FY2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000073 SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/RHS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC PHUM SOCI SUBJECT: FY2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION REF: STATE 120274 ¶1. (SBU) Summary: Per the request in reftel, USUN has undertaken a thorough review and certifies that ECOSOC, UNICEF and UNDPI have not granted any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes or condones, or seeks the legalization of pedophilia. Mission estimates that 20 hours of staff time were required to complete this tasker. END Summary. ECOSOC ¶2. (SBU) The United States is an active participant in the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations which reviews and carefully considers all applications by NGO's for ECOSOC accreditation, and USUN can confirm that none of the NGO's accredited this year (see list in para 6 below) promotes, condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia. USUN received the following message from UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs NGO Section Chief Andrei Abramov in a February 4, 2010 email to the mission:"I am also confirming that the NGO Committee fully complies with Section 102 (g) of the U.S. Foreign Relations Authorization Act and has not granted accreditation to any organization that promotes, condones, or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, or includes in its membership any such organization." Para 6 includes the list of NGOs affiliated with ECOSOC since last year's certification process. ¶3. (SBU) During the NGO Committee's deliberations this year, allegations of support for pedophilia were raised against a Brazilian lesbian and gay rights NGO ("Associacao Brasileira de Gays, Lesbicas e Transgeneros") by countries on the Committee which have a general policy of opposing accreditation for lesbian and gay groups regardless of their qualifications. The Brazilian Government supported the NGO's application and called a vote on the group's accreditation during the July ECOSOC session. The United States and delegations from other Western democracies reviewed the facts in the case and agreed with the Brazilian government's conclusion that they were baseless. The United States joined the majority in supporting the Brazilian motion for accreditation 25-12-13. UNICEF ¶4. (SBU) UNICEF Senior Advisor Ted Maly stated in a February 4, 2010 email to USUN that "UNICEF has not granted 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. Any such organization could not be a proper partner of UNICEF. We can also reconfirm that if such a grant of official status or recognition were to have been made inadvertently or through lack of complete due diligence, UNICEF would take immediate and appropriate steps to rectify the situation." Based on our extensive engagement with UNICEF, including as a board member, we believe this statement accurately reflects UNICEF's strong record of opposition to pedophilia. UNDPI ¶5. (SBU) UNDPI UN Undersecretary General for Communications and Public Information Kiyo Akasaka states in a February 4, 2010 letter to the Mission: "I wish to advise that, on the basis of the accreditation documents and to the best of our knowledge, none of the NGOs approved for association with the Department of Public Information since 2009 condone or promote pedophilia." Attached to the Undersecretary's letter is a list of NGO's approved for association since 2009; Para 7 provides that list. We have received past assurances from UNDPI covering NGO's approved for association in prior years. ¶6. (SBU) Following is a list of NGOs newly accredited by ECOSOC in 2009: Academy for Educational Development (AED) Actions Solidaires de Soutien aux Organisations et d'Appui aux Libertes African Citizens Development Foundation African Wildlife Foundation All-China Environment Federation Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Ambassadors for Children (AFC) American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center Associacao Brasileira de Gays, Lesbicas e Transgeneros Association des Badinga du Congo - ABADIC Association Ecole de la Cause Freudienne Association for Women's Career Development in Hungary Association Malienne d'Initiatives et d'Actions pour le Development;A.I.D-MALI Association pour l'action sociale et le dveloppement Associazione Amici dei Bambini Associazione Casa Famiglia Rosetta (ACFR) Bar Association for International Governmental Organizations, Inc. Benin Rural Assistance (BRA) Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) Catolicas Por El Derecho A Decidir Centre d'Animation, de Formation, de Recherche et d'Appui au Developpement Centre de Developpement Agro-Pastoral de Djolu Centre de Formation aux Techniques Informatiques Centre National d'Information sur les Droits des Femmes et des Familles (CNIDFF) Centres d'Accueil de l'Espoir, Les (CAES) Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Genero Coalition Nationale De Guinee Pour Les Droits et La Citoyennete Des Femmes Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Carmelite NGO Corporacion Colombia Unida por el Respeto al Adulto Mayor (COR PRO ADULTO MAYOR) Corporate Accountability International D.A.R.E. America (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Danish 92 Group, The Democracy Coalition Project, Inc. Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development (DIIFSD) EastWest Institute Ensemble Allons Dans La Paix Environment Action Association Fairleigh Dickinson University FATIMA Women's Network Federation Europeenne des Centres de Recherche et d'Information sur le Sectarisme (FECRIS) Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) Feminist League Femmes Autochtones du Quebec, Inc./ Quebec Native Women, Inc. Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti Foundation for Preventing Youth Violence, The (FPYV) Friends of Africa International, Inc. Fundacion de Ayuda y Promocion de las Culturas Indigenas Rosa Collelldevall Fundacion Mi Casa / Mi Casa Foundation Fundacion Red Deporte y Cooperacion GAVI Fund Genhve pour les droits de l'homme : formation internationale Gherush92 - Committee for Human Rights Girls Learn International, Inc (GLI) Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Global Helping to Advance Women and Children Global Volunteer Network Foundation Haiti Mission Help for the Andes Foundation Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) Human Security Initiative Organization International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics International Association of Medical Colleges (IAOMC) International Association of Women Judges International Center Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) International Foundation for Dharma Nature Time (Dharma Nature Time) International Foundation of Alternative Financial Institutions International GAME Fish Association - IGFA International Information Centre for Terminology International Initiative for Peace International Institute for the Development of Citizenship (IIDAC) International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) Izza Peace Foundation Justice for Girls Outreach Society (JFG) Magnificat Environment Association (MEA) National Youth Council of Russia Nour Foundation Observatoire International des Prisons - Section Francaise Open City International Foundation, Inc. Organisation pour l'Environnement et le Developpement Durable (OPED) Passionists International Reach Out to Asia (ROTA) Refugee Council of Australia Regards de Femmes Russian Peace Foundation Safe Water African Community Initiative, SWACI SERVITAS Cameroon Share The World's Resources (STWR) Smile of a Child Synergie Developpement et Partenariat International (SYDEPI - SYFODIP) Track Impunity Always - TRIAL / Association suisse contre l'impunite Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik Vida y Familia de Guadalajara A.C. Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo Vrienden van Congo Women and Memory Forum Women for Women International Women's Bar Association of the State of New York Women's Education and Culture Foundation World Family of Radio Maria NGO World Lung Foundation World Political Forum (WPF) Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) End ECOSOC list. ¶7. (SBU) Following is a list of NGOs approved for association with in UNDPI: Begin UNDPI list: American Institute of Foment to Education, Culture, and Science (IFEC) (Brazil) Asociacisn de Apoyo al Pequeo Trabajador y Empresario (ADAPTE) (Costa Rica) Asociacisn Hondurea de Juntas Administradoras de Sistemas de Agua (AHJASA) (Honduras) Asociacisn de Organismos No Gubernamentales (ASONOG) (Honduras) Comit por la Libre Expresisn, (C-Libre) (Honduras) Federacisn de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales para el Desarrollo de Honduras, (FOPRIDEH) (Honduras) Fundacisn Para el Desarrollo Municipal (FUNDEMUN) (Honduras) Fundacisn para la Educacisn Ricardo Ernesto Maduro Andru (FEREMA) (Honduras) Honduran Association of Family Planning (ASHONPLAFA) (Honduras) Organizacisn de Desarrollo tnico Comunitario (ODECO) (Honduras) Rio de Paz (Brazil); St. George East Branch Association of Village/Community Council (Trinidad and Tobago) United Nations Association of Trinidad and Tobago (UNATT) (Trinidad and Tobago) Vision on Mission (Trinidad and Tobago) Viva Rio (Brazil) International Peace and Cooperation Centre (IPCC) (Occupied Palestinian Territory) 92 St. Y; Association for Trauma Outreach and Prevention (ATOP) (USA) Bridge Foundation Inc (USA) Century Foundation (USA) The Interfaith Alliance Foundation (USA) International Mission Association (USA) Kappa Delta Phi (USA) Monmouth University Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) (USA) National Association of Social Workers (USA) Operation USA (USA) Public-Private Alliance Foundation (USA) Roger Williams University (USA) Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society (USA) NGO Health Committee. (USA) End UNDPI list. Rice