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03ROME5092
2003-11-12 06:16:00
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Embassy Rome
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NGO'S AFFILIATED WITH UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Tags:  AORC EAID EAGR PHUM FAO WFP IFAD 
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UNCLAS ROME 005092 

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FROM FODAG

FOR IO/SHA AND IO/EDA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAGR PHUM FAO WFP IFAD
SUBJECT: NGO'S AFFILIATED WITH UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
AGENCIES: SECTION 102 (G) CERTIFICATION

REF: (A) STATE 256553; (B) STATE 305781

UNCLAS ROME 005092

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FROM FODAG

FOR IO/SHA AND IO/EDA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAGR PHUM FAO WFP IFAD
SUBJECT: NGO'S AFFILIATED WITH UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
AGENCIES: SECTION 102 (G) CERTIFICATION

REF: (A) STATE 256553; (B) STATE 305781


1. IN RESPONSE TO REFTELS, US MISSION REQUESTED AND
OBTAINED LISTS OF NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO),THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP)
AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
(IFAD). MISSION HAS REVIEWED THE LISTS AND STATEMENTS
PROVIDED BY FAO, WFP AND IFAD, AND HAS DETERMINED THAT, TO
THE BEST OF ITS KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THE AFFILIATED NGOS
PROMOTE, CONDONE OR SEEK THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA, NOR
INCLUDE AS A SUBSIDIARY OR MEMBER ANY SUCH ORGANIZATION.
END SUMMARY.


2. US MISSION CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE OFFICES IN THE
THREE ROME-BASED UN ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN REF A TO DISCUSS
REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 102 (G) OF THE FY 1994 AND 1995
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT REGARDING POSSIBLE LINKS
WITH NGOS THAT PROMOTE OR CONDONE PEDOPHILIA. WE ASKED EACH
OF THE UN AGENCIES TO PROVIDE A LIST OF NGOS TO WHICH THEY
GRANT OFFICIAL STATUS, ACCREDITATION OR RECOGNITION, AND TO
CERTIFY THAT NONE OF THESE NGOS OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES OR
MEMBERS PROMOTE, CONDONE OR SEEK THE LEGALIZATION OF
PEDOPHILIA. AGENCY RESPONSES ARE BEING POUCHED TO IO/SHA.
MISSION POINT OF CONTACT IS ALTERNATE PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVE WILLEM BRAKEL. APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS OF
STAFF TIME WERE DEVOTED TO COMPLYING WITH THIS REQUEST.

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FAO
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3. UNDER COVER OF A LETTER DATED 23 OCTOBER 2003, NORA
MCKEON, FAO SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS UNIT, PROVIDED A LIST OF 200 INTERNATIONAL NGOS
WHICH HAVE FORMAL RELATIONS WITH FAO. MCKEON WROTE THAT
"NONE OF THESE INGOS, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, PROMOTES, CONDONES
OR SEEKS THE LEGALIZATION OF PAEDOPHILIA; NOR HAVE THEY
MEMBER GROUPS OR SUBSIDIARIES THAT DO SO."


4. ON THE BASIS OF FAO'S LETTER AND FOLLOWING SCRUTINY OF
THE LIST OF AFFILIATED NGOS, US MISSION CONCLUDES THAT THE
FAO DOES NOT GRANT ANY OFFICIAL STATUS, ACCREDITATION OR
RECOGNITION TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES, CONDONES OR
SEEKS THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA OR HAS SUBSIDIARIES OR
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO.

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WFP
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5. IN A LETTER DATED 5 NOVEMBER 2003, JUDITH LEWIS, WFP
DIRECTOR OF US RELATIONS, TRANSMITTED A LIST OF 20
INTERNATIONAL NGOS WITH WHICH WFP HAS MEMORANDA OR LETTERS
OF UNDERSTANDING. LEWIS WROTE THAT "ALL NGO IMPLEMENTING
PARTNERS OF WFP IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MUST CARRY OUT THEIR
ACTIVITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODES OF CONDUCT FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT AND NGOS
IN DISASTER RELIEF. IN KEEPING WITH THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES
OF THIS CODE, AND TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, NONE OF THE
NGOS THAT WFP IS AFFILIATED WITH PROMOTE, CONDONE OR SEEK
THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA, NOR HAVE ANY SUBSIDIARIES OF
MEMBER GROUPS THAT DO."


6. ON THE BASIS OF WFP'S LETTER AND FOLLOWING SCRUTINY OF
THE LIST OF AFFILIATED NGOS, US MISSION CONCLUDES THAT THE
WFP DOES NOT GRANT ANY OFFICIAL STATUS, ACCREDITATION OR
RECOGNITION TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES, CONDONES OR
SEEKS THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA OR HAS SUBSIDIARIES OR
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO.

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IFAD
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7. WITH A LETTER DATED 23 SEPTEMBER 2003, ALAN PRIEN,
SECRETARY OF IFAD, PROVIDED A LIST OF 503 NGOS COLLABORATING

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WITH IFAD. PRIEN WROTE THAT "TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE,
NONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTE, CONDONE OR SEEK THE
LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA OR HAVE ANY SUBSIDIARIES OR
MEMBER GROUPS THAT DO."


8. ON THE BASIS OF IFAD'S LETTER AND FOLLOWING A CLOSE
EXAMINATION OF THE LIST OF AFFILIATED NGOS, US MISSION
CONCLUDES THAT IFAD DOES NOT GRANT ANY OFFICIAL STATUS,
ACCREDITATION OR RECOGNITION TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT
PROMOTES, CONDONES OR SEEKS THE LEGALIZATION OF PEDOPHILIA
OR HAS SUBSIDIARIES OR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO.

HALL

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2003ROME05092 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED