Niger: Demarches Delivered on UN ICCS Candidate, UNGA

UNCLAS NIAMEY 000845 FOR AF/W, AF/RSA, IO/HR, DRL/MLGA, AND IO/MPR SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PREL PHUM UNGA NG SUBJECT: Niger: Demarches Delivered on UN ICCS Candidate, UNGA Meetings Ref: a) State 109397, b) State 109341 ¶1. (U) On October 27, PolOff delivered ref A and B talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Deputy Director for the Americas Aboubacar Dan Barma. ¶2. (SBU) Dan Barma assured PolOff that the GON has already given its full support to the candidacy of Lucretia Meyers to the UN International Commission of Civil Service (ICCS). ¶3. (SBU) Dan Barma also assured PolOff that the GON would support the same views as the USG on human rights issues during UNGA meetings in New York, and promised to forward the related talking points to the appropriate authorities. ALLEN