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| 05GENEVA1037 | UNHCR STILL GRAPPLING WITH FUNDING AND POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with U.S. Mission DCM and refugee officer, Director of UNHCR's Sudan unit Jean Marie Fakhouri highlighted funding and policy issues impacting its operations in Chad and Sudan. In Chad, he acknowledged that malnutrition had increased at some camps when rations had be [...] |
2005-04-22 08:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF CD SU PHUM UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1052 | UNHCR ON WESTERN SAHARA, LIBYA, AND MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: In response to refs A and B, Mission Geneva's Joe Cassidy and Anne Phillips met with officials from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) April 25 to brief on demarches directed to Algiers and Tripoli on refugee issues. UNHCR's Deputy Director in charge o [...] |
2005-04-26 03:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XI UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1065 | UNHCR REPLIES TO DEMARCHE ON MALNUTRITION IN CHAD [...] (U) RMA Officers delivered ref A demarche to UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner (AHC) Kamel Morjane and Head of Desk for Chad and Darfur Craig Sanders, who promised to investigate and reply to questions and concerns raised. DCM and RMA officer met with Director of Sudan Operations Jean Marie F [...] |
2005-04-27 04:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM CD UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1094 | WTO DG RACE - LAMY AND PEREZ DEL CASTILLO TO BE FINAL [...] The General Council chair, Ambassador Mohamed of Kenya, held informal consultations on the evening of April 29 to present the results of the second round of consultations over the selection and appointment of the next WTO Director-General. She recalled the procedures for selecting a Director- [...] |
2005-05-03 06:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1211 | MEETING OF THE WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON NON- [...] SUMMARY. The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva on April 25-29, 2005 to continue discussions on tariff formula options, treatment of unbound tariffs, sector tariff liberalization, issues of concern to developing countries, and non-tariff barriers. The meeting moved [...] |
2005-05-17 13:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1227 | MEETINGS OF THE WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE [...] Summary/Overview: The WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation met for the third time this year on May 2-3 for a two-day highly substantive and constructive session. It was characterized by the predominance of papers sponsored by developing countries, the presence of unusual alliances for [...] |
2005-05-19 12:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1238 | WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS - FEBRUARY 7-25, 2005 [...] (U) Summary: The WTO services three week "mega cluster" took place in Geneva, February 7- 25, 2005. The meetings focused on preparations for revised offers indicatively due May 2005 with many "friends" groups presenting sector-specific proposals aimed at eliciting market access commitments [...] |
2005-05-20 10:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTO |
| 05GENEVA1257 | MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE [...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...] |
2005-05-23 09:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1258 | MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE [...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...] |
2005-05-23 09:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1282 | CONCUR AWARD FOR GRANT FUND TO WORLD HEALTH [...] Mission has no objection to the proposed award for the cooperative agreement between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization to support the International Programme on Chemical Safety. Mission understands the prop [...] |
2005-05-25 08:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA AORC WHO |
| 05GENEVA1287 | UNHCR FORUM: ONE BRIDGE, ONE DEAD END [...] (U) Summary: The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' Forum (UNHCR/Forum) met May 20, with Deputy High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and Director of International Protection Erika Feller on the podium for an all-day session attended by approximately one hundred representatives from Geneva missio [...] |
2005-05-25 13:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1320 | MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...] |
2005-05-31 12:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1326 | JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI AND RUSSIAN [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani and Russian Delegations, respectively, for Part I of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] |
2005-06-01 11:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1339 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON GROUND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005, to discuss the U.S.-proposed exchange of l [...] |
2005-06-02 05:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1342 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RSM-56 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005. The U.S. Delegation ask [...] |
2005-06-02 06:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1361 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SS-25 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss the problems encountered d [...] |
2005-06-03 09:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1363 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:07 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, at which all Parties were repr [...] |
2005-06-03 10:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1365 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, to discuss the results of the Trident [...] |
2005-06-03 11:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1380 | UNHCR: NEW COMMISSIONER OFF TO A STRONG START, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-06 12:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1384 | MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE RULES NEGOTIATING GROUP TO [...] On 17-18 May 2005, the Rules Negotiating Group met to discuss potential clarifications of substantive disciplines of regional trade agreements ("systemic issues") and a draft Chairman's text setting out possible reforms to improve the WTO's review of the agreements ("transparency"). In the co [...] |
2005-06-06 12:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1387 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 1, 2005, to discuss SS-25, SS-27, and [...] |
2005-06-07 04:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1388 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RUSSIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss Russian-proposed S-Series Joi [...] |
2005-06-07 04:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1391 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 5:10 - 5:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to discuss inspection procedures to address [...] |
2005-06-07 06:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1394 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JUNE 2, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-019. 2. (U) At a U.S.-hosted reception, held on June 2 at the U.S. Mission, Delegation members engaged the other participating Delegations' members from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine on various topics under discussion in the JCIC. Those conversations are [...] |
2005-06-07 10:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1401 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 5:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, at which Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and the [...] |
2005-06-07 11:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1403 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) SECOND WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A second Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to d [...] |
2005-06-08 04:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1404 | JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-021. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3-6 below are the letters on the ground transportation understanding that were signed and exchanged between the Russian Federation and the United States, and the Russian Federation and Belarus, at the final meeting of the first part of JC [...] |
2005-06-08 05:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1411 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) BILATERAL MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Ukraine-initiated bilateral meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005, to discuss Ukrainian proposal [...] |
2005-06-08 06:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1415 | JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON BULAVA, JUNE 7, [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-024. 2. The texts in paragraphs 3-6 below are JCIC Agreement Numbers 52 and 53, and Joint Statement Numbers 37 and 38, respectively, that were signed or initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The documents were completed at the U.S. Mission in [...] |
2005-06-08 08:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1417 | JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED ON REPLACEMENT OF [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-025. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Agreement 54, "Replacement of Radiation Detection Equipment," that was signed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. 3. Begin text [...] |
2005-06-08 08:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1418 | JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED "ON CHANGES TO THE [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-026. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Joint Statement Number S-21, that was initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. This document does not include the classified [...] |
2005-06-08 10:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1419 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) FINAL MEETING OF PART ONE OF [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-023. 2. (U) The Parties met, with all delegation members of each Party present, at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005 for the final meeting of this part of the session. At the meeting, all Parties expressed their satisfaction for the work of the session. It had been [...] |
2005-06-08 10:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1452 | UN-CHR REFORM DISCUSSION IN GENEVA; MODALITIES FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. ECOSOC's approval on June 9 of the revised version of CHR-61 decision 2005/116 -- now calling for an informal, open ended 2-day session to discuss Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and UN reform in Geneva -- opens the door for Secretariat [...] |
2005-06-10 12:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 05GENEVA1454 | RWANDA/BURUNDI: LETTERS REFLECT RENEWED CONCERN AT [...] (C) Summary: Following up on his immediate interest in Rwanda/Burundi (ref A), the incoming United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has written to the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi expressing concern about their actions and intentions regarding Rwandan asylum seekers. UNHCR staff ar [...] |
2005-06-10 13:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF RW BY UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1523 | UNHCR: AMBITIOUS AGENDA OUTLINED BY NEW HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Moley paid a courtesy call on Antonio Guterres June 14, the eve of Guterres' assumption of post as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR.) On June 17, Guterres met with a larger group in an informal session of UNHCR's Executive Committee (ExCom). In bo [...] |
2005-06-20 08:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1553 | UNHCR RE-ENGAGEMENT IN INDONESIA FOR TSUNAMI RELIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Asia Director Janet Lim described the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR's) plans to re-engage in post-Tsunami operations in Indonesia at a donor briefing in Geneva June 20. UNHCR's June 14 Memorandum of Understanding with the Indonesian government will allow [...] |
2005-06-22 13:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1577 | RECEIPT OF LETTER UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER ANTONIO [...] (U) Mission has received the following letter addressed to the Secretary of State Condolezza Rice. Begin Text. Madam, Please accept my sincere thanks for your kind letter of congratulations on my appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. I am truly honoured by th [...] |
2005-06-27 11:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1604 | UNHCR: MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES FOR 2006 DESCRIBED [...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s informal consultations, May 18-19 in Geneva. Saying &we heard you last year,8 then-Acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, providing donors with an update on UNHCR,s approach to budget [...] |
2005-06-29 05:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1605 | UNHCR: REGIONAL ISSUES AND IDPS DISCUSSED DURING [...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s May 18-19 informal consultations. Then-acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, flanked for the regional sessions by Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and the entire senior man [...] |
2005-06-29 05:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1606 | RECEIPT OF LETTER FROM UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) Mission has received the following letter addressed to the Secretary of State Condolezza Rice. Begin Text. Madam, As I take up my duties as High Commissioner, I wish to avail myself of this opportunity to thank you for your support for the work of UNHCR. It is an honour for me to [...] |
2005-06-29 09:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1609 | UNHCR: REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FROM EAST ASIA AND [...] (C) Summary: PRM DAS Kelly Ryan discussed ongoing and potential refugee resettlement operations in separate meetings with UNHCR Protection Director Erika Feller and Asia Director Janet Lim in Geneva June 13. Pointing to the fact that there is little access to the highlands and thus to mon [...] |
2005-06-29 14:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1620 | WTO IMPORT LICENSING COMMITTEE - JUNE 15, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The June 15, 2005 meeting of the Import Licensing Committee began with a call from the chair for Members to catch up with required notifications and then featured issues raised by the United States, Australia, and Chinese Taipei regarding the import licensing practices of other [...] |
2005-06-30 11:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1647 | WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) [...] The Eighth Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) was held in Geneva, Switzerland from June 6-10, 2005. The U.S. Delegation Consisted of Dominic Keatin [...] |
2005-07-05 12:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 05GENEVA1648 | WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS [...] (U) The WIPO SCP met June 1 and 2, 2005, at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva to once again discuss proposals for moving work on substantive patent law harmonization forward. No agreement was reached, thus calling into question whether WIPO is the appropriate venue for achieving harmonization. END [...] |
2005-07-05 12:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 05GENEVA1665 | WHO:58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: U.S.-HOSTED [...] U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt hosted a Ministerial meeting on avian influenza at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 16, 2005. The meeting brought together the Ministers of Health and representatives from Australia, Cambodia, Canada, the People's Repub [...] |
2005-07-07 10:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
| 05GENEVA1666 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: U.S.-HOSTED [...] HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Stewart Simonson hosted a scientific and technical meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness and response at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 17, 2005. This meeting followed up on discussions started at the previous day's M [...] |
2005-07-07 10:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
| 05GENEVA1667 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: WHO TECHNICAL [...] The Global Health Security Action Initiative (GHSI) and the WHO Secretariat hosted a technical briefing on pandemic influenza preparedness and response at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 18 2005. Formal presentations included Dr. Guenael Rodier, Director, Department of Communicable Dise [...] |
2005-07-07 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
| 05GENEVA1668 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: ANNUAL MEETING OF [...] U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt chaired the annual meeting of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) Ministerial Steering Committee during the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2005. Ministers of Health from Israel, Turkey, the [...] |
2005-07-07 10:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KPAL TAGS WHO |
| 05GENEVA1669 | FOUR SRS NOTIFYING UNITED STATES THAT THE SR ON [...] Mission received the following communication from the four Special Rapporteurs who have requested to visit the detention facilities in Guantanamo and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Asma Jahangir, informing the United States that Ms. Jahangir will participate in the [...] |
2005-07-07 12:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA1673 | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: REPORT ON THE 58TH [...] Summary. This message reports on the annual 192-member World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO), which met from May 16-25, 2005, in Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt headed the U.S. Delegation, which included offic [...] |
2005-07-08 04:53:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO AORC WHO |
| 05GENEVA1689 | UNHCR: INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held a meeting of its "Standing Committee" June 28-30 to discuss budget and program matters. This cable focuses on protection issues, the main topic of the June meeting. Others will focu [...] |
2005-07-11 08:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1696 | UNHCR: REFUGEE WOMEN AND PROJECT PROFILE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held a meeting of its "Standing Committee" June 28-30 to discuss budget and program matters. This cable focuses on the High Commissioner's Five Commitments to Refugee Women, Project Pro [...] |
2005-07-12 06:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1739 | UZBEKS IN KYRGYZSTAN: UNHCR WEEKEND PURSUIT OF [...] (C) Summary: Staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Headquarters in Geneva were active the weekend of July 16-17 in monitoring the situation of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan and seeking possible "evacuation" options. Mission Refugee and Migration Affairs (RMA) offic [...] |
2005-07-18 08:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KG UZ UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1742 | UNHCR: 2006 BUDGET CONSULTATIONS AND STANDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Donors and staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have held multiple discussions as UNHCR shapes its 2006 budget and its plans for the second half of 2005. In all of these discussions, UNHCR has highlighted its (new) commitment to results-based manag [...] |
2005-07-18 12:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1743 | ADDITIONAL FY 2005 WIPO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, POST INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050700000029 EFT DATE: 06-JUL-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 04251.048708081000 NAME OF BANK: CREDIT SUISSE ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND [...] |
2005-07-19 06:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WIPO |
| 05GENEVA1755 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: MINISTERIAL [...] SUMMARY. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt and Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, invited the Ministers of Health from the fifteen focus countries of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to meet with them during the 2005 World H [...] |
2005-07-19 10:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA AORC WHO |
| 05GENEVA1764 | RECEIPT OF LETTER FROM UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) Mission has received the following letter, dated July 18, from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres addressed to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Begin Text. Madam, The situation of the persons who fled due to the recent events in Andijan, Republic of [...] |
2005-07-21 06:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1771 | UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS: GENEVA MEETINGS WITH UNHCR, [...] (C) Summary. US Mission Geneva Refugee and Migration Affairs (RMA) Counselor and Refugee Officer met with UNHCR staff representing the Bureaus for Central Asia, Europe, and Protection July 20 to press for details on the status of efforts and plans to relocate 455 Uzbek asylum seekers from Kyr [...] |
2005-07-21 13:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KG PREF PREL UZ UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1778 | MEETING OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE - JULY 21, [...] The Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) met on the morning of July 21, 2005 to hear statements from Director-General Supachai on the overall state of play of the Doha Development Agenda and in ongoing consultations over implementation. Supachai suspended the TNC after the statement, saying it [...] |
2005-07-25 05:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1780 | 3RD WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE: DECISION ON HOLDING [...] (U) The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Executive Council requested at its 57th session (June 21- July 1) that the WMO Secretary-General form a provisional organizing committee to develop a meeting plan for a third World Climate Conference and submit that plan to the Executive Counci [...] |
2005-07-25 06:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TPHY WMO |
| 05GENEVA1809 | UNHCR: STILL NO REPLACEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER [...] (C) UNHCR continues to seek an Implementation Partner (IP) in Nepal to replace the deregistered Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in providing assistance to Tibetan refugees transiting to India. In a June 26 meeting, UNHCR's Asia Desk Chief Catherine Huck and Senior Legal Advisor Peter [...] |
2005-07-28 12:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL IN CH NP PHUM UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1815 | WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH SESSION: FINANCIAL AND [...] (U) This cable provides an overview of the key financial and administrative matters considered by the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Executive Council (EC) at its 57th session from June 21 to July 1 and by the WMO Financial Advisory Committee (FINAC) at its June 20 session. Reportin [...] |
2005-07-29 11:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC KUNR WMO |
| 05GENEVA1817 | FY 2005 IO&P VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050700002310 EFT DATE: 27-JUL-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240CO199320.2 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMOU [...] |
2005-07-29 12:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WTO |
| 05GENEVA1825 | 11-15 JULY 2005 MEETINGS OF THE WTO RULES NEGOTIATING [...] (SBU) The WTO Rules Negotiating Group met formally and informally 11-15 July 2005. Thirteen papers were submitted for these meetings (nine on antidumping and countervailing duties, one on subsidies and three on fisheries subsidies) demonstrating a continued high level of interest in these nego [...] |
2005-08-02 10:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA1840 | WTO RULES/REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, JULY [...] Summary/Overview: The Negotiating Group on Rules met on July 25 for a single day to discuss the Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) element of its mandate. The first half of the day was in formal session and addressed so-called "systemic issues," i.e., possible clarifications and improvements to [...] |
2005-08-03 12:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD USTR WTRO |
| 05GENEVA1850 | UZEBK SITUATION: LETTER FROM HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) As per ref a, Mission received two letters from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres addressed to Secretary Rice. Ref a letter, dated July 27, dealt briefly with the situation of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan. The July 28 letter reproduced below goes into furthe [...] |
2005-08-04 09:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF RICE CONDOLEEZZA UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA1853 | FY 2005 IO&P VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 0508000000199 EFT DATE: 03-AUG-2005 NAME OF PAYEE: IUCN ACCOUNT NO: 335035.60Y NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1202-LAUSANNE - SWITZERLAND AMOUNT PAID: USD 1 [...] |
2005-08-04 12:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC IUCN |
| 05GENEVA1866 | FY 05 PROMPT PAYMENT ACT REPORT, 01OCT04- [...] As requested in reference cable no.124843, post provides the following information regarding payments made to vendors during the period October 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005. Invoices subject to the prompt payment Act (a) dollar amount $8,574,256 (b) total number of invoices 1409 Invoices [...] |
2005-08-05 05:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT |
| 05GENEVA1884 | WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT MEETING DURING THE WEEK [...] (U) Summary and Background: During the week of July 18, 2005, the U.S. delegation, led by Jean Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement Negotiator, USTR, and including John Liuzzi, Department of Commerce, and Robert Kasper, U.S. Mission to the WTO, participated in formal and informal meetings of the [...] |
2005-08-08 12:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO WTO |
| 05GENEVA1894 | FY 2005 WTO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050800000051 EFT DATE: 08-AUG-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240CO199320.1 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMOU [...] |
2005-08-09 08:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WTO |
| 05GENEVA1895 | INITIAL FY 2005 UPOV PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050800000052 EFT DATE: 08-AUG-2005 NAME OF PAYEE: UPOV ACCOUNT NO: 240.C8763163.0 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMOUNT PAID: SWIS [...] |
2005-08-09 08:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN AMGT |
| 05GENEVA1903 | WTO TRADE FACILITATION NEGOTIATIONS - JUNE AND JULY [...] Summary. This cable reports on the June and July meetings of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (WTO NGTF), held in Geneva on 12-13 June and 25-26 July, 2005. Matt Rohde (USTR), Rachel Shub (USTR Geneva), Gordana Earp (Treasury), Ann Barnett- Dahl (Commerce), Christina Kopitopou [...] |
2005-08-10 05:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD USTR WTRO |
| 05GENEVA1908 | REPLY FROM THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE [...] Mission received the following reply from Christine Chanet, Chairperson, Human Rights Committee, to a letter from Glyn Davies regarding the United States' combined second and third periodic reports. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA and DRL/MLA via fax and is number 24 on the G [...] |
2005-08-10 08:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA1922 | REPORT OF THE WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH SESSION [...] The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 57th Executive Council (EC) Session was held June 21-July 1, 2005 in Geneva. The EC addressed a number of items including continuing financial reform efforts, potential changes to the WMO convention, program details, financial and administrative ma [...] |
2005-08-11 12:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPL SENV EFIN KUNR AORC WMO |
| 05GENEVA2058 | MDA: SWISS PERMREP DESCRIBES PLANS FOR SEPT 12-13 [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Moley, Swiss PermRep Blaise Godet described planning for the Sept 12-13 informal consultations on an additional emblem. Godet touched on his outreach plans prior to the consultations, Swiss thinking on the structure of the consultations, and possib [...] |
2005-09-01 05:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EG IS ICRC MDA |
| 05GENEVA2079 | READOUT FROM WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS [...] PolCouns De Pirro met September 1 with Maria Echazu, who recently took over handling of 1503 cases for the OHCHR Secretariat, for a readout of the August 15-26 meeting of SIPDIS the Working Group on Communications (WGC) and its decision on U.S. cases. Echazu reported that the WGC decided t [...] |
2005-09-02 12:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC WGC |
| 05GENEVA2085 | SR ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY OR ARBITRARY [...] Mission received the following communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding the death of Haitham al- Yemeni. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail and is number 26 on the Geneva 2005 Communications Log. [...] |
2005-09-06 07:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2088 | SR ON INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES AND LAWYERS ON THE [...] Mission received the following communication from Leandro Despouy, Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers regarding the recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals ordering a retrial of the case against Mr. Antonio Guerrero Rodriguez, Mr. Fernando Gonzalez Llor [...] |
2005-09-06 09:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2090 | SRS ON ARBITRARY DETENTION, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] Mission received the following communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Ambeyi Ligabo, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Right to the Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporte [...] |
2005-09-06 11:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2093 | UNHCR BRIEFS ON UZBEK REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) briefed members of the diplomatic community on September 6 regarding developments surrounding the 429 Uzbek asylum seekers currently in Timisoara, Romania and the 15 who remain in detention in Osh, Ky [...] |
2005-09-06 13:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KG UZ RO UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2101 | LETTER FROM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SYG ON THE HUMAN [...] Mission received the following communication from Walter Kalin, Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, regarding the situation in the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-ma [...] |
2005-09-07 11:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2113 | WG ON ARBITRARY DETENTION OPINION #6 ON 2005 LOG [...] Mission received the following communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, regarding the opinion on the case of Mr. Abdullah William Webster. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail and is included in number 6 on [...] |
2005-09-09 10:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2114 | SR ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS REQUEST INFORMATION [...] Mission received the following communication from Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, requesting information for her final report to the Commission on Human Rights. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail [...] |
2005-09-09 10:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2174 | FY-2006 FIELD BUDGET PLAN - ESO GENEVA [...] (U) Per REFTEL, following is the FY 2006 Field Budget Plan for ESO Geneva: FC Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total SEO Travel - 5813 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 20,000 STS Travel - 9908 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 20,000 SEO/STS LOF - 5813 1,000 1,000 1 [...] |
2005-09-15 10:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN ASEC KSEO |
| 05GENEVA2179 | MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE (TNC) [...] On September 14, 2005, the new WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, convened his first meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee to outline a process for advancing the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and ensuring that the upcoming Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, China is a success. Lamy b [...] |
2005-09-15 12:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2198 | RMA FY 2006 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FINANCIAL PLAN [...] (U) U.S. MISSION GENEVA'S REFUGEE AND MIGRATION AFFAIRS SECTION (RMA) PROJECTS ITS FISCAL YEAR 2006 ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS AT USDOLS 944,932 IN SUPPORT OF ITS ONGOING REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ACTIVITIES. OUR CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON A TOTAL POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION (PRM) [...] |
2005-09-16 15:06:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD PREF |
| 05GENEVA2203 | U.S. - VIETNAM WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 15- [...] U.S. AND VIETNAM CONDUCTED INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MARGINS OF THE ONE-DAY WORKING PARTY MEETING IN GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 14-17. NEGOTIATORS CONTINUED TO NARROW THE GAPS INALL AREAS, LEAVING IN MOST CASES THE MOST SENSITIVE AND/OR POLITICALLY DIFFICULT ISSUES. EXAMPLES: ABOUT 100 OR SO [...] |
2005-09-19 07:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | VM ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2235 | LETTER FROM SRS ON FREEDOM OF OPINION AND ESA [...] Mission received the following communication from Ambeyi Ligabo, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Abritrary Executions, regarding the fatal shooting of Mr. Waleed Khaled [...] |
2005-09-21 12:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2247 | TRAVEL OF FT DETRICK OFFICIAL ENDY [...] Mission welcomes the visit of and grants country clearance to Colonel Timothy Endy to travel to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the WHO Dengue Vaccine Steering Committee Meeting November 15 - 21, 2005. Traveler can be contacted through the WHO at Telephone number 41-22-840-5160. Hotle inform [...] |
2005-09-15 20:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TBIO WHO |
| 05GENEVA2316 | WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT (CTE) [...] Summary: The WTO Committee on Trade and Environment in Special Session (CTESS) meeting on September 15-16, 2005, focused on making progress on environmental goods (EGs), in the run-up to the Hong Kong Ministerial meeting, per Doha sub-paragraph 31(iii). Positions continue to be divided among [...] |
2005-09-28 06:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD USTR WTRO |
| 05GENEVA2317 | COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMAL MEETING [...] The Commission on Human Rights met September 27 in Geneva to review the work of the OHCHR Secretariat since the close of the 61st CHR session, and to preview resolutions that governments plan to introduce during the Third Committee in New York. Most of the planned resolutions hew closely to [...] |
2005-09-28 07:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2370 | REPORT ON NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from September 19-23, 2005 to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...] |
2005-10-03 09:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2372 | MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN VICE PRESIDENT FRANCISCO [...] (C) Colombia VP Santos shared September 23 with Ambassador Moley his concerns about the growing UN presence in Colombia and his hopes for drastic changes in the mandate of the OHCHR field office there. Santos stressed the need for cooperation but not interference from the UN agencies. He no [...] |
2005-10-03 10:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF CO UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2374 | LES: CY 2006 COMPENSATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] FOR POSTS WHERE THE VENDOR'S COMPENSATION DATA IS MARKET POSITION BASED, SUCH AS WATSON WYATT, WHAT IS POST MANAGEMENT'S OVERALL AVERAGE DESIRED MARKET POSITION PERCENTILE FOR THE REGULAR SALARY SCHEDULE? (50TH PERCENTILE IS CONSIDERED MODERATELY COMPETITIVE; 75TH IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE; AND [...] |
2005-10-03 12:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSN APER ABUD AMGT KICA |
| 05GENEVA2378 | MEXICO WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Mission has received note OGE04632 from the Mission of Mexico, dated September 29, withdrawing Mexico's note of August 19 announcing Mexico's candidacy to chair the next Human Rights Commission. The note has been faxed to IO/SHA and WHA/MEX. 2. Begin text: The Permanent Mission of Mex [...] |
2005-10-04 09:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MX UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2388 | IMTS/T MR. ANGELO DORTO TRIP REPORT - GENEVA [...] IMTS/T ANGELO DORTO visited Post from 09/26/2005 to 09/30/2005. 2. Purpose of Visit: Assist post with numerous PBX issues. 3. Personnel Contacted: A. IPO - Janice Metzger B. IMS - Cathy Gaupo 4. Work Completed: A. Relocated IDF to an acceptable location. B. Removed unus [...] |
2005-10-04 11:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AMGT AMTC KRIM IMTS |
| 05GENEVA2389 | PLANNED DEMONSTRATION IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - 15 [...] (SBU) On 15 Oct 2005, Attac, a global coalition of non-governmental organizations, stated they would be rallying approximately 5,000 people in Geneva to protest the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting scheduled for December in Hong Kong. The protest is set to take place in fr [...] |
2005-10-04 11:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC SZ |
| 05GENEVA2396 | DOD GENERAL COUNSEL HAYNES, MEETING WITH HIGH [...] (U) U.S.: Ambassador Kevin Moley, DOD General Counsel William J. Haynes, DOD DAS Matthew Waxman, USN Capt. Michael Boock, EUCOM Col. William Lietzau and Lt. Col. Sarajane Stenton, U.S. Mission Legal Adviser Jeffrey Kovar, and Political Counselor Velia De Pirro. OHCHR: High Commissioner L [...] |
2005-10-05 10:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF PTER ICRC UNCHR |
| 05GENEVA2412 | REPORT ON NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from September 19-23, 2005 to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...] |
2005-10-06 12:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2414 | POSSIBLE SURVEILLANCE - US MISSION GENEVA - 04 and [...] (U) Post: U.S. Mission Geneva 2. (U) Date and Time: 04 Oct 2005, at 11:40 AM and 06 Oct 2005 3. (SBU) Summary: A couple was observed in the parking lot of the Domaine de Penthes Museum, approximately 100 meters across from the main entrance of the U.S. Mission. The couple was obs [...] |
2005-10-07 03:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC |
| 05GENEVA2415 | QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT- FOURTH QUARTER (JUL, AUG, [...] Summary of Significant Events: A. The U.S. Mission's Fourth of July party kicked off this quarter with approx 1,200 guests attending the event at the Ambassador's residence. Not to be outdone, the grand opening of the photovoltaic system at the U.S. Mission was another heavily attended ev [...] |
2005-10-07 03:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KSAC RPTS SZ |
| 05GENEVA2422 | MEETING WITH UN INDEPENDENT EXPERT FOR UZBEKISTAN [...] (U) The French Permanent Mission in Geneva hosted a meeting October 4 for UK, Russian and U.S. representatives with Michele Picard, the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Uzbekistan. The Independent Expert's report to the Secretariat is due by December 15. Judge Picard [...] |
2005-10-07 10:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UZ |
| 05GENEVA2425 | DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY [...] SUMMARY: At its meeting on September 27, 2005, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") heard statements regarding the status of implementation from the United States in United States - Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998; United States - Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot- Rolle [...] |
2005-10-07 10:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTRO |
| 05GENEVA2432 | 1st QUARTER LEASE PAYMENTS FOR FY 06 [...] In reference to various e-mails between Mr Lyman and OBO, monthly leasehold requirements in US$ for Geneva are as follows: Month October November December LQA 196,973 196,973 191,790 LTL - 102,000 - STL [...] |
2005-10-11 07:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AFIN AMGT |
| 05GENEVA2441 | COMMUNICATION FROM FIVE SRS ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN [...] Mission received the following communication from Ambeyi Ligabo, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression; Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur on the Question of Torture; Juan Miguel Petit, Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, C [...] |
2005-10-12 06:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM |
| 05GENEVA2442 | COMMUNICATION FROM SR ON FREEDOM OF OPINION [...] Mission received the following communication from Ambeyi Ligabo, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, regarding three Iraqi journalists found dead in Iraq. There is concern that these journalists may have been targeted because [...] |
2005-10-12 06:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM |
| 05GENEVA2450 | 1503 CASE: COMMUNICATION REGARDING ALLEGED HUMAN [...] Mission has received a note from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (G/SO 215/1 USA 2970) transmitting in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 728 F(XXVIII) copies of a communication dated 5 July 2004 concerning human rights, which refers to the Unit [...] |
2005-10-12 10:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US |
| 05GENEVA2465 | UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #1: OVERVIEW [...] (U) Summary: The Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees met October 3-7 in Geneva. As per ref a, USDEL was led by PRM acting Assistant Secretary Rich Greene and included representatives of USAID SIPDIS and DHS, as well as two NGOs. This cable summarizes [...] |
2005-10-13 14:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2471 | WHO: FIFTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 52-member WHO Regional Committee for Europe (EURO) met from September 12-15, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania. WHO Director-General J.W. Lee participated in the opening session. In his remarks he focused on avian influenza, universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, recalling the G8 g [...] |
2005-10-14 03:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL EAID SOCI WHO |
| 05GENEVA2480 | FY 2005 YEAR-END PROCEDURES: CERTIFICATION OF [...] In response to the above reference cable, U. S. Mission Geneva confirms certification of unliquidated obligations for the following agencies: Appropriation/Allotment Unliquidated Obligation 19-50113 1278 $ 136,026.15 19-40113 1278 $ 30,818 [...] |
2005-10-14 08:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT ASUP KFSC KICA SNAR |
| 05GENEVA2481 | FY2006 RECURRING SUPPORT COSTS (FOR DS SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-14 08:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT ASEC KSEO |
| 05GENEVA2484 | UNHCR EXCOM #5: SEEKING BETTER PROTECTION FOR [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of UNHCR,s Executive Committee meeting, Acting PRM A/S Rich Greene raised in meetings with Chinese Mission Counselor and UNHCR staff the fate of North Korean asylum seekers in China. Chinese concerns over stability in northeast Asia and successful resolution of t [...] |
2005-10-14 08:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM EAID CH KN UNCHR |
| 05GENEVA2487 | ESO GENEVA QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-14 09:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | ASEC KSEO |
| 05GENEVA2489 | UNHCR EXCOM #6: BILATERALS COVER RESETTLEMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In bilateral meetings with delegations from Romania, Canada, Sweden and Australia on the margins of the October 3-7 meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the US Delegation discussed modalities for increasing capaci [...] |
2005-10-14 11:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG RO AS CA SW UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2492 | END OF YEAR ACCOUNTING OF MSG PROGRAMME [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-14 11:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN ASEC KMSG KSEP |
| 05GENEVA2493 | UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #2: PRM ACTING A/S GREENE,S [...] (U) Summary: On the margins of the 56th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee (EXCOM), PRM Acting A/S Greene previewed our priorities for the week-long session with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Guterres. They included improving UNHCR's approach to durable solutions, management refor [...] |
2005-10-14 11:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2494 | UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #3: IDP OVERVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-14 11:53:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2505 | OCTOBER 13, 2005 - MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE [...] The meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) on October 13, 2005 featured a more upbeat atmosphere evident since the lift given to the process by the new U.S. agriculture proposal. Director-General Lamy and many other speakers observed a new impetus in the negotiations, while man [...] |
2005-10-17 08:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2515 | SEMINAR ON SPECIAL PROCEDURES OCTOBER 12 - 13, 2005 [...] On October 12-13, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights hosted a seminar entitled "Enhancing and Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Special Procedures of the Commission on Human Rights." The seminar was divided into four sections, each focusing on a specific aspect of the [...] |
2005-10-18 09:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNCHR |
| 05GENEVA2522 | COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRPERSON ON RIGHTS OF THE [...] Mission received the following communication from Jakob Egbert Doek, Chairperson, Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the two overdue reports on optional protocols that were ratified by the United States, Children in Armed Conflict and the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and C [...] |
2005-10-18 11:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2567 | UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE # 7: MEXICO PLAN OF ACTION [...] (U) Summary. Government representatives, NGOs and UN staff turned out in force to voice support for the Mexico Plan of Action (POA) during a special session on the margins of the UNHCR Executive Committee meeting. While there was some concern over the lack of resources targeted for the regio [...] |
2005-10-21 11:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2593 | Meeting of the WTO General Council - October 19, 2005 [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. The General Council meeting on October 19, 2005 was shorter than usual in light of other DDA-related developments taking place simultaneously. Director-General Lamy began by recapping his comments at recent meetings of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) and added that he wo [...] |
2005-10-25 11:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2599 | REPORT ON BELARUS ACCESSION TO THE WTO - INFORMAL [...] Summary. At the close of Belarus' last WTO Working Party (WP) meeting in May 2005, the WP Chair was unable to confirm support among WTO Members to hold another WP meeting for Belarus this year, so it was decided that informal consultations would be held on Monday, October 24. These consultat [...] |
2005-10-26 12:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BO WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2613 | FINAL REPORT ON UNHCR WG SESSION OF FORCED DISAPPEARANCES (SEPTEMBER 12-23, 2005) [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Intersessional Working Group to elaborate a draft legally binding normative instrument completed work on a Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Forced Disappearance and, although there was no consensus, agreed that there was no impediment to consideration of the [...] |
2005-10-28 04:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | FR UNGA UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2614 | 22-30 SEPTEMBER 2005 MEETINGS OF THE WTO RULES [...] The WTO Rules Negotiating Group held three days of plenary meetings to discuss eight papers on antidumping issues and two papers related to fisheries subsidies. There were also plurilateral meetings for more in-depth discussions of selected elaborated antidumping proposals. Two U.S. papers, [...] |
2005-10-28 06:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2616 | BIC-IV: (U) LOOK-UL'YANOV MEETINGS, OCTOBER 26 [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-001. 2. (U) Meeting: U.S.-Hosted Dinner Date: October 25, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Place: Auberge des Trois Coqs, Chambesy Participants: U.S. Russia DAS Look Mr. Ul'yanov [...] |
2005-10-28 08:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2617 | WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT MEETINGS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: DURING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 2005, THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY JEAN HEILMAN GRIER, SENIOR PROCUREMENT NEGOTIATOR, USTR, AND INCLUDING JOHN LIUZZI, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND ROBERT KASPER, U.S. MISSION TO THE WTO, PARTICIPATED IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETINGS O [...] |
2005-10-28 08:25:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO WTO |
| 05GENEVA2618 | BIC-IV: (U) U.S. AND RUSSIAN BRIEFINGS ON STATUS [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) The U.S. and Russian Delegations each provided briefings on the status of implementation of the Tre [...] |
2005-10-28 09:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2619 | BIC-IV: (U) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE MOSCOW [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) The U.S. and Russian Delegations met the morning of October 27, 2005, to provide answers to que [...] |
2005-10-28 09:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2620 | BIC-IV: (U) MEETING ON ISSUES RELATED TO [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 3:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) As a measure to improve transparency and confidence-building, Russia repackaged its proposal (orig [...] |
2005-10-28 10:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2626 | INITIAL FY 2006 WTO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 0510000000887 EFT DATE: 28-OCT-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240CO199320.1 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMO [...] |
2005-10-31 04:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WTO |
| 05GENEVA2629 | WTO REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: ENABLING CLAUSE [...] On October 3, 2005, the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules held an informal meeting devoted to discussing to the extent to which new transparency procedures being considered in the Doha Round for regional trade agreements (RTAs) should also cover RTAs entered into between developing countries unde [...] |
2005-10-31 08:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD USTR WTRO |
| 05GENEVA2630 | COMMUNICATION FROM THE FIVE SRS REGARDING [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs regarding the invitation to visit Guantanamo that was extended to Mr. Nowak, Ms. Zerrogui and Ms. Jahangir. The letter and the attachments have been e- mailed to IO/SHA and this communication will be included on # [...] |
2005-10-31 08:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2636 | JCIC-XXVII: RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II) [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-029. 2. The Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) resumed operations on October 31, 2005. Addressees are requested to route cable traffic on all START-related issues, as well as INF implementation and compliance [...] |
2005-10-31 09:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2638 | COMMUNICATION FROM WG ON ARBITRARY DETENTION [...] Mission received the following communication from Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, regarding the case of Mr. Majeed Hameed. This communication has been forwarded to IO/SHA via e-mail and is number 38 on the Geneva 2005 Communications Log [...] |
2005-10-31 09:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA2653 | WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLIES 2005 - BETTER THAN [...] Summary: The meetings of the Assemblies of Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), held in Geneva from September 26 to October 5, 2005, ended with better-than-expected results. Member States strengthened accountability and oversight within the organization, th [...] |
2005-11-01 12:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | IO KIPR WIPO |
| 05GENEVA2654 | COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. An October 10 meeting in Geneva marked the end of the decade-long CIS Conference Process, originally created to address problems of refugees and displaced persons -- as well as statelessness -- arising out of the break up of the Soviet Union. Although a final conference statemen [...] |
2005-11-01 13:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM SMIG XG CIS |
| 05GENEVA2655 | UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #8: MEETING ON AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides a readout of an October 7 meeting in Geneva on the situation of Afghan refugees in Iraq and Pakistan. The meeting occurred, and the cable was drafted, before the October earthquake in Kashmir. At this time, it is still unclear what ramifications, if any, th [...] |
2005-11-01 14:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL EAID AF PK IR UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2663 | RESPONSE OF UN AFFILIATED NGOS TO SECTION 102 (G) [...] Summary. In response to reftel, the following information is provided on United Nations agencies and affiliated agencies with respect to the statutory certification requirement on pedophilia contained in Section 102(G) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 [...] |
2005-11-02 09:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI UN |
| 05GENEVA2668 | REPORT ON NON-ARGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS [...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from October 10-14, 2005, to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...] |
2005-11-02 10:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2669 | JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-031. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the delegation lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for Part II of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] |
2005-11-02 11:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2670 | NOT A GOOD IDEA - WIPO PROPOSAL ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 6. 2. Ambassador Moley met November 1, at her request, with Rita Hayes, Deputy Director General WIPO, to discuss a proposed WIPO-hosted meeting of a high-level advisory group for intellectual property and avian flu. Econ Counselor and Health Atta [...] |
2005-11-02 11:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR TBIO WIPO |
| 05GENEVA2682 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON A [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 31, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:35 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on October 31, 2005, to discuss a [...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2683 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) TAYLOR-BORYAK DINNER, OCTOBER 30, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-032. 2. Meeting Date: October 30, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 P.M. Place: Restaurant Le Creux-de-Genthod Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Boryak ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. JCIC Representa [...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2685 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, to dis [...] |
2005-11-03 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2690 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-035. 2. (S) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, [...] |
2005-11-04 06:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2712 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a heads of delegation (HOD) meeting, held at the U.S. Mission on November 2 at which all [...] |
2005-11-08 06:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2713 | UZBEK REFUGEES IN KYRGYZSTAN AND ROMANIA [...] (U) Summary: On 26 October, Ambassador received a letter from Anne Willem Biljeveld, Director of the Division of External Relations at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), providing an update on the status of the refugees who fled Uzbekistan in May 2005. Paragraph 4 repe [...] |
2005-11-08 06:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL KG UZ RO UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2714 | IOM SUB-COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE [...] (U) Summary: Member states approved most agenda item presented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) during the 94th Session of the Sub-committee on Budget and Finance (SCBF) November 1. However, three issues -- IOM's overhead rate policy, its Program and Budget for 2006, and [...] |
2005-11-08 07:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF IOM |
| 05GENEVA2715 | WTO HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING - NOVEMBER 3, 2005 [...] WTO Director-General Lamy convened a short heads of delegation meeting on the morning of November 3 to discuss next steps for the Doha Development Agenda. His main point was that the time has come to emphasize the "horizontality" of the negotiations and to begin the process of transitioning [...] |
2005-11-08 07:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2719 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 2, 2005, to discuss the Ukrainian [...] |
2005-11-08 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2726 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss the U.S [...] |
2005-11-09 05:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2727 | WSIS PREPCOM III MEETS IN GENEVA; LEAVES KEY [...] Summary: The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom III) for Phase II of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took place in Geneva, Switzerland on September 19 ) 30, 2005. Over 1,900 participants attended the PrepCom including 1047 delegates representing 152 states [...] |
2005-11-09 05:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EU IO TS WSIS |
| 05GENEVA2731 | PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE CONFERENCE LEAVES AN UNCLEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ten days after the 26 October UN ministerial conference on aid for Pakistan's earthquake victims, there is still a dramatic under-funding of UN agencies and other partners in the UN Flash Appeal. While the conference netted $579 million in additional pledges, raising the total am [...] |
2005-11-09 06:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAGR EAID ECIN ECON MASS PGOV PK PREF PREL SENV AESC UN |
| 05GENEVA2732 | FIVE SRS NOTIFYING UNITED STATES THEY ARE [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs who are conducting an investigation on detainees at Guantanamo regarding their intention to seek cooperation from the Governments of Afghanistan, France, Morocco, Pakistan and Spain to allow them access so that the [...] |
2005-11-09 06:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2734 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss [...] |
2005-11-09 07:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2735 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-049. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. statement that was made at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mission on November 9, 200 [...] |
2005-11-09 08:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2738 | JCIC-XXVII: UNCLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT TO THE U.S. [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-047. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of the Unclassified Attachment to the U.S. closing plenary statement -- Coordinated Plenary Statement on Reentry Vehicle Inspections of Trident II SLBMs -- that was made at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of t [...] |
2005-11-09 09:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2739 | JCIC-XXVII: INITIALED JOINT STATEMENT NUMBER 39 [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-048. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of Joint Statement Number 39 "On First Stages of SS-25 ICBMs Burned Without Nozzles Attached" that was initialed by all Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 8, 2005. 3. Begin text: [...] |
2005-11-09 10:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2741 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-052. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the R [...] |
2005-11-09 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2748 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 7, 2005, to further [...] |
2005-11-09 13:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2749 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN GRIEVANCES WITH CTR AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Ukraine took the opportunity, during a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, [...] |
2005-11-10 03:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2750 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN-HOSTED RECEPTION, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Event: Russian-Hosted Reception Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva AND Meeting Date: November 9, 2005 [...] |
2005-11-10 04:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2751 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting, followed by a Working Group meeting, were held at the Russ [...] |
2005-11-10 05:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2753 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-044. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 10:15 - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A working group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, to discuss Russian con [...] |
2005-11-10 06:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2755 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-050. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Belarusian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at th [...] |
2005-11-10 07:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2756 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-051. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Kazakhstani statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the Start Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at t [...] |
2005-11-10 08:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2757 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-053. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mi [...] |
2005-11-10 08:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2760 | JCIC-XXVII: CLOSE-OUT OF PART TWO OF JCIC-XXVII [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-056. 2. This is the end of operations for the second part of JCIC-XXVII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" o [...] |
2005-11-10 08:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2761 | JCIC-XXVII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-055. 2. (S) Following is the listing of Geneva cables from Part II of JCIC-XXVII reporting activity during the period October 31 - November 9, 2005. JCIC-XXVII-029 (GENEVA 2636) JCIC-XXVII: (U) RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II) OPERATIONS JCIC-XXVII-030 (GENE [...] |
2005-11-10 09:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2765 | INITIAL FY 2006 WMO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050110000391 EFT DATE: 11-NOV-2005 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240.CO191516.0 NAME OF BANK: UBS, SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA-11 S [...] |
2005-11-10 10:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN KUNR AORC WMO |
| 05GENEVA2767 | DUNANT CENTRE FACILITATING PHILIPPINE-MNLF TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue briefed interested Missions November 2 on its efforts to mediate final implementation of the 1996 peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). The effort grew out of concern th [...] |
2005-11-10 11:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP MNLF |
| 05GENEVA2778 | WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT) [...] Begin Summary: On November 2, 2005, the WTO TBT Committee met to review new trade concerns arising from the following notifications (or lack thereof): China's proposed regulations to control pollution from electronic information products, the EU's Directive on eco-design requirements for ene [...] |
2005-11-16 03:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2781 | WTO HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING - NOVEMBER 10, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. Following a report by Director-General Lamy on the lack of movement in recent informal consultations, WTO heads of delegation decided on November 10, 2005 to "recalibrate" their expectations for the upcoming Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, China. At the same time, they als [...] |
2005-11-16 03:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2797 | WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION October 27 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GIs) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the sy [...] |
2005-11-16 09:14:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTRO |
| 05GENEVA2798 | WTO TRIPS COUNCIL October 25-26 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Tuesday and Wednesday October 25-26, 2005. Mr. CHOI Hyuck of Korea chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held in the morning of October 25, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon and conti [...] |
2005-11-16 09:17:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTRO |
| 05GENEVA2807 | May16 - October 31, 2005 CLO ACTIVITY REPORT - [...] CLO serves the following agencies: Department of State, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services, Census Bureau, USAID, Army, Air Force and Environmental Protection Agency. 2. [...] |
2005-11-16 11:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KFLO CLO |
| 05GENEVA2809 | TRIPS COUNCIL, CHINA TRM, OCTOBER 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-17 04:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KJUS PGOV CH JA SW CA WTRO EUN |
| 05GENEVA2812 | FIVE SRS REQUESTING ANSWER TO OCTOBER 31 LETTER [...] Mission received the following communication from the five Special Rapporteurs who have been invited to visit Guantanamo. The letter and the attachments have been e- mailed to IO/SHA and this communication will be included on #10 on the 2005 correspondence log. 2. Begin text of letter: [...] |
2005-11-17 06:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2839 | MDA: DISSUADING JAPAN FROM AMENDING THE PROTOCOL [...] (C) Summary: Japan is contemplating proposing an amendment to the current text of the additional third protocol (to adopt a new emblem for the Red Cross movement.) This runs counter to the strong U.S. desire not to re-open the draft. While Japan's proposal itself is minor, it is quite possible [...] |
2005-11-18 11:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS ICRC MDA |
| 05GENEVA542 | FY 2005 ILO TAX PAYMENT: PAYMENT TO THE [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: VOUCHER NO: 27850007890 EFT DATE: 24-FEB-05 NAME OF PAYEE: INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) ACCOUNT NO: CO801157.0 NAME OF BANK: UBS, SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA-2 SWIT [...] |
2005-03-01 13:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN ILO |
| 05GENEVA836 | WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION, MARCH 11, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Friday, March 11, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GI's) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the syst [...] |
2005-04-01 13:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTRO |
| 05GENEVA837 | WTO TRIPS COUNCIL, MARCH 8-9, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 8-9, 2005. Mr. Tony Miller of Hong Kong, China chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held on the morning of March 8, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon of the fir [...] |
2005-04-01 13:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WTRO |
| 05GENEVA844 | MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MARCH 31, 2005 [...] The General Council agreed on March 31, 2005 to extend by three months (until July 30, 2005) the time period for Members to negotiate compensation or withdraw concessions of their own in response to the EC's withdrawal of concessions as a result of EU enlargement to its new membership of 25. [...] |
2005-04-04 07:29:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA847 | LETTER FROM INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Mission received the following letter from the Independent Expert on Afghanistan, Cherif Bassiouni on March 30, 2005. The letter is addressed to Ambassador Moley and responds to a letter sent on March 18, 2005 in which Ambassador Moley offered Mr. Bassiouni a briefing on the conditions of DO [...] |
2005-04-04 08:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 05GENEVA909 | BHUTANESE REFUGEES PRESENT THEIR HISTORY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. At a private meeting on the margins of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Bhutanese refugee delegation presented a video explaining the facts of their flight and situation in Nepal, and drawing governmental attention to their desire for durable solutions. Missionoff persua [...] |
2005-04-08 14:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NP PHUM BT PREL UNHCR |
| 06GENEVA1174 | LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER MEETS WITH HIGH [...] (SBU) While in Geneva for the U.S. presentation before the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva, State's Legal Adviser John Bellinger met May 8 with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. Her agenda included a request for more funding, a grim report on her Sudan trip, and a [...] |
2006-05-16 15:17:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM OTRA SU |
| 06GENEVA1456 | JUNE 13 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] Discussion during the June 13 informal consultations focused on the second, more substantive week of the June 19-30 Human Rights Council inaugural session. President-designate Luis Alfonso de Alba provided attendees with a draft program of work (e-mailed to IO-RHS and DRL-MLA-DL), which drew [...] |
2006-06-14 14:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA1468 | JUNE 15 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) President-designate de Alba circulated a revised agenda for first session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) during June 15 informal consultations. Delegates complained of a lack of transparency regarding the agenda item "pressing human rights issues" and demanded to see a precise list of [...] |
2006-06-16 04:11:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA1610 | HRC: JUNE 27 WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MEETING [...] Summary: The Western Human Rights Group met June 27 to review the state of play at the Human Rights Council. Swiss Ambassador Blaise Godet, the Western Group's Bureau representative, reported on the Bureau's June 26 meeting, at which the priority was President de Alba's effort to avoid a Pal [...] |
2006-06-29 05:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA1637 | RESOLUTIONS ON ALL FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] The Human Rights Council (HRC) passed resolutions on all five inter-governmental working groups during the June 29-30 conclusions and recommendations portion of the inaugural session. Discussion on the working group resolutions took place June 26-27, at which time the United States delivered [...] |
2006-07-03 14:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA1638 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] UN General Assembly President and Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson opened the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council (June 19-23) with a speech recalling why the Council was created and the challenges it faced. UN Secretary General Annan endorsed the adoption of the SIPDIS Conv [...] |
2006-07-03 14:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA1673 | HRC: SPECIAL SESSION ON PALESTINE \ [...] (U) Summary: The Human Rights Council concluded its first \ Special Session on July 6 with the passage of a resolution \ entitled "Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian \ Territory" by a vote of 29-11-5. The resolution demands that \ Israel end its military operations in the OPT, abi [...] |
2006-07-07 09:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA1699 | ECOSOC HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT ADOPTS MINISTERIAL [...] The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its High Level Segment in Geneva July 3-5 to discuss the linkage between employment and economic development. A 40-paragraph Ministerial Declaration was adopted after protracted negotiations, drawing attention to the needs of the world's unempl [...] |
2006-07-11 11:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD EFIN PHUM KUNR ECOSOC UN |
| 06GENEVA1748 | ECOSOC 2006 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION: COORDINATION [...] (U) Summary: The Coordination Segment (CS) of ECOSOC's Substantive Session met July 6-10 and again on July 17 in Geneva. The Coordination Segment theme "Sustained economic growth for social development, including poverty eradication and hunger" had strong thematic links to the High Level Seg [...] |
2006-07-18 14:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ELAB KUNR TBIO |
| 06GENEVA1886 | WHO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH WHO [...] Summary. Ambassador Tichenor met July 26, 2006, with Dr. Shigeru Omi of Japan and July 27, 2006, with Mr. David Gunnarsson of Iceland, both of whom are candidates to be Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Omi stressed his technical, management and political skills, [...] |
2006-08-03 15:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO WHO |
| 06GENEVA1954 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PASSES LEBANON RESOLUTION AT [...] In its second special session the Human Rights Council (HRC) passed August 11 by a vote of 27-11-8 with one absent a resolution condemning Israel for its actions in Lebanon. The resolution did not included any reference to Hizballah or its actions. The resolution sponsors, primarily from the [...] |
2006-08-12 11:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2030 | INSIDE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) The newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) \ within the space of two months held an inaugural session \ (June 19-30) and two special sessions (July 5-6 and August \ 11) both focused on condemning Israel. As the U.S. \ Government debates whether or not to seek election to the \ Council n [...] |
2006-08-23 05:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL |
| 06GENEVA2102 | ANTI-VEHICLE MINE PROTOCOL: ENGAGING RUSSIA ON NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Mission Geneva requests that Department ask Embassy Moscow to convey the points at para 5 to appropriate host government officials in the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control (note: MFA/DVBR Director Anatoliy Antonov has been involved in o [...] |
2006-08-29 15:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL RS |
| 06GENEVA2131 | TAXATION OF UN MISSION RESIDENCES [...] Summary. Reftel requested information about Swiss taxation of foreign-owned diplomatic mission residences, and asked post to describe any USG or post-owned properties used as residences by US Mission personnel. Mission can confirm that there are no/no USG-owned properties used as residences [...] |
2006-09-01 05:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KLIG SW |
| 06GENEVA2161 | SEPTEMBER 1 INFORMALS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S [...] Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba chaired informal consultations September 1 to discuss the upcoming HRC session (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), which is expected to deal with substantive matters deferred at the first session in June. According to de Alba's draft timetable, each m [...] |
2006-09-05 15:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2169 | DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles held a series of bilateral meetings in Geneva August 31 and September 1 with select missions to discuss the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) session. The meetings are summarized below. United Kingdom -------------- 2. (C) DAS Barks-Ruggles discussed w [...] |
2006-09-06 15:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2170 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ISRAEL'S [...] (C) In an open and friendly meeting August 31 with DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Mexican Permanent Representative and Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba explained his interactions with the Israeli and Lebanese missions in the aftermath of three resolutions calling for in [...] |
2006-09-06 15:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2171 | UNITED STATES CONSULTATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE [...] DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles and Ambassador Tichenor, accompanied by PolCouns and Washington- and Geneva-based staffers, met with High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour August 31 to discuss a broad range of human rights-related issues, including OHCHR field ope [...] |
2006-09-06 15:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2176 | INDIAN UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CANDIDATE THAROOR [...] On August 28, Ambassador Tichenor met with Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for UN Secretary-General, during a dinner hosted by Indian PermRep Singh. Tharoor reviewed themes outlined in his September 4 Newsweek editorial, discussing with the Ambassador and other Geneva-based PermReps his vi [...] |
2006-09-06 16:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN IN |
| 06GENEVA2178 | ANTI-VEHICLE MINE PROTOCOL: ENGAGING PAKISTAN ON A [...] (C) This is an action request. As recommended by Pakistani Amb Masood Kahn to USDEL in Aug 28-Sept 6 CCW meeting, Mission Geneva requests that Department convey the points at para 6 to Pakistani ambassador in Washington and that DoD request military attach in Islamabad to convey same points [...] |
2006-09-08 07:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL PK |
| 06GENEVA2180 | CONVENTION ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS: REPORT ON AUG [...] (C) Summary: The August 28-September 6 session of the Group of Governmental experts of the states parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), which also served as the final preparatory committee for the November Review Conference of CCW states parties, spent a significant amount o [...] |
2006-09-08 08:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL |
| 06GENEVA2251 | PAKISTANI PERMREP ON OIC TACTICS FOR HRC -- TIT [...] (C) In a meeting, at our request, Ambassador Tichenor delineated U.S. concerns regarding the Human Rights Council and urged Pakistani PermRep Masood Khan to take a more constructive approach to safeguard the Council's credibility. Khan, while appearing calm and reasonable, laid out an OIC s [...] |
2006-09-14 15:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PK |
| 06GENEVA2348 | ILC - JAMAICA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR PROFESSOR [...] U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica requesting USG support for the candidacy of Professor Stephen Vasciannie for election to the International Law Commission at elections to be held in New York during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...] |
2006-09-22 11:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA UNSC JM XL |
| 06GENEVA2614 | GEORGIAN PERMREP ASKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. [...] (C) Georgian PermRep Levan Mikeladze and Political Counselor Valerian Katamadze met with Ambassador Tichenor Oct. 13 to request U.S. intervention on behalf of Georgia in response to Russia's retaliation against Georgia following the arrest and later expulsion of four Russian military officers [...] |
2006-10-16 15:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG AM RS |
| 06GENEVA2628 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AMBASSADORS REGROUP [...] (U) Ambassador Tichenor hosted Community of Democracies Convening Group (CD/CG) ambassadors Oct. 13 to discuss the second Human Rights Council (HRC) session and ways for the CD to play a more meaningful - and visible - role in Geneva by taking common positions on issues, making joint statements [...] |
2006-10-17 14:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2654 | LITTLE PROGRESS AND MUCH CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION \ [...] (C) The Human Rights Council's second session was \ adjourned without achieving much after three weeks. It is to \ resume November 27-28, when it will deal with 44 resolutions \ tabled by members when it became apparent that little of \ substance would be achieved. The Council's failure was due [...] |
2006-10-19 13:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2657 | WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP PREPARES FOR THIRD [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met October 18 to strategize how best to prioritize its efforts to ensure better results for the November 27-December 8 Council session. The WHRG's efficacy risks being undermined by divisions between the EU- and non-EU members of the group, with T [...] |
2006-10-19 16:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2658 | JUSCANZ FOCUSES ON NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) JUSCANZ members met October 18 to review outcomes (or lack thereof) of the second session of the Human Rights Council (9/18-10/6) and to discuss enhancing coordination on issues coming before the next HRC session (11/27-12/8). The view, broadly shared in the group, is that President Luis [...] |
2006-10-20 05:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2913 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL THIRD SPECIAL SESSION: ONCE [...] (U) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its third Special Session November 15 with the passage of a one-sided resolution condemning Israeli military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, especially the death of civilians in Beit Hanoun November 8, by a vote of 32-8-6. The r [...] |
2006-11-15 19:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA2928 | HRC: CANADA ASKS WESTERN GROUP TO CONSIDER A [...] (SBU) The Western Human Rights Group (WHRG) met November 17 at Canada's request to discuss the possibility of requesting a special session of the Human Rights Council to address the situation in Darfur/Sudan or of asking that a segment of the November 27 - December 8 Council session be devote [...] |
2006-11-17 14:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC SU |
| 06GENEVA2993 | HRC: PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED DECISION FOR FUNDING OF [...] (U) Human Rights Council President Luis Alfonso de Alba has circulated the text of a Presidential decision to be adopted by consensus during the third regular session of the Council, 11/27-12/8, requesting adequate funding for the HRC to discharge its responsibilities under UNGA resolution 60 [...] |
2006-11-22 17:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC AORC |
| 06GENEVA3120 | Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, concerning Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, near Kabul, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-ma [...] |
2006-12-14 11:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 06GENEVA3134 | HRC: CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL MEETS OHCHR, COUNCIL [...] Congressional staffers for the outgoing and incoming chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee were in Geneva Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2006 to discuss the state of the Human Rights Council (HRC) with key players from the diplomatic community, United N [...] |
2006-12-15 08:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC UN |
| 06GENEVA3142 | GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-15 16:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CM NI |
| 06GENEVA3143 | JORDANIAN PERMREP ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON DARFUR [...] (U) The Jordanian Mission in Geneva December 15 issued a press release (para 2), which has been posted on the Human Rights Council's extranet page, stating that remarks made by Jordanian PermRep Mousa Burayzat November 28 regarding Darfur during second HRC session were "his personal impression [...] |
2006-12-15 16:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC JO |
| 06GENEVA582 | 36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE - PROGRAM BUDGETS [...] (U ) Summary. The Deputy High Commissioner, the Controller and the head of External Relations provided a briefing to member states on UNHCR strategies to meet the current budget crisis. Member states were frank in their remarks to UNHCR, sometimes highlighting the organization's shortcoming [...] |
2006-03-14 16:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL UNHCR |
| 06GENEVA597 | 36TH UNHCR STANDING COMMITTEE: AFRICA DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Africa Bureau Director Marjon Kamara and Director of Operations for the Sudan Situation Jean-Marie Fakhouri addressed participants in the 36th Meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 8. Both highlighted the di [...] |
2006-03-16 13:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XA |
| 06GENEVA763 | COMMUNICATION FROM SRS ON ESA EXECUTIONS REGARDING [...] Mission received a communication from Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, regarding a raid conducted by Multinational Forces on March 15, 2006 at the house of Faiz Harrat Al- Majma'ee in Iraq. This communication has been sent via e- mail to IO [...] |
2006-04-03 14:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA1057 | JOINT U.S.-JAPAN MEETING WITH WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-30 05:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC |
| 07GENEVA1060 | WHO: Meeting on Options for Increasing the Access of [...] Summary. The World Health Organization (WHO) convened subject meeting April 25 to discuss strategies to expand access to influenza vaccines, including stockpiling options and increased vaccine production. Participants included representatives from donor countries, countries affected by the H5 [...] |
2007-04-30 08:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC |
| 07GENEVA113 | Republic of Congo-Brazzaville and Darfur [...] (U) Mission has received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Congo in reply to our dip note 367-06 informing us of the visit to Darfur of its Geneva Ambassador. The Government of the Republic of Congo expressed its concerns regarding the humanitarian and security situation, and t [...] |
2007-01-17 16:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC OPDC PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
| 07GENEVA114 | Jamaica Candidature - Rights of the Child [...] (U) Mission has received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica informing us that the Government of Jamaica will present the candidature of Mrs. Mary Clark for election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child at elections to be held in New York in February 2007. 2. ( [...] |
2007-01-17 16:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC AORC UN JM |
| 07GENEVA115 | ITALY CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Italy requesting U.S. Government support for the Italian candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in May 2007. 2. (U) Mission has responded that th [...] |
2007-01-18 06:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC AORC UN IT |
| 07GENEVA116 | ITALY CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Italy requesting U.S. Government support for the Italian candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in May 2007. 2. (U) Mission has responded that th [...] |
2007-01-18 06:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC AORC UN IT |
| 07GENEVA1163 | WHO: TAIWAN ISSUES AT THE 60TH WORLD HEALTH [...] Summary. Ambassador Tichenor and Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki met April 24 with Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), as requested reftels, to urge Chan to improve the participation of Taiwan's experts in the technical work of the WHO. Chan promised to f [...] |
2007-05-10 15:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM |
| 07GENEVA1170 | UN EXPERT GROUP ON DARFUR [...] (U) Summary: MissionOffs met May 3 with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to discuss follow-up to A/HRC/4/L.7, the March Human Rights Council consensus Darfur resolution. The group created by that resolution, the UN Expert Group on Darfur, met in Geneva April 24-27 [...] |
2007-05-11 10:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC SU |
| 07GENEVA1371 | Five manslaughter incidents - Geneva 2007 Communications [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions regarding five incidents of manslaughter. It is number 12 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address you [...] |
2007-05-30 15:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA1418 | Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the case of Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, Afghanistan. Letter dated 11 December 2006 referenced in [...] |
2007-06-04 14:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA1478 | ILO - BURMA: CONFERENCE SEES MINIMAL STEPS BUT LITTLE REAL [...] SUMMARY. The ILO Committee on the Application of Standards considered the situation of forced labor in Burma in its special sitting during the 96th International Labor Conference, June 4, 2007. The Burmese ambassador said nothing about real steps in ending forced labor. He focused solely o [...] |
2007-06-07 11:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PREL ILO |
| 07GENEVA1656 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JUNE [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) held the first organizational meeting of its second year June 19-22 to follow up on institution-building in preparation for the next Council session (Sept. 10-28). In a worrisome indication that negotiations in Geneva are unlikely to be more transparent th [...] |
2007-06-25 15:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA1713 | SRI LANKAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE LOBBIES [...] (C) Recently arrived Sri Lanka Permanent Representative, Dayan Jayatilleka, used an introductory courtesy call with Ambassador Tichenor June 27 to lobby hard against any kind of resolution on Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. Jayatilleka stressed that Sri Lanka saw all country resolutio [...] |
2007-07-03 09:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PINR CE |
| 07GENEVA1754 | Air strike in Afghanistan - #18 in Geneva 2007 [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, regarding the U.S. led Coalition air strike in Zarghun Sha, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS and is number 18 on the Geneva 2007 [...] |
2007-07-10 09:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA1755 | Death in Custody of Ahmed Ali Abdullah - #19 in Geneva 2007 [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, regarding the death in custody of Ahmed Ali Abdullah. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS and is #19 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...] |
2007-07-10 09:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA1803 | ECOSOC LAUNCHES ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW, [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered strongly-worded remarks at the July 2 opening of the UN Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) High Level Segment, stating that "existing trade barriers, agricultural subsidies and restrictive rules on intellectual property rights...make [...] |
2007-07-18 11:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ETRD SENV ECOSOC UN |
| 07GENEVA1948 | Ahmed Belbacha - #22 in Geneva 2007 Communications Log [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Manfred Nowak, regarding Ahmed Belbacha who is detained at Guantanamo without charge or trial. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS. It is #22 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...] |
2007-08-13 15:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA1992 | DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA MEETINGS - [...] (C) Summary: On an August 6-8 visit to Geneva, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees highlighted deep U.S. disappointment with the UN Human Rights Council and explored increasing the use of alternative fora, such as the UNGA Third Committee and t [...] |
2007-08-22 15:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC KUNR PREF UNHCR |
| 07GENEVA2048 | DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA TALKS - [...] (SBU) Summary: IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees used a human rights-focused August 6-8 visit to Geneva to also address a range of humanitarian, refugee, and health issues, as well as UN reform. DAS Singh also underscored the importance the [...] |
2007-08-29 08:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREF UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA2110 | EU CONSIDERS CONDEMNING SRI LANKA IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action cable. Action request in para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The EU is considering whether to table a resolution in the Human Rights Council condemning Sri Lanka's recent human rights record. To avert a resolution, the Sri Lankan Government sent its Human Rights Minister and two [...] |
2007-09-10 05:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER UNHRC CE |
| 07GENEVA2184 | HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER ARBOUR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said she had felt obliged to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference in Tehran even though she would have preferred another venue, given Iran's poor human rights record. She [...] |
2007-09-19 05:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC IR CE |
| 07GENEVA2373 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SIXTH SESSION: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council held the first part of its sixth regular session on September 10-28. It largely completed the institution-building process that had occupied much of its first year of existence, laying the groundwork for mechanisms such as universal periodic review (UPR) [...] |
2007-10-11 15:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA2375 | UN REFORM: US BLOCKS WIPO BUDGET OVER ACCOUNTABILITY [...] (U) At the WIPO 43rd General Assemblies, the US succeeded in its goal of forcing discussion of a confidential internal audit report alleging misconduct on the part the Sudanese Director General Kamil Idris. However, on the last day of the 10-day meeting, the African countries rejected a propo [...] |
2007-10-11 20:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORC WIPO |
| 07GENEVA2421 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FORCIBLE RETURN OF CHINESE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-26 13:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KIRF KISL PHUM PREF PREL |
| 07GENEVA2431 | SECOND DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FORCIBLE RETURN OF [...] (S) Per ref a, PolCouns demarched Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) Secretariat staffers Safir Syed (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak) and Michael Wiener (assistant to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion/Belief Asma Jahangir) on October 30. Syed and Weiner, [...] |
2007-10-30 16:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KIRF KISL PREF PREL PHUM |
| 07GENEVA2447 | ICRC PONDERS BROADENING ITS ROLE IN DPRK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told us of their interest in expanding their work in North Korea. ICRC efforts are currently limited to medical assistance, but it hopes that progress in the Six-Party Talks might create the conditions to increase [...] |
2007-11-02 17:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC PREF KN CH |
| 07GENEVA2492 | A/S FRIED MEETS WITH ANTONOV ON CFE IN GENEVA [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, A/S Dan Fried, accompanied by A/S Paula DeSutter and an interagency team, met in Geneva with Russian MFA Director for Security and Disarmament Anatoly Antonov, accompanied by Mikhail Ulyanov and Sergey Federyakov to resume discussion of the U.S. paper on elements [...] |
2007-11-15 10:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG MD NATO |
| 07GENEVA2507 | WHO INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING: USDEL BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza John Lange met November 21 with Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari on the margins of the WHO Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and O [...] |
2007-11-21 21:25:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO EAID WHO |
| 07GENEVA2541 | UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A NEW MECHANISM IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new human rights mechanism is scheduled to get underway in April 2008, with the human rights behavior of a first tranche of 16 countries to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Over the next four years, all UN member states are to undergo such review in [...] |
2007-11-30 16:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA261 | CZECH CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic requesting U.S. Government support for the Czech candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in 2008. 2. (U) Mission has responde [...] |
2007-02-02 16:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC AORC UN EZ |
| 07GENEVA2626 | Human Rights Council Session Highlights Troubling [...] Summary: The Human Rights Council's resumed Sixth Session of December 10-14 highlighted the pernicious dynamic of previous sessions in which important resolutions were held hostage to negotiations between the European Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). That dynamic was e [...] |
2007-12-17 16:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA385 | FRENCH CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of France requesting U.S. Government support for the French candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in New York in 2008. 2. (U) Mission has responded that the information contained in the [...] |
2007-02-20 08:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC AORC UN FR |
| 07GENEVA525 | VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY - STAKEHOLDER [...] Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky visited Geneva February 28 as head of the U.S. delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Polio Eradication, resulting in continued global commitment to eradication and establishment of miles [...] |
2007-03-06 10:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO WHO |
| 07GENEVA551 | RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP [...] The inter-governmental Right to Development (RTD) Working Group completed its Feb. 26-March 2 session with an unusual compromise "consensus" agreement on the chair's conclusions and recommendations that left it up to various states to decide whether or not the report opened the door for a new [...] |
2007-03-07 14:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 07GENEVA617 | WORKING GROUP ON FOLLOW-UP TO DURBAN DECLARATION [...] (U) Summary: The intergovernmental working group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action met for the first part of its fifth session March 5-9 chaired by Chilean Permanent Representative Juan Martabit. Main areas of contention remain the inclusion [...] |
2007-03-14 06:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA1000 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-025. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission on November 21, 2008. [...] |
2008-11-21 13:06:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1001 | JCIC-XXXIII: U.S. PRESS STATEMENT ON START [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-023. 2. The text at Paragraph 3 below is the Press Statement on discussions in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission that are required by Article XVII concerning whether the START Treaty should be extended. The statement was delivered on November 21, 2008. [...] |
2008-11-21 13:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1002 | JCIC-XXXIII: STATUS OF HEAVY BOMBERS AT THE [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-024. 2. The text at Paragraph 3 below is the Unclassified Annex to the U.S. Closing Plenary Statement for JCIC-XXXIII on Status of Heavy Bombers at the Conversion or Elimination Facility at Davis Monthan Air Force Base. The Statement was delivered at the Closing Ple [...] |
2008-11-21 13:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1003 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN FEDERATION HOSTED [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: Monday, November 17, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 7:50 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian JCIC Delegation hosted a reception on November 17, 2008, at the Russian M [...] |
2008-11-21 15:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1004 | JCIC-XXXIII: WG MEETING ON MM III RVOSI, NOVEMBER [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 Time: 15:30 P.M. - 16:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 18, 2008, to [...] |
2008-11-21 16:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1005 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 19, 2008, [...] |
2008-11-21 16:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1006 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S.-UKRAINE HEAD OF DELEGATION [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-021. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:00 - 3:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At Ukrainian request, U.S. and Ukrainian Heads of Delegation (HOD) met to discuss and clarify th [...] |
2008-11-21 16:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1007 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON B-52 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 19, 2008, to address [...] |
2008-11-22 12:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1009 | JCIC-XXXIII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2008, to discus [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1010 | JCIC-XXXIII: LAWYERS, MEETING ON ARTICLE XVII AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian lawyers met to discuss Russian legal requirements if the decision were mad [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1011 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-029. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Ukrainian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission on [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1012 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-028. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Russian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission on N [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1013 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-027. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Kazakhstani Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1014 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-026. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Belarusian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission o [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1015 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) TAYLOR/KOSHELEV DISCUSSIONS AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 21, 2008 Time: 11:45 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Given the preparation requested for the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1016 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON B-52 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 19, 2008, to address [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1017 | JCIC-XXXIII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2008, to discus [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1018 | JCIC-XXXIII: LAWYERS, MEETING ON ARTICLE XVII AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian lawyers met to discuss Russian legal requirements if the decision were mad [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1019 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-029. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Ukrainian Statement that was deliverd at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission on [...] |
2008-11-22 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1025 | JCIC-XXXIII: RUSSIAN PRESS STATEMENT ON START [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-031. 2. The text at Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of a coordinated press statement on discussions that took place in the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission as required by Article XVII of the Treaty on whether to extend the START Treaty. The U.S [...] |
2008-11-22 12:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1026 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-032. 2. (U) Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXIII reporting activity during the period November 13-21, 2008. JCIC-XXXIII-001 (GENEVA 0956) JCIC-XXXIII: (U) OPENING OF THE THIRTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSIO [...] |
2008-11-22 12:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1027 | JCIC-XXXIII: CLOSE OUT OF JCIC-XXXIII [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-031. 2. This is the end of operations for JCIC-XXXIII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" on all cables conce [...] |
2008-11-22 12:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA1032 | UNCTAD: Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop on [...] SUMMARY: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held a Workshop on the Policy Context for Responsible Investment on November 7, 2008, where the investment community and policy-makers, representing about 50 countries, discussed ways to collaborate on socially responsible investment. [...] |
2008-11-24 12:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNCTAD ECON ETRD |
| 08GENEVA1033 | WMO Commission for Hydrology, USDEL Readout [...] SUMMARY: At the WMO Commission on Hydrology (CHy) November 4-13, the U.S. delegation achieved USG objectives of becoming a member of the Advisory Working Group (WWG), getting technical experts on the working teams, and advancing the coordination with UNESCO/IHP on climate issues. END SUMMARY [...] |
2008-11-24 13:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIN WMO UN ECOSOC |
| 08GENEVA1043 | Organic Agriculture: International Task Force Facilitating [...] SUMMARY: The International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture (ITF), which was a successful public-private partnership, held its final meeting on October 7, 2008, having completed its five-year project to develop a method for comparing different organic standard [...] |
2008-11-26 16:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNCTAD ECON ETRD USDA USAID |
| 08GENEVA1048 | UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): TRENDS AND ANALYSIS ) [...] (C) Summary: The 63rd UNGA First Committee (First Committee) offered few surprises and, as the last one before a new US administration, saw considerable hesitation among nations about taking new initiatives on nuclear issues. One diplomat characterized it as "flat." While movement on big nuc [...] |
2008-12-02 16:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM CDG |
| 08GENEVA1051 | OCTOBER 8-9, 2008, WTO SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY (SPS) [...] Summary: The Forty-Second Meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures was held October 8-9, 2008. The U.S. delegation was headed by Jane Doherty, (USTR), and included Christine Brown (Commerce), Mary Lisa Madell (APHIS), Daniella Taveau [...] |
2008-12-03 15:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD USTR WTRO |
| 08GENEVA1055 | MEETING WITH MONTENEGRO DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJUROVIC TO [...] Summary: USTR Senior Director for WTO Accessions, Cecilia Klein, and USTR/Geneva representatives Bob Kasper and Nancy Omelko met Montenegro Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic and Montenegrin delegation on 24 November 2008. The bilateral talks focused on resolving remaining issues in the [...] |
2008-12-05 09:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV WTRO USTR MW |
| 08GENEVA107 | UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: AN INSTRUMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Universal Periodic Review, a new UN human rights mechanism, remains untested but could prove a useful instrument for promoting USG human rights goals. There is general consensus that it should proceed in a cooperative not confrontational spirit, and we are likely to get more tra [...] |
2008-02-04 16:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA1078 | December 2008 meeting of the Working Party for the WTO [...] (U) Summary. The sixth Working Party Meeting on Azerbaijan's Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), held on December 11 in Geneva, was widely attended by other WTO Members and highlighted the renewed energy shown by Azerbaijan in a number of areas. Prior to the meeting, Azerbaijan [...] |
2008-12-15 16:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTRO USTR AZE |
| 08GENEVA108 | SRI LANKA AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rajiva Wijesinha, General Secretary of Sri Lanka's Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process, held meetings in Geneva on February 1 as part of continuing GoSL efforts to sway thinking here on Sri Lanka's human rights situation. Meeting with Ambassador Tichenor, Wijesinha cr [...] |
2008-02-04 17:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE |
| 08GENEVA1092 | GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP MEETING: PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 15 meeting in Geneva of the Follow-up Committee on Implementation of the Greentree Agreement, Cameroon and Nigeria agreed that things were going smoothly with the transfer of authority on the Bakassi Peninsula. Cameroon noted its effort systematically to catalogu [...] |
2008-12-18 09:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PBTS PREF SMIG KDEM PINR CM NI |
| 08GENEVA1094 | KENYA: KEY DONORS STRATEGIZE ABOUT SOMALI REFUGEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 18 meeting hosted at the U.S. Mission, key donor government representatives discussed the current challenges facing Somali refugees in Kenya. They agreed to seek a briefing from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Deputy High Commissioner after [...] |
2008-12-18 14:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SO KE PGOV EAID |
| 08GENEVA1095 | UNHCR DISCUSSES IRAQ SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Radhouane Nouicer, UNHCR MENA Director, expressed concern to U.S. Mission officers that the UN was not moving aggressively to ensure logistical security inside Iraq for UNHCR and other UN agencies. Nouicer feared the UN may decide to withdraw again to Amman and coordinate its Ir [...] |
2008-12-18 16:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM IR |
| 08GENEVA1105 | December 17 Meeting of TNC [...] Summary. At a meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) on December 17, 2008 WTO Director General Lamy recognized with disappointment that it is not possible to conclude the Agriculture and NAMA modalities before the end of the year, but stressed the need to continue work in early 2009 [...] |
2008-12-19 16:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 08GENEVA111 | OHCHR FACT-FINDING MISSION TO KENYA AHEAD, HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will depart February 6 for an approximately three-week fact-finding mission to Kenya. The mandate of the relatively low-level mission is to focus on human rights, including accountability for the recent violence, and [...] |
2008-02-05 14:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC KE |
| 08GENEVA1112 | WHO: DECEMBER 8-13 2008 WHO MEETING ON INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: During December 8-13 negotiations at the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Geneva, delegates made substantial progress on complex issues -- including concrete steps to enhance the World Health Organization (WHO) system to assess and respond [...] |
2008-12-22 15:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KFLU TBIO WHO |
| 08GENEVA1127 | GENEVA REACTIONS TO EVENTS IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: While some Geneva diplomats have begun to discuss the possibility of calling a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Gaza, it currently seems likely that there will not be any session before next week at the earliest. Both Palestinian and Egyptian [...] |
2008-12-29 15:17:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC IS |
| 08GENEVA1128 | DECEMBER 17-18 GENEVA TALKS ON GEORGIA: SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 17-18 Geneva Talks on Georgia, the parties in the Security Working Group failed to reach agreement on a draft paper that would have established an "Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism." The Mechanism would have consisted of weekly consultative meetings [...] |
2008-12-29 15:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
| 08GENEVA153 | LOOKING TOWARD SELECTING THE NEXT UN HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, tendered her resignation to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon several months ago, according to a well-informed Mission contact at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). SYG Ban asked Arbour to exte [...] |
2008-02-28 13:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA155 | AFRICA GROUP AND OIC FACE OFF AGAINST EU IN DURBAN [...] SUMMARY: The inaugural week-long meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards displayed the irreconcilable rifts between the European Union (EU) and the African Group (AG) and Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) approaches to racism issues. Nothing less [...] |
2008-02-29 15:11:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA158 | UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: GEARING UP FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council passed a major hurdle to getting its new Universal Periodic Review mechanism underway when it selected "troikas" on February 28 for the first two tranches of country reviews. This came after disagreements over the selection process were finally resolved, [...] |
2008-03-02 10:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA180 | SRI LANKA CONTINUES TO RESIST PRESSURE IN HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU continues to hold out the prospect of tabling a resolution critical of Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council, but it has failed to pressure the GoSL into dropping its opposition to establishing an independent presence on the ground of the Office of the High Commissioner fo [...] |
2008-03-10 17:25:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC CE |
| 08GENEVA220 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TIBET STATEMENT IN HUMAN [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Eva Tomic, Political Counselor at the Slovenian Mission in Geneva, on the morning of March 24. Tomic said she would pass the content of our demarche to EU PermReps ahead of their meeting, to be held on the morning of March 25, at which they will decid [...] |
2008-03-24 12:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA233 | ICRC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO RETURN TO OGADEN [...] (C) Summary: Refugee Officer (RefOff) met with ICRC officials to discuss ICRC's ongoing efforts to obtain clarification from the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) as to why ICRC was expelled from the Ogaden some eight months ago. ICRC reported that their meeting with the State Secretary of Foreig [...] |
2008-03-27 15:06:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF ICRC ET |
| 08GENEVA254 | UKRAINE TO PROPOSE RESOLUTION ON "HOLODOMOR" AT [...] (SBU) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Ukraine's Kyiv-based ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Mykola Maimeskoul, said his government was interested in proposing a resolution at the September session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Holodomor, the Great Famine of the early 1930s. Mai [...] |
2008-04-04 10:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA256 | OIC POWER PLAY DOMINATES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh session of the Human Rights \ Council, which ran March 3-28 with an April 1 extension, \ highlighted the power of the Organization of the Islamic \ Conference (OIC) in that still evolving body. The session's \ defining moment came in the closing minutes of its last \ sche [...] |
2008-04-04 15:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA275 | U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MEET WITH INDONESIAN [...] Summary. Ambassador John Lange, Special Representative of the Secretary of State for Avian and Pandemic Influenza, and Dr. William Steiger, Special Assistant for International Affairs to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, met with Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supar [...] |
2008-04-11 06:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAID WHO |
| 08GENEVA30 | PROSPECTS FOR DRC MANDATE IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The mandate of the UN Independent Expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), whose extension the Human Rights Council postponed last year after strong resistance from African and other delegations, now appears more likely to be extended, albeit perhaps with modifications, [...] |
2008-01-14 10:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV CG |
| 08GENEVA311 | UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: FUTURE UNCERTAIN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Human Rights Council kicked off its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with an April 7-18 session that examined the human rights behavior of an initial tranche of sixteen countries. It is too early to fully assess UPR's value, but the initial session revealed some of the mec [...] |
2008-04-25 15:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA319 | ICRC DONOR SUPPORT GROUP VISIT TO SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: Geneva-based Refugee Officer (RefOff) Nick Hilgert traveled to Sri Lanka from March 31 to April 5 with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Donor Support Group (DSG) to visit ICRC project sites. The DSG is made up of donors who contribute more than $10 million an [...] |
2008-04-29 14:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV EAID CE |
| 08GENEVA320 | RAISING ZIMBABWE IN GENEVA UN INSTITUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is considering ways to further influence the situation in Zimbabwe. Responding to the Ambassador's April 29 demarche, Deputy High Commissioner Kang said the proposal to appoint a special human rights envoy was among se [...] |
2008-04-29 16:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XA ZI AU UNHRC ELAB |
| 08GENEVA360 | GENEVA-BASED HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES FIND IT TOUGH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe's Mission in Geneva has taken a hard line on Geneva-based UN bodies' efforts to address the situation in the country. In a meeting with officials of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Zimbabwe's ambassador here had harsh words for High Commiss [...] |
2008-05-16 15:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF UNHRC ELAB ZI |
| 08GENEVA392 | HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON FOOD [...] SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council (HRC) special session on the right to food, called by more than 30 countries, took place on May 23. Per reftel, USDel attended as notetaker only. The session featured interventions from many countries, as well as from international organizations and other U [...] |
2008-05-29 17:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC EAGR EAID FAO |
| 08GENEVA410 | SPECIAL ENVOY ON ANTI-SEMITISM RICKMAN MEETS [...] Summary: On the margins of a conference in Geneva on the Durban Review Conference, Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman held meetings on May 26 and 27 with leaders of the Jewish community, representatives of the Geneva cantonal government, and officials from other UN missions and the [...] |
2008-06-03 16:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA419 | NEW UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tomas Ojea Quintana, who recently assumed the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, told us June 4 that he has much to learn about that country but is determined to use his experience as an Argentine human rights lawyer to press hard for democ [...] |
2008-06-05 14:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC BM |
| 08GENEVA424 | OHCHR'S CONTINUED EFFORTS ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) sees its principal challenge as being to press Zimbabwe in public as hard as it can on human rights without jeopardizing its ability to continue its works on the ground there. Despite expressing reservations to the DCM [...] |
2008-06-06 10:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC ZI |
| 08GENEVA440 | HRC Individual Complaints Procedure: Edgar Allen Stitzel [...] Mission has received a note from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)(G/SO 215/1 USA 47) transmitting in accordance with paragraph 94 of the annex of Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007 copies of a communication dated 30 May 2008 concerning human rights, [...] |
2008-06-12 11:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHCR US |
| 08GENEVA446 | RESPONSES IN GENEVA TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Mission officers deployed \ reftel language in discussions with numerous delegations \ concerning the new USG posture toward the Human Rights \ Council. Most delegations with whom we spoke agreed that the \ Council was seriously flawed. While a few, notably Poland [...] |
2008-06-13 15:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC PINR |
| 08GENEVA455 | ADDRESSING THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the elimination in March of the mandate of the Independent Expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Geneva-based human rights bodies are seeking new ways to address the situation in that country. There is little prospect for significant action in the Human Rights Cou [...] |
2008-06-16 14:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA489 | FIRST RAFT OF UPR RESOLUTIONS OFFERS VANTAGE POINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council (HRC) completed its first experience with one of its key innovations, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, in its June 2008 Eighth Session. The Council adopted consensus resolutions on each of the 32 UPR reviews conducted so far. There was sig [...] |
2008-06-26 14:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA495 | EFFECTS OF U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council's Eighth Session, which ran from June 3-18, featured renewed efforts by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to weaken human rights instruments, although with less drama than in previous sessions. In cases w [...] |
2008-06-30 16:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA498 | NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARTIN UHOMOIBHI \ [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Permanent Representative to the \ UN in Geneva, Martin Uhomoibhi, was formally elected \ President of the UN Human Rights Council June 18. His \ nomination by the African Group to serve as the Council's \ President for the 2008-2009 session had been contested from \ within [...] |
2008-07-01 12:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNHRC PHUM PINR NI |
| 08GENEVA504 | EGYPT'S AMBASSADOR SHOUKRY AND HIS AGGRESSIVE \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Led by Ambassador Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's \ delegation in Geneva has stood out for its activist and at \ times aggressive approach to Geneva multilateral diplomacy, \ in pursuit of goals the U.S. does not support. This has been \ most noticeable in the Human Rights Council, where Egyp [...] |
2008-07-02 17:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC EG |
| 08GENEVA511 | NEW OPT SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR RICHARD FALK [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, took the Human Rights Council by surprise in his first appearance before the body June 16 by proposing that his mandate be expanded to include violations of international humanitarian law [...] |
2008-07-03 15:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC IS |
| 08GENEVA515 | NGOS CONTINUE TO USE UPR PROCESS TO PRESS SRI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both the government of Sri Lanka and its critics implemented the same strategy in the plenary session of Sri Lanka's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as they had in the working group phase of that newly-created mechanism. Defending itself against criticism leveled at it in both [...] |
2008-07-07 11:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE |
| 08GENEVA521 | OHCHR CONCERNED ABOUT FATE OF ITS OFFICE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has told us it will be forced to close its offices in Uganda within about a month unless the GoU drops its demand for a change in OHCHR activities in the country. The GoU insists that the OHCHR office drop its role of [...] |
2008-07-08 09:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UG TO |
| 08GENEVA526 | ACTING A/S BRIAN HOOK MEETS A RANGE OF OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a June 26-27 visit to Geneva, Acting A/S Brian Hook met with officials from a range of international organizations. With the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Hook brainstormed about innovative fundraising for international organizations. Officials from the O [...] |
2008-07-10 12:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA528 | UNCC Compensation Claims: Report on Kuwait Preparations for [...] (C) Summary. The Kuwaiti Prime Minister indicated this week to the Kuwaiti Mission in Geneva that the MFA is now seriously studying the issue of overall settlement with Iraq of the final segment of $24 billion in UN Compensation Commission awards. The focus seems to be on a settlement that w [...] |
2008-07-11 08:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL UNCC KU IZ |
| 08GENEVA537 | GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 11 meeting of the Greentree Agreement Follow-up Committee attended by the U.S. and other witness states, Nigeria and Cameroon reaffirmed their commitment to carrying out the transfer of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon on August 14, although both also said they neede [...] |
2008-07-15 10:17:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PBTS PREF SMIG KDEM CM NI |
| 08GENEVA55 | MANEUVERING INTENSIFIES ON SRI LANKA IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lanka Government is continuing its efforts to forestall action by Geneva-based UN bodies on its human rights situation. Most recently, in a January 11 meeting with High Commissioner for Human Rights Arbour, Sri Lanka's human rights minister reiterated the GoSL position t [...] |
2008-01-18 16:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UNHRC CE |
| 08GENEVA559 | WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF SINGAPORE, JULY 14 AND 16, [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Singapore on July 14 and 16, 2008. Members expressed appreciation for Singapore's open trade regime and were generally in agreement that Singapore is a model actor in the WTO community. Members encouraged Singapore to bind its remain [...] |
2008-07-21 14:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 08GENEVA561 | BIC-IX: BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION, [...] (U) This is BIC-IX-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 16, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 5:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Moscow Treaty's Bilateral Implementation Commission (BIC) met [...] |
2008-07-21 14:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KACT PARM BIC JCIC US RS |
| 08GENEVA562 | JCIC-XXXII: TAYLOR/KOSHELEV LUNCH, JULY 15, 2008 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 15, 2008 Time: 1:00 - 2:15 P.M. Place: Restaurant Le Creux-de-Genthod Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Koshelev 3. (S) U.S. JCIC Representative T [...] |
2008-07-22 09:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA564 | JCIC-XXXII: (U) OTHER PARTIES' STATEMENTS, JULY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva 3. (C) The texts contained in paragraphs 4 and 5 below are the official translations of the Belarusian and Ukrainian opening s [...] |
2008-07-22 13:25:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA565 | JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 17, 2008. All [...] |
2008-07-22 14:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA566 | ANNUAL TRIPARTITE CONSULTATIONS ON REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRM/A,s Director and Deputy Director, along with USCIS, HHS and NGO representatives, attended the June 30 ) July 2 Annual Tripartite Consultations on Refugee Resettlement hosted by UNHCR in Geneva. Some 170 participants representing 29 governments (both those currently resettling [...] |
2008-07-22 15:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF |
| 08GENEVA572 | JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 18, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland on Jul [...] |
2008-07-23 07:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA583 | JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON PROCEDURES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-010. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) A bilateral Working Group Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on July 21, 2008, between the delegations of the Russian Federation and the United States, to discuss the closure of the Votkinsk Portal Monitoring Facility and Po [...] |
2008-07-23 15:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA585 | JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON DROVYANAYA [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 18, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on July 18, 2008, to discuss Russian-propos [...] |
2008-07-24 07:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA587 | JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-011. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) A Working Group Meeting on the issue of Elimination of Solid Rocket Motor Cases for First Stages of SS-24 (Ukrainian issue) was held at the U.S. Mission on July 21, 2008. All Parties, except Belarus, were represented. The [...] |
2008-07-24 15:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA588 | JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENT INITIALLED AT JCIC-XXXII [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-018. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC S-Series Joint Statement Number 29 "On Changes to the Boundary of Drovyanaya ICBM Base for Silo Launchers of ICBMs." The Joint Statement was initialed at the closing plenary meeting for JCIC-XXXII, held at the Russian M [...] |
2008-07-25 06:25:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA589 | JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON B-1 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 22, 2008, to di [...] |
2008-07-25 08:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA590 | JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP MEETING ON B-1 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 22, 2008, to discuss Russian [...] |
2008-07-25 09:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA591 | JCIC-XXXII: WORKING GROUP ON TELEMETRY, JULY 22, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Telemetry Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 22, 2008. The Unit [...] |
2008-07-25 09:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA592 | JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 17, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 4:20 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on July 17, 2008. Representat [...] |
2008-07-25 11:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA599 | JCIC-XXXII: OTHER PARTIES' DELEGATION LISTS [...] This is JCIC-XXXII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3-5 below contain the texts of the official translations of the delegation lists of the Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations to JCIC-XXXII. The Kazakhstani Delegation did not arrive until July 18, 2008 and no delegation list was provided. [...] |
2008-07-25 13:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA600 | JCIC-XXXII: U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JULY 23, 2008 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2008 Time: 6:00 - 8:20 P.M.. Place: 41 Quai Wilson, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. JCIC Delegation hosted a reception on July 23, 2008, and engaged members of the [...] |
2008-07-25 13:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ ZR ZP |
| 08GENEVA601 | JCIC-XXXII: HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING TO DISCUSS [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 23, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on July 23, 2008 to discuss the [...] |
2008-07-25 14:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA602 | JCIC-XXXII: RUSSIAN PAPER CONTAINING QUESTIONS ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-017. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 below is the official translation of a paper containing "Russian Questions on the Completion of Continuous Monitoring at Votkinsk and Closure of Points of Entry in Connection with Expiration of the START Treaty." The questions in [...] |
2008-07-25 15:06:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA603 | JCIC-XXXII: U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, JULY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-020. . (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the U.S. statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mission on July 24, 2008. [...] |
2008-07-25 15:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA604 | JCIC-XXXII: BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-021. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Belarusian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at th [...] |
2008-07-25 15:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA605 | JCIC-XXXII: KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-022. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Kazakhstani statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at t [...] |
2008-07-25 15:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA608 | JCIC-XXXII: UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-024. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Thirty-second Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at th [...] |
2008-07-25 16:06:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA609 | JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENTS COMPLETED ON SS-24 SRM [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-019. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3 and 4 below are JCIC Agreement 55 on "Changes to Section I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol Regarding the Elimination Process for ICBMs for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs" and JCIC Joint Statement 40 "On the Elimination of SS-24 [...] |
2008-07-26 12:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA611 | JCIC-XXXII: DOCUMENTS COMPLETED ON SS-24 SRM [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-019. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3 and 4 below are JCIC Agreement Number 55 on "Changes to Section I of the Conversion or Elimination Protocol Regarding the Elimination Process for ICBMs for Mobile Launchers of ICBMs" and JCIC Joint Statement 40 "On the Elimination o [...] |
2008-07-26 12:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA612 | JCIC-XXXII: RUSSIAN NON PAPER ON B-1 CONVERSION, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-026. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of a Russian Non-Paper, dated July 24, 2008, on the "U.S. Conversion of B-1 Heavy Bombers to a Non-Nuclear Variant." The non-paper refers to photographs that were taken during an inspection [...] |
2008-07-26 12:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA613 | JCIC-XXXII: UKRAINIAN SOP-24 MOTOR CASES [...] This is JCIC-XXXII-025. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the Ukrainian Statement of Policy expressing its Government's commitment not to export eliminated solid rocket motor cases beyond its national territory. The Statement was made in conjunction with JC [...] |
2008-07-26 12:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA614 | JCIC-XXXII: CLOSE-OUT OF JCIC-XXXII [...] This is JCIC-XXXII-026. 2. This is the end of operations for JCIC-XXXII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addressees are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" on all cables conce [...] |
2008-07-26 12:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA615 | JCIC-XXXII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXII-027. 2. (U) Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXII reporting activity during the period July 17-24, 2008. JCIC-XXXII-001 (GENEVA 0544) JCIC-XXXII: OPENING OF THE THIRTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION JCIC-X [...] |
2008-07-26 12:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA628 | UNHCR AND IOM ON EGYPTIAN DEPORTATIONS OF ERITREANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel request, RMA Officials discussed Egyptian deportations of Eritreans with UNHCR and IOM. UNHCR,s Middle East and North Africa Bureau (MENA) Director, Radhouane Nouicer, acknowledged that UNHCR is having difficulties obtaining access to detained Eritreans, noting that t [...] |
2008-07-30 09:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV EG |
| 08GENEVA636 | STRATEGIES TO RENEW THE HAITI SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The "Group of Friends" of the Haiti mandate of the Human Rights Council met to address their concerns that some countries might seek to scale back or eliminate that mandate when it comes up for renewal in the Council. The Group members focused on gaining the support of the GoH [...] |
2008-07-31 09:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNHRC PINR HA |
| 08GENEVA637 | SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC LAYS OUT PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber used his July 22 meetings with representatives of various OIC missions represented in Geneva to highlight his plans for greater USG-OIC dialogue. All his interlocutors expressed enthusiasm for t [...] |
2008-07-31 12:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF AF MY ID SG TU |
| 08GENEVA661 | US EXPERTS DISCUSS FMCT AT CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) hosted two U.S experts July 29-31 to participate in CD informal discussions and reach out to key delegations on the proposed Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT). The goal of the visit was to reinforce the argument tha [...] |
2008-08-06 12:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM CDG |
| 08GENEVA672 | EU AMBASSADORS TAKE STOCK OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The French EU presidency held a July 18 "retreat" near Geneva to allow EU ambassadors to hash out their assessments, in a closed session, of the UN Human Rights Council. Several of the participants have told us that the general view was that the Council has serious problems and [...] |
2008-08-07 16:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA679 | COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 34 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honour to address you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur [...] |
2008-08-12 07:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA684 | COMMUNICATION FROM SR ON THE PROMOTION AND [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 38 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. [...] |
2008-08-12 13:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA686 | COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. This communication is number 43 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honor to write you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on Contempor [...] |
2008-08-12 13:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA694 | COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. This communication is number 47 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. 2. Begin text of letter. Excellency, I have the honor to address you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on freedom [...] |
2008-08-15 15:29:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA722 | COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. This communication is number 48 on the Geneva 2008 Communications Log. The letter is dated 21 August, 2008. 2. Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address yo [...] |
2008-08-25 16:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA727 | GEORGIA CONSIDERS NEXT STEPS IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 27 meeting, Georgian Deputy PermRep Teimuraz Bakradze told us that Tbilisi was considering using the upcoming Human Rights Council session to criticize Russia over recent events in Georgia, although no decision had yet been taken. It remains unclear whether Russia w [...] |
2008-08-27 16:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC GG |
| 08GENEVA751 | PART TWO OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-04 15:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO |
| 08GENEVA752 | PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...] |
2008-09-04 15:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO |
| 08GENEVA758 | IFRC: STRUGGLING WITH NEW APPROACH TO MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) recently appointed Thomas Linde to the newly created position of Special Representative on Migration. Charged with the task of developing a policy document for the IFRC and the national Red Cross a [...] |
2008-09-08 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF EAID IFRC |
| 08GENEVA759 | RUSSIA BLASTS GEORGIA IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's ambassador used the September 8 opening session of the Human Rights Council to criticize Georgia, which he accused of engaging in genocide. Georgia plans to respond on September 9, but to avoid getting into a retaliatory exchange, including charges and counter-charges, [...] |
2008-09-08 16:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC GG RU |
| 08GENEVA766 | SRI LANKA TRIES TO FOSTER GOOD TIES WITH NEW HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Government, which had a rocky relationship with former High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, hopes quickly to forge better ties with Arbour's successor, Navanathem Pillay. Days after Pillay became High Commissioner, Sri Lankan Human Rights Minister Ma [...] |
2008-09-10 13:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CE |
| 08GENEVA768 | IOM PROTOCOL BREACH [...] (C) Summary: Officials at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed their assurances that IOM staff will not travel to Syria again without prior authorization of the Syrian authorities and were quite surprised at the tough line taken by the Syrian Ambassador in Geneva over t [...] |
2008-09-10 14:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ |
| 08GENEVA773 | COMMUNICATION FROM UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Philip Alston, dated September 12, 2008. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO/RHS. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to ad [...] |
2008-09-16 09:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA775 | UNHCR:HC GUTERRES ON AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, IRAN [...] (SBU) UNHCR High Commissioner Guterres painted a grim picture of the situation in Northwestern Pakistan during a briefing to key donors. Describing the situation there as the most worrisome in the world at the moment, he called on the International Community to support both the current govern [...] |
2008-09-16 15:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAGR EAID IR PGOV PHUM PK PREF |
| 08GENEVA790 | FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF NEW UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first two and a half weeks as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanetham Pillay has demonstrated an intelligence and deep commitment to human rights that we find somewhat encouraging; also encouraging, from our perspective, were her initial, positive comments a [...] |
2008-09-18 14:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA800 | COMMUNICATION FROM UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ADEQUATE [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, dated 18 September 2008. This communication has been sent via e-mai [...] |
2008-09-22 15:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA803 | GEORGIA IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: AFTER A [...] (C) SUMMARY: After an initial burst of activity regarding the Georgia crisis in the early days of the UN Human Rights Council's current session, the Council took up the issue again on September 16-17. The plenary discussions featured harsh words from the Russian delegation and a more measured [...] |
2008-09-23 15:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNHRC GG RU |
| 08GENEVA805 | WIPO ELECTS NEW DG [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 15:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR |
| 08GENEVA816 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL VOTE ON BEIT HANOUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a departure from their past practice, all seven of the EU's Council members voted "no" on the latest resolution on Israeli actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) during the recently completed session of the HRC. Several EU ambassadors told Ambassador Tichenor t [...] |
2008-09-30 09:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA825 | UNTAI: ITU STEPS FORWARD ON ACCESS TO INTERNAL AUDIT [...] The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Working Group on Financial Regulations (FINREGS) met on October 1 and approved the U.S. proposal to modify ITU financial regulations to permit ITU Member states access to internal audit reports. The proposal will be considered and most l [...] |
2008-10-06 06:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC KUNR ITU |
| 08GENEVA836 | UNAIDS: REPORT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE [...] Summary: The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) met in Extraordinary Session on October 2, 2008, to consider candidates for the position of UNAIDS Executive Director. The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Mark Dybul, chaired the meeting. While the PCB noted that all four short [...] |
2008-10-09 08:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV UNGA |
| 08GENEVA837 | EU ENVOY MOREL BRIEFS THE AMBASSADOR ON LATEST [...] (C) On October 9. EU Special Representative for the Crisis in Georgia Pierre Morel briefed Ambassador Tichenor on the preparations for the Georgia talks to be held in Geneva October 15. He confirmed the plans for a plenary with two working groups, one on security and stability, the other on I [...] |
2008-10-09 16:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UNSC RS GG |
| 08GENEVA882 | COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR ON BAD NEIGHBORS, GRULAC, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva and soon-to-be-appointed Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Clemencia Forero Ucros, called on Ambassador Tichenor on October 7 to present Colombia's forthcoming submission under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism and to explain Colomb [...] |
2008-10-23 14:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC CO |
| 08GENEVA89 | RENEWED CHALLENGES TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF OHCHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Countries seeking to weaken the independence of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have been stepping up their efforts. They did so most strikingly when High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour presented OHCHR's new Strategic Management Plan [...] |
2008-01-31 06:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA913 | ITALIAN UNECE CANDIDATE BELIEVES SYG BAN MAY ACT QUICKLY ON [...] (U) Paolo Garonna, Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), met with Charge October 31 to seek USG support for his bid to be appointed by UN SYG Ban Ki-Moon as the UNECE Executive Secretary. Marek Belka is departing as ExecSec to work as an IMF Director in D [...] |
2008-10-31 16:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN |
| 08GENEVA915 | UK MAY CONSIDER WITHDRAWAL FROM DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UK ambassador in Geneva privately told the Charge on October 31 that HMG might withdraw from the Durban process early in 2009 if that process did not improve and UK redlines were crossed. In that and a previous meeting, the UK delegation said that maintaining EU consensus o [...] |
2008-11-03 16:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC UK |
| 08GENEVA916 | WHO: IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON ACHIEVEMENT [...] Summary. WHO convened a meeting of G-20 countries on October 31 to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on health and the social sector. Director-General Chan asked for advice, called for stable Official Development Assistance (ODA), committed to working with vulnerable countries, prom [...] |
2008-11-03 16:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON TBIO WHO |
| 08GENEVA921 | WHO: SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary. INB2 met October 20-25, 2008, in Geneva to develop a protocol under the FCTC to combat illicit trade in tobacco products. It was attended by representatives of 133 Parties to the FCTC, as well as 16 State non-Parties (including the United States), two intergovernmental organization [...] |
2008-11-04 15:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PGOV SOCI WHO |
| 08GENEVA925 | USG RESPONSE TO WHO-OHCHR RIGHT TO HEALTH "FACT [...] As requested reftel, Mission officers met with WHO and OHCHR officials to deliver copies of letters from IO Assistant Secretary Hook on the recent publication of the WHO-OHCHR "fact sheet" on the "right to health." 2. Mission Health Attache met October 23 with WHO Deputy Director-General [...] |
2008-11-05 12:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KHUM EAID PHUM WHO |
| 08GENEVA926 | WMO Audit Committee Read Out [...] Summary. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Audit Committee (AC) met at WMO headquarters October 20 - 21, 2008 to report on the status of implementation of audit recommendations generated by the Internal Oversight Office (IOO) and the UN Joint Inspection Unit. A representative from NO [...] |
2008-11-05 13:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIN WMO UN ECOSOC |
| 08GENEVA927 | UNECE Forum for the Environment Hanging in the Balance [...] Summary. The UN Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) met Oct 13-15, to seek agreement on a reform to the Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference (EfE). While progress was made, there was no negotiated outcome. The major sticking points continu [...] |
2008-11-05 13:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EIND UN ECE ECOSOC |
| 08GENEVA932 | MEETING OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members held a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) on October 16, 2008, followed immediately by a Dedicated Session of the CTD on Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). During the regular CTD meeting, the EC and Norway were again questioned on the implementation of [...] |
2008-11-06 16:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 08GENEVA936 | AMB. FOLEY DISCUSSES IRAQ REFUGEE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador James B. Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, visited Geneva from October 28-30 to meet with Geneva humanitarian organizations and donor missions. He was accompanied by Shirley Woodward from PRM/ANE. Foley held meetings with officials from UNHCR, IC [...] |
2008-11-07 14:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM |
| 08GENEVA958 | BIC-X: BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION COMMISSION, [...] (U) This is BIC-X-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2008 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:10 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Moscow Treaty's Bilateral Implementation Commission [...] |
2008-11-13 17:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KACT PARM BIC JCIC US RS |
| 08GENEVA96 | UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: UN'S NEW HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the UN's newest human rights mechanism, remains set to get underway in April, but concerns are emerging that many unresolved issues involving its modalities might lead to a delay. Already, countries of the African Group and others have blocke [...] |
2008-02-01 11:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 08GENEVA960 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) U.S OPENING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-004. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was deliverd at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission on November 13, 2008. [...] |
2008-11-14 12:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA961 | JCIC-XXXIII:(U) BELARUSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-005. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Belarusian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U [...] |
2008-11-14 12:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA962 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-006. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Kazakhstani Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the [...] |
2008-11-14 12:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA963 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-007. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Russian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. [...] |
2008-11-14 12:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA964 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) UKRAINIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-008. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Ukrainian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-third Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U. [...] |
2008-11-14 12:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA967 | JCIC-XXXIII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND [...] This is JCIC-XXXIII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for JCIC-XXXIII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): Offic [...] |
2008-11-14 14:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA968 | TAYLOR/ANTONOV MEETING, NOVEMBER 12, 2008 [...] (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2008 Time: 3:15 P.M. - 4:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva, Switzerland ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) At the request of the Russian Federation, Taylor and Kuehne met with Antonov, Buzhinskiy, and Koshelev at the Rus [...] |
2008-11-14 15:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA973 | WIPO DG GURRY OUTLINES REFORM PLANS [...] SUMMARY: The new WIPO DG is addressing the challenges facing WIPO and trying to improve the functioning of the organization, in particular by trying to break the deadlock on substantive issues before WIPO Committees and using the budget process to realign WIPO's organizational structure. END [...] |
2008-11-18 13:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR |
| 08GENEVA976 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 14, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 14, 20 [...] |
2008-11-18 14:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA977 | The Seventeenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on [...] SUMMARY: The 17th meeting of the SCCR focused on establishing a future work plan for the committee. The SCCR agreed to continue discussion on limitations and exceptions to copyright, including the question of format accessibility to copyright protected content by visually impaired persons. T [...] |
2008-11-18 14:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR |
| 08GENEVA981 | Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meetings and [...] (U) Summary. A U.S. delegation participated in the fifth round of negotiations on the issue of cluster munitions within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons ("CCW"), held November 3-7 in Geneva. The delegation also participated in the meetings of States Parties to [...] |
2008-11-18 15:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL UN |
| 08GENEVA982 | International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Working Group [...] SUMMARY: USG maintained its positions at the Working Groups of ITU Council, which consisted of two meetings on terminology use at the ITU, two meetings on the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, 2003 and Tunis, 2005) (WSIS), and a meeting on financial issues. The working groups wi [...] |
2008-11-18 15:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ITU AORC KUNR AMGT |
| 08GENEVA983 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 14, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation Meeting (HOD) was held at the Russian Mission on November 14, 2008 [...] |
2008-11-19 08:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA984 | UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 55th Session, [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 55th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB), UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 15-26, 2008. IO DAS Gerry Anderson represented the US during the high-level segment of the TDB, September [...] |
2008-11-19 10:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD UNCTAD |
| 08GENEVA985 | November 2008 Trade Policy Review of Jordan [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Jordan on November 10 and 12, 2008. Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Al-Hadidi stressed the importance the country attaches for its first TPR and stated its top priority is to improve its business climate in order to unleash it [...] |
2008-11-19 12:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR JO |
| 08GENEVA986 | UNCTAD TIPTOES TOWARDS SMALLER CARBON FOOTPRINT [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has answered the call for a carbon-neutral UN by setting for itself a carbon emissions reduction target of 20 percent by 2020. A Swiss firm, the Gaia Group, conducted a carbon emissions inventory for UNCTAD, and is advi [...] |
2008-11-20 07:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIN UN ECOSOC |
| 08GENEVA987 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2008 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Following the introduction of the issue at a Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting, a Working G [...] |
2008-11-20 07:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA988 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) RUSSIAN PAPER CONTAINING [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-022. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 below is the official translation of a Russian paper containing an additional question on the Trident II flight tests that were conducted on November 4, 2004, and May 9, 2006. The paper was provided in Moscow and emailed to Wash [...] |
2008-11-20 09:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA991 | JCIC-XXXIII: HEAD OF DELEGATION MEETING ON THE [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2008 Time: 3:45 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2008, to c [...] |
2008-11-20 12:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA993 | CZECH GENEVA PERMREP ON HUMAN RIGHTS GOALS DURING [...] (C) Summary: During its EU presidency, the Czech Mission will try to hold the EU to hard red lines on Middle East and freedom of expression issues for the Durban Review Conference outcome document. Absent an EU consensus, the Czechs would consider not participating if offensive language re [...] |
2008-11-20 15:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EU UNHRC EC |
| 08GENEVA997 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2008 Time: 10:40 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2008, to discus [...] |
2008-11-21 07:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 08GENEVA998 | JCIC-XXXIII: (U) HEAD OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2008 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:50 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 18, 20 [...] |
2008-11-21 07:17:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA102 | UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER GUTERRES LETTER TO [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva is transmitting the following letter from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres to President Barack Obama. 2. (U) Begin Text 28 Janurary 2009 Dear Mr. President, I have the honour to congratulate you on your inauguration as the 44th [...] |
2009-02-04 15:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM |
| 09GENEVA111 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE [...] Summary. Charge paid a courtesy call February 5, 2009, on Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). Noting U.S. strong support for the Fund, Charge stressed the need for more efficiency savings to finance the Fund's Round 8 [...] |
2009-02-06 13:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO |
| 09GENEVA117 | Canada's Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review [...] On February 3, an 18 member delegation from the Government of Canada led by Deputy Justice Minister John Sims, participated in the Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group "interactive dialogue." During this three hour session, Canada described its actions to p [...] |
2009-02-11 14:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA121 | UNECE Environment for Europe Process: New and Improved [...] Summary. The UN Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) met January 20-23, for final negotiations on the reform of the Environment for Europe (EfE) Process, which is anchored by periodic Ministerial Conferences. After lengthy negotiations, the draft EfE [...] |
2009-02-11 15:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EIND UN ECE ECOSOC KUNR |
| 09GENEVA126 | (C) EU PRESIDENCY DOWNBEAT ON DURBAN [...] (C) Summary: In their role as current president of the European Union, the Czech Human Rights team (which negotiates the Durban process on behalf of the EU) today conveyed their deep suspicion of possible progress on Durban substantive discussions next week; said they would not propose an abri [...] |
2009-02-12 16:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA127 | FEBRUARY 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF GUATEMALA [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Guatemala on February 4 and 6, 2009. The head of Guatemala's delegation, Vice-Minister Morales, discussed Guatemala's export market diversification efforts and its firm belief in the rules-based multilateral trading system, unshaken i [...] |
2009-02-12 16:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR GT XK XM |
| 09GENEVA128 | WHO: REPORT ON THE 124TH SESSION OF THE WORLD [...] Summary. The 124th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) met from January 19-26, 2009, in Geneva. This cable reports on the significant outcomes from the Board (and its Program, Budget and Administration Committee, which met prior to the EB), including re [...] |
2009-02-12 17:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
| 09GENEVA133 | DURBAN INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP - DAY 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) This cable reviews interactions that the USDel to the Durban Inter-Sessional Working Group (ISWG) had on February 16. 3. (U) As discussed on the evening teleconference with Washington, post requests the following actions: -- updated [...] |
2009-02-16 20:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA148 | UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INDICATES SUPPORT FOR AN [...] Summary. Charge paid a courtesy call February 18, 2009, on Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Congratulating Sidibe on his appointment by the UN Secretary-General, Charge expressed strong U.S. support for UNAIDS anQurged Sidibe to a [...] |
2009-02-20 16:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO UNAIDS |
| 09GENEVA16 | UNHCR REFORM EFFORTS CULMINATE INTO A NEW WAY OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is fundamentally reshaping every aspect of its work to become a streamlined, efficient organization that delivers more robust protection and assistance to its beneficiaries on the ground. UNHCR's new approach harnesses technological adva [...] |
2009-01-13 12:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA160 | Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meetings [...] (U) A U.S. delegation participated in the sixth round of negotiations on the issue of cluster munitions within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (?CCW?), held February 16-20 in Geneva. This round of negotiations was almost entirely devoted to informal sessions or [...] |
2009-02-25 10:42:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL UN |
| 09GENEVA183 | FEBRUARY 17-18 GENEVA TALKS ON GEORGIA: READOUT [...] (C) Summary: During the February 17-18 Geneva Talks on Georgia, the Working Group on Security accepted by consensus &Proposals for joint incident prevention and response Mechanisms.8 The mechanisms -- one for Abkhazia and one for South Ossetia -- will consist of &representatives of structure [...] |
2009-03-03 08:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
| 09GENEVA195 | SOUTH AFRICAN DIPLOMAT DISAPPOINTED WITH SAG'S [...] (C) Summary. A USDel member met with South African Political Human Rights Officer Sybil Matlhako (please protect) on March 2. A normally guarded Matlhako surprised us with her willingness to speak candidly about group dynamics and actions of the Chinese, Cubans, Europeans and Palestinians. [...] |
2009-03-06 19:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL ZA UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA198 | NSC SAMANTHA POWER'S UNHCR CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR officials told NSC's Samantha Power that Government of Iraq and the UN itself are the biggest immediate obstacles to developing sustainable mechanisms to help Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees return and reintegrate inside Iraq. In the case of the GOI, [...] |
2009-03-09 09:29:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA203 | REPORTING CABLE ON FEBRUARY 24-25 WORKING GROUP ON [...] (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Kingdom - current chair - convened a meeting of the Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva February 24 - 25. Representatives of 20 governments as well as UNHCR headquarters and fiel [...] |
2009-03-11 15:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AS CA EI IC IZ JO NZ PHUM PK PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA204 | ROHINGYA: UNHCR TO PUSH REGIONAL APPROACH WITH [...] Pascale Moreau, Deputy Director, Asia Bureau, told Refugee Officer that UNHCR is working closely with Thailand and other ASEAN governments to address the situation with the Rohingya boat people. Moreau said that UNHCR is trying to convince governments not to deport Rohingya as a first respon [...] |
2009-03-11 16:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM TH BM |
| 09GENEVA217 | WIPO on Intellectual Property Financing [...] SUMMARY: At a WIPO meeting on Intellectual Property (IP) Financing, participants highlighted national experiences, discussed challenges in using IP for financing, and explored solutions to those challenges. END SUMMARY. 2. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted an Info [...] |
2009-03-13 16:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA218 | WIPO on Intellectual Property Financing [...] SUMMARY: At a WIPO meeting on Intellectual Property (IP) Financing, participants highlighted national experiences, discussed challenges in using IP for financing, and explored solutions to those challenges. END SUMMARY. 2. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted an Info [...] |
2009-03-13 16:17:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA220 | Financial Crisis - Looking for the Magic Bullet [...] SUMMARY: The global economic downturn was the focus of several meetings in Geneva March 9-12. The UN Commission on Financial Reforms (the Stiglitz Commission) slammed U.S. regulatory failures, and promoted greater institutional power and money for lesser developed countries. The UN Conferen [...] |
2009-03-16 08:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV UNGA ECOSOC |
| 09GENEVA230 | MARCH 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF BRAZIL [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Brazil on March 9 and 11, 2009. The head of Brazil's delegation, Ambassador Roberto Azevedo, described the economy's sound fundamentals and the government's stimulative policy measures that would help ease the effects of the global cr [...] |
2009-03-18 13:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 09GENEVA233 | UNCTAD: Investment for Development [...] SUMMARY: UNCTAD experts, numbering approximately 50 member country and 40 field experts, focused on the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) at a recent meeting in Geneva. The experts covered many areas of current debate in the international investment community [...] |
2009-03-18 13:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA236 | UNCTAD COMMODITIES EXPERTS MEETING, APRIL 6-8, GENEVA - [...] This is an action request. See para 11. 2. SUMMARY: After rescheduling twice, UNCTAD finalized dates for the first meeting of its multi-year expert group on commodities and development. The group will meet April 6 and 7 in Geneva, back-to-back with a multi-stakeholders meeting on coffee o [...] |
2009-03-19 07:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNCTAD ECON ETRD AGR |
| 09GENEVA237 | UNCTAD - Vietnam Investment Policy Review and Latin [...] Summary: On the margins of UNCTAD's first multi-year expert meeting on investment for development (reftel), UNCTAD showcased two pillars of its work: technical assistance through an Investment Policy Review (IPR) of Vietnam; and consensus building through an Ad-Hoc experts meeting on the Feasi [...] |
2009-03-19 17:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNCTAD ECON EINV EFIN |
| 09GENEVA239 | ITU UPDATE ON UPCOMING EVENTS [...] SUMMARY: ITU is making progress on the Child Online Protection initiative, World Telecommunication Policy Forum, regional Telecom Development Conferences, and preparations for the ITU Telecom World tradeshow. The economic downturn has a silver lining for the industry as businesses substitute v [...] |
2009-03-20 14:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIP SENV UN ITU ECOSOC |
| 09GENEVA250 | (SBU) UNHCR 44TH STANDING COMMITTEE: FOCUS ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. Developments related to UNHCR's operational management and program budgets figured prominently during the March 3-5, 2008, Standing Committee meeting. Discussions included UNHCR's ongoing structural and management change process, implementation of recommendations made by the Board [...] |
2009-03-23 17:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA252 | ENERGY PACT CONFERENCE [...] SUMMARY: A new foundation, the Energy Pact, hosted a conference in Geneva March 16-17, featuring Ministers of Oil from Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Oman; Swiss and Danish Ministers of Environment; and several academics. Oil Ministers gave assurances about the adequacy of the supply of oil and argu [...] |
2009-03-24 13:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV |
| 09GENEVA255 | ASHRAF/MEK: GOI ASKS ICRC PRESIDENT ABOUT MOVING [...] (U) During a briefing for Ambassadors on his recent trip to Iraq, ICRC President Kellenberger mentioned how often the situation of the Ashraf camp and the future of its Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK) occupants had come up in conversations. He noted that the issue was politically charged and understoo [...] |
2009-03-25 08:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA257 | SPECIAL SESSION OF THE TRIPS COUNCIL MARCH 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-25 10:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 09GENEVA259 | WTO COUNCIL FOR GOODS APPROVES AGOA, CBERA AND [...] Summary: On March 24, 2009 the CTG agreed to waive WTO MFN rules to allow the U.S. to grant preferential access to the U.S. for AGOA, CBERA and ATPA beneficiary countries. With some reluctance, Bolivia joined the consensus on these waivers. They expressed their hope that the U.S. will restor [...] |
2009-03-25 16:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR BL |
| 09GENEVA262 | UNCTAD INVESTMENT DATABASES - MONITORING TRENDS GLOBALLY IN [...] Summary: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) includes a 90 person division devoted to research on direct foreign investment and the operations of transnational corporations (TNC). The Division's annual flagship report, the World Investment Report, is one of the most [...] |
2009-03-30 06:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA263 | UNHCR OFFERS SEVERAL WAYS FORWARD ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a very productive March 26 meeting with S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Erika Feller offered the USG several options to assist in finding durable solutions for remaining [...] |
2009-03-30 07:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
| 09GENEVA269 | Human Rights Council 10th Session - Postmortem [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 10th session on March 27. The United States participated actively as an observer in the Council for the first time in nearly a year. Passing over 30 resolutions, the session produced mixed results, continuing some of the disappointing trends [...] |
2009-03-31 15:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA273 | ITC Export-led Poverty Reduction Programs [...] SUMMARY: The International Trade Centre (ITC) is achieving results with its Export-led Poverty Reduction Program (EPRP), which focuses on encouraging sustainable development through the creation of exports, including tourism. The EPRPs measure effectiveness by a program that incorporates thr [...] |
2009-04-02 13:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN |
| 09GENEVA279 | Financial Crisis - considerations for April UNGA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The report of the UNGA President's Commission of Experts on Reforms of the Monetary and Financial System (Stiglitz report) will contribute to a negotiated outcome document in the hope of giving the UN a greater role in financial affairs. A greater UNGA role would not necessaril [...] |
2009-04-03 09:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV UNGA ECOSOC |
| 09GENEVA280 | S/WCI AMB. WILLIAMSON'S GENEVA CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met separately with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR). In both meetings he outlined the Department of Justice (DOJ) -led review of the remaining 241 detainees at Guantanamo that i [...] |
2009-04-03 15:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
| 09GENEVA281 | UNHCR 44TH STANDING COMMITTEE: FOCUS ON REFUGEE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR's) March 3-5, 2008 Standing Committee meeting, UNHCR managers briefed Member States on progress made in three thematic areas: a) return and reintegration of displaced populations; b) the global work p [...] |
2009-04-06 07:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA282 | Insurance in Africa-Unmet Needs [...] Summary: In an UNCTAD Ad-Hoc Expert Meeting on Capacity-Building in the Insurance Sector in Africa, experts discussed various types of insurance (health, life, accident, catastrophe, political risk, property insurance, and reinsurance) and five project proposals from UNCTAD and the African Insu [...] |
2009-04-06 12:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA29 | UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 55th Session, [...] Begin Summary. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 55th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB), UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 15-26, 2008. IO DAS Gerry Anderson represented the US during the high-level segment of the TDB, Septem [...] |
2009-01-14 11:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNCTAD ECON ETRD |
| 09GENEVA290 | REPORTING OF INDONESIA HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. WHO confirms Indonesia is reporting human avian influenza (H5N1) cases to WHO, but WHO has agreed with the Indonesian Ministry of Health not to publicize that information before Indonesia does. WHO asserts this agreement is the only way WHO can conduct risk assessment on the [...] |
2009-04-07 14:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AMGT EAGR PGOV TBIO |
| 09GENEVA293 | MARCH 2009 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] Summary and next steps: On March 27, the Chairman of the WTO Working Party (WP) on the Accession of the Russian Federation (Russia) to the WTO convened an informal consultative meeting to discuss status of work and next steps in the Russian WTO accession process. WTO members also held pluril [...] |
2009-04-08 11:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTRO USTR RS |
| 09GENEVA302 | Thirteenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the [...] SUMMARY: The 13th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) recommenced its work program agreed to by Member States at the June 2008 meeting. The work program includes technical reporting on which to base discussion. Such discussion had been stalled in the SCP for t [...] |
2009-04-14 08:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA303 | APRIL 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF THE EC [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of the European Communities (EC) on April 6 and 8, 2009. The head of the European delegation, Deputy Director General Peter Balas, said that the EC is taking active steps, including fiscal stimulus packages, to foster their recovery and [...] |
2009-04-14 08:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 09GENEVA307 | UPOV Meeting, March 30 to April 3, 2009 [...] Summary: The Forty-Fifth Session of the Technical Committee (TC), The Fifty-Ninth Session of the Administrative and Legal Committee (CAJ), the Seventy-Seventh Session of the Consultative Committee (CC), the Twenty-Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Council (C), and the Ad-Hoc Subgroup of Techn [...] |
2009-04-17 13:14:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA311 | CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST JOHN KAMM URGES [...] (C) Summary: John Kamm, Executive Director of the Dui Hua Human Rights Foundation, discussed with Charge March 30 Dui Hua's efforts to win release of Chinese prisoners of conscience. Kamm suggested coordinating U.S. bilateral and multilateral efforts to optimize U.S. leverage to improve Chin [...] |
2009-04-17 16:53:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC CH |
| 09GENEVA336 | ICRC BRIEFS CHARGE ON WEST BANK BARRIER REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva has issued a new confidential report on the humanitarian consequences of the West Bank Barrier. ICRC is sharing the report with the Government of Israel (GOI) and a limited number of other countries through their miss [...] |
2009-04-29 17:26:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF |
| 09GENEVA34 | SADA CUMBER'S FAREWELL CALL ON OIC SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber paid a farewell call on OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on January 11 in Geneva. The two agreed to work swiftly on the details of USG-OIC cooperation on maternal and infant mortality. They discuss [...] |
2009-01-15 17:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL EAID OIC SA |
| 09GENEVA349 | Mitigating Indoor Air Pollution - Geneva Connections [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 13. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On April 15 the US Mission Geneva held a luncheon to encourage parties in Geneva to work on mitigating indoor air pollution and coordinate their efforts, and to brainstorm with delegates from affected countries about solutions. T [...] |
2009-05-06 14:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TRGY EAID |
| 09GENEVA350 | UNCTAD Commodities and Development Meeting and Actions [...] This is an Action request, see para 12. 2. SUMMARY: At UNCTAD's Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development on April 6-7, expert discussion focused on the need for regulation of commodity markets and the need to address the problem of speculation, which was considered to be a [...] |
2009-05-06 14:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA360 | CLIMATE CHANGE: UN AGENCIES DESCRIBE CHALLENGES TO A/S [...] SUMMARY: Mission Geneva organized an event on May 5 to discuss climate change, taking advantage of the visit of Assistant Secretary Esther Brimmer. Guests to the event, who had been selected on the basis of their involvement in threading climate change concerns into their home organization's [...] |
2009-05-11 15:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON WMO |
| 09GENEVA363 | Accounting: a key development challenge [...] SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) builds developing countries' capacities to keep accounts (book keeping) and comply with internationally accepted accounting standards. ISAR has produced useful simplified acc [...] |
2009-05-11 16:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV EFIN UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA366 | ITU GOING FOR BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) convened an informal meeting to review plans and parameters for the 2010-2011 biennial budget that will be on the agenda for the October ITU Council meeting. ITU plans to 'balance' the budget by drawing no more from reserves than the p [...] |
2009-05-12 11:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT ITU |
| 09GENEVA377 | UNCTAD SECGEN RACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cote d'Ivoire Perm Rep Gauze is bidding to replace current UNCTAD Secretary General Supachai, whose first term ends this summer, but the challenge is unlikely to meet with much success absent Africa Group support. END SUMMARY Ambassador declares candidacy ------------------ [...] |
2009-05-15 16:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA383 | GUANTANAMO: SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED AND UNHCR ON NEXT [...] (U)Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Fried and Acting PRM A/S Witten, accompanied by S/GC Williams, Mission RMA Counselor and Legal Adviser, met on May 18th with UNHCR,s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller, and her staff to discuss USG progress towards GTMO closure and t [...] |
2009-05-20 07:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KDRG PGOV PTER MOPS KAWK KISL |
| 09GENEVA413 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-003. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the official translation of a Paper by the Russian Side on Comments on the Elements of a START Follow-on Treaty (REFTEL). 3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation [...] |
2009-06-04 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA414 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-004. 2. The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the press release the Russian START Follow-on Negotiations Delegation will release at the conclusion of this round of negotiations. The press release is provided to agencies for informational purposes on [...] |
2009-06-04 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA415 | WIPO Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working [...] SUMMARY: At the Second Session of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group, delegates mainly discussed proposals to make the operation of the PCT more efficient. In addition, the form of amendments, eligibility criteria for reductions in certain fees, equivalent amounts of certain f [...] |
2009-06-04 11:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA416 | Third Session of the WIPO Committee on [...] SUMMARY: The 3rd session of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) moved ahead (slowly) in its implementation of 45 recommendations concerning development and IP. These recommendations were approved by the WIPO General Assemblies (GA) in October 2007. In the fir [...] |
2009-06-04 11:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA418 | UNECE - Economic Development and Climate Change [...] SUMMARY: At the last session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the high-level segment of the meeting focused on economic development in the ECE region and the regional aspects of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Other items on the agenda included ECE reform a [...] |
2009-06-04 15:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV UN ECE |
| 09GENEVA419 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-007. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian paper containing questions on the U.S. "Elements" Paper. 3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation Paper of the Rus [...] |
2009-06-04 16:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA434 | CHARGE HOSTS IRAQ REFUGEE DISCUSSION WITH GENEVA [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a lunch for key donor country reps, the Charge outlined the new US strategy for Iraq and made a pitch for additional funding, particularly for UNHCR's new proposal to lay the groundwork for sustainable returns for Iraqi refugees and internally displaced. Par [...] |
2009-06-09 11:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM IZ |
| 09GENEVA436 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-001. 2. (U) The Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) opened on June 8, 2009. Addressees are requested to route cable traffic on all START-related issues, as well as Moscow Treaty implementation issues, to U. [...] |
2009-06-09 15:13:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA437 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S. DELEGATION LIST FOR [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-002. 2. (U) Following is the text of the U.S. Delegation List for JCIC-XXXIV, dated June 8, 2009. Begin text: Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission U.S. Delegation for JCIC-XXXIV June 8, 2009 Mr. Jerry A. Taylor [...] |
2009-06-09 15:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA438 | JCIC-XXXIV: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for JCIC-XXXIV. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] |
2009-06-09 16:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA439 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) BELARUSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-005. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Belarusian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the R [...] |
2009-06-09 16:45:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA440 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) RUSSIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-007. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Russian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russ [...] |
2009-06-09 16:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA441 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) UKRAINIAN OPENING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-008. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Ukrainian Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Ru [...] |
2009-06-09 17:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA442 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S. OPENING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-004. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was delivered at the Opening Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mission on June 8, 2009. [...] |
2009-06-09 17:33:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA443 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first meeting of U.S. and Russian Delegations in Geneva on START Follow-On Negotiations [...] |
2009-06-09 18:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA444 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on Negotiations continued discussions initiated [...] |
2009-06-10 09:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA445 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the third meeting of the second session of the START Follow-on discussions, the Russian Delega [...] |
2009-06-10 10:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA447 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 3, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on negotiations met in Geneva on June 3, 200 [...] |
2009-06-10 12:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA448 | BRIDGING WEATHER TO CLIMATE - OES DAS REIFSNYDER MEETINGS [...] SUMMARY: Dan Reifsnyder, OES Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development, met with the World Meteorology Organization's (WMO) Secretary General Michel Jarraud to discuss progress on the upcoming World Climate Conference 3 (WCC3). In a far-reaching conversation Jarrau [...] |
2009-06-10 16:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV WMO |
| 09GENEVA451 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoon of [...] |
2009-06-10 16:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA452 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] |
2009-06-10 16:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA453 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] |
2009-06-10 16:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA454 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] |
2009-06-10 16:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA455 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] |
2009-06-10 17:11:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA456 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] This is SFO-GVA-I-009. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-I reporting activity during the period June 1-3, 2009. SFO-GVA-I-001 (GENEVA 443) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): MEETING OF STATE FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS IN GENEVA, JUNE 1, 2009, MORNING [...] |
2009-06-10 17:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL INF RS US START |
| 09GENEVA458 | JUNE 5, 2009 INFORMAL CHAIRMAN'S CONCULTATIONS [...] (U) Summary. Three and a half years after the last such meeting, WTO Members met with Belarus to discuss how negotiations for its WTO membership might be resumed. The meeting was called at the initiative of the Secretariat and Belarus. Belarus emphasized its interest in encouraging investm [...] |
2009-06-11 08:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTRO USTR BLR |
| 09GENEVA459 | WTO METING TO MONITOR ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL [...] Summary - On April 14 the WTO held a meeting of the WTO's Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) for the purposes of monitoring actions taken by WTO Members and observers in response to the global economic situation. The meeting was relatively low key and non-contentious. Members refrained from fin [...] |
2009-06-11 08:25:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 09GENEVA460 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON CLOSURE [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 8, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 8, 2009, to discuss closure of [...] |
2009-06-11 09:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA462 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON SS-27 RVOSI, PK [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 10:30 - 11:45 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 9, 2009, to discuss U [...] |
2009-06-11 14:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA463 | JCIC-XXXIV: QUESTIONS FROM THE U.S. DELEGATION TO [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-014. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. Delegation Paper on "Questions from the United States Delegation to Help Resolve U.S. Concerns on SS-27 RVOSI Procedures." The paper was provided to the other Parties on June 9, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] |
2009-06-11 16:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA466 | JCIC-XXXIV: U.S. DELEGATION PAPER DATED JUNE 9, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-015. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. Delegation Paper entitled "U.S. Response to Russian Aide-Memoire dated March 10, 2009" that was provided to the Russian Delegation at the Heads of Delegation Meeting on Courtland Missile Assembly Facility and RS-24 [...] |
2009-06-12 13:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA467 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON UPDATED [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group (WG) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 9, 2009, to discuss the U.S. r [...] |
2009-06-12 13:05:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA468 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON COURTLAND MISSILE [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 10, 2009 Time: 10:30 - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 10, 2009, to discuss Russi [...] |
2009-06-12 13:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA469 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-017. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Belarusian Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U [...] |
2009-06-12 13:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA470 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-019. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Russian Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. [...] |
2009-06-12 13:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA471 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-020. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the official translation of the text of the Ukrainian Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the [...] |
2009-06-12 14:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA472 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S.-UKRAINIAN BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva U.S. Ukraine Mr. Taylor Mr. Nykonenko ----------------------- UKRAINE ADAMANT ABOUT BEING INCLU [...] |
2009-06-12 14:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA473 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-018. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the text of the Kazakhstani Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the [...] |
2009-06-12 14:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA475 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-016. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the U.S. Statement that was delivered at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the Thirty-fourth Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the U.S. Mission on June 11, 2009. [...] |
2009-06-12 15:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA476 | JCIC-XXXIV: (U) HOD MEETING ON B-1 HEAVY BOMBER [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXXIV-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 10, 2009, to discuss the con [...] |
2009-06-12 17:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA477 | JCIC-XXXIV: CLOSING OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION [...] This is JCIC-XXXIV-022. 2. This is the end of operations for JCIC-XXXIV. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" on all cables concer [...] |
2009-06-12 17:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA478 | JCIC-XXXIV: LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] This is JCIC-XXXIV-021. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for JCIC-XXXIV reporting activity during the period June 8-12, 2009. JCIC-XXXIV-001 (GENEVA 436) JCIC-XXXIV: OPENING OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION, JUNE 8, 2009 JCIC [...] |
2009-06-12 17:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM START JCIC INF US RS UP BO KZ |
| 09GENEVA53 | UNHCR WILLING TO ASSIST WITH GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed a willingness to assist the USG, if the USG so desires, in finding durable solutions for some individuals currently detained at Guantanamo. UNHCR could undertake an assessment of detainees' pro [...] |
2009-01-22 13:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM UNHCR |
| 09GENEVA59 | ICRC PRESIDENT LAUDS EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DETENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-23 15:11:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PREF |
| 09GENEVA6 | Letter to President-Elect Obama from UN High Commissioner [...] Mission has received a message from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to President-Elect Obama. We have inserted below the text of the diplomatic cover note (para 2) and the letter itself (para 3). Mission Geneva will transmit the original to the Department by diplomatic po [...] |
2009-01-06 12:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP |
| 09GENEVA61 | IMPROVING IDP SERVICES IN PAKISTAN: WHO RESPONSE [...] The Office of Refugee and Migration Affairs (RMA) received the following answers from WHO in response to questions outlined in reftel B. WHO coordinated its response with its office in Islamabad. 2. Vaccinations: WHO experienced difficulties in the first phase of displacement in conducti [...] |
2009-01-23 15:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM EAID WFP PK |
| 09GENEVA66 | WTO Trade Facilitation Meetings December 1-3, 2008 [...] Summary/overview. This cable reports on the meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (NGTF) held in Geneva on December 1-3, 2008. The meetings consisted of informal, open-ended Chair-led working sessions devoted to revised Member proposals related to GATT Article V (freedom [...] |
2009-01-27 07:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR |
| 09GENEVA74 | UNAIDS: CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT JOINT UN PROGRAM [...] Summary: During the 23rd Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting, held December 15-17, 2008, in Geneva, the Board paid tribute to its outgoing leadership, adopted new governance rules, and held a constructive policy debate on the relatio [...] |
2009-01-28 09:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID TBIO UNAIDS |
| 09GENEVA77 | DURBAN REVIEW TURNS EVEN MORE SOUR: CAN THE [...] (C) In turbulent negotiations from January 19-23, observers told us the Durban Review process and discourse became "poisonous" and the draft text -- at over 200 paragraphs -- even more problematic. The UK, the Netherlands, and Denmark are considering withdrawing from the process (Canada and [...] |
2009-01-28 16:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC PGOV KISL |
| 09GENEVA8 | DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE - THE GENEVA PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Numerous delegations over the past months have expressed pessimism that the upcoming Durban Review Conference (April 20-24) will yield anything better than the original Durban Declaration and Program of Action (DDPA). Many like-minded governments are concerned that the outcome c [...] |
2009-01-07 16:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA9 | UN IMPROVES - ONE REFORM AT A TIME [...] Summary: For UN reform efforts, Mission Geneva has focused on informing UN agencies of the U.S. goals outlined in the UN Transparency and Accountability Initiative (UNTAI) assessments. These clear benchmarks provide a focus for UN reform and progress over the last six months in Geneva has b [...] |
2009-01-08 12:22:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR |
| 09GENEVA91 | UNECE AND WHO LINK TRANSPORT, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT [...] SUMMARY: In response to the global economic crisis, officials discussed how to tailor fiscal stimulus packages for transport projects to best benefit health and the environment at a UNECE/WHO conference in Amsterdam January 22-23. Building roads and bridges may help the economy in the short t [...] |
2009-02-02 15:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EIND UN ECE ECOSOC |
| 09GENEVA93 | UNCTAD DEPUTY POSITION - SYG BAN TO CONSULT WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR TICHENOR, UNCTAD SECRETARY GENERAL DR. SUPACHAI EXPRESSED HIS CONTINUED STRONG SUPPORT FOR HIS ACTING DEPUTY LAKSHMI PURI (INDIAN) AND FRUSTRATION THAT SYG BAN KI MOON HAS NOT YET APPOINTED HER TO THE POSITION. SUPACHAI SAID SYG BAN WAS WA [...] |
2009-02-03 10:28:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ETRD UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA95 | THAI FM ON PANDEMIC SURVEILLANCE AND COMPULSORY [...] (U) In a February 2 meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya for Geneva diplomats, Charge lauded Thai activism on international health security issues, but also expressed the hope that we would be able to make progress in the coming year to address our common interest in a well funct [...] |
2009-02-03 14:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ETRD PREL WHO KBIO KFLU TH |
| 09GENEVA97 | GAZA APPEAL AVOIDS POLEMICS, STRESSES NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary: The February 2 launch of the UN's Flash Appeal for Gaza remained focused on humanitarian issues and largely avoided sensitive political issues. Most of the language from an early draft of the appeal that had raised concerns about inserting political issues into humanitarian coord [...] |
2009-02-03 15:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID KPAL IS |
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