SYRIA RESPONSE TO UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL

UNCLAS DAMASCUS 003927 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS NEA/ELA FOR MCKAY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KPKO SUBJECT: SYRIA RESPONSE TO UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, TRAFFICKING REF: STATE 112531 ¶1. (SBU) In preparing the annual Syria submission for the Global Trafficking in Persons report, Post did not come across any public or private statements or media reports about trafficking in persons (TIP) or sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving UN peacekeeping personnel based in Syria. In follow-up to reftel, Post contacted the chief civilian personnel officer for UNDOF in Syria, Harbir Singh, who provided information about the extensive training of all of UNDOF's military personnel to prevent SEA and TIP. There were no reports of SEA and TIP involving UNDOF personnel in 2005-2006, according to Singh. CORBIN