UNFICYP CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL COMBATING OF TIP AND

UNCLAS NICOSIA 000567 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR IO/PSC, EUR/SE, AND G/TIP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KPKO CY PREL SUBJECT: UNFICYP CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL COMBATING OF TIP AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN ITS RANKS REF: A. SECSTATE 89356 ¶B. NICOSIA 28 ¶C. 2006 NICOSIA 1159 ¶1. (U) Per Ref A instructions, the below updates Ref B January 2007 and Ref C July 2006 reports. ¶2. (U) Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Civil Affairs Political Officer, continues to be the UN mission,s &gender focal point,8 charged with educating UN civilian and military personnel about trafficking in persons (TIP) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). With Corcoran on leave until mid-July, UNFICYP Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer Samba Sane reported to PolOff July 6 that Corcoran,s office leads mandatory training for all new UN personnel in Cyprus and that UNFICYP enforces the SYG,s &no tolerance8 policy, per UN circular No. 56, prohibiting personnel from frequenting establishments that likely sponsor prostitution. As of the end of June 2007, Sane knew of no new reported cases of UN personnel violating the policy. Sane reiterated Corcoran's previous statement: "The whole of UNFICYP leadership view TIP and SEA with utmost seriousness." During the previous six months, there were no reported UNFICYP violations, by local media or by Cyprus-based NGOs Stigma and Prologue Consulting. SCHLICHER