FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION

UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000038 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (CAPTION) SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PHUM SOCI UN SUBJECT: FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION REF: 08 STATE 131870 ¶1. Per Reftel instructions, Mission sent inquiries to the following UN bodies in Vienna and has received their responses. -------------- UNIDO -------------- ¶2. The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO) provided UNVIE with a 2008 list of NGOs with consultative or observer status. Based on this list and our own review, to the best of our knowledge, UNIDO does not grant official status, accreditation or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or which includes as a subsidiary or member any such organization. NOTE: 1) The U.S. has not been a member state of UNIDO since 1996. END NOTES -------------- IAEA -------------- ¶3. Mission obtained a list of NGOs affiliated with the IAEA and examined the information provided by IAEA. There was no indication that any of the NGOs or their affiliates promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia. Per IAEA document GOV/2008/18, the most recent compilation available, there are 51 NGOs affiliated with the IAEA. -------------- UNODC -------------- ¶4. UNODC maintains an up-to-date database on all NGOs actively collaborating in the fields of drug control, criminal justice and crime prevention. In compiling and updating the database, UNODC conducts a thorough check on NGOs. Based on this list and our own review, to the best of our knowledge UNODC does not grant official status, accreditation or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or which includes as a subsidiary or member any such organization -------------- INCB -------------- ¶5. INCB responded that in line with its mandate under the international drug control treaties, the Board only cooperates with Governments and with intergovernmental or international organizations that have a mandate in drug control matters. The INCB has, therefore, not been affiliated with any non-governmental organization over the past year. ¶6. We estimate that completing this requirement demands approximately 30 hours of Mission staff work. Mission contact on this issue is Soching Tsai, Counselor for UN Affairs. SCHULTE