a 28-year old Saudi, Sulaiman or Salman Al-Huraisi, who was detained for the possession/sale of alcohol. After various conflicting and incomplete media reports, the Riyadh Governorate subseque [...] | 2007-05-29 14:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL SOCI CASC KJUS SA |
07RIYADH1412 | GROWING PAINS: IMPROVEMENTS IN SAUDI MEDIA [...] (C) In the past five years, there have been significant and positive changes in the Saudi media thanks to King Abudullah, gains by moderates in the SAG, and subsequent ministry restructuring. There are more moderate commentary in the press, more reporting done on previously taboo subjects, [...] | 2007-07-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA |
07RIYADH1481 | NO LASHES FOR QATEEF RAPE VICTIM; CASE DROPPED [...] (S) Post reported in reftel the case of Qateef resident Aqilah bint Eisa al-Dhamin, who, along with her ex-boyfriend, was raped by seven men in January 2006. Following the investigation and trial, the perpetrators were sentenced to between eight months and five years in prison and between 80- [...] | 2007-07-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI KIRF SA |
07RIYADH1743 | SAG SUPPORT TO SOMALI NATIONAL RECONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal reportedly pledged approximately USD 30 million towards the Somali National Reconciliation Conference and offered to host a final peace agreement signing ceremony in the Kingdom during his July meeting with Somali Transitional Federal Governm [...] | 2007-08-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI SO SA |
07RIYADH2051 | DRL DELEGATION DISCUSSES EXPANDING TIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 4-7, 2007, to discuss with SAG officials opportunities for legal and legislative exchanges, as well as possible programs for technical support [...] | 2007-10-03 15:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA |
07RIYADH2356 | THE "SAUDIZATION" OF SERMONS IN THE EP [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to conversations with worshippers at various Eastern Province mosques, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs (MOIA) began a policy of "Saudizing" the delivery of the Friday sermon during the late summer of 2007. The alleged policy allows only Saudi citizens licensed by the [...] | 2007-11-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SA |
07RIYADH2517 | QATEEF GIRL RECEIVES FULL ROYAL PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Through media reports and Mission contacts, we are able to confirm the Qateef rape victim (reftels) referred to as "Qateef Girl" in media reports, today was granted a full royal pardon by King Abdullah. Her lawyer, Abdulrahman al-Lahem has also had his law license returned to h [...] | 2007-12-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI |
07RIYADH2532 | SAUDI REACTIONS TO THE QATEEF GIRL PARDON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released an official statement on December 17 that King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz had pardoned the "Qateef Girl" and her male companion. (SPA text attached) Justice Minister Abdullah Al-Alsheikh read the statement aloud during his December 17 late night [...] | 2007-12-22 08:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI SA |
07ROME1645 | MRS. PRODI'S TRAVEL TO NEW YORK UNCONFIRMED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT |
07ROME1861 | MRS. PRODI WILL NOT TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT |
07ROME2115 | ITALY AWAITING COMMON EU POSITION ON RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI IT |
07ROME2166 | IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES: MISSION ITALY RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is Mission Italy's response to reftels. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Rome is providing these carefully vetted names -- individuals who are already well known and who have taken public stands in favor of moderation or against extremism. The individuals named below are well-known pro-wes [...] | 2007-10-11 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SCUL SOCI IT |
07ROME2321 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM IT |
07ROME2436 | Italy Ups WHO Contribution for 2008; Polio Eradication [...] Summary: Italy will contribute 16 million Euros to the World Health Organization in 2008, a significant increase over previous years. The 2008 contribution will also include, for the first time in six years, an earmark for polio eradication efforts. Health Ministry officials have made clear I [...] | 2007-12-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO IT |
07SANAA2170 | YEMEN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] As requested in reftel, Post contacted appropriate Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(including the Ministries of Labor, and Education, international organizations such as the ILO and UNICEF, and the World Bank) for updated infor [...] | 2007-11-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM |
07SANJOSE1450 | 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COSTA RICA HIGH-LEVEL [...] The following is the latest information from GOCR Foreign Ministry Officials regarding the Costa Rica delegation to the UNGA this fall. Exact details are not yet known but it is expected that both officials will attend the inauguration and at least one of them will attend the General Debate. [...] | 2007-08-01 22:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SOCI TSPL CS |
07SANJOSE1637 | UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 20:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI CS |
07SANJOSE17 | COSTA RICA: DEMARCHE ON MERCURY ISSUES AT 24TH [...] SUMMARY: Environment Ministry contacts confirmed that the GOCR had not yet considered mercury issues in the context of the February 5-9 UNEP Governing Council meeting. Ministry advisor Maria del Pilar Alfaro noted that a ban on the international trade or primary mining of mercury could impac [...] | 2007-01-08 19:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL ETRD EMIN SOCI AORC CS |
07SANJOSE1788 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] On September 26, PolOff met with Viviana Tinoco, Director of the Human Rights and Multilateral Policies Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to deliver a copy of the draft resolution and verbally convey reftel talking points. 2. Ms Tinoco affirmed GOCR's support and said she woul [...] | 2007-09-28 14:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI CS |
07SANJOSE1829 | RELEASE OF 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] PolOff hand delivered a copy of the 2007 Costa Rica Report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) to Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to Viviana Tinoco, Human Rights Director of the Multilateral Policy Section of the MFA, [...] | 2007-10-10 22:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS KDEM KIRF KPAO OPRC PGOV PHUM SOCI |
07SANJOSE1830 | COSTA RICA MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON [...] Per reftel, PolOff met on October 5 with Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Julio Matamoros, Vice Minister of Energy (MINAE) and secured a tentative list of attendees to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy [...] | 2007-10-10 22:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS EAID ENRG KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY |
07SANSALVADOR1652 | EL SALVADOR PREPARES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF FIRST [...] (SBU) El Salvador will host the 14th Conference of the First Ladies, Spouses and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in San Salvador November 19-21, 2007. The Conference theme is "Building a Society for All Ages," and the proceedings will focus on aging and the pa [...] | 2007-08-23 13:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ES KWMN PREL KHIV SOCI |
07SANSALVADOR1807 | REPLY TO INVITATION TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Post received a letter on September 4 confirming the attendance of Salvadoran First Lady Ana Ligia Sol de Saca at the September 24 luncheon to be hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. 2. (U) Per reftel instructions, Post provides the following information: a) Mrs. Saca will attend the lun [...] | 2007-09-07 22:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA ES |
07SANSALVADOR1999 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION "CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 22:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI ES |
07SANTIAGO1392 | SECRETARY SPELLINGS AND CHILEAN EDUCATION MINISTER LOOK TO [...] SUMMARY: Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and State Department DAS for Academic Programs Thomas Farrell discussed the new U.S.-Chile Equal Opportunities Scholarship Program with Education Minister Yasna Provoste, encouraging the GOC to widely publicize it to talented Chile [...] | 2007-08-24 20:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI CI |
07SANTIAGO1404 | EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS, ECA DAS FARRELL AND [...] SUMMARY: During their August 18-21 program in Chile, Secretary of Education Spellings and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Programs Farrell, with eight U.S. university presidents, met with Chile's top university administrators, students, business and industry leaders, and alumn [...] | 2007-08-27 21:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI CI |
07SANTIAGO1565 | SOUTHERN CHILE -- GLOBAL CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF [...] Summary. Southern Chile is known more for its natural beauty -- lakes, volcanoes and rivers -- than for its globally integrated economy. However, it exports everything from timber to salmon to a large part of Chile's manufacturing output. Businesses in the region are closely following the s [...] | 2007-09-25 21:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG PGOV SOCI CI |
07SANTIAGO228 | STILL DEAD: AUGUSTO PINOCHET, TWO MONTHS AFTER [...] (C) The December 2006 death of Augusto Pinochet - seemingly a watershed moment in Chile's recent history - has faded remarkably quickly from public discourse. Feverish media commentary at the time - fed by juxtaposed images of still loyal supporters weeping while opponents popped champagne bottles [...] | 2007-02-09 14:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI CI |
07SANTODOMINGO11 | INSTRAW - PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with multiple NGOs. The Embassy is familiar with several of the NGOs and none is known to have the mission of promoting pedophilia. Political officer conducted a review of NGOs affiliated with INSTRAW and [...] | 2007-01-03 20:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI UNAUS |
07SANTODOMINGO1396 | THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ON THE VERGE OF SOCIALIZED [...] SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic is on the verge of implementing a groundbreaking, tightly regulated new health insurance system that could conceivably be called socialized medicine. Under this system, known as the "Family Health Plan" (SFS),all employees will be enrolled in the same minimal h [...] | 2007-06-11 20:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFSN AMGT ELAB DR SOCI PGOV |
07SANTODOMINGO2227 | DEMARCHE ON RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our SIPDIS views on board but had no immediate reply. We [...] | 2007-10-01 18:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2459 | WIREC 2008 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 18:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07SANTODOMINGO2697 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF [...] As requested Reftel, following is an update on host government efforts in combating the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). Laws and Regulations Proscribing WFCL ------------------------------------- 2. The law prohibits employment of children younger than 14 and places restrictions on empl [...] | 2007-12-07 18:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
07SAOPAULO10 | BOLSA FAMILIA LIKELY TO EXPAND DESPITE CONTROVERSY [...] SUMMARY: Bolsa Familia is the best-known and most popular cash transfer program in Brazil. As the Lula administration's flagship social program, it played an important role in 2006 in securing support for President Lula among the very poor and thus ensuring his re-election. It currently bene [...] | 2007-01-04 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO1002 | SAO PAULO CONTACTS RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING RISING HATE [...] (SBU) Brazil's image of a racially and culturally harmonious country contrasts with the reality that deeply-held prejudices and stereotypes are contributing to a rise in hate crimes. Contacts tell us that while a national movement has not yet taken root, skinhead gangs and racist websites are [...] | 2007-12-21 15:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KCRM BR |
07SAOPAULO212 | VISIT OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH TO SAO PAULO, BRAZIL [...] (SBU) On March 8-9, President George W. Bush came to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the first stop in his five-country visit to the Latin American nations of Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico. This visit served to underscore the U.S. commitment to the Western Hemisphere and highlighted [...] | 2007-03-19 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP BUSH GEORGE PREL PGOV SOCI EPET KTIA BR |
07SAOPAULO301 | GOB UNVEILS NEW EDUCATION PLAN TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS [...] Prominent commentators and politicians have increasingly identified deficiencies in Brazil's public education system as a leading cause of the country's subpar economic performance and its inability to keep pace with other so-called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) economies. Recent result [...] | 2007-04-16 15:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI PGOV ECON KPAO BR |
07SAOPAULO464 | POPE BENEDICT'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] Pope Benedict XVI's four-day visit to Sao Paulo, the first trip to Latin America of his papacy, was received with popular enthusiasm and saturation media coverage. In his several sermons and other public utterances, the Pope called on the faithful to adhere to Church rules on personal morali [...] | 2007-05-29 17:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL PGOV PINR SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO71 | RIO GRANDE DO SUL: AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT [...] (U) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist traveled recently to Rio Grande do Sul (RGS),the southernmost state in Brazil located approximately 1100 km south of Sao Paulo. The state, which borders both Argentina and Uruguay, has a population of 10.3 million inhabitants, which represents 5.1 pe [...] | 2007-01-30 19:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EWWT EAGR ELAB KIPR ETRD ECON ECIN SOCI |
07SAOPAULO726 | BRAZIL: MOVING FORWARD ON BILATERAL HEALTH ISSUES [...] (SBU) The government of Brazil is interested in increasing bilateral health cooperation with the United States and particularly in setting up joint programs in Africa, especially in the area of training medical technicians. According to Brazilian contacts, working together on health issues is [...] | 2007-08-27 20:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TBIO EAID TSPL BR PGOV SOCI |
07SAOPAULO876 | TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...] | 2007-10-30 12:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO879 | TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...] | 2007-10-31 13:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO895 | BRAZIL: NOT A MULTIRACIAL, MULTICULTURAL PARADISE [...] (SBU) Discrimination against Afro-Brazilians tarnishes Brazil's international reputation as a tolerant and welcoming country home to hundreds of indigenous groups and immigrants from every corner of the world. In Brazil the issue is extremely divisive with many claiming that racism does not e [...] | 2007-11-06 17:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KPAO BR |
07SAOPAULO946 | UN REPORT ACCUSES BRAZIL OF SUPPORTING PRISON TORTURE [...] (SBU) Consistent with Brazil's Annual Human Rights Report, a UN report released on November 23 points out that torture is systemic in Brazilian prisons. The report also blames the GoB for not taking steps to prevent prison abuses and calls for compensation for prison torture victims. The GoB [...] | 2007-11-28 18:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO958 | FORCED LABOR IN BRAZIL: URBAN MYTH OR RURAL REALITY? [...] (SBU) Recent reports in the Brazilian media have focused on the question of forced labor in Brazil and whether or not the GOB is doing enough to combat poor labor conditions in the country. Some observers question whether forced labor exists in Brazil at all but harsh working conditions are c [...] | 2007-12-04 17:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP BR |
07SAOPAULO976 | SAO PAULO PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL PARTIES AND AFRO-BRAZILIANS [...] (SBU) According to Sao Paulo-based contacts, Brazil's political parties are slowly beginning to see the value in pursuing initiatives to ameliorate racial inequality in the country especially through programs that directly support the Afro-Brazilian community. Local civil society leaders often [...] | 2007-12-14 10:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM BR |
07SARAJEVO2409 | BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON JEWISH [...] (U) Ambassador held an introductory meeting with Jewish Community leader Jacob Finci on November 5 to discuss the community's state of affairs. Finci noted that the Bosnian Jewish community, which currently numbers around 1000 members but faces a declining birth rate, is heavily focused on [...] | 2007-11-08 17:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BK |
07SARAJEVO2557 | BOSNIA: NGOS PAINT A GLOOMY PICTURE OF POLITICAL [...] (U) On November 21, the Ambassador hosted NGO representatives participating at a roundtable commemorating the twelfth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords. Participants were pessimistic about the prospects for improvements in Bosnia's political environment and complained of [...] | 2007-11-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI BK |
07SEOUL1091 | SOUTH KOREA FACES PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) Korea is on the verge of a gray transformation, with its elderly moving from 9 percent to 38 percent of its total population by 2050. This aging trend threatens to explode the cost of Korea's National Pension System (NPS) from 0.4 percent of GDP in 2005 to 7.3 percent of GDP by 2050 ) [...] | 2007-04-16 05:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB KS PGOV SOCI |
07SEOUL2283 | ROKG INFORMED ABOUT UNGA EVENT ON LITERACY AND [...] (C) On July 30, poloff conveyed ref A information, regarding the September 24 heads of state spouse event on literacy and health that will be hosted by Mrs. Bush, to Lee Kyung-chul, Deputy Director of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Lee expressed appreciation for [...] | 2007-07-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA OVIP KS |
07SHANGHAI181 | EAST CHINA STUDENT LEADERS HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent discussions with East China student leaders as part of the selection process for a USG-funded student leadership institute indicated that many students were satisfied with Chinese government policies and goals and optimistic that China would continue to develop economica [...] | 2007-03-30 06:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI195 | FUZHOU ACADEMIC SEES DPP PUSHING INDEPENDENCE BUTTON IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: A renowned scholar of Taiwan believes that the upcoming presidential election will see Chen Shui-bian and other Democratic Progress Party (DPP) candidates continue to advocate independence and consciously stir up ethnic confrontation on the island during their campaigns. Voters i [...] | 2007-04-06 02:23:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH |
07SHANGHAI283 | EAST CHINA DISPATCHES, MAY 14, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this Dispatch, we learn that Shanghai loves luxury cars, anti-Japanese sentiment still simmers, Internet rumors spread quickly in Shanghai, even migrants dream of making it big on the stock market, information on IPR continues to be welcomed, and some Shanghai youth are passi [...] | 2007-05-14 07:37:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI OEXC OIIP KPAO CH |
07SHANGHAI286 | SHANGHAI EDITORS INCREASE U.S. NEWS COVERAGE AS RESULT OF IV [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 18 lunch hosted by the President of the Shanghai Youth Daily, four senior editors from the paper who had recently returned from an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) reported that they came back from their IVLP trip with overwhelmingly positive views [...] | 2007-05-15 07:50:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON OEXC OIIP KPAO CH |
07SHANGHAI318 | SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with Poloff in April 2007, gay individuals in Shanghai said their identity and lifestyle continued to be shaped by family and social pressures to conform, which had different impacts on male and female homosexuals. Maintaining a gay identity tended to be l [...] | 2007-05-29 06:21:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO CH |
07SHANGHAI324 | HIV/AIDS IN SHANGHAI'S GAY COMMUNITY [...] (U) Summary: While most members of the Shanghai gay community believed that they were not at great risk for becoming infected with HIV/AIDS, researchers and health specialists said HIV/AIDS was spreading faster in Eastern cities such as Shanghai than through drug usage. According to health wo [...] | 2007-05-30 09:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI TBIO CH |
07SHANGHAI331 | SUPER GIRL MAKES SHANGHAI LOOK TWICE [...] (U) Summary: According to contacts in Shanghai's gay community, the Internet had provided this once isolated community with a private and safe space to organize and communicate among themselves. In addition, the Super Girl and Good Man TV shows, singing talent competitions similar to America [...] | 2007-06-01 02:22:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO CH |
07SHANGHAI344 | JOURNALISTS ON SOCIAL CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A May 18 Consulate-sponsored roundtable between visiting Western and Asian journalists participating in the East-West Center-organized Jefferson Fellowship Program, Chinese journalists, and Shanghai-based U.S. journalists sparked lively debate on China's rich-poor gap, the one- [...] | 2007-06-05 08:27:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON ELAB CH |
07SHANGHAI413 | EAST CHINA DISPATCHES, JULY 5, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this Dispatch, we learn that Shanghai Party Secretary Xi enjoys the opera, SOE executives have unlimited expense accounts for domestic trips, Chinese millionaires love conventions, Ferrari training for beginners is available at a price, visa applicants are getting younger and [...] | 2007-07-05 07:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR CVIS SOCI CH ECON |
07SHANGHAI553 | INFLATION WATCH: FOOD PRICES UP IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Shanghai's consumer price index increased 2.7 percent in July as food prices here joined prices nationwide in rising (Ref A). According to Standard Chartered's Stephen Green, food-price inflation was starting to "hurt" low-income earners such as migrants and pensioners. A non- [...] | 2007-08-31 08:44:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EAGR SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI615 | INTRA-PARTY DEMOCRACY AT THE PARTY CONGRESS? [...] (C) Summary: According to a long-time Consulate contact, there would be more candidates for the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) than there were slots, reflecting a greater focus on intra-party democracy. Meanwhile, separate contacts reported differing accounts of the party's commitment to [...] | 2007-09-14 11:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI622 | XXXXXXXXXXXX ON LEADERSHIP ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: According to a well-placed contact, there will not likely to be any surprises in the line-up of the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC). In part, this means that President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and National People´s Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo will all be staying and [...] | 2007-09-20 21:25:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI637 | SHANGHAI GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO PUBLISH ALL DRAFT LAWS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 19 lunch discussion, Shanghai Municipal People's Congress officials confirmed news reports that the Shanghai Government will publish all of its draft laws on the Internet for public comment and hold public hearings on drafts that it considered affected people's dail [...] | 2007-09-27 10:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA PHUM KJUS SOCI ETRD CH |
07SHANGHAI641 | PBSC UNRESOLVED; HU FLEXING HIS POLITICAL MUSCLES [...] (C) Reflecting the rapidly shifting trends on the ground, Shanghai contacts present differing accounts of top-level decision making on Communist Party personnel issues four and three weeks before the 17th Party Congress. Our contacts are divided over whether Vice President Zeng Qinghong, Prem [...] | 2007-09-30 03:26:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI642 | POLITBURO MEETS, PERSONNEL WRANGLING CONTINUES [...] (S) Readouts from a recent Politburo meeting during the week of September 16 initially suggested that President Hu Jintao had sustained serious political losses in personnel maneuvering. However, more recent information suggests that Hu has since recovered at least some ground, although he may [...] | 2007-09-30 03:33:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI647 | EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS' MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On October 2, the U.S. Special Olympics Delegation, headed by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, met with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Secretary Spellings expressed appreciation for China's support for the Special Olympics and delivered a letter from President Bush to Presid [...] | 2007-10-04 07:02:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PREL CH |
07SHANGHAI653 | (C) EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? ACADEMICS ON CHANGING CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: We offer the views of several local experts on China's political development. While the consensus view is that the Central Government has a firm hold on power, and that economic growth dulls popular demand for political change, there is also a strong undercurrent that unrest at [...] | 2007-10-05 09:20:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON CH |
07SHANGHAI655 | (C) NANJING ACADEMIC'S SUGGESTIONS FOR BACKCHANNELS TO [...] (S) Summary: During a September 28 discussion, Nanjing University Professor Gu Su (strictly protect) gave his assessment of who might make good "back-door" conduits for U.S. officials to pass information to more senior leaders. Gu believes that former President Jiang Zemin's eldest son has [...] | 2007-10-05 09:47:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR SOCI ETRD CH |
07SHANGHAI656 | (C) A NANJING ACADEMIC'S VIEW ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN [...] (S) Summary: According to Nanjing University Professor Gu Su (strictly protect) political assassinations and violence occur in Chinese politics, even occasionally touching top leaders. Gu said that in January 2007, for instance, Central Disciplinary Inspection Commission Chairman (CDIC) Wu [...] | 2007-10-05 10:18:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI663 | (C) HU GAINING TRACTION IN MILITARY WITH RECENT [...] (S) Summary: During a September 28 discussion, Nanjing University Professor Gu Su (strictly protect) said that President Hu Jintao was actively promoting officers coming out of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Nanjing Military Region (MR) as part of his overall strategy to gain control of th [...] | 2007-10-10 09:34:00 | Consulate Shanghai | SECRET | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON MARR CH TW |
07SHANGHAI677 | SPECIAL OLYMPICS POLICY SUMMIT CONVENES, SECRETARY SPELLINGS [...] (U) Summary. On October 3, U.S. Secretary for Education Margaret Spellings, Shanghai and Central Government officials, scholars from around the world and China, and famous entertainment and political figures met in the Shanghai Convention Center to convene the Special Olympics Global Policy [...] | 2007-10-22 07:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI SCUL CH |
07SHANGHAI678 | EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLING'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF [...] (SBU) On October 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings held a short bilateral exchange with President of the Republic of Iceland Olafur Grimsson on the margins of the Special Olympics Global Policy Summit on the Well-being of People with Intellectual Disabilities. The meeting was [...] | 2007-10-22 07:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CH US |
07SHANGHAI71 | SHANGHAI POPULATION TRENDS: RETIREE NEEDS CONTINUE TO BURDEN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a series of meetings with Congenoffs over the last three months, Shanghai population experts agreed that Shanghai continued to be a rapidly-aging city that faced problems of pension obligations and services to the elderly. They also noted that Shanghai had reversed its de [...] | 2007-01-31 11:38:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV SOCI CH |
07SHANGHAI804 | NANJING: 70 YEARS AFTER THE MASSACRE [...] (C) Summary: A day after Nanjing commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, Poloff met with students, an academic, an official from the local Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) and visited the Nanjing Massacre Museum to discuss Japan and Sino-Japanese relations. Although the FAO off [...] | 2007-12-21 07:29:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI CH JA |
07SHENYANG147 | HIV/AIDS AND AVIAN FLU IN NORTHEAST CHINA: STATUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Health officials in Liaoning Province claim remarkably few official HIV/AIDS cases, though they acknowledge a nexus between the virus, the province's growing drug problem and its seedy sex industry. Liaoning's Center for Disease Control (CDC) is "not worried" about an imminent avi [...] | 2007-08-01 06:04:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU KHIV TBIO PGOV SOCI EAGR CH |
07SHENYANG153 | THEY "WON'T LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK": PRESS CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conservative propaganda officials in northeast China continue to gag, muffle or otherwise "manage" perceived negative news, according to Liaoning journalists and Party sources, who note that media freedom generally tends to be more restricted here than in other parts of China. Pr [...] | 2007-08-06 08:46:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCUL CH |
07SHENYANG220 | INVESTOR PROTESTS ROCK SHENYANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: A relatively small group of protestors assembled outside Consulate General Shenyang early in the afternoon of 21 November to protest the failure of ant-farming health-product company Yilishen to pay dividends. The protests were not directed at the United States, but rather at the [...] | 2007-11-21 10:05:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PINS SOCI CH |
07SHENYANG245 | "ANT POWER" PROTESTS LEAVE LIAONING SIMMERING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political fallout from days of protests over a collapsed pyramid scheme involving hundreds of thousands of northeastern Chinese has put authorities in conservative Liaoning Province, and perhaps some in Beijing, in an uncomfortable political corner. Underreported in the Wester [...] | 2007-12-18 05:36:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PINS SOCI ECON CH |
07SHENYANG95 | PRC HUMAN RIGHTS--YAO FUXIN UPDATE: HEALTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The health of Yao Fuxin, the imprisoned Liaoning labor leader whose case gained international and high-level USG attention in 2003, has declined considerably since 2005, according to his family. Yao's daughter is surveilled by PRC security services, some authorities refuse to acc [...] | 2007-05-22 09:37:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PINS SOCI CH |
07SINGAPORE108 | AN UNCARING ELITE IN SINGAPORE? [...] (SBU) Summary: A vituperative internet posting by the daughter of a ruling party MP helped spark a recent public discussion on the role of Singapore's bureaucratic elite and its relations with the rest of society. There is a growing concern among average Singaporeans and even within the elite [...] | 2007-01-16 09:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB SOCI PGOV SN |
07SINGAPORE1557 | PM ADDRESSES WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong used his August 19 National Day Rally speech primarily to highlight the government's growing concern for the welfare of the elderly and the widening income gap. He announced a number of new measures to address these issues, including through stren [...] | 2007-08-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV ECON EFIN SN |
07SINGAPORE1668 | COALITION FORCES ESSENTIAL TO IRAQ'S REBUILDING, [...] (U) A premature withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq would harm the situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Minister for Policy Planning, Labeed Majeed ABBAWI told a Singapore audience on September 6 at a forum on Iraq's foreign policy. A major goal for the GOI is to convince its [...] | 2007-09-07 07:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI ECON ETRD PGOV PTER IR XF IZ SN |
07SINGAPORE1673 | FOLLOW-UP ON INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA SN |
07SINGAPORE1687 | SINGAPORE'S MALAY MUSLIMS: SOCIAL PROBLEMS PERSIST [...] (U) Singapore's Malay Muslims have undergone a "dramatic transformation" in the last twenty-five years, asserted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a September 2 speech. But he also called on the community to "muster a major effort" to address the needs of dysfunctional families. He emphasized [...] | 2007-09-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM KISL SN |
07SINGAPORE1880 | SINGAPORE MOVES FROM OBSERVER TO MEMBER OF UNESCO [...] (U) Singapore rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) October 8, after pulling out of the organization 22 years ago. Singapore became a full member of UNESCO in 1965 but withdrew from the group in 1985 citing unfair dues calculations and unhappines [...] | 2007-10-10 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI CUL UNPAR UNESCO |
07SINGAPORE1906 | SINGAPORE TO SUPPORT UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 10:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI UNESCO SN |
07SINGAPORE1919 | SINGAPORE TO SUPPORT USG ELECTION TO UNESCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 03:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI UNESCO SN |
07SINGAPORE2133 | MAJOR OVERHAUL OF SINGAPORE'S MADRASAH SYSTEM [...] (U) Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim announced last month a major restructuring of Singapore's full-time madrasah system -- which serves roughly five percent of Singapore's Malay/Muslim students (Ref A). The reorganization is prompted by a requirement that full-time madr [...] | 2007-11-30 08:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI SCUL SN |
07SINGAPORE2161 | SINGAPORE PREMIERE OF TRAFFIC: AN MTV EXIT SPECIAL [...] (U) MTV-Asia hosted the Singapore premiere of "Traffic: An MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Special," a joint project of the U.S. Agency for International Development, MTV Networks and the MTV Europe Foundation. "Traffic" is a documentary about human trafficking, hosted by UNICEF G [...] | 2007-12-06 08:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM SOCI ELAB SN |
07SINGAPORE2194 | AMBASSADOR'S CHINA-FOCUSED ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador joined academics from the East Asian Institute (EAI) in a roundtable discussion of China's relationship with Singapore and ASEAN. EAI researchers noted that a Singapore-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be particularly helpful for Singapore's services sector, [...] | 2007-12-13 07:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON ASEAN CH |
07SINGAPORE2208 | SINGAPORE HAJ DECISION ATTRACTS UNWANTED MEDIA [...] (U) The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will no longer apply for waivers from the Saudi Arabian government to allow Singaporean women under 45 years old to travel on the haj unaccompanied by a close male relative, the Straits Times newspaper reported on its front page on December [...] | 2007-12-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI PHUM SCUL SN |
07SINGAPORE2244 | SINGAPORE "POSTPONES" GAY RIGHTS AFTER LIVELY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-27 04:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI SN |
07SINGAPORE2254 | NO BREAKTHROUGH IN 2007 FOR GAY RIGHTS IN [...] (C) Summary: 2007 turned out not to be the breakthrough year for gay rights in Singapore that advocates had hoped it would be. After an extended and spirited public debate fueled by founding father Lee Kuan Yew (LKY),Singapore retained a statute (Section 377A) banning sex between men. A se [...] | 2007-12-28 01:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI SN |
07SINGAPORE785 | SINGAPORE'S MADRASAHS STRUGGLE TO STAY RELEVANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's full-time private Islamic schools, or madrasahs, are facing an existential crisis. Within the Malay/Muslim community, many question the quality, purpose, and continuing relevance of the full-time madrasahs in Singapore's highly competitive, secular society. The madr [...] | 2007-04-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SN KISL SOCI SCUL |
07SKOPJE611 | MACEDONIA DISASTER DECLARATION [...] (U) I am declaring a disaster in Macedonia for the loss of property, loss of livelihoods, and actual and potential loss of life caused by heat wave-related wildfires currently raging throughout Macedonia, and am requesting USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. The Governmen [...] | 2007-07-25 16:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAID PREL MK |
07SKOPJE738 | MACEDONIAN FIRST LADY WILL NOT ATTEND LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 11:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA MK |
07SKOPJE805 | MACEDONIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 14:02:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI MK |
07SOFIA1180 | BULGARIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWUN SOCI EU BG |
07SOFIA1202 | RECOMMENDATION FOR BULGARIA TO BE ADDED TO WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Sofia strongly urges the inclusion of Bulgaria on the list of priority countries to be invited to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008.) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has called Bulgaria a "model country" in the impleme [...] | 2007-10-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1251 | BULGARIA PARTICIATION AT WIREC 2008 [...] Embassy Sofia appreciates Department's decision to include Bulgaria on the list of priority countries to be invited to WIREC 2008 (ref A). As reported in Ref B, official invitations should be sent to: Mr. Ivailo Kalfin, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Petar Dimitrov, Minister of Economy and [...] | 2007-10-23 07:40:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU |
07SOFIA807 | BULGARIA/EU: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S CRITICISM NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission's (EC) June 27 monitoring report, the first since Bulgaria joined the EU in January, criticized Bulgaria's progress on fighting organized crime and corruption, but stopped short of imposing safeguard clauses. While acknowledging Bulgaria's progress, the EC [...] | 2007-07-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU |
07STATE138428 | REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7-9. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Background: As described in reftel, on May 1, 2007 Secretary Rice announced that the State Department will SIPDIS host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) i [...] | 2007-10-01 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07STATE144035 | VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] The Department appreciates and accepts Mission's P-1 referral of Truong Van Duc and Nguyen Thanh Minh Tri and their dependents for refugee resettlement consideration. 2. Truong Van Duc: Cable states there is an older child not included in the case. If this adult child is unmarried and the [...] | 2007-10-15 13:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | VM KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI |
07STATE144821 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: FRANCE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-16 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID FR SOCI TBIO |
07STATE144831 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-16 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID GM SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145220 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-17 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IT SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145245 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously decl [...] | 2007-10-17 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID JA SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145251 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: RUSSIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previo [...] | 2007-10-17 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID RS SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145256 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: SWEDEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-17 16:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO SW |
07STATE145262 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY: In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previou [...] | 2007-10-17 16:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EUN SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145277 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: THE UNITED KINGDOM'S [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-17 16:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO UK |
07STATE145910 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously [...] | 2007-10-18 17:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EAID SOCI TBIO |
07STATE149959 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MINISTER [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 19, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with France's Natalie Kosciusko-Morizet (Secretaire d' Etat, Ministere de L' Ecologie et du Developpement Durable) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC [...] | 2007-10-29 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG FA |
07STATE149960 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MR. KESTERIS (HEAD [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 18, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with the European Commission's Andris Kesteris (Head of Cabinet, Commissioner for Energy to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). As part of that d [...] | 2007-10-29 17:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG EUN XG |
07STATE149963 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; CORRADO CLINI DG, [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: During the US-Italy climate change bilateral meetings in June, Italy provided enthusiastic support for the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008),including the possibility of GOI providing financial assist [...] | 2007-10-29 17:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG IT |
07STATE149968 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; DR. AMIN (HEAD [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with the United Kingdom's Dr. Amal-Lee Amin (Heaad Technology, Investment and Development, International Climate Change, Defra) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 200 [...] | 2007-10-29 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG UK |
07STATE151077 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; HONORABLE KAZUYUKI [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: The week of September 24th, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with Japan's Kazuyuki Takeuchi (Director, Economic Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) [...] | 2007-10-31 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG JA |
07STATE152175 | UK DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SEEKS SUPPORT FOR PM'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Shriti Vadera, U.K. Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for International Development SIPDIS (DFID) met with IO Bureau Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg on October 22. Vadera said she wants to put more emphasis on private flows and less on government social [...] | 2007-11-02 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN SOCI UK |
07STATE154860 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MR. SMALL (ASSISTANT [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 16, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with Canada's Political Minister Kevin O,Shea and Energy Counselor Paul Connors to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). As part of that discussion [...] | 2007-11-09 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SOCI TRGY CA |
07STATE158407 | U.S. STATEMENT ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN [...] (U) USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 below during the UNSC Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict scheduled for November 20, 2007. 2. (SBU) Begin statement. Mr. President, thank you for convening today,s important discussion. I would also like to thank [...] | 2007-11-20 14:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI |
07STATE159143 | INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...] | 2007-11-21 17:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA SOCI |
07STATE159204 | INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...] | 2007-11-21 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA SOCI |
07STATE160488 | REVISED INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] This instruction cable replaces State 158405. After sending State 158405, USDEL learned that the Beijing follow-up text is not a resolution, but a Chair's text. Unlike resolutions, Chair's texts cannot be voted. But a member state that disagrees with part or all of the text does have the op [...] | 2007-11-27 15:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI |
07STATE160491 | REVISED INSTRUCTIONS -- WSSD RESOLUTION. [...] State 159204 was an instruction cable, sent on November 21, on the G-77/China resolution "On the Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the Twenty-Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly." This cable supplements those instructions. 2. Paragr [...] | 2007-11-27 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA SOCI |
07STATE164390 | INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [...] Action on "Women in Development" is expected either on Thursday, December 6 or Friday, December 7. 2. Paragraphs of concern. -- PP 2 reaffirms the outcomes of the Beijing Conference on Women and its five-year follow-up sessions. -- PP 5 contains the term "sexual and reproductive hea [...] | 2007-12-06 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI |
07STATE56784 | RECRUITING TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMATS FOR FIELD [...] (U) This cable is intended to advertise and recruit individuals to serve four-six month TDY tours in Darfur in support of the Embassy Political Section and Washington's foreign policy objectives in Sudan. S/CRS personnel, with stop-gap support from Embassy political officers, have manned Post [...] | 2007-04-27 16:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AU CJ HO SOCI SU US |
07STATE6191 | SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CRS EYTHAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2-3. 2. (SBU) Department requests that Post grant country clearance for S/CRS Eythan Sontag, who will be TDY principally in Darfur for approximately two months in support of peace-process implementation and other Embassy activities in the fi [...] | 2007-01-17 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC KCRS OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SU |
07STATE87911 | NEW MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID FOUNDATION: SEIZING THE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph four. 2. (C) Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, announced at the World Economic Forum on May 19 the establishment of the $10 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation (MbR [...] | 2007-06-23 00:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON SOCI SCUL AE KPAO |
07STOCKHOLM8 | ANTI-IMMIGRATION SWEDEN DEMOCRATS ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The nationalistic Sweden Democrats gained 2.9% of the national vote in September, capitalizing on anti-immigration sentiment. The party and its views on restricting immigration are treated with suspicion by the mainstream parties and media. The Sweden Democrats claim that they [...] | 2007-01-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM SW |
07SURABAYA71 | EAST JAVA NAHDLATUL ULEMA CONFERENCE: POLITICS, RELIGION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The East Java Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) Conference selected Ali Maschan Moesa as the Chairman of the NU Tanfidziyah Council on November 4. Ali Maschan's election did nothing to dampen speculation that he would soon announce his candidacy in the 2008 East Java Governor's race. Ali Ma [...] | 2007-11-08 11:16:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL PHUM SOCI ID |
07SURABAYA78 | EAST JAVA: SURABAYA-MADURA BRIDGE - COMMUNITIES UNPREPARED [...] (SBU) Summary: Residents originally opposed plans to build a bridge linking the island of Madura with Indonesia's second largest city Surabaya fearing Madura's unique culture would be destroyed. With the Surabaya-Madura bridge scheduled for completion in late-2008, distrust has given way to an [...] | 2007-11-28 04:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV SOCI ID |
07SURABAYA79 | MADURA -- DOMINANT POLITICAL ROLE OF NAHDLATUL ULAMA (NU) [...] (SBU) Summary: The moderate Islamic organization Nadhdlatul Ulama (NU) enjoys widespread support among the conservative Muslim population of Madura. Although not officially involved in politics, NU religious leaders "Kiais" are influential community leaders, running larger educational institut [...] | 2007-11-29 01:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID ID |
07SURABAYA85 | CENTRAL SULAWESI: POST-CONFLICT TENTENA AND POSO -- SAVING [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 3, Syaiful Anam and Amril Ngiode were sentenced to 18 years and 15 years respectively for bombing a market in Tentena on May 29, 2005. The bombing, which killed 22 and wounded 40, was only one horrifying episode during an extended period of violent inter-religious co [...] | 2007-12-06 03:33:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO EAID SOCI PTER SCUL |
07SUVA290 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-24 21:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI FJ |
07SUVA291 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA292 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA293 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA294 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA575 | Update: Testing Fiji's National Pandemic Influenza Plan [...] (SBU) Summary: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in close collaboration with the Fiji National Influenza Taskforce brought together different sectors to test Fiji's National Influenza Pandemic Plan on December 4 and 5, 2007. During the tabletop testing, gaps/issues were identified [...] | 2007-12-19 17:42:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO CASC KFLU FJ |
07TAIPEI1666 | Legislation of Taiwan's Social Security System [...] In July, Taiwan completed the last piece of legislation for its social security system. With the legislation, all Taiwan residents will be covered by one of the social welfare-oriented pension programs. The annual cost of the legislation is estimated at NT$100 billion (US$3 billion). With o [...] | 2007-07-25 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PINR SOCI TW |
07TAIPEI1819 | KMT-DPP FACE CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING YOUTH SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Scholars, party officials, students, and young professionals all tell AIT that there is a wide gap between the needs and desires of youth and the programs and ideologies of the two main parties in Taiwan. Both camps are working to tailor their messages to appeal to the youth and [...] | 2007-08-10 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TW |
07TAIPEI2360 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN TAIWAN--AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) assumed power in 2000, its platform included a strong commitment to protecting the environment. This commitment has over the years been diluted by the way environmental policy has been interpreted, especially in view of the way the [...] | 2007-10-18 06:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV SOCI ECON TW |
07TALLINN171 | ETHNIC RUSSIAN ESTONIANS - TRENDS IN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In contrast to neighboring Latvia, Estonia's Russian-speaking minority exercises political will through mainstream, rather than ethnically-based, political parties. Russian-centric parties are headed by fringe elements and have not generated anywhere near enough popular suppo [...] | 2007-03-15 05:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EN RS PHUM SOCI |
07TALLINN488 | GOE ENDEAVORS TO MODIFY INTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN [...] (U) Summary. In a post Bronze Soldier riot Estonia, integration of ethnic Russians is a hot topic. Once regarded as having one of the most successful post-Soviet integration programs, the GOE is now being forced to take a hard look at the deep fissures that still exist within Estonia's popu [...] | 2007-07-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN |
07TALLINN576 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SCHOOL INTEGRATION WITH [...] (SBU) On August 16, Ambassador Phillips paid a courtesy call on Minister of Education and Research Tonis Lukas. Minister Lukas emphasized that the GOE's program to introduce Estonian-language classes in Russian-language high schools is a step-by-step "transition," not a "reform." He reported [...] | 2007-09-04 11:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN |
07TALLINN595 | ESTONIAN FIRST LADY ACCEPTS FLOTUS LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EN |
07TALLINN738 | ESTONIAN SCHOOL REFORM IN ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 1, 2007, all 58 public Russian language high schools in Estonia began teaching Estonian Literature in the Estonian language. This program, which affects approximately 8,500 Russian- speaking students, is the first step of a gradual transition to reach the point wher [...] | 2007-11-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN |
07TASHKENT1325 | RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS UNIVERSITY TO OPEN BRANCH IN [...] (C) Russian Ambassador Farit Mukhametshin confirmed to the Charge July 12 that the Moscow-based Russian Oil and Gas University plans to open a branch campus in Tashkent later in 2007 (ref A). Mukhametshin said that the decision to open the branch campus was made because Russian oil and gas co [...] | 2007-07-19 04:15:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI EPET RS UZ |
07TASHKENT1386 | HIGH POVERTY DESPITE STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: While Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials tout the country's strong economic growth, they fail to recognize problems associated with high inflation and poverty rates. Inflation in 2006 most likely was around 20 percent and the cost of living continues to rise, fueled recent [...] | 2007-07-30 04:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1596 | PROTESTS REPORTED IN FERGHANA VALLEY AND TASHKENT [...] (C) Summary: Independent websites and Embassy contacts have reported scattered demonstrations in the Ferghana Valley and in Tashkent this past week. The demonstrations reportedly have been caused by rising food prices and scarcities. Officials in the city of Margilan also reportedly have pa [...] | 2007-09-07 09:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1661 | HIGH PRICES, RATIONING OF STAPLES IN THE FERGHANA [...] (C) Summary: On September 12-13, poloffs visited the Ferghana Valley provinces of Namangan and Ferghana. Whether meeting with human rights contacts or sellers at the bazaar, the main topic of conversation was invariably peoples' frustration at price hikes for basic staples, especially for fl [...] | 2007-09-19 10:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1663 | BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to the Ferghana Valley on September 12-13, poloffs met with two former recipients of USAID grants, the Namangan Credit Union and the Ferghana-based Unicons consulting firm. These enterprises show that some of the Uzbek people's traditional entrepreneurial spirit p [...] | 2007-09-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1679 | FERGHANA VALLEY COTTON HARVEST IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: The cotton harvest is in full swing in the Ferghana Valley. A deputy hokim (mayor) in the Ferghana town of Oltiaryq told poloffs on September 12 that he expected the cotton harvest in his region to exceed the previous two years. However, despite the deputy hokim's rosy outlook, [...] | 2007-09-24 09:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB EAGR SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1729 | UZBEKISTAN: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on October 4. Fayzullaev agreed that the draft resolution dealt with a serious issue and that he would refer the information to their appropriate officials at the MFA and the UN. He promised to inform post i [...] | 2007-10-04 09:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1817 | GOU PROVIDES WRITTEN REBUTTAL TO EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During an Embassy event on October 9, MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev provided, at Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov's request, the Ambassador with a written GOU rebuttal to recent public statements made by EU officials criticizing human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. The re [...] | 2007-10-22 08:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1931 | JIZZAKH AND SYRDARYA EXCHANGE PROGRAM ALUMNI FULL [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day tour of Jizzakh and Syrdarya provinces on October 31 and November 1, poloff met with several USG international exchange program alumni who described what they learned in the United States and how they have transferred that knowledge to their home communities. The [...] | 2007-11-06 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON KPAO PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1933 | COTTON HARVEST IN JIZZAKH AND SYRDARYA PROVINCES [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day tour of Jizzakh and Syrdarya provinces on October 31 and November 1, poloff met with local officials and several USG international exchange program alumni (septel),who described the recent cotton harvest in the two provinces, with local officials being more upbe [...] | 2007-11-07 03:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1938 | JIZZAKH ANTI-TRAFFICKING NGO DESCRIBES COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary: During a trip to Jizzakh province on October 31, poloff met with local officials and a local NGO to discuss trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Local NGO leader Nazifa Kamilova, whose organization has received some government assistance, complained that more needed to be done to stren [...] | 2007-11-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CVIS ECON KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1997 | WORLD BANK OFFICIAL ON UZBEKISTAN'S ECONOMIC BOOM, [...] (U) Summary: During Ambassador's meeting with World Bank Regional Director Loup Brefort on November 14, Brefort said Uzbekistan's economic growth stems mainly from rising prices of raw materials, exports of capital goods, and remittances from abroad. This has done little to reduce the 26 perce [...] | 2007-11-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI EMIN EPET UZ |
07TASHKENT1998 | DEPUTY HOKIM OF UZBEKISTAN'S KHOREZM PROVINCE: [...] (U) Summary: On November 5, Poloff met with Usmonboy Jumagaldiyev, the Deputy Hokim (Deputy Governor) for Economic and Public Development Issues in Uzbekistan's Khorezm province. He painted a very rosy picture of economic development and political stability in Khorezm. While some of his clai [...] | 2007-11-20 07:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV ECON ECIN EAGR PTER SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2024 | MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS DISCUSSES PRIORITIES, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Internal Affairs Bakhodir Matlyubov on November 22. Matlyubov cited counterterrorism and counternarcotics as key priorities, and repeatedly noted Uzbekistan's cooperation with a variety of other countries on these issues. He was also [...] | 2007-11-23 14:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PBTS PREL SNAR SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2064 | GOU INTERNAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES AND PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's vast internal security apparatus would play a critical role in any GOU efforts to deter or respond to civil disturbances. Security forces have trained to improve interoperability and to overcome potential breakdowns in command and control since 2005. We are not awar [...] | 2007-12-03 11:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PBTS MCAP SOCI PHUM ECON UZ |
07TASHKENT2089 | GOU'S ELECTION SURVEY SHOWS HUGE KARIMOV LEAD [...] (C) Summary: A document outlining the results of an October 22-27, 2007 public poll--sponsored by Uzbekistan's Center for the Study of Public Opinion--found that 92.7 percent of those planning to vote will vote for President Karimov this December. None of his unwilling opponents received more [...] | 2007-12-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2176 | PROSECUTOR DEMANDED PAYMENT FROM DEPUTY HOKIM, [...] (C) Summary: On December 21, poloff met with Gulnora Muradova, the wife of fugitive journalist Shukhrat Muradov and acting Deputy Hokim of Tashkent's Sergeli district. Muradova admitted that her husband was involved in a kickback scheme at the "Na Postu" newspaper, but argued that he was less [...] | 2007-12-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM PGOV PINR PREF SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2181 | PRISON OFFICIAL DENIES ABUSE OCCURS IN UZBEK [...] (C) Summary: On December 27, poloff met with Norbobo Rakhimov, the Deputy Director of the MVD's Directorate of Prisons (GUIN),who provided poloff with useful information, including the current number of prisons and prisoners in Uzbekistan. Rakhimov reported that the Government has not carri [...] | 2007-12-29 06:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2183 | GOVERNMENT RELEASES 2007 AND 2006 AMNESTY DETAILS [...] (C) Summary: Independent and state-controlled media reported that President Karimov has approved plans for the implementation of the December 2007 amnesty, according to which approximately 3,500 prisoners who fall within specific categories will be released. On December 27, poloff met with N [...] | 2007-12-29 06:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT276 | DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...] | 2007-02-16 12:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT277 | DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...] | 2007-02-17 03:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT328 | SURVIVING AGAINST ALL ODDS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the GOU's closure of the U.S. NGO Counterpart International in June 2006, the organization's Community and Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP) has been able to continue operations, thanks in large part to its local representative's re-registering as a private entreprene [...] | 2007-02-27 10:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM SOCI UZ USAID |
07TASHKENT358 | BACK TO THE BASICS IN UZBEK EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: In back-to-back meetings with Uzbek education ministers on February 28, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard a rehearsed tune of openness SIPDIS to "dialogue and cooperation" regarding U.S. education programs. While both ministers acknowledged the merits of [...] | 2007-03-05 10:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PREL SOCI PGOV US UZ |
07TASHKENT442 | KAFKAESQUE CHALLENGE TO LEGALLY WORKING ABROAD [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Ministry of Labor's Agency for Foreign Labor Migration Affairs, Gafurjon Usmanov, told Poloff he would like to establish guest worker contracts for Uzbeks in the United States. In order to work legally abroad, all Uzbeks must obtain prior Agency authorization thro [...] | 2007-03-19 04:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV SMIG SOCI ECON CVIS UZ |
07TASHKENT477 | CHANGING UZBEK LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Organization for Migration kicked off an INL-funded project to assist Uzbek law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute trafficking-in-persons cases with a workshop for the heads of regional Ministry of Internal Affairs countertrafficking units. P [...] | 2007-03-23 10:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN UZ |
07TASHKENT877 | HOW MANY UZBEKS DO YOU HAVE? MIGRANT LABORERS IN [...] (C) Summary: In coordination with Embassy Astana, Poloff conducted a one-day visit to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to monitor the condition of Uzbek workers. Surprisingly, the vast majority of Uzbek workers claimed to be legally registered. Most of those interviewed were seasonal construction laborer [...] | 2007-05-03 12:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB SMIG ECON PGOV PREL PBTS SOCI KZ UZ |
07TBILISI1639 | USG TO HOST THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] Per reftel, Ambassador sent information about the conference by letter to Minister of Energy Gilauri and Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Tkeshelashvili. As requested, we will look for other opportunities to highlight WIREC 2008 with host country media, civil society, [...] | 2007-07-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO GG |
07TBILISI2308 | PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS MINISTERS, ALEKSISHVILI WAITS [...] (U) Summary: On September 7, the Georgian Parliament approved the new Cabinet of Ministers (ref A) at its first fall session after the summer holidays. The nomination of the former Minister of Finance, Aleksi Aleksishvili, to be President of the National Bank of Georgia was not considered (ref [...] | 2007-09-13 03:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV SOCI GG |
07TBILISI2485 | GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 03:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG |
07TBILISI2842 | GEORGIA: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 09:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM KWMN SOCI UN GG |
07TBILISI2977 | GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AHEAD OF [...] Summary: Responding to social concerns voiced at the November 2-7 anti-government demonstrations in Tbilisi, the government of Georgia has announced a number of initiatives to provide relief to vulnerable groups. The timing of the announcements prompted government opponents to accuse the rul [...] | 2007-11-28 14:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON GG |
07TEGUCIGALPA1785 | CHIMIRRAZO: HONDUTEL DIRECTOR OUT; HOUSE AND [...] (C) On November 9, Honduran police simultaneously raided the state telecommunications (Hondutel) offices across the country and the residences of Hondutel Director Marcelo Chimirri and other officials. The search warrants were executed in response to a legal complaint of illegal taping of pho [...] | 2007-11-13 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV SOCI KCOR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA215 | THE HONDURAN ECONOMY AFTER FIRST YEAR OF ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Following one year in office for the Zelaya administration, the Honduran economy continues to perform solidly. Some critics would say that this continued robust performance owes more to the Maduro administration's (2001-2005) fiscal austerity than to any new Zelaya policies. [...] | 2007-02-02 01:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA258 | WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: UPDATE TO [...] SUMMARY: There has been a lack of political will and resources to address adequately the problem of child labor in Honduras. Honduras has not yet completed its list of the worst forms of child labor required by International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 182. The National Plan for the [...] | 2007-02-08 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA509 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT [...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-03-22 22:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA584 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-04-09 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA585 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-04-09 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA904 | CONGRESS TRIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE SECURITY [...] (U) The Honduran Congress, before an invited crowd of diplomats, private businessmen, Church officials, and representatives from a number of government agencies, revealed on May 15 its proposal to address the security situation in Honduras by creating yet another commission. President of Congr [...] | 2007-05-23 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KRCM PGOV SOCI HO |
07TELAVIV3232 | STRIKE BY SECONDARY TEACHERS THREATENS TO TURN [...] (U) Summary. On November 5, the Israeli labor federation Histadrut threatened a general strike unless the Government enters into "sincere negotiations" with striking secondary teachers. The announcement came after a November 4 meeting between Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini, Education Minister Yu [...] | 2007-11-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IS SOCI |
07TELAVIV3493 | UNION AND GOVERNMENT REPORTEDLY REACH TENTATIVE [...] Summary. On December 4, The National Labor Court ordered striking teachers back to work following the Hanukah festival. The court also ordered the teachers and government to continue negotiating. Education Minister Yuli Tamir was quoted as being satisfied with the decision, and calling for [...] | 2007-12-11 15:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB IS SOCI |
07TELAVIV372 | RELIGIOUS ZIONIST LEADER'S ALTERNATIVE VISION OF [...] (C) Summary. Renewed Religious National Zionist Party leader, Reserve Brigadier General Effie Eitam, offered both a harsh critique and an alternative vision of Israel in a January 24 meeting with PolCouns and Deputy PolCouns. Eitam stated that the secular Zionist program had run its course, [...] | 2007-02-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI IS KPAL |
07THEHAGUE1153 | NETHERLANDS: JUNE GAERC PRE-BRIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch eagerly await details of the German proposal for a European treaty. Barring sufficient changes in size, form, and content, a new treaty is unlikely to win passage in the Netherlands. The Dutch hope for a robust Sudan sanctions package from the UN but are prepared to [...] | 2007-06-15 12:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV SOCI |
07THEHAGUE1436 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: FM VERHAGEN TO ATTEND GENERAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, the Netherlands: plans to attend the Climate Change Ministerial Meeting on September 24th but will not attend the General Debate. Balkenende will likely arrive somewhat prior to the 24th and leave [...] | 2007-08-01 07:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07THEHAGUE1809 | NETHERLANDS/UNGA: CAUTION ABOUT DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On September 27, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Suzanne de Groot, policy officer at the Human Rights and Peacebuildng Department of the Dutch MFA. De Groot expressed appreciation for the advanced consultation on the resolution, as well for U.S. efforts to address this specific human [...] | 2007-09-28 10:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI NL |
07THEHAGUE1897 | WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Econoff delivered reftel request for Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008 delegation information on October 10 to Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA). 2. Smeets said the GON [...] | 2007-10-16 11:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL |
07THEHAGUE1955 | SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO THE [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Leavitt and his delegation to the Netherlands November 8-9. Your visit to the Dutch Health Ministry will provide you with in-depth information about the new Dutch health care system, which came into force as of Janu [...] | 2007-11-01 13:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI ECON PREL PGOV NL |
07THEHAGUE1966 | NETHERLANDS/WIREC: DUTCH ECONOMIC MINISTER SEEKING [...] In response to ref A request, Post reported on October 16 Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven's interest in attending WIREC and per ref B offered possible Dutch invitees for the conference. 2. In a subsequent discussion November 1, Taco Westerhuis, Senior Energy Advisor, [...] | 2007-11-05 15:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG NL |
07THEHAGUE226 | US-NETHERLANDS DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION MEETING [...] Summary. The January 25-26 U.S. - Dutch workshop on demand reduction efforts advanced bilateral cooperation on drug demand reduction and drug abuse prevention. Led by Robert Denniston, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Med [...] | 2007-02-06 15:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PINS PREL SOCI NL |
07THEHAGUE340 | PART-TIME WORK PROMOTES WOMEN'S LABOR PARTICIPATION; [...] (U) Summary. Participation of women in the workforce in the Netherlands has increased substantially in the last 15 years. During mid-February meetings with a visiting Government Accountability Office (GAO) delegation, government, academic, and labor union experts highlighted some of the complex [...] | 2007-02-23 14:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN SOCI PGOV NL |
07TIRANA1059 | ALBANIA: 2007 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: Post's 2007 report on Albania's worst forms of child labor will focus on changes and developments over the last year and will not repeat reporting in last year's cable (ref B). Albania continues to make progress in addressing the issue of child labor and child trafficking, but as rep [...] | 2007-12-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID AL |
07TIRANA1068 | ALBANIA: COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] (U) Ambassador Withers hosted a roundtable discussion at the University of Tirana Law Center on December 11 to mark the end of sixteen days of activism in honor of the International Day Against Gender-Based Violence. Participants included students, civil society leaders and government officia [...] | 2007-12-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV AL |
07TIRANA1070 | THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 15 - 21, 2007 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...] | 2007-12-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI AL |
07TOKYO10 | HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH MOFA ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Affairs Bureau. They discussed a range of global and bilateral health issues, i [...] | 2007-01-04 05:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
07TOKYO1031 | RERF CONTINUES VALUABLE RADIATION RESEARCH DESPITE BUDGET [...] (U) Summary: The Radiation Effects Research Foundation's Scientific Council meeting on March 5 and 6 in Hiroshima underscored the importance of continuing research on long-term health effects on atomic bomb survivors. Multi-year studies involving voluntary participation of atomic bomb survivo [...] | 2007-03-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH PREL SOCI ENRG PARM JA |
07TOKYO110 | FY2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION: UN UNIVERSITY IN [...] Reftel requested Embassy Tokyo to determine whether United Nations University (UNU),Tokyo, or any of its affiliates grant official status or recognition to organizations that promote, condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. After a thorough examination, Embassy Tokyo has determined th [...] | 2007-01-11 05:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI JA |
07TOKYO1286 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 22 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 15 to March 22. -- H5N1 detected in wild bird - 2. On March 18, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a wild Mountain Hawk-eag [...] | 2007-03-23 04:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
07TOKYO152 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 11 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from December 21 to January 11. --- Suspected AI Outbreak in Kyushu --- 2. On January 11, the Miyazaki Prefectural government in Kyushu announced that they are investigating the death of about 750 poultry on a farm i [...] | 2007-01-12 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO1644 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from March 22 to April 13. -- Drill on Tamiflu distribution for ASEAN countries -- 2. On April 2 and 3, the GOJ, WHO and the ASEAN Secretariat conducted an exercise on swiftly delivering stockpiled personal protectiv [...] | 2007-04-13 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
07TOKYO1817 | TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER BREAKS NEW GROUND IN HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Tokyo Midtown Medical Center (TMMC),located in the newly opened Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi area of central Tokyo, boasts Japan's first hospital with a foreign affiliation. TMMC has contracted with Johns Hopkins International (JHI),part of the Johns Hopkins med [...] | 2007-04-24 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD SOCI TBIO JA |
07TOKYO224 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 11 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 11 to 18. --- Kyushu AI Outbreak Confirmed to be H5N1 --- 2. On January 16, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry of Fisheries (MAFF) confirmed that the avian influenza outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture, [...] | 2007-01-18 07:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO2394 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 24 [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from April 13 to May 24. -- GOJ designated H5N1 as "government-decreed" infectious disease for the another year -- 2. On April 27, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) Health Sciences Council [...] | 2007-05-29 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
07TOKYO3187 | REGIONAL INCOME GAPS: PRE-ELECTION FOCUS ON INCOME [...] (SBU) As July,s Upper House election approaches, regional income disparities have emerged as a priority issue in the national conversation on growing income gaps. Ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politicians recognized as early as mid-2006 that the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DP [...] | 2007-07-12 06:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI JA |
07TOKYO3454 | WHO: JAPANESE CONCERNS ABOUT SINGAPORE IWG [...] (U) This message contains an action request - See para. 6. 2. (SBU) On July 27, EST Officer confirmed with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) that they received the U.S. Non-Paper in reftel through their participation in [...] | 2007-07-29 00:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
07TOKYO3456 | HHS ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY HARGAN'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan met in Tokyo with the Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Hakuo Yanagisawa. After a brief discussion of beef imports and food safety issues, they exchanged views on foster [...] | 2007-07-29 00:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
07TOKYO353 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JANUARY 25 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 18 to 25. --- Another Suspected AI Outbreak in Kyushu --- 2. On January 23, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry of Fisheries (MAFF) and the Miyazaki Prefectural Government announced that an avian influ [...] | 2007-01-25 08:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO4172 | JAPAN'S ANNUAL REPORT ON HIV/AIDS FOR 2006 [...] Summary: According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) AIDS Surveillance Committee Annual Report on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic for 2006, 952 new HIV-positive cases and 406 new AIDS cases were reported in Japan during the year. These were larger increases than reported in 2005. [...] | 2007-09-07 03:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA |
07TOKYO4579 | JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period from May 24 to September 27. MHLW to Approve Sale of New H5N1 Vaccine for Humans 2. An advisory panel to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on September 1 confirmed the safety [...] | 2007-10-01 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA |
07TOKYO4696 | JAPAN CONSIDERING RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE, WARY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JA |
07TOKYO4883 | WIREC: JAPAN UNDECIDED, SUGGESTS MINISTER-LEVEL [...] (SBU) As requested in reftel, Post contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about GOJ participation at the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). According to Eriko Hamashiro of MOFA's Economic Security Division, the GOJ is unlikely to decide b [...] | 2007-10-19 02:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA JA |
07TOKYO489 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 02 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from January 25 to February 02. -- MHLW drafts guidelines for pandemic influenza -- 2. On January 19, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) submitted to an advisory panel draft guidelines on measures to be [...] | 2007-02-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO5069 | JAPANESE HIV VACCINE GOES TO CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE U.S. [...] Japanese scientific and other press report that a Japanese consortium plans to begin clinical trials of its AIDS vaccine in the U.S. as early as 2010. It would be the first clinical test of a Japanese-developed AIDS vaccine. The consortium includes the University of Tokyo, the National Insti [...] | 2007-11-01 07:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SOCI KHIV AMED KSCA JA |
07TOKYO5224 | JAPAN WILL OPPOSE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTION [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Japan is "ready to fight" against any additional amendments to the resolution condemning rape as a tool for political or military objectives, MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy Director Takako Ito told E [...] | 2007-11-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM JA |
07TOKYO597 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 08 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 02 to 08 -- Update on AI Outbreak in Shintomi, Miyazaki - 2. On February 3, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) confirmed that the avian influenza outbreak in the town of Shin [...] | 2007-02-09 06:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO689 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 15 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 AI were reported in Japan during the period from February 08 to 15. -- Update on AI outbreaks in Miyazaki and Okayama -- 2. On February 14, a team of experts on avian influenza reported that all four recent outbreaks of avian influenza in Miyazaki and Okayama [...] | 2007-02-16 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TOKYO8 | HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE HEALTH [...] (U) Summary: On December 7, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Hakuo Yanagisawa. Meeting just prior to the Global Health Security Initiative Ministerial, they discussed the recent World He [...] | 2007-01-04 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA |
07TOKYO9 | HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Tatsuya Tanimoto, Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary for Food Safety. They discussed a range of food safety and health issues, including ongoing risk assessments, efforts [...] | 2007-01-04 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA |
07TORONTO90 | ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING IN ONTARIO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police seizures and arrests during the past year show that illegal drug activity, including cross-border smuggling, continues to be a big problem in Ontario. Police have seized large quantities of ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana. They have discovered and shut down nearly 300 in [...] | 2007-03-08 08:59:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SOCI PGOV KCRM CA |
07TRIPOLI1030 | SUDANESE DIPLOMAT ALLEGES LIBYAN OFFICIALS' COMPLICITY IN [...] (C) The long-serving Sudanese DCM in Tripoli, Isaac Kenti, told CDA in a recent meeting that Sudanese criminal networks freely operate migration smuggling rings from Libya to Europe with the complicity of some Libyan officials. According to Kenti, while the GOL provides border guards and pol [...] | 2007-12-12 07:46:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIP SOCI PGOV LY |
07TRIPOLI1066 | QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION DIRECTOR SOUNDS WARNING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI KPAO SCUL OEXC KISL LY |
07TRIPOLI169 | LIBYA'S COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: HIV AWARENESS PROGRAMMING AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Libyan government continues to move forward with its own unique form of education awareness of HIV and AIDs. There is some basic level of educational programming in Libyan schools in conjunction with the UNDP office in Tripoli and the government has also held additional ac [...] | 2007-02-19 16:29:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KHIV LY |
07TRIPOLI993 | MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 15:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA LY |
07TUNIS1043 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND HEALTH [...] (SBU) Post can not report at this time if the Head of State (HOS) or Head of Government (HOG) will attend UNGA, or if the HOS/HOG will be in New York on September 24. On July 23, Post sent a diplomatic note requesting information on the Tunisian delegation to the 62nd UNGA meetings. On July 2 [...] | 2007-08-03 07:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA TS |
07TUNIS1068 | THE TUNISIAN SECULAR STATE: A MODEL FOR THE MUSLIM [...] (C) Following independence in 1956, Tunisia has witnessed the development of a largely secular system of government that maintains a strict separation of mosque and state. Former President Bourguiba implemented policies that, building on Tunisia's secular leanings, established Tunisia as one o [...] | 2007-08-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KISL PTER KDEM TS |
07TUNIS1224 | CABINET RESHUFFLE HIGHLIGHTS BEN ALI FOCUS ON [...] (C) Following recent reshuffles of officials in the ruling party and regional governors (Ref A),President Ben Ali made a minor reshuffle to his cabinet on September 3. Five new ministers were appointed (for Public Health; Tourism; Trade and Handicrafts; Communications Technologies; and Women, [...] | 2007-09-05 14:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETTC SOCI TS |
07TUNIS1240 | TUNISIAN UNGA PARTICIAPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA TS |
07TUNIS1450 | Beywatch: Fortunate Sons Dodging the Draft [...] (U) This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" title. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. It is not a comprehensive overview of the subject. 2. (SBU) The Gover [...] | 2007-11-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PMIL SOCI TS |
07TUNIS1489 | THE PNG'ING OF SUHA ARAFAT: MANY RUMORS, FEW FACTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOT's decision last summer to revoke Suha Arafat's Tunisian citizenship, which had only been granted less than a year earlier, made international headlines. Since the appearance of the official register notice on August 7, the chattering class in Tunisia has not ceased to specul [...] | 2007-11-16 17:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SOCI PINR TS |
07TUNIS1568 | TUNISIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 16:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TS |
07TUNIS226 | Beywatch: YOUNG TUNISIAN MEN ASK: "IS THE MARRIAGE VISA [...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader a sense of everyday life in Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: This cable is a look [...] | 2007-02-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD SOCI CVIS TS |
07TUNIS296 | Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism [...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...] | 2007-03-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS |
07TUNIS313 | Beywatch: Can Tunisia Cut Its Way Into the Medical Tourism [...] INTRODUCTION: This report is one of a series drafted by Post's entry level officers which have the "Beywatch" caption. We believe the perspectives offered in the following vignette will give the reader greater insight into Tunisia. END INTRODUCTION. 2. SUMMARY: From Budapest to Bangkok, We [...] | 2007-03-07 15:58:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV SOCI TS |
07TUNIS753 | TUNISIA: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CHAMBER OF ADVISORS [...] (C) In a June 8 courtesy call with the Ambassador, Chamber of Advisors President (and ruling RCD party Treasurer) Kallel focused on the necessity of taking an offensive posture in combating Islamic extremism. He noted that Tunisia had made great strides in promoting economic development, unive [...] | 2007-06-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER ELAB SOCI TS |
07TUNIS839 | BEN ALI GIVES INDEPENDENT NGO CASH GIFT [...] (C) In early June, the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD),an authorized and independent NGO active in debating and publicizing women's issues, received a TD 50,000 (approximately US $40,000) gift from President Ben Ali. While focused primarily on social issues, ATFD leaders have [...] | 2007-06-26 14:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI TS |
07TUNIS841 | RCD VP LAUDS PARTY INFLUENCE, BEMOANS OPPOSITION [...] (C) In a June 25 courtesy call with the Ambassador, ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party Vice President Hamed Karoui argued that the party was behind much of Tunisia's political, social and economic progress. The Ambassador noted that while social and economic achievements are n [...] | 2007-06-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI ECON EINV TS |
07TUNIS936 | WOMEN'S NGO URGES US ACTION ON FREEDOM DEFICIT, [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 11 courtesy call on the independent Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD),Executive Board members outlined challenges for independent civil society and urged the USG to take greater steps to promote freedom of expression and association. The [...] | 2007-07-16 07:59:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PREL TS |
07ULAANBAATAR228 | MONGOLIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD (AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Preliminary figures for 2006 from the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) Statistics Office show that Mongolia is experiencing unprecedented economic growth. Reaching US$2.7 billion in 2006, nominal GDP increased 8.4%. Mongolia has averaged 7% growth in GDP since 2002 (a low base poin [...] | 2007-04-17 04:53:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR229 | Mongolia/Partners Discuss National Development Strategy, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia (GOM) and external partners, including bilateral and multilateral donors, international financial institutions and international NGOs, met at the third semiannual GOM/World Bank co-sponsored Technical Meeting in Ulaanbaatar April 3-4. (Reftels summarize [...] | 2007-04-17 05:10:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EMIN SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR268 | Western Snapshots Part 2 of 3: Bayan Ulgii - Home to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge visited Bayan Ulgii (BU) aimag (province) in Mongolia's far west April 24/25. BU is home to Mongolia's largest ethnic minority group: Moslem Kazakhs make up 92% of the aimag's 100,000 citizens. Several BU interlocutors stressed that they are "calm, moderate, secula [...] | 2007-05-08 05:59:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD SENV PREL EMIN SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR279 | Mongolian Court Convicts Boy Band Drug Smugglers [...] (U) A Mongolian court convicted 13 persons accused of trafficking drugs smuggled in from China, sentencing three of the defendants to ten or more years in prison. The defendants included several Mongolian hip hop boy band stars, the son of a wealthy businessman, and several students. This is [...] | 2007-05-14 03:57:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ASEC PGOV SOCI MG CH |
07ULAANBAATAR394 | Homes For Mongolia's Masses -- a Housing Shortage Amidst a [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has launched a two-year campaign to build 40,000 affordable apartment units throughout the country (with 80 to 90% in Ulaanbaatar (UB),the capital) to address a critical housing shortage caused by increasing numbers of rural migrants moving to th [...] | 2007-07-06 00:28:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV SOCI BTIO MG |
07ULAANBAATAR433 | VISIT OF JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE NARUHITO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Crown Prince of Japan Naruhito paid his first-ever visit to Mongolia July 10 to 17 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relationships between the two countries. Although purely ceremonial, the visit was a very important, corner-turning moment in the context of Japanes [...] | 2007-07-26 00:12:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SOCI EMIN EINV MG JP |
07ULAANBAATAR448 | Mongolia's Economy Still Running Strong [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia's economy continued strong growth in the first half of 2007 and, according to local analysts, will likely meet expectations of 7% to 8% GDP growth this year. High copper prices and increased tax receipts bolstered Government revenues. The Ministry of Finance is n [...] | 2007-08-02 07:05:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR479 | MONGOLIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER DESCRIBES TIES WITH NORTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tsogtbaatar Damdin (protect),Foreign Policy Advisor (FPA) to Mongolia's President, shed light August 21 on his country's relationship with North Korea. Joined by officials from the MFA, Tsogtbaatar told USG officials that Mongolia is trying to reduce North Korea's sense of isol [...] | 2007-08-24 06:58:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON MG KN KS |
07ULAANBAATAR487 | Central Bank Head: Mongolia Not Threatened by Asian Market [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Bank of Mongolia (BOM) Governor A. Batsukh, Mongolia's exposure to turbulence in Asian markets is low, but he fears that recent moves by the US Fed could adversely affect the country's foreign currency reserves. He believes competition in the banking sector will hel [...] | 2007-08-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL EAID EMIN SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR494 | Mongolia's President Visits Kazakhstan, Bolsters Ties [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolian President Enkhbayar's August 13-15 visit to Kazakhstan produced several cooperative agreements, firmed up already solid bilateral relations, and convinced at least some of the visiting Mongolians that development through authoritarianism is undesirable. One agreement, [...] | 2007-08-29 08:33:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG KZ |
07ULAANBAATAR598 | AS MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT HEADS TO WASHINGTON, [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Mongolian President Enkhbayar prepares to depart for an October 22 summit with President Bush, a fierce power struggle continues to rage within his ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP),the former communist party. With the party's approval rating at less than 3 [...] | 2007-10-18 09:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR599 | WE'RE TALKIN' TRASH: MONGOLIA TACKLES A MOUNTING SOLID [...] SUMMARY. As Mongolia evolves into a consumerist, disposable society, its cities are increasingly becoming overrun by mounting piles of trash and other solid waste. Garbage sometimes goes uncollected for months, especially in impoverished ger (yurt) districts, and Ulaanbaatar's single landfill [...] | 2007-10-19 06:37:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV PGOV SOCI EAID BTIO MG |
07ULAANBAATAR603 | WASTING WASTE: MONGOLIA SLOWLY LEARNS TO LOVE RECYCLING. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 08:35:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV PGOV SOCI BTIO MG |
07ULAANBAATAR615 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post informed the Government of Mongolia in an October 26 demarche of the USG's designation of several Iranian entities, individuals and banks for their support of terrorism and on proliferation grounds. Post urged the GOM to take parallel steps, to prevent the facilitation o [...] | 2007-10-26 06:13:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR619 | BAYAR UPSETS PM ENKHBOLD TO LEAD MONGOLIA'S RULING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 24th Congress of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) unexpectedly produced a new party leader on October 27: Bayar, who defeated incumbent MPRP Chairman and Prime Minister Enkhbold in a secret-ballot vote. Bayar, an English-speaking, Russian-educated MPRP [...] | 2007-10-29 08:56:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR622 | PRESIDENT ENKHBAYAR VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF [...] (SBU) President Enkhbayar told the Charge' he was very pleased with the results of his October 22-30 visit to the U.S. and particularly his meetings with President Bush and other senior USG officials as well as the historic signing of Mongolia's Millennium Challenge Account Compact. Enkhbayar [...] | 2007-11-01 00:33:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR637 | MONGOLIA'S INCOMING PM OUTLINES NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolia's ruling party chief Bayar, who is almost certain to become Prime Minister this month, indicated in a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador that he is "fully committed" to continuing Mongolian participation in the Iraq Coalition. Bayar, elected Chairman of the ruling Mon [...] | 2007-11-07 07:37:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR642 | Snapshot of Mongolia's North Central Selenge Province [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's central northern Selenge aimag (province) hopes to develop mining, agricultural production and tourism. Selenge has generally good relations with its Russian neighbor, but the Russians remain bureaucratic and uncooperative in facilitating border crossing. During the [...] | 2007-11-13 08:28:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EMIN ETRD PREL SOCI MG RU CM |
07ULAANBAATAR658 | BAYAR VOTED IN AS MONGOLIAN MP, TAKES AIM AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Mongolia's Parliament elected S.Bayar as Prime Minister on November 22, with 67 of 69 MPs present voting in support. Bayar, an English-speaking former diplomat who leads the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP),accepted the Seal of Government and sai [...] | 2007-11-23 09:21:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR670 | HIV/AIDS in Mongolia: Crisis in the Making? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia retains its reputation as a country with a low rate of HIV infection, but testing among at-risk populations remains at a low level, and experts fear that official figures do not tell the whole story. To date 41 HIV/AIDS cases have been officially recorded (involving 35 M [...] | 2007-11-30 09:05:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAID SOCI PGOV PINR PREL MG KHIV |
07ULAANBAATAR695 | UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN MONGOLIA [...] Per reftel, Post provides the following information on whether Mongolia, eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP) program, is implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, as required under the Trade and Development A [...] | 2007-12-17 01:46:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID MG |
07ULAANBAATAR696 | Asbestos-Coated Heating Pipes, Construction Materials A [...] Asbestos and cement covered pipes that make up Ulaanbaatar's aged and decaying centralized heating system may constitute a significant unidentified health risk. Of the 286 kilometers of heating pipes that snake through the city, estimates indicate 91% are coated with asbestos-cement insulatio [...] | 2007-12-17 08:18:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV EFIN SOCI PGOV MG |
07ULAANBAATAR698 | MONGOLIAN PM BAYAR INTRODUCES NEW CABINET TO RESIDENT [...] (SBU) Prime Minister S.Bayar invited the resident diplomatic corps and international-organization representatives to meet his newly installed Cabinet December 17 at Government House. The Czech Ambassador, as dean of the diplomatic corps, began the hour-long event by offering congratulations to [...] | 2007-12-18 00:24:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI MG |
07ULAANBAATAR703 | MONGOLIA'S NEW CABINET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (S) This cable provides analysis of the new 16-member Cabinet of Mongolian Prime Minister S.Bayar and identifies the Ministers' strengths, weaknesses, likely objectives and challenges. A separate cable will follow on the balance of power in Parliament and political parties' prospects for succ [...] | 2007-12-20 06:12:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | SECRET | PREL MARR ECON SENV KCOR SOCI PGOV MG |
07USEUBRUSSELS3189 | CHANGES IN EC MINE ACTION FUNDING [...] (U) USAID Special Assistant delivered demarche contained in reftel to Laura Figuori of the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations, Security Policy Unit. Figuori was a member of the now dismantled operational unit which managed mine action funding. 2. (SBU) Accordi [...] | 2007-10-19 07:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KHDP SOCI PARM EAID EUN |
07USUNNEWYORK1164 | UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE, [...] Summary. The United Nations General Assembly's Second Committee adopted fourteen resolutions by consensus during its December 7 session. In accordance with Ref A and Ref B, the U.S. called for a vote and gave an Explanation of Vote (EOV) on the international trade and Lebanon oil slick draft [...] | 2007-12-13 22:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECIN EAID AORC KWMN SOCI PREL UNGA LE |
07USUNNEWYORK130 | PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION COUNTRY GROUPS APPROVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following criticism of the slow pace of Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) work expressed in separate Security Council and General Assembly debates this month, the country-specific component of the PBC has approved ambitious schedules for finalizing peacebuilding "strategies" in Sie [...] | 2007-02-13 22:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO SOCI UNGA UN EFIN |
07USUNNEWYORK132 | SECURITY COUNCIL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSS [...] SUMMARY: The Security Council and the General Assembly held separate sessions on January 30 and February 6, 2007 respectively to discuss post-conflict peacebuilding. In both venues, speakers urged the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) to focus on work in its country-specific format where it is [...] | 2007-02-15 14:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO SOCI UNGA EFIN UN |
07USUNNEWYORK154 | UN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2007 SESSION [...] (U) Summary: The Commission on Social Development held its 45th session from February 7 to 16, 2007. Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran, Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi chaired the session, whose main theme was "Full Employment and Decent Work for All." Discussions and panels included macroeconomic [...] | 2007-02-27 14:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB TBIO SOCI UN |
07USUNNEWYORK207 | PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION TRIPS TO SIERRA LEONE AND [...] The Peacebuilding Commission's efforts to draft "integrated peacebuilding strategies" for Sierra Leone and Burundi are advancing, with visits planned to both countries during the next month. Perm Reps from five UN missions (Guinea, Ghana, Jamaica, Brazil, and The Netherlands as the working gr [...] | 2007-03-14 20:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO SOCI UNGA EAID |
07USUNNEWYORK228 | UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2007 SESSION [...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held its 51st session from February 26 to March 9, 2007. Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, chaired the session, whose main theme was "The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violenc [...] | 2007-03-21 14:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KWMN UN CSW |
07USUNNEWYORK718 | PROPOSED RAPE RESOLUTION AT UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 22:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI UNGA KFEM |
07USUNNEWYORK727 | INSTRAW VOLUNTARY FUNDING REQUEST [...] (U) Summary: Mission received the following note dated August 23, 2007, from the Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations addressed to Amb. Khalizad, raising the need for voluntary funding for the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancemen [...] | 2007-09-06 19:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID KWMN UN |
07USUNNEWYORK896 | U.S. RAPE RESOLUTION: STATE OF PLAY AS OF OCT. 19 [...] (U) Summary: The United States tabled its anti-rape resolution in the UNGA Third Committee on Wednesday. The resolution has attracted considerable opposition from certain African, Middle Eastern, and other delegations who correctly perceive it as targeting, inter alia, the Government of Suda [...] | 2007-10-20 01:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI |
07USUNNEWYORK952 | ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION UPDATE [...] (C) Negotiations on the text of the U.S.-initiated anti-rape resolution are heading into the end-game. Over 50 countries, including the European Union and others from various regions, have signed on as co-sponsors of a compromise text that asks for action to eliminate rape generally, "includi [...] | 2007-11-01 23:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM KFEM UNGA |
07VATICAN102 | VATICAN: FORMER FOREIGN MINSITER TO BE ISLAM CZAR [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI has appointed former FM Jean Louis Tauran as President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, the lead Vatican department for relations with non-Christian faiths, including Islam. The move restores the autonomy of a Council that Benedict had placed und [...] | 2007-06-28 14:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF PTER LE VT |
07VATICAN103 | VATICAN APPOINTS IRAQ, CHINA EXPERT TO KEY SLOT [...] (C) Pope Benedict has named Archbishop Fernando Filoni the Holy See's "Sostituto" or "Substitute", the number three position at the Vatican. Filoni will have regular access to the pope and will communicate closely with many of the Roman Curia offices. Filoni has extensive diplomatic experienc [...] | 2007-07-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IZ CH VT |
07VATICAN106 | HOLY SEE FEARS ISRAEL BACKING OFF COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Holy See officials say that Israel is backing off commitments it made during a May plenary session on the Fundamental Agreement between the two sides. Vatican sources told us the Israelis had promised to set dates immediately for a strict schedule of ongoing negotiations, but have now re [...] | 2007-07-09 15:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI IS VT |
07VATICAN111 | VATICAN EXPECTS STRONG REACTION TO POPE'S LETTER TO CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Rota Graziosi, the Pope's China Letter has undercut the standing of the Government of China in "administering" the Catholic Church in China and as a result, the Holy See expects a strong, but perhaps, moderated reaction sometime [...] | 2007-07-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN120 | HOLY SEE: CONFERENCE ON PASTORAL CARE OF SICK ELDERLY [...] Embassy wishes to bring to the attention of relevant USG agencies that we have received information from the Holy See concerning the XXII International Conference on "The Pastoral Care of Sick Elderly People", which will take place in Vatican City's Synod Hall from November 15-17, 2007. The con [...] | 2007-08-24 07:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI VT |
07VATICAN139 | HOLY SEE: DISCUSSING FATHER RYDZYK [...] (C) Summary. Department's Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues met key officials from the Holy See and the Redemptorist order to discuss the case of Radio Maryja and the impact of Father Rydzyk's anti-Semitic remarks on Polish restutition efforts. Church officials spoke cautiously but took caref [...] | 2007-10-01 08:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL PL VT |
07VATICAN144 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HOLY SEE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 08:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI VT |
07VATICAN149 | HOLY SEE: INTEREST IN WIREC 2008 [...] Charge d'affaires provided Ref A information October 8 to Dr. Paolo Conversi, the responsible official for multilateral environmental issues in the Holy See's foreign ministry. Conversi was personally very interested but has not yet been able to confirm whether the Vatican wishes to participate [...] | 2007-10-15 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA VT |
07VATICAN150 | VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT CUBA [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of State Bertone is likely to visit Cuba in January of 2008. Bertone's visit would coincide with the 10th anniversary of John Paul II's historic visit, and is intended to assess social and religious developments since then. The Vatican continues to favor dialogue as a [...] | 2007-10-17 07:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF CU VE VT |
07VATICAN151 | "A COMMON WORD" -- NEW DEVELOPMENT IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. A large and diverse group of Muslim scholars has issued a document addressed to the Pope and other prominent Christian leaders, inviting them to a theological dialogue. The document, entitled "A Common Word Between Us and You", is the fruit of long labor guided by a Jordanian i [...] | 2007-10-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI VT |
07VATICAN157 | VATICAN EXPECTS REACTION TO POPE'S LETTER TO CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Rota Graziosi, the Holy See still anticipates a reaction to the Pope's June 2007 letter to the Chinese faithful and will watch upcoming bishop ordinations for a sign of the GOC's mind-set. The Holy See does not expect the undergr [...] | 2007-11-06 10:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI CH VT |
07VATICAN165 | CORRECTED COPY: VATICAN-AFFILIATED INSTITUTE HAILS LETTER [...] (C) Summary: The president of the Vatican-affiliated Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies has hailed "A Common Word", the letter that 138 Muslim scholars have recently addressed to the Pope and other prominent Christian leaders inviting them to a theological dialogue, as an unprecedented an [...] | 2007-11-09 08:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT |
07VATICAN17 | VATICAN: MARTINO SEES END NEAR FOR CASTRO; AMBASSADOR URGES [...] (C) Holy See Justice and Peace Council President Cardinal Martino told the Ambassador January 16 that he had heard from contacts the same morning that Fidel Castro had peritonitis and was edging even closer to death. The Ambassador emphasized to Martino and to Holy See FM Mamberti the need for [...] | 2007-01-16 17:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI CU VT |
07VATICAN193 | CHINA - HOLY SEE: NO AGREEMENT ON CATHOLIC BISHOP [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for China Rota-Graziosi, the Holy See and the Government of China did not reach an agreement on episcopal ordinations, nor on the normalization of relations, during their November 2007 talks in Beijing. Rota-Graziosi is pessimistic about [...] | 2007-12-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI CH VT |
07VATICAN2 | POPE BENEDICT XVI'S STRONG WORLD PEACE DAY MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's first World Peace Day message, released in December, contains strong arguments of both religious and political nature. The 14-page document entitled "The Human Person, The Heart of Peace" follows some familiar philosophical themes, but also reflects Benedict's [...] | 2007-01-03 18:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT |
07VATICAN20 | VATICAN: VIETNAM AND CHINA CHURCH ISSUES FRONT AND CENTER [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See intends to hold meetings on January 19 and 20 with key Catholic officials to formulate a common policy toward China in response to the recent illicit ordinations by the GoC. In related news, unofficial Vatican sources have confirmed that Pope Benedict will receive V [...] | 2007-01-18 16:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV CM VM VT |
07VATICAN3 | EMBASSY VATICAN HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Post's December 20 HIV/AIDS conference focused on combating the spread of AIDS with a special focus on partnerships with faith-based organizations. High level and knowledgeable speakers from the Holy See, Caritas, UNAIDS, Sant'Egidio, and the private sector combined with a dedic [...] | 2007-01-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VT PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI KHIV |
07VATICAN30 | PRC - HOLY SEE RELATIONS IN FLUX; VATICAN CONVENES CHINA [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican convened a two-day meeting on January 19 and 20 to address its China policy. The meeting, presided over by Cardinal Secretary of State Bertone, sought to formulate a unified policy toward China to address the continuing challenges presented by the GoC including a spa [...] | 2007-01-29 16:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN46 | HOLY SEE - VIETNAM: DELEGATION'S VISIT ANOTHER STEP FORWARD [...] (S) Holy See Deputy FM Parolin told us February 26 that a Vatican delegation's trip to Vietnam next week would offer a good opportunity for progress in relations between the two sides following January's historic visit by PM Dzung to Pope Benedict. Officials told us the recent detention of d [...] | 2007-02-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM VT |
07VATICAN5 | DRL A/S LOWENKRON CONSULTS WITH HOLY SEE ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Lowenkron's December 21 meeting with deputy FM Parolin focused largely on religious freedom matters in Vietnam, Lebanon, Turkey, Venezuela, and Cuba. Parolin explained the Holy See's strategy for increasing religious freedom in problem countries and provided details of th [...] | 2007-01-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CH CU LE TU VM VT |
07VATICAN51 | VATICAN: PUTIN'S VISIT MAINLY CEREMONIAL [...] (C) Vatican officials told us March 1 that President Putin's March 13 visit to Pope Benedict XVI (ref a) would be a short "get-acquainted" session, as it would be the first meeting between the two men. No meeting had yet been scheduled for Putin with Cardinal Secretary of State Bertone. Off [...] | 2007-03-05 16:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI RS VT |
07VATICAN54 | CARITAS IN CHINA: QUIETLY GROWING [...] (C) Summary: A March 6-7 Vatican-hosted Caritas Internationalis meeting on China revealed that Caritas is making small but significant strides in providing support to the Chinese poor with the tacit approval of some local Chinese officials. While there will be no immediate move to establish a [...] | 2007-03-12 18:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN55 | CARITAS COMMITTED TO DPRK OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Holy See's aid and development agency, Caritas International, is committed to its programs in North Korea. Caritas South Korea has assumed control of the program from Caritas Hong Kong and is slowly overcoming transition problems. Since 1995, some US$33 million has been spent on Caritas [...] | 2007-03-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KN KS XB PHUM KIRF VT |
07VATICAN58 | ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE TO SPEAK OUT? [...] (U) This telegram contains a recommendation and action request below. --------------- Background -------------- 2. (C) Post noted in early February that the Holy See was considering speaking out on Zimbabwe (reftel). The issue is now on the front burner. A senior cardi [...] | 2007-03-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI ZI ZU SF UK VT |
07VATICAN59 | HOLY SEE APPRECIATES PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Holy See MFA Director for Afghanistan Murphy received with interest several fact sheets on reconstruction efforts in the country and encouraged us to keep up our efforts to publicize the positive strides that have been made. With few Catholics and no diplomatic representation in Afghanis [...] | 2007-03-20 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PHUM SOCI PTER VT |
07VATICAN61 | CHINA: POPE'S EASTER LETTER ON HOLD? [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Rota-Graziosi, the Vatican will not release its much-anticipated Papal letter to Chinese Catholics at Easter time, as was expected. Rota-Graziosi could not say when it would be released. The letter will purportedly address the [...] | 2007-03-21 18:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN64 | ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE WAITING FOR OK FROM BISHOPS [...] (C) In response to ref (b) points, Holy See deputy foreign minister equivalent Pietro Parolin told the Charge March 23 that the Holy See was considering speaking out further on Zimbabwe, but felt compelled to wait until it got the "green light" from the Zimbabwe bishops to do so. He noted t [...] | 2007-03-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL ZI VT |
07VATICAN70 | HOLY SEE REMAINS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MAPUTO PLAN [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (i.e. deputy foreign minister) April 3 and raised ref a points, asking for Vatican help in resisting the Plan's language on diverting HIV/AIDS funding and on abortion. Parolin rec [...] | 2007-04-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT |
07VATICAN76 | POPE BEMOANS SITUATION IN IRAQ; SPEAKS OUT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Pope Benedict claimed "nothing positive" was coming from an Iraq "torn apart by continual slaughter" in his widely-publicized Easter address April 8. Following intensive lobbying by Post, the pontiff broke the Holy See's silence on Zimbabwe, decrying the "grievous crisis" in that country [...] | 2007-04-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IZ ZI LE SU VT |
07VATICAN85 | PAPAL VISIT TO BRAZIL: A PREVIEW [...] (SBU) Pope Benedict XVI travels to Brazil May 9-13 to open a plenary session of the council of Latin American and Caribbean bishops conferences (CELAM). The three most recent continental meetings (Colombia 1968, Mexico 1979, and Dominican Republic 1992) provided direction for the Catholic Chur [...] | 2007-05-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF ECON SCUL SOCI BR VT XM |
07VATICAN90 | HOLY SEE GEARS UP FOR ISRAELIS [...] (C) The Holy See will host a May 21 plenary session addressing issues related to the 1993 Fundamental Agreement with Israel. The Vatican still hopes for a breakthrough in the stalemated negotiations, but negotiator Fr. David Jaeger told us he feared that the Israelis would not bend on proper [...] | 2007-05-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IS VT |
07VATICAN93 | HOLY SEE ENCOURAGED BY TALKS WITH ISRAEL [...] (C) Vatican officials were encouraged by the May 21 plenary session with Israel on the Fundamental Agreement (FA) between the Holy See and Israel. While there were no major breakthroughs, officials told us that the Israelis engaged on the issues in a way they had not done before. One import [...] | 2007-05-24 15:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KIRF PHUM IS VT |
07VATICAN96 | HOLY SEE EMPHASIZES BALANCE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND [...] (C) Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with officials from the Holy See and from Vatican-affiliated NGO Sant'Egidio May 22 regarding war crimes issues. The Holy See concurred with Williamson's assessment that a one-size-fits-all approach was sub-optimal when addre [...] | 2007-06-13 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KAWC SOCI VT RW BY SU CG |
07VATICAN97 | EMBASSY VATICAN LINKS NGO SANT'EGIDIO WITH AFRICAN BUREAU [...] (SBU) Post hosted a digital video conference (DVC) May 25, linking the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Vatican-related NGO, with the Africa Bureau. Embassy Paris's Africa watcher and staff from S/WCI also joined the DVC. Sant'Egidio responded to questions raised by AF on issues related to confl [...] | 2007-06-20 08:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM SOCI UG IV VT |
07VIENNA1605 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (U) Acting EconPol Counselor delivered reftel points on June 14 to Andreas Riecken, the MFA's European Correspondent. Riecken offered the following observations: 2. (C) Cuba: Riecken does not expect much discussion, as Council Conclusions have already been drafted at the working level. [...] | 2007-06-15 14:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI AU |
07VIENNA1926 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: JULY 23 GAERC [...] (U) PolUnit Chief delivered reftel points on July 19 to Christine Moser, the MFA's Deputy European Correspondent, who offered the following observations: 2. (C) Kosovo: Kosovo will top the agenda. Member states should emphasize that the EU is united in its support for the Ahtisaari plan. [...] | 2007-07-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI AU |
07VIENNA2536 | NOMINATION OF PARTICIPANT FOR WORKSHOP ON [...] Embassy Vienna nominates the following officer to participate in the Workshop on Radicalization and Muslim Engagement scheduled for October 30-31, 2007 in Washington, DC. 2. Michael Spring, Economic-Political Officer, Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Muslim Outreach. Top Secret secur [...] | 2007-10-01 06:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO PREL PTER SCUL SOCI XG AU |
07VIENNA2563 | AUSTRIA FAVORS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE AS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI AU |
07VIENNA2631 | WIREC 2008 - AUSTRIA CANNOT YET CONFIRM PARTICIPATION AT [...] Post contacted Katharina Wieser from the MFA's Department for Environment and Energy Issues to inquire about Austria's participation at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). After consulting with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of [...] | 2007-10-16 09:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA AU |
07VIENNA2793 | AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 16:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA AU |
07VIENTIANE12 | REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: During her first visit to Laos, Representative Betty McCollum met with a series of senior Lao National Assembly (NA) officials, including Madame Pany Yathotu, NA Vice President as well as member of the ruling party's Politburo, members of the NA,s Foreign Affairs Committee, and th [...] | 2007-01-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | LA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI TH |
07VIENTIANE125 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: AI FOUND IN BIRDS IN VIENTIANE (WEEKLY [...] SUMMARY: The Lao government's avian influenza (AI) coordinator told donors on February 13 that two wild ducks in Vientiane had tested positive for avian influenza. Tests on two possible human cases are underway; initial results are negative. END SUMMARY. Reports of H5N1 Positive Ducks in [...] | 2007-02-14 11:23:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID |
07VIENTIANE154 | GOVERNANCE, WOMEN'S ISSUES, AND IRI'S EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ms. Johanna Kao of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and embassy officers met with government officials, women's groups, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Laos from February 4 - 7. NGO representatives informed Ms. Kao of the difficult operating environmen [...] | 2007-02-23 10:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI EAID LA |
07VIENTIANE163 | VIENTIANE EAC MEETING - HUMAN CASE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Vientiane EAC met February 26 to discuss a WHO report of first-ever case of probable human infection of avian influenza (AI) in Laos. Samples from the patient have been sent for H5N1 confirmation, which is still pending. The Lao press is already highlighting this first "s [...] | 2007-02-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR |
07VIENTIANE184 | VIENTIANE EAC MEETING -- AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 5, the Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the developing situation regarding avian influenza (H5N1) in Laos. The Lao government announced on March 4 that a probable second case of avian influenza in humans had been identified, with confirmation pending further [...] | 2007-03-05 10:35:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC TBIO KFLU SOCI AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KPAO |
07VIENTIANE228 | CHINA'S GOLDEN CITY IN NORTHERN LAOS [...] (C) Summary. The recent opening of a Chinese casino and hotel complex in Luang Namtha Province along the Lao-China border is symbolic of growing Chinese influence in northern Laos. Although only 20 percent of the planned ten-year project has been completed thus far, this first phase amounts [...] | 2007-03-20 10:13:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV KCRM ECON ETRD SMIG SOCI ELTN ECIN PREL |
07VIENTIANE295 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: There have been no new human avian influenza (AI) cases or bird outbreaks since the last report. Massive culling in Vientiane municipality was completed on March 16. The World Bank-assisted compensation program is paying poultry owners sixty percent of the market value of culled bi [...] | 2007-04-09 10:16:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID |
07VIENTIANE300 | INTOLERANCE FOR CHRISTIANS PERSISTS IN LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Christians in Bolikhamsay Province's Nakun Village have faced pressure from local officials and have been "reeducated" numerous times as a result of their religious activities. Christians in Xunya Village, Luang Namtha Province, have reportedly been prevented from practicin [...] | 2007-04-10 09:59:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SCUL SOCI EINV CASC PREL LA |
07VIENTIANE310 | IOM's Return and Reintegration of Lao TIP Victims [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 2. (SBU) Summary: The International Office for Migration (IOM) signed a long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Laos (GoL) on February 27. Based on the MOU, IOM plans to be more active in capacity-bui [...] | 2007-04-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PHUM SOCI ELAB KWMN PREL LA |
07VIENTIANE341 | LAO SENIOR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up on the Ambassador's recent meeting with the Lao Front for National Construction (reftel),Poloffs met with recently-appointed Religous Affairs Khaophone Vannabout to seek updates on several outstanding cases. Khaophone provided an update on 12 detained Khmu who may [...] | 2007-04-26 10:01:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM SOCI PREL LA |