RESPONSE TO FY 2010 ANTI-PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION

UNCLAS UN ROME 000007 SIPDIS IO/HR FOR GERDA LANE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PHUM SOCI FAO WFP IFAD ICCROM SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO FY 2010 ANTI-PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION REF: 09 STATE 120274 ¶1. In response to reftel, Mission received anti-pedophilia certification from all three Rome-based UN agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),World Food Program (WFP), and the International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD). We also requested similar certification from the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO). ICCROM has provided a written certification and IDLO has responded verbally with written confirmation to follow shortly. While ICCROM and IDLO are not UN agencies, they are affiliated with the UN to varying degrees and receive funding from the U.S. Government. ¶2. The letters and lists of NGOs received from all organizations have been scrutinized by Mission and we conclude that these organizations do not grant any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes or condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organizations that do. ¶3. Mission point of contact is Keith Heffern. Total US Mission staff time devoted to this report was approximately 15 hours. ¶4. Mission has scanned and sent by e-mail the responses to IO/HR, Ms. Gerda Gerda. IDLO response will be scrutinized and forwarded as soon as received. COUSIN