CAR EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP AND SEA IN MINURCAT

UNCLAS BANGUI 000017 SIPDIS IO/PSC FOR RSTEINBERG, DODELL; AF/C FOR MASHRAF, SSARDAR; PARIS FOR GDELIA, RKANEDA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CD CT KPKO LE MO PREL SU WI UN SUBJECT: CAR EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP AND SEA IN MINURCAT REF: A. A) 08 STATE 125595 ¶B. B) 09 STATE 7483 ¶1. (U) UN efforts regarding sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) in MINURCAT in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been limited but effective. MINURCAT currently operates with only several staff persons in an office in Bangui. It has worked to prevent and respond to SEA and TIP in its area of responsibility in CAR. ¶2. (U) Neither the CAR authorities nor civil society groups have raised issues related to SEA or TIP in MINURCAT operations. No international organizations or non-governmental organizations have raised SEA or TIP issues in MINURCAT. There has been no mention in the CAR press of issues related to SEA and or TIP in MINURCAT. ¶3. (U) Ambassador Cook has discussed TIP issues actively with all parts of the CAR's Government, including with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and with the UN SRSYG Francois Fall. There is broad agreement on the need to combat TIP and SEA, both within MINURCAT and in society as a whole. COOK