Identifier | Created | Classification | Origin |
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03ZAGREB213 | 2003-01-30 13:16:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Zagreb |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. |
UNCLAS ZAGREB 000213 |
1. SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, USAID/CROATIA IS CURRENTLY FUNDING TWO ACTIVITIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) AND ONE FOR HIV/AIDS AND PLANS TO FUND TWO ADDITIONAL HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN MID-MARCH. ALL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTRACTS APPROPRIATELY REFLECT USG POLICIES NOTED IN REFTEL. END SUMMARY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00213 301332Z 2. USAID/CROATIA IS FUNDING ONE HIV/AIDS ACTIVITY WHICH FOCUSES ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IN THE SEAPORT CITY OF SPLIT. IMPLEMENTATION IS THROUGH THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ALLIANCE (AIHA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SPLIT AND A LOCAL NGO. THE HIV/AIDS PROJECT INCLUDES THREE INTERVENTION AREAS: PEER-EDUCATION; DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS MATERIALS; AND A MASS MEDIA CAMPAIGN. TWO ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH NGOS WILL BE FUNDED IN MID-MARCH, BOTH OF WHICH WILL WORK ON COUNSELING, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND YOUTH AT RISK. 3. USAID/CROATIA IS FUNDING TWO ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES, ONE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MIGRATION COMMISSION (ICMC) IN COOPERATION WITH THE ROSA CENTER (A LOCAL NGO), AND ONE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM). BOTH ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON RAISING AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC, THE MEDIA, THE LEGAL SECTOR AND POLICY MAKERS THROUGH TARGETED CAMPAIGNS AND TRAINING. IOM'S AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, THE MEDIA, NGO COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS - TO UNDERSTAND THAT TRAFFICKED PERSONS ARE VICTIMS AND TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS CONSTITUTES A GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS THROUGH THE IOM'S PROJECT WILL ENSURE ACCURATE AND NON-BIASED REPORTING ON TIP ISSUES. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE ICMC--ROSA CENTER ACTIVITY IS TO BUILD CAPACITY OF LOCAL NGOS AND GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH TRAININGS INCLUDING SUB-ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INFORMATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. IN ADDITION THIS ACTIVITY WILL PUBLISH A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER. RECENTLY, ICMC AND THE ROSA CENTER ORGANIZED A SEMINAR FOR CROATIAN JUDGES AND ATTORNEYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00213 301332Z JUDICIAL ISSUES OF RECOGNIZING AND PROSECUTING TRAFFICKERS. 4. USAID/CROATIA REVIEWS ALL DRAFT PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA PLANS IN BOTH TRAFFICKING AND HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO PUBLICATION AND BROADCAST TO ENSURE THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH U.S. LAWS AND ADMINISTRATION POLICIES. 5. USAID/CROATIA DOES NOT FULLY OR PARTIALLY FUND ANY WEBSITE IN ITS GRANTS TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS OR TRAFFICKING. HOWEVER, WE HAVE REVIEWED OUR OWN WEBSITE AND THOSE OF THE CURRENT IMPLEMENTERS AND CONFIRM THAT THE MATERIAL IS APPROPRIATE. ROSSIN UNCLASSIFIED > |