NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN: SECTION 102

UNCLAS ROME 003534 SIPDIS FROM FODAG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PHUM SOCI UN FAO WFP SUBJECT: NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN: SECTION 102 (PEDOPHILIA) CERTIFICATION REF: SECSTATE 113678 ¶1. SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, THE U.S. MISSION/ROME HAS OBTAINED LISTS OF NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO),THE WORLD FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03534 171134Z PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT (IFAD). THE U.S. MISSION HAS REVIEWED THESE LISTS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT, TO THE BEST OF ITS KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THESE NGOS PROMOTE OR CONDONE, OR SEEK THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA, OR INCLUDE AS A SUBSIDIARY OR MEMBER ANY SUCH ORGANIZATION. END SUMMARY. ¶2. THE U.S. MISSION CONTACTED, VIA TELEPHONE AND FAX, THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL IN THE THREE ROME-BASED U.N. ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN REFTEL TO DISCUSS SECTION 102 REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION EACH ORGANIZATION WAS REQUESTED, IN WRITING, TO PROVIDE BOTH A CERTIFICATION AND A LIST OF NGOS THAT HAVE AFFILIATIONS WITH THEM. RESPONSES FROM EACH ORGANIZATION ARE DISCUSSED BELOW: ¶3. FAO:THE MISSION HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NORA MCKEON, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF FAO'S RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS UNIT, TCDS, TECHNICAL COOPERATION DEPARTMENT TRANSMITTING A LIST OF ALL NGOS THAT HAVE FORMAL RELATIONS WITH FAO. THIS LIST CONSISTS OF 16 NGOS WITH "CONSULTATIVE STATUS", 65 NGOS WITH "SPECIALIZED CONSULTATIVE STATUS", AND 120 NGOS WITH "LIAISON STATUS." THE LETTER ASSURES THAT, TO THE BEST OF FAO'S KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTE, CONDONE OR SEEK THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA, OR HAVE ANY SUBSIDIARIES OR MEMBER GROUPS THAT DO. ¶4. WFP: THE MISSION HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM REBECCA DOYLE, CHIEF OF THE RESOURCES MOBILIZATION SERVICE (AMERICAS, AUSTRALIA AND ASIA) STATING THAT, TO THE BEST OF HER KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THE NGOS THAT WFP IS AFFILIATED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 03534 171134Z WITH PROMOTE, CONDONE OR SEEK THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA, NOR HAVE ANY SUBSIDIARIES OR MEMBER GROUPS WHICH DO. ATTACHED TO THE LETTER IS A LIST OF 19 NGOS THAT ARE WFPS' MAJOR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (I.E. A LIST OF ALL NGOS WITH WHICH WFP HAS A GLOBAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING). ¶5. IFAD: THE MISSION HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ALAN PRIEN, SECRETARY OF IFAD, TRANSMITTING A LIST OF 494 NGOS COLLABORATING WITH IFAD. THIS LETTER FURTHER STATES THAT IFAD CONFIRMS, TO THE BEST OF ITS KNOWLEDGE, THAT NONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTE, CONDONE OR SEEK THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA OR HAVE ANY SUBSIDIARIES OR MEMBER GROUPS THAT DO. ¶6. UPON RECEIPT OF LETTERS FROM THE ABOVE THREE ORGANIZATIONS, MISSION HAS REVIEWED THE LISTS OF NGOS AND DETERMINED THAT, TO THE BEST OF ITS KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THESE NGOS PROMOTE OR CONDONE, OR SEEK THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA, OR INCLUDE AS A SUBSIDIARY OR MEMBER ANY SUCH ORGANIZATION. THE LETTERS AND LIST OF NGOS PROVIDED BY EACH ORGANIZATION WILL BE SENT TO IO/SHA VIA PRIORITY MAIL ON JULY 17, 2002. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ISSUE AT U.S. MISSION IN ROME IS LUCY TAMLYN. ¶7. APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS OF STAFF TIME WAS DEVOTED TO COMPLYING WITH THIS REQUEST. HEILEMAN UNCLASSIFIED > 2002ROME03534 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED