AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP REPORT

UNCLAS FREETOWN 000376 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/W, G/TIP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCRM KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SL SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP REPORT REF: SECSTATE 78727 ¶1. On June 12, the Ambassador delivered reftel points and a copy of the 2007 report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie. The Ambassador explained why Sierra Leone received a Tier Two ranking and encouraged the GOSL to continue its efforts against trafficking. Wurie responded the GOSL is making progress but remains constrained by limited resources. He pledged the GOSL's continuing commitment to combat trafficking. Wurie said the recent passage of the Child Rights Act (septel) will provide additional protection to children who are vulnerable to trafficking. ¶2. In a separate meeting on the same date, the Ambassador informed Vice President Solomon Berewa and Foreign Minister Momodu Koroma of Sierra Leone's Tier Two ranking and delivery of the report to the Director General of Foreign Affairs. HULL