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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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03USUNNEWYORK298UN/IRAQ: IRAQ SENDS LETTER PRE-EMPTIVELY TAKING
[...] (U) IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL (S/2003/132),CONCERNING THE U.S. PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5. THE FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS IN PARA 2. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS CAL [...]
2003-02-06 00:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK299UNSC/IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL MAKES THE CASE; THE
[...] (U) SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE-PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 5 TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) IN WHICH HE OUTLINED, IN DETAIL: IRAQI EFFORTS TO DEFEAT UNMOVIC AND IAEA INSPECTIONS; IRAQ'S FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR WMD AND OTHER MATERIALS IT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE POSSESSED; AND IRAQ'S [...]
2003-02-06 01:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK300UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: COUNCIL MEMBERS, STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS FOLLOWING SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CLOSELY REFLECTED THE CONTENT OF THEIR PREPARED NATIONAL STATEMENTS MADE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND LARGELY FELL ALONG PREDICTABLE LINES. WHEN ASKED IF SECRETARY POWELL,S PRESENTATION CONVINCED HIM [...]
2003-02-06 02:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK633UN/IRAQ:SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN QUESTIONS
[...] (U) SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, IN THE HAGUE MARCH 10 FOR CYPRUS UNIFICATION TALKS, ADDRESSED THE PRESS ON IRAQ. WHEN ASKED IF AN ATTACK ON IRAQ WITHOUT SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION WOULD VIOLATE THE UN CHARTER, ANNAN SAID "IF THE U.S. AND OTHERS WERE TO GO OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL AND TAKE MILITAR [...]
2003-03-10 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK634UN/IRAQ:TEXT OF UNDECIDED SIX "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL"
[...] (C) IN A DISPLAY OF THE INCREASING DISCOMFORT WITH THE DECISION BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON IRAQ, THE UNDECIDED SIX (U-6) HAVE PREPARED A "COMPROMISE PROPOSAL" WHICH THEY PLAN TO PUT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN THIS DRAFT (TEXT AT PARA 2),WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY A FRIENDLY U-6 MEMBER, WI [...]
2003-03-10 21:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK707UN/IRAQ: UNDECIDED SIX INITIATIVE DEAD
[...] (C) CAMEROONIAN PERMREP BELINGA-EBOUTOU REPORTED THAT THE U-6 INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAD HIT A DEAD END, BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF A MEETING BETWEEN U-6 PERMREPS EARLY AFTERNOON ON MARCH 14. CAMEROON, ANGOLA, GUINEA AND PAKISTAN HAD ALL DECLINED TO [...]
2003-03-14 22:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ ETTC
03USUNNEWYORK716UN/IRAQ:GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN MARCH 15 JOINT
[...] (U) ON MARCH 15, GERMAN PERMREP PLEUGER CIRCULATED THE FOLLOWING GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION ON IRAQ AS AN ANNEX TO A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT OF GERMAN, FRENCH, AND RUSSIAN JOINT DECLARATION. -- THE SHARED GOAL OF THE INTERNATI [...]
2003-03-17 15:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PARM IZ
03USUNNEWYORK718UN/IRAQ: ELEMENTS OF UK/U.S./SPAIN STATEMENT ON IRAQ
[...] (U) IN COMMENTS TO THE PRESS BEFORE INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 17, UK PERMREP GREENSTOCK, ACCOMPANIED BY SPANISH PERMREP ARIAS AND AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT ON IRAQ. FOLLOWING GREENSTOCK'S COMMENTS, AMBASSADORS NEGROPONTE AND ARIAS PROVIDED STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS. [...]
2003-03-17 16:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK727UN/IRAQ: NO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION; SUBDUED COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A SUBDUED SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN INFORMALS ON MARCH 17 TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE U.S., UK, AND SPAIN HAD CHOSEN NOT TO BRING THEIR RESOLUTION TO A VOTE, BUT WOULD INSTEAD "RESERVE THEIR RIGHT TO TAKE THEIR OWN STEPS TO SECURE THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ." SYG ANNAN AND MOST COUNCIL M [...]
2003-03-17 22:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK746UN/IRAQ: SYG REPLIES TO IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER'S
[...] (U) SYG ANNAN CIRCULATED TO THE COUNCIL HIS MARCH 17 RESPONSE LETTER TO IRAQI FM NAJI SABRI AL-HADITHI'S MARCH 13 AND 16 LETTERS REQUESTING THAT UNIKOM NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DMZ (REF A AND B). THE SYG RESPONDED THAT ALL UN PERSONNEL WOULD BE TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ, THEREFORE SUSP [...]
2003-03-18 20:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KPKO UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK766UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ,
[...] (U) IN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, SYG ANNAN EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT REACH A COMMON POSITION ON IRAQ, CALLING IT A "SAD DAY" FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ANNAN STATED THAT "THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON THE BELLIGERENTS; I [...]
2003-03-19 21:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK768UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL CLOSES ONE CHAPTER IN IRAQI DISARMAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A FRANKLY ANTI-CLIMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IN DEBATING THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ, THE COUNCIL HELD AN OPEN SESSION MARCH 19 ATTENDED BY MINISTERS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SYRIA, AND GUINEA. (GUINEAN FM FALL WAS IN NEW YORK TO PRESIDE OVER THE COUNCIL [...]
2003-03-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
04USUNNEWYORK257059TH UNGA: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE
[...] Summary. On November 11, the United Nations General Assembly marked the passing of Yasser Arafat. Secretary-General (SYG) Kofi Annan and GA President Jean Ping both made statements of condolences as did the leaders of the various regional groups. Gambia, on behalf of the African States; In [...]
2004-11-12 21:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
04USUNNEWYORK494UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS MADRID BOMB ATTACKS
[...] CONDEMNS IN THE STRONGEST TERMS THE BOMB ATTACKS IN MADRID, SPAIN, PERPETRATED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP ETA ON 11 MARCH 2004, IN WHICH MANY LIVES WERE CLAIMED AND PEOPLE INJURED, ANDD REGARDS SUCH ACT, LIKE ANY ACT OF TERRORISM, AS A THREAT TO PEACE AND SECURITY; 2. EXPRESSES ITS DEEPEST SY [...]
2004-03-11 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER PREL SP
06EFTOUSUNNEWYORK1560SYRIAN AMBASSADOR STOPPED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. ACTION REQUEST: USUN has received a note verbale from the Syrian Mission to the UN which requests an explanation for the delay experienced by Syrian PermRep Ja'afari on arrival at Kennedy Airport on July 6. Acco [...]
2006-08-17 15:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP SY UN JA AFARI BASHAR
06USUNNEWYORK1003UNSC/SOMALIA: SHARIA COURT MILITIAS THREATENING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Assistant-Secretary-General (A/SYG) Kalomoh urged Security Council Members at May 15 consultations to intensify their contacts, especially within the Contact Group and the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs),on the diffe [...]
2006-05-17 12:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SO UNSC XW
06USUNNEWYORK1006UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated May 17,2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Oper [...]
2006-05-18 09:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1007UN/IRAQ: MAY 12 TRILATERAL ON UNAMI STAFF AND
[...] (C) Summary. In the May 12 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN interlocutors gave an update on UN staff numbers and details of constitutional and electoral assistance and the Peace Building Initiative. UN HQ has asked SRSG Qazi to flesh out plans for this initiativ [...]
2006-05-18 09:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1008UN/IRAQ: S/I AMBASSADOR JEFFREY ON AN IRAQ COMPACT
[...] (C) Begin Summary. S/I Ambassador Jim Jeffrey briefed UN U/SYG Gambari and SRSG for Iraq Qazi May 9 on the proposal to develop an "Iraq Compact," whereby UNAMI would work closely with the newly elected Iraqi government to help al-Maliki's cabinet expand Iraq's partnership with the internation [...]
2006-05-18 09:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1010UNMIK/KOSOVO: AHTISAARI BRIEFS CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Future Status Process for Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari briefed the Coordinating and Drafting Group (Contact Group plus Greece, Slovakia and Denmark) May 12 on his upcoming consultations in June and his plans for the parties to meet in Ju [...]
2006-05-18 14:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1013UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS FOLLOW-ON
[...] The Security Council May 17 adopted a follow-up resolution to urge progress on the implementation of UNSCR 1559 (2004). Drafted by the UK, U.S. and France and co-sponsored by Slovakia and Denmark, UNSCR 1680 (2006) was adopted by a 13-0-2 vote, with Russia and China abstaining. 2. Reflectin [...]
2006-05-18 17:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1014UN/IRAQ: IRAQI CHARGE ON MNF REVIEW, UNAMI AND
[...] (C) MNF Review: In a May 16 meeting, Ambassador Bolton and Iraqi Charge Estrabadi discussed the upcoming June UNSC review of the mandate for the Multi National Force-Iraq (MNF-I). Estrabadi said he had heard rumors of Russian proposals that would derail the mandate review and wanted to make [...]
2006-05-18 17:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1015UN: OIOS REPORT ON FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
[...] Summary. The report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) on the investigation conducted by the Investigations Task Force (ITF) into fraud and corruption allegations at Pristina Airport (A/60/720) will be considered by the Fifth Committee during its 2nd resumed session that beg [...]
2006-05-18 19:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1016INDIA REJECTS UNSC BRIEFING ON NEPAL AS WELL AS UN
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 16 meeting on Nepal hosted by UK PermRep to the UN Sir Emyr Jones Parry and attended by Special Adviser to SYG Annan Vijay Nambiar and USUN Deputy PermRep Wolff -- but not Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen, who decided at the last minute not to attend -- the UK pushed for a [...]
2006-05-18 20:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV UNSC NP
06USUNNEWYORK1017DARFUR RESOLUTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH SOME
[...] (C) After three rounds of working-level negotiations and an eleventh-hour Ambassadorial exchange over timing of adoption, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously May 16 to adopt Resolution 1679 (2006),Chapter VII reference and all (text in Paragraph 7). Congo, Denmark, France, [...]
2006-05-18 20:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCH PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1018WESTERN SAHARA: AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 joint call with SRSG for Western Sahara Francesco Bastagli, Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum, noted the Security Council's April rollover of the MINURSO mandate and its failure to take action on the Secretary General's recommendation of direct talks bet [...]
2006-05-18 21:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK1033INDIAN DPR PLEDGES TO COOPERATE WITH USG ON NEPAL, UN BUDGET, AND SYG SELECTION
[...] (C/NF) During a May 19 lunch with USUN Deputy PermRep Wolff, Indian Deputy PermRep Ajai Malhotra (protect) reported that he had been sent to New York with instructions from Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to cooperate with the USG on the broad range of issues facing both countries at the UN. [...]
2006-05-19 21:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UNSC KUNR AORC NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1035AMBASSADOR WISNER'S MEETING WITH UNMIK SRSG SOREN
[...] (C) During a May 19 meeting at the Brook Club in New York, Ambassador Wisner and UNMIK SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen discussed recent developments in the Kosovo status process and progress towards standards implementation. (Note: As the Brook Club does not allow note taking on its premises, thi [...]
2006-05-19 22:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1039COUNCIL APPEARS READY TO DOWNSIZE UNMEE, BUT SOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Acknowledging the failure of the May 17 meeting of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) to produce a breakthrough in the border standoff between Ethiopia and Eritrea, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members finally expressed their readiness to downsize the UN M [...]
2006-05-23 13:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1040COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WHERE ARE THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the Secretary General's counter-terrorism strategy (ref A) continued May 15-18 in General Assembly informal consultations. Delegations were divided among those who urged the Assembly to craft a strategy from the elements on which all could agree and those who s [...]
2006-05-23 13:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1041DRC SANCTIONS: UK PROPOSES REVISED LIST OF NAMES
[...] (C) As reported in REFTEL, the UK would like to press forward with a list of names for sanctioning under UNSCR 1649. UKUN gave USUN on May 22 a revised list of targets. UKUN stressed its desire to move quickly and submit the names for sanctioning, ideally before the Security Council travels [...]
2006-05-23 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV CG
06USUNNEWYORK1042DRC SANCTIONS: UK PROPOSES REVISED LIST OF NAMES
[...] (C) As reported in REFTEL, the UK would like to press forward with a list of names for sanctioning under UNSCR 1649. UKUN gave USUN on May 22 a revised list of targets. UKUN stressed its desire to move quickly and submit the names for sanctioning, ideally before the Security Council travels [...]
2006-05-23 20:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV CG
06USUNNEWYORK1043BALKAN PERMREPS MEET AMBASSADOR WISNER TO TALK
[...] (C) Romanian Ambassador Mihnea Motoc hosted a dinner on May 16 for U.S. Special Representative Frank Wisner to discuss the future status of Kosovo. Other invitees included the permanent representatives from Greece, Slovakia, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and S [...]
2006-05-23 20:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI EU SR
06USUNNEWYORK1062SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL TO HOLD "INFORMAL
[...] (C) P5 Permanent Representatives (PRs) met May 18 to discuss next steps in the Security Council's efforts to select the next UN Secretary-General (SYG). Based on P5 agreement, the French will host "informal informals" of the Security Council on Thursday, May 25. The P5 have agreed that Franc [...]
2006-05-23 23:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1065SYG SELECTION: INDIA PUSHES UNHELPFUL GA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary. The Indians are reportedly leading an aggressive General Assembly (GA) effort by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to advocate for a GA resolution that would demand the Security Council recommend more than one candidate to be the next Secretary-General. The proposal, which seeks to capi [...]
2006-05-24 13:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN IN
06USUNNEWYORK1066EGELAND TELLS UNSC NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) Jan Egeland told the UN Security Council (UNSC) on May 19 that while 2005 was a 'lost' year in terms of peace and reconciliation in the Darfur crisis, 2006 was looking up, [...]
2006-05-24 13:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1067UN REFORM: G-77 URGES POSTPONEMENT OF ECOSOC
[...] (U) The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened an opening round of informal consultations on a review of its mandates on May 23 pursuant to the Secretary-General's report (A/60/733) and General Assembly guidelines for UN mandate review. Haiti's Permrep Leo Merores, who is ECOSOC Vic [...]
2006-05-24 15:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK1070UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT'S 14TH
[...] (U) Summary: Building on reforms advanced since the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the May 1-12 fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) successfully focused on practical approaches to increase access to modern energy services. An interagency U.S. [...]
2006-05-25 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ENRG EAID TRGY ECON UN
06USUNNEWYORK1071UN FINANCES: 2006 PAYMENTS ARE SLOW
[...] SUMMARY: On May 24th, UN Controller Warren Sach updated the Fifth Committee on the current financial situation of the United Nations. He noted that the overall financial situation in 2005 was better than 2004, but that 2006 payments thus far on the regular budget were below payments made this [...]
2006-05-25 17:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1072MAY 24 INFORMALS ON ENVIRONMENT HIGHLIGHT
[...] (U) Co-chairs of the informal consultation process on the framework of the UN's environment activities, Ambassador Maurer of Switzerland and Ambassador Berruga of Mexico, convened a one hour meeting May 24 to brief New York delegations on the outcome of their recent trips to Nairobi and Geneva [...]
2006-05-25 20:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR SENV
06USUNNEWYORK1073EGYPT AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The prevailing atmosphere at the UN is one of increasing polarization between the UN's top donors (chiefly the U.S., Japan, Europe and CANZ) and the G-77. This sharpening divide manifests itself in debates across the full spectrum of reform issues: administrative, bu [...]
2006-05-25 21:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR EG
06USUNNEWYORK1075UN SECRETARIAT SAYS NEPALIS SUPPORT EXPANDED UN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 23 meeting with visiting IO/UNP Deskoff and USUN Poloff, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) officer Tamrat Samuel briefed on his recently-completed visit to Nepal and India and outlined his views of a possible expanded role for the UN in Nepal. Samuel said ne [...]
2006-05-26 13:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1077UN HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU/NOFORN) Summary. The UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country held its 228th meeting on May 17, 2006. USUN Minister Counselor for Host Country Affairs represented the United States. In keeping with past practice, the New York City Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps [...]
2006-05-26 16:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP UN
06USUNNEWYORK10781267 COMMITTEE: FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. PAPER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Mission stressed its desire to work closely with the USUN to reach agreement on how to revise listing and de-listing procedures in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee. French Mission officials met with USUN on May 22 to respond to our April 27 d [...]
2006-05-26 18:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1079DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PAUSE AS G77 DEPARTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 19:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1081COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY: USUN CONSULTATIONS
[...] Summary. Ambassador Wolff met May 26 with the Co-Chairmen of the General Assembly Counter-terrorism Strategy consultations to discuss the next phase of work on the strategy. They plan to produce a discussion paper for consideration by the Group and sought U.S. views on some of the most sens [...]
2006-05-26 20:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1083CHANGE IN POE RESTRICTIONS FOR CUBANS AT THE UN
[...] This is a request for guidance -- see paragraph 3. 2. Reftel lists designated ports of entry for Cuban nationals with G-1 visas as "Entry at: New York, N.Y., Washington, D.C. (Dulles only),Miami and Houston." Beginning in January 2006, however, SAO clearance reports (applicable to indivi [...]
2006-05-26 21:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OFDP CU UN
06USUNNEWYORK1086SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMALS, MAY 25,
[...] (C) Summary. Security Council PRs met May 25 in "informal informals" to discuss next steps in the process of selecting the Secretary-General. Basic agreement was reached that the Council would seek to announce in June its intention to "begin the process" in July, though the form of that anno [...]
2006-05-30 15:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1088UNSC: MAY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING
[...] Summary: In the monthly briefing to the Security Council held May 24, U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari addressed the following subjects: developments on the Quartet's support for an EU funding mechanism for Palestinian assistance; the impact of Israeli closures, barrier construction and settlement activ [...]
2006-05-31 13:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1093UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee communicated May 25 via videoconference with Court Registrar Lovemore Munlo and other Court officials to discuss the proposed $26.8 million budget projected for July 2006-June 2007, progress in the three trials now underw [...]
2006-05-31 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
06USUNNEWYORK1119SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMALS MAY 31,
[...] (C) Security Council Ambassadors met May 31 in "informal informals" to continue last week's discussion on the process of selecting the next Secretary-General (reftel) and to agree on the text of a letter from the incoming Security Council President (Denmark) to the President of the General Asse [...]
2006-06-01 18:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN DA
06USUNNEWYORK1120HUNGARY: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Prof. Dr. Andrea Peto for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The elec [...]
2006-06-01 18:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM HU
06USUNNEWYORK1123HAITI: UN SECRETARIAT SOLICITS VIEWS ON CHANGES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, Director of the UN DPKO Europe and Latin America Division, convened Friends of Haiti experts on May 26 to outline preliminary UN views and solicit feedback on possible changes to the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) after UNSCR [...]
2006-06-02 15:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK1124UN REFORM: JUSCKANZ AMBASSADORS DISCUSS STRATEGY
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bolton convened a meeting of JUSCKANZ ambassadors (Note: South Korea recently joined JUSCKANZ discussions) the afternoon of May 23 to coordinate a strategy aimed at achieving meaningful results on mandate review and UN management reform before the $950 million spending aut [...]
2006-06-02 18:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1137UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY: The Chairs of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/ Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council for the fifth time on their committees' a [...]
2006-06-05 15:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC ETTC PGOV PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1142LESSONS LEARNED FROM UNMEE'S 'RIGHTSIZING'
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, after almost seven hours of continuous, mostly ambassadorial-level negotiations, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted as a Presidential text resolution 1681, which reduced the military component of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) [...]
2006-06-05 21:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1148ICTY PRESIDENT POCAR PREVIEWS JUNE 7 ADDRESS FOR
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY. Appealing for continuing U.S. support, Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),previewed his June 7 address to the Security Council for Ambassador Wolff on June 5. Pocar said he would focus on the ICTY's work [...]
2006-06-06 20:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC NL BK
06USUNNEWYORK1149CHINESE LOOK FOR INCREASED COOPERATION AS SC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Annabi gave the Security Council June 2 an overview of the current situation throughout Sudan in advance of the UNSC's Mission to Sudan, Addis Ababa and Chad. The most notable part of [...]
2006-06-06 20:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1154PAKISTAN AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: This cable, which focuses on Pakistan's opposition to U.S. positions and interests at the UN, is the second in a series. Like Egypt -- the first UN member state reviewed by USUN (reftel) -- Pakistan is one of a handful of countries (including India, Brazil, and South Afri [...]
2006-06-06 21:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR UNGA UNSC PK
06USUNNEWYORK1156HAITI SRSG MULET CALLS FOR MAINTAINING MINUSTAH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi convened Friends of Haiti (U.S., France, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile) on June 1 to meet newly-appointed Special Repres [...]
2006-06-06 22:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK1157SYG ANNAN DISCUSSES IRAN, DARFUR, SOMALIA AND UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting convened at his request, Secretary-General (SYG) Annan gave Ambassador Bolton a SIPDIS read-out of his recent conversation with head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Larijani on the incentives package just presented by European Union High Representative [...]
2006-06-06 23:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAMGT AORC CM IR NI PGOV PREL PTER SO SU
06USUNNEWYORK1158A/SYG ANNABI BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on June 2, A/SYG Annabi briefed Council members on the latest report on UNFICYP and reiterated the Secretariat's position that the situation on Cyprus is not yet ripe for another political mission aimed at final resolution of the conflict. A/S [...]
2006-06-07 14:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC CY UNFICYP
06USUNNEWYORK1161UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 2006 ASSESSMENT
[...] USUN has faxed to Department IO/S-David Leis and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated June 6, 2006, requesting payment of SIPDIS additional U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2006 in the amount of $5,170,000. The note also [...]
2006-06-07 15:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1163UN FINANCES: G77 RAISES LIFTING OF SPENDING CAP IN
[...] SUMMARY: The normally routine discussion on the UN financial situation turned heated on June 1st when the G77 raised the issue of lifting the spending cap and linked it to late payments by some Member States. Delegations stated that the cap had been imposed on the Organization by a few Member [...]
2006-06-07 15:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1174UNSC/SOMALIA: UN URGES AGAINST SUPPORTING FACTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 8 briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),Department of Political Affairs Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Kalomoh warned Members 'this is not the time to abandon Somalia,' given what he called the 'tense military stand-off' between militias of the U [...]
2006-06-08 22:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SO UNSC IGAD
06USUNNEWYORK1180ICTY/ICTR PRESIDENTS, PROSECUTORS BRIEF SECURITY
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Presidents of and Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed the Security Council June 7 on their progress toward implementation of the Completion Strategy of the re [...]
2006-06-09 19:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC ICTR
06USUNNEWYORK1181UN REFORM: U.S. HOSTS LUNCH TO DISCUSS WAYS FORWARD
[...] Summary. In the latest in a series of lunches on reform in New York, Ambassadors and representatives from fourteen key countries on June 6 acknowledged that time was getting short and that it was critical to seek agreement on measures to strengthen the UN. At the lunch, hosted for the first [...]
2006-06-09 22:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1191UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING A
[...] SUMMARY: As requested in resolution 60/256, the Secretary-General has prepared a report providing a business SIPDIS analysis on the possibility of constructing a new permanent building on the North Lawn. The report states that there is a cost advantage in the long-term to constructing a bu [...]
2006-06-12 21:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1196UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1683 ON LIBERIA
[...] On June 13, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1683, which amends the arms embargo in Liberia. The new resolution allows the Government of Liberia to procure a limited number of weapons for vetted and trained security personnel. 2. BEGIN TEXT: The Security Council, [...]
2006-06-13 22:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK1197SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1687
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 22:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTR KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1198UN SECRETARIAT OUTLINES STEPS TO ESTABLISH HARIRI
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting with Department laywers and USUN Political and Legal officers on June 9, UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) lawyer Mark Quarterman and Department of Political Affairs (DPA) officer Alma Saliu said they believed they had reached agreement with Lebanese judges Chouc [...]
2006-06-13 23:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PINR KISL UNSC LE SY UN
06USUNNEWYORK1199UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated May 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNMEE $ 2,795,946 UNMIL $47,535,464 UNMIS $60,080,750 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/PSC- [...]
2006-06-14 14:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1208 PERMREP EMPHASIZES CHINA'S OPPOSITION TO SC
[...] (C) During the Security Council's meeting this morning, Chinese Ambassador Wang asked Ambassador Bolton to step out of the briefing on the Council's recent trip to Sudan and Chad. Wang, on instructions from Beijing, said that China opposed any consideration of Burma in the Council, seeing no [...]
2006-06-15 18:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM
06USUNNEWYORK1222UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1223UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN OCHA UN
06USUNNEWYORK1224DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION NEGOTIATIONS SHIFT INTO NEW
[...] (u) The current phase of negotiations on the development resolution in follow-up to the World Summit Outcome ended at midnight Thursday (6/16-17) without an agreed text. Facilitator Paul Lolo of Nigeria will no longer be available and responsibility for further progress will revert back to th [...]
2006-06-16 19:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1225UN SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS MANDATE FOR THE
[...] (U) Summary: The UNSC held public and private sessions on June 15 to review the mandate of the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) as well as to review Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) arrangements. Council members voiced unanimous support fo [...]
2006-06-16 21:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1226UNSC EXTENDS UNIIIC MANDATE AND ALLOWS BRAMMERTZ
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council voted unanimously on June 16 to adopt UNSCR 1686 (text contained in ref A),which extends the mandate of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) until 15 June 2007 and "supports the Commission's intention" to extend further its [...]
2006-06-16 21:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1227PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION:
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Guidance requested in para below. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The 31 members of the newly-formed UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)(reftel),agreed informally on June 16 that Angola will serve as the first Chair of the PBC, paving the way for the formal inaugural [...]
2006-06-16 21:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID UN
06USUNNEWYORK1228DRC SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE CHAIR CALLS FOR MORE
[...] (C) DRC Sanctions Committee Chairman, Peruvian PermRep de Rivero, recently called on members of the Committee to submit new names of individuals and entities for sanctions under resolution 1596. Both France and the UK would like to respond to the Chairman,s call and submit new names for listi [...]
2006-06-16 21:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL CG EFIN ETTC PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1229PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION:
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Guidance requested in para below. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The 31 members of the newly-formed UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)(reftel),agreed informally on June 16 that Angola will serve as the first Chair of the PBC, paving the way for the formal inaugural [...]
2006-06-16 21:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID UN
06USUNNEWYORK12351267 COMMITTEE: BELGIAN DE-LISTING REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Mission recently provided more information to USUN about the background of two individuals for whom Belgium has requested de-listing from the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee's sanctions list. The information w [...]
2006-06-19 20:17:00USUN New YorkSECRETETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV BE
06USUNNEWYORK1241GA MANDATE REVIEW DISCUSSIONS
[...] Summary: General Assembly mandate review discussions continued in light of the Co-Chairs proposal to focus remaining discussion, at least initially, on those mandates that are older than five years and have not been renewed. Co-Chair Rock opened the meeting by addressing the Co-Chairs letter, [...]
2006-06-20 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1244UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1689 ON LIBERIA
[...] On June 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1689, which lifts timber sanctions in Liberia. If the Liberian Congress fails to pass necessary forestry legislation within 90 days, resolution 1689 expresses the Council's determination to reinstate the timber ban. The new res [...]
2006-06-20 21:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK1245NOTE TO SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE FROM
[...] Mission received the following note dated June 15, 2006, from Kjell Magne Bondevik, UN SYG's Special Humanitarian Envoy for the Horn of Africa, requesting a meeting on June 26, 2006, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USUN is in discussion with IO/RHS on how to faci [...]
2006-06-21 13:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM XW
06USUNNEWYORK1248UNSC/SOMALIA: MOST MEMBERS ANXIOUS FOR ACTION ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At June 19 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations on Somalia, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Fall discussed humanitarian, political and security aspects of the current crisis, outlining five possible scenarios that could result from the powe [...]
2006-06-21 16:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SO UNSC IGAD
06USUNNEWYORK1249UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 20:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1250UN REFORM: SECURITY COUNCIL MANDATE REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary. The Security Council has begun the process of reviewing its mandates as called for by heads of state at last year's World Summit. The review process will proceed in two phases, the first of which will identify areas of consensus among Council members for early action. As part of [...]
2006-06-21 20:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO KUNR UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1251RUSSIA CHALLENGES POSITIVE JESSEN-PETERSEN REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 20 Security Council meeting on the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK),SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen praised new Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Agim Ceku for action on reforms and accelerated progress on standards implementation, [...]
2006-06-21 20:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1252UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR
[...] SUMMARY: In Security Council resolution 1662 (2006),the Council extended the mandate of UNAMA for one year until March 22, 2007, and the General Assembly approved $13,616,900 in funding for the Mission for the period of January 1 - March 31, 2006, in its resolution 60/255. The Secretary-Gene [...]
2006-06-21 20:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1254INDIA AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. India's positions on key issues of importance to the U.S. in New York do not appear to have kept pace with the increasingly strong bilateral ties developing in New Delhi and Washington. India is perceived as one of a handful of countries (which includes Egypt, Pakistan, B [...]
2006-06-21 22:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON AORC KUNR UNSC IN
06USUNNEWYORK1255SPECIAL ADVISER ON AFRICA LEGWAILA: 'UN CAN'T
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 14 courtesy call, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa Legwaila Joseph Legwaila (formerly Special Representative of the SYG for the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea) shared his 'professional peacekeeper' views with Ambassador Bolton on the proliferat [...]
2006-06-21 22:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XW ZF KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1263 UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS EVALUATION CONCLUDES DPA NEEDS
[...] This is an action request. Mission seeks guidance on the subject evaluation report in time for the next session of CPC, beginning August 14. 2. Summary: In its report on the UN's Department of Political Affairs (DPA),issued as E/AC.51/2006/4, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (O [...]
2006-06-23 20:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1264UN OVERSIGHT: EVALUATIONS NEED IMPROVEMENT
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN seeks Department guidance on the OIOS report summarized in this cable in time for the 46th session of the Committee for Program and Coordination (CPC),which begins August 14, 2006. 2. SUMMARY: In its biennial report covering the period 2004-2005 on strengthening the r [...]
2006-06-23 20:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1265UN REFORM: OIOS CHIEF WARNS NEW STUDY COULD LEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Inga-Britt Ahlenius met privately June 9 with Ambassador Wallace to present her vision of a strengthened, more independent OIOS, but warned the soon-to-be released independent external evaluation of UN oversight prepared by Price-Wate [...]
2006-06-23 20:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UUNR UNGA ASIG
06USUNNEWYORK1266UN OVERSIGHT: JIU LACUNAE REPORT (A/60/860)
[...] This is an action request. USUN seeks Department guidance on the JIU Report on "Oversight Lacunae in the United Nations System" summarized below in time for imminent discussions in the Fifth Committee on UN oversight and accountability. 2. SUMMARY: The UN Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) has re [...]
2006-06-23 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ASIG UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1268UNSC: JUNE MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING
[...] Summary: During the monthly briefing on Middle East issues to the Security Council June 21, UN U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari reviewed recent events, including intra-Palestinian political developments and the welcome prospect of an imminent Olmert-Abbas meeting; an increase in violence resulting in dea [...]
2006-06-23 22:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1269 SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON ADMISSION OF
[...] The SC Committee on Admission of New Members met June 20 to consider the application of Montenegro for membership in the United Nations. The Committee recommended that the Council adopt a resolution recommending that Montenegro be admitted to UN membership. On June 21, the Council adopted the [...]
2006-06-26 14:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDMW PNAT PREL SR UNGA UNSC XG XH ZL
06USUNNEWYORK1270LOOTED IRAQI STATUE?
[...] USUN has received a June 21 diplomatic note (text in para 2 below) from the Iraqi Mission to the UN requesting USG assistance in returning a statue reportedly looted from the Iraqi Museum. As the note refers to information provided by AmEmbassy Baghdad, perhaps action is already underway. US [...]
2006-06-26 15:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP IZ UN
06USUNNEWYORK1283SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES INTERNATIONAL LAW
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Security Council members joined by 16 other representatives of UN Missions debated the topic of the Security Council and international law on June 22, 2006. Nicolas Michel, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, and President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),Ro [...]
2006-06-29 13:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1287NEPAL: INDIA SUPPORTS UN ROLE IN MAOIST DDR BUT IS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indian Mission to the UN diplomat Harsh Shringla told Poloff June 20 that while his government supports the early establishment of a UN mission in Nepal to monitor Maoist disarmament, New Delhi would greatly prefer to avoid adding Nepal to the UNSC agenda for discussion -- lest [...]
2006-06-29 14:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1297UNGA: JUNE 28-30 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE UN
[...] Summary: General Assembly members gathered for informal consultations on the draft UN Global Counter-Terrorism strategy from June 28-30. Many had detailed line-in, line-out comments while reserving the right to provide additional comments separately to the co-chairs of the discussion. The [...]
2006-07-03 18:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1298UN REFORM: SYG'S REPORT EXPLAINS ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] SUMMARY: In Addendum 6 to the report of the Secretary-General, &Investing in the United Nations for a SIPDIS stronger Organization worldwide,8(A/60/846) the definition of accountability, clear accountability mechanisms, and parameters for the enforcement of accountability are addressed, as [...]
2006-07-03 19:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1299SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION TO DRC: SOME FINAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11-12 the Democratic Republic of Congo hosted a Security Council mission led by France and with eight other members participating. The U.S. was the only other P5 member represented. DPKO and mission delegations drafted a detailed account of the Council mission and th [...]
2006-07-03 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM UNSC CG
06USUNNEWYORK1315CPC ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: USUN Management Reform (M/R) officer represented the U.S. Delegation at a June 21st organizational meeting of the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) to discuss preparations for the 46th CPC session, scheduled for August 14 - September 8, 2006. Jamaica was elected by acclima [...]
2006-07-05 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1318GA REVITALIZATION DEBATE TO CONTINUE; NO AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. The working group on GA revitalization continues to debate the co-Chairs' proposed report and recommendations, including language related to the selection process of the Secretary-General. The most recent group meeting, on June 29, revealed divergent positions on a number of issu [...]
2006-07-05 23:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1321UN ADMINISTRATION: U.S. MEMBER REPASCH TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 17:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK1323WRAP-UP OF UN CHARTER COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL
[...] SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee") held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from April 3 to 13, 2006. The Charter Committee adopted a Japanese working paper regarding the Commit [...]
2006-07-06 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1334 UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE HOLDS 167TH MEETING
[...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 6 to discuss: 1) feedback from subcommittees on their use of the Preliminary Implementation Assessments (PIAs) and the draft Chairman's paper on how the CTC should use the PIAs to update its working methods, 2) prel [...]
2006-07-10 10:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1335PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: FIRST MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. UN officials, international financial representatives and 31 member states inaugurated the Peacebuilding Commission on June 23. The Angolan permrep took the chair, and announced the selection by consensus of Norway and El Salvador as vice chairs. Each will lead country-specific [...]
2006-07-10 17:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF EAID PREL UNSC KPKO KCRS
06USUNNEWYORK1336PLANNING FOR THE UNIFIL RENEWAL: ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli Mission to the UN Political Counselor Gilad Cohen told Poloffs the week of June 26 that the GOI believes the upcoming UNSC resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) should urge the Lebanese Government to deploy forces to thre [...]
2006-07-10 21:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1337UN BUDGET: APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
[...] Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the estimates in respect of Special Political Missions (SPMs) authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council, as well as the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),on [...]
2006-07-10 21:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1340UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ALL
[...] Summary. The Fifth Committee considered over 60 reports related to the budgetary, administrative and policy issues for UN peacekeeping at its second resumed 60th session from May 22 to June 30, 2006. By the end of the session, the Committee had agreed to financing resolutions for all 13 acti [...]
2006-07-11 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1342UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated July 7, 2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...]
2006-07-11 20:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1343UN REFORM: UN STAFF UNION REPORT CALLS FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Staff Union's Report of the Commission of Experts (CE) on Reforming Internal Justice at the United Nations concludes that the UN is in breach of the international human rights standards, because: it does not provide a level playing field for staff involved in administrative or [...]
2006-07-11 20:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1344UN OVERSIGHT: CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVESTIGATION
[...] SUMMARY: This report, which was requested by USUN under the provision that allows Member States to obtain copies of OIOS reports, details the findings of an OIOS investigation launched in response to the allegations of two UN Joint Staff Pension Fund staff members that procurement irregulariti [...]
2006-07-11 20:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASIG KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1345UN OVERSIGHT: AUDIT REVEALS UNAUTHORIZED POSTAL
[...] SUMMARY: An OIOS audit of the United Nations Postal Administration (OIOS Audit No. AH2005/213/02) for the bienniums 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 found concerning evidence of poor management, inaccurate financial information, procedural violations, and substantial vulnerability to contingent liabil [...]
2006-07-11 20:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1346UN/MANAGEMENT REFORM: U.S. JOINS CONSENSUS IN JULY
[...] (U) USUN, as instructed (ref e-mails),joined other General Assembly members July 7 in adopting by consensus a resolution (A/C.5/60/L.67) supporting a number of management reform measures recommended by the Secretary-General in his report on "Investing in the United Nations for a Stronger Orga [...]
2006-07-11 20:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1347SYG SELECTION: STRAW POLL IN JULY
[...] (C) Summary. The Security Council has agreed on the next stage of the Secretary-General selection process, including the modalities of the straw polls to begin in July and the means by which the Council will notify candidates of the results. Incoming President of the Council, French PR de La [...]
2006-07-12 11:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1349UNSC/SUDAN: PROPOSED WAY FORWARD IN SECURING
[...] (C) In the wake of Sudanese President Al-Bashir's public expressions of categorical opposition to a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Darfur, we face considerable challenges in securing a resolution to mandate such a presence. While the majority of UN Security Council (SC) Members fa [...]
2006-07-12 17:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1350TERRORISM - CO-CHAIRMEN DISCUSS UN
[...] Action request para 6. 2. Summary. The Co-Chairmen of the informal consultations on the UN Counter-Terrorism Strategy plan to produce a third draft of the strategy before the end of July and convene the next round of discussions during the week of August 21. Prior to completing the next [...]
2006-07-12 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1351UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES
[...] SUMMARY: After several months of discussion, the General Assembly approved Strategy IV (phased approach) for the Capital Master Plan, and also converted into an appropriation the existing commitment authority of $77 million. The resolution (currently found in A/C.5/60/L.66) provides the CMP o [...]
2006-07-12 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1365CHINESE SHOW FLEXIBILITY ON FATF IN CTC
[...] The Chinese expert on the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) advised USUN LegalOff on July 13 that China would not object to having the CTC include the 40 Recommendations on Money Laundering and the 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing of the Financial Action Tas [...]
2006-07-14 19:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1366LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL REPORTS OLA/LEBANESE NEAR
[...] (SBU) Begin summary: UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel told the P-3 on July 12 that UN lawyers and Lebanese judges Ralph Riachy and Choucri Sadr achieved progress last week in negotiating a draft agreement and statute to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of fo [...]
2006-07-14 21:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1367US VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
[...] The U.S. July 13 cast a no vote -- its first in nearly two years -- to veto an unbalanced Qatari-sponsored resolution on the current Palestinian-Israeli situation in the Middle East. The final vote was 10-1(US)-4(UK, Denmark, Slovakia and Peru). Ambassador Bolton's Statement ---------------- [...]
2006-07-17 15:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1372UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE
[...] Mission was requested to forward the following letter to Secretary Rice. The letter was also faxed to IO/S. SIPDIS Begin text: 20 June 2006 Dear Secretary Rice, Last week I met with Senator Coburn about the Capital Master Plan (CMP) of the United Nations, our $1.6 billion plan to [...]
2006-07-17 20:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1373UN: SG SEEKS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TRUST FUND FOR
[...] USUN received a letter dated 30 June 2006 from the UN's Department of Safety and Security (DSS),soliciting contributions to the Trust Fund for Security of Staff Members of the United Nations System. Begin text of letter: The Secretariat of the United Nations presents its compliments to the [...]
2006-07-17 20:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC
06USUNNEWYORK1374UN BUDGET: GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-17 20:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1375TAGLIAVINI'S LAST UNSC APPEARANCE ON ABKHAZIA:
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking before the Security Council in a private meeting about the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on July 11, Georgian Parliament President Nino Burjanadze delivered a powerful political rebuke of the policies of the Russian Federation on practically every level. Burja [...]
2006-07-17 20:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG RS
06USUNNEWYORK1378SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI BRIEFS UNSC ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: On July 13, the Security Council met for a briefing by Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari on his progress on overseeing the Kosovo Future Status Talks. The unusual format for the day involved three separate events: a private meeting of the Security Council, closed consultations in wh [...]
2006-07-18 02:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1379UNSC UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES,
[...] The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday, July 15 to condemn the recent North Korean missile launches. Resolution 1695 (2006) demands that North Korea "suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme" and calls on member states to prevent "missile and missile-re [...]
2006-07-18 13:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR KNNP PARM UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK1392SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES LEBANON; SEVERAL
[...] (C) Summary. During closed consultations on July 17, the UN Security Council heard briefings from DPA U/SYG Gambari and DPKO A/SYG Lute on the situation in Lebanon and discussed possible reaction from the Council. Gambari and Lute condemned Hizballah attacks on Israel, expressed concerns abo [...]
2006-07-19 15:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO LE IS
06USUNNEWYORK1395GA COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - DISCUSSION OF
[...] Summary In a meeting with Singapore Permanent Representative Menon, a Co-Chairman of the Counter-terrorism Strategy consultations, Amb. Wolff discussed the key issues, timing and prospects for adopting a GA Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Menon commented on his efforts with other delegations d [...]
2006-07-20 21:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1404GAMBARI, KALOMOH, GUEHENNO, EGELAND ATTEND CORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, the Under Secretary-General (U/SYG) for the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, Ibrahim Gambari, hosted a meeting of members of the Core Group for Northern Uganda, composed of the U.S., UK, Norway, and Netherlands, with Canada also in attendance, to discuss the [...]
2006-07-25 13:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIV SU UG UNSC XA XW
06USUNNEWYORK1405GUEHENNO BRIEFS ON COTE D'IVOIRE AND UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 13, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary General (U/SYG) Guehenno briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on discussions held on July 5 in Cote d'Ivoire between Secretary-General (SYG) Kofi Annan and African leaders regarding the region's peace pro [...]
2006-07-25 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IV PGOV UNSC XA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1407PACIFIC ISLAND STATES APPEAL FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive Directorate (CTED) hosted a meeting on July 21 between representatives of Pacific Island States, potential donor nations, and select international organizations to discuss the Pacific Island States' technical [...]
2006-07-25 20:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1409UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE NEAR AGREEMENT ON
[...] Summary: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met on July 20 to discuss: 1) preliminary conclusions of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) visit to Malaysia and the CTED Executive Director's visit to Paraguay, 2) CTED's Semi-Annual Report and the draft dire [...]
2006-07-25 20:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK14101540: P-5 EXPERTS NEAR AGREEMENT ON DRAFT
[...] Begin summary: P-5 experts met informally July 24 to discuss a UK draft of the 12-month program of work for the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) (ref A). USUN stressed the U.S. desire for the Committee to agree upon a work program soon and urged the [...]
2006-07-25 20:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER AORC KNNP UNSC PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1416UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 26, 2006 concerning the financing of 13 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...]
2006-07-26 20:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1417SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 20:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1418UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 20:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK1419UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 20:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK1421UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 20:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK14281540: RUSSIA BLOCKS ADOPTION OF WORK PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) met informally July 27 to discuss the status of reporting, outreach activities, and the adoption of a new 12-month program. After no delegation commented on the draft work program during the informal m [...]
2006-07-31 12:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM UNSC AORC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1429DANISH PRESENTATION ON BUILDING STATES'
[...] Summary: At a July 19 meeting hosted by the Danish Mission to the UN, COWI A/S, an international consulting firm, and the Fourth Freedom Forum, a U.S. non-governmental organization, presented a working paper proposing strategies for counterterrorism capacity building and implementation of UNS [...]
2006-07-31 13:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK14301267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) For the past few weeks, USUN and the French Mission have been working quietly on bridging our differences in the "due process" debate currently underway in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee ( [...]
2006-07-31 15:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1434UNSC/UNMEE: MEMBERS FEAR SPREAD OF CONFLICT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Division Director Titov updated the Security Council at July 27 consultations on the status of UNSCR 1681 (2006) implementation and on the situation on the ground between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Members looked forw [...]
2006-08-01 13:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1435AL-QAIDA SANCTIONS: INCREASING TRANSPARENCY
[...] SUMMARY. The Chairman of the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Argentine Ambassador Cesar Mayoral, held an open briefing and question and answer session for the general UN membership on July 26. This was the first such session conducted by Mayoral. The goal w [...]
2006-08-01 14:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1436CTC CHAIRMAN APPEALS FOR U.S. LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Danish PermRep Ellen Margrethe Loj, the Chairman of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),told Amb. Bolton, Wolff, and Sanders on July 28 that she fears the CTC is foundering and appealed for the United States to articulate consistent, clear goals for the CTC. Loj ar [...]
2006-08-01 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA UNSC KFTN KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1437FOLLOW UP ON HMONG MINORS ISSUE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. Per Ref A, ECONOFF delivered talking points to Laos Desk Officer at the UN Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA). Reponse was that a request for a high-level visit to Laos was made by the UN Country Team and remains "under serious consideration." No decision has yet been [...]
2006-08-01 14:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM LA UNICEF
06USUNNEWYORK1438NHLAPO BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON LRA AND NORTHERN
[...] (SBU) On July 28, the Director of the Africa I Division in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Welile Nhlapo, updated the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the threat of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. He noted that the progress of peace talks in Juba, Southern [...]
2006-08-01 15:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UG UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1440USUN/NEA MEETING WITH SYG'S PERSONAL ENVOY FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 26 meeting at USUN with Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum, NEA/DAS Gordon Gray explained current U.S. thinking on Western Sahara: encouragement of the submission of a robust Moroccan autonomy plan before the October expiration of the MINURSO mandate and [...]
2006-08-01 19:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK1441LORD CARLILE SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON DEFINING TERRORISM
[...] This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. In a videoteleconference with USUN LegalOff, Department attorneys, and UKUN legal advisers on July 31, Lord Alex Carlile of Berriew Q.C., the UK,s independent reviewer of the Terrorist Act, sought U.S. views on the negotiations of the Compr [...]
2006-08-02 13:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV UNSC KTFN UNGA UK
06USUNNEWYORK1457UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 2006 ASSESSMENT
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/S-David Leis and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated July 31, 2006, requesting payment of SIPDIS additional U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2006 in the amount of $16,940,000. The not [...]
2006-08-02 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1458UNIFEM CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF FINAL 2005 U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNIFEM
06USUNNEWYORK1459UN REFORM: GAO TEAM ASSESSES PROGRESS
[...] SUMMARY: A four-member GAO team (Government Accountability Office, International Affairs and Trade Section) already engaged in an ongoing analysis of UN reform efforts visited New York July 17-19 to assess progress to date on management reform and mandate review initiatives. They met with a [...]
2006-08-02 19:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASIG KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1480POST CLEARANCE: USDEL FOR THE AUGUST 2006
[...] Mission grants post clearance and warmly welcomes the proposed visit of the members of the U.S. delegation to USUN. Control Officer is LAURIE SHESTACK, available at office telephone (212) 415-4204, email SHESTACKLL@state.gov, cell phone (646) 245-4308. 2. Mission is currently arranging b [...]
2006-08-03 21:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC SOCI
06USUNNEWYORK1485JAPANESE VFM YAMANAKA'S AUGUST 2 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Summary. Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akiko Yamanaka told Ambassador Bolton on August 2 that the GOJ was extremely appreciative of U.S. support for strong Security Council action following the DPRK's missile launches in July. She reiterated Japanese support for aggressive UN reform, in [...]
2006-08-04 14:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KUNR UN JA
06USUNNEWYORK1488UNSC EXPANSION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES PRODUCES
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. During more than ten hours of speeches over July 20 and 21, eighty-six delegations spoke in the General Assembly on Security Council expansion and working methods reform. Proponents of expansion cited the large number of speakers as evidence of continued support for [...]
2006-08-04 21:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KUNR UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1493UN DEMOCRACY FUND REVIEWS FIRST PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 17:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EUN KDEM KUNR PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK1505STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS IN NEW YORK ON FRENCH-US
[...] (SBU) Posts will recall from reftels that on August 5 the French and American delegations in New York tabled a draft resolution calling for a full cessation of hostilties between Lebanon and Israel. Discussions were then held on the draft August 6 in New York. All Security Council delegati [...]
2006-08-07 23:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL LE IS
06USUNNEWYORK1506UNICEF ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNICEF
06USUNNEWYORK1519UPDATE ON SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS ON LEBANON
[...] (SBU) The U.S. and France continue to work intensively and urgently in New York and in capitals to reach agreement on a draft UNSC resolution calling for a full cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel. Ambassador Bolton and French Permanent Representative de la Sabliere met again [...]
2006-08-10 00:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1527DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING DPRK FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 13:48:00USUN New YorkSECRETAORC KN KNNP MNUC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK15321540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIAN VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK
[...] USUN LegalOff delivered ref A points, concerning the 1540 Committee's draft program of work, to Russian Mission First Secretary Denis Paletskiy on August 10. While acknowledging SIPDIS that Victor Slipchenko, the Russian on the 1540 Committee's team of experts, might have originated the ob [...]
2006-08-11 21:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1533UNDP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 13:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNDP
06USUNNEWYORK1534UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...]
2006-08-14 13:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK1536ELEMENTS FOR UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON THWARTED
[...] (C) In response to reftel, USUN Polmincouns met his UK counterpart on August 14 to discuss a possible UNSC press statement on the thwarted plot to bomb transatlantic airliners. USUN provided a copy of the suggested press statement elements to UK Counselor Paul Johnston and Polmincouns noted [...]
2006-08-14 21:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1538UNSC/SUDAN: SO CLOSE YET STILL SO FAR AWAY FROM
[...] (C) Expectations are mounting ahead of August 17 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations on Darfur, and the question remains of how to proceed on the draft resolution authorizing transition of the African Union (AU) Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN operation. The draft is stuck in [...]
2006-08-15 12:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1539UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 16:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1540S/E LEFKOWITZ MEETING WITH SOUTH KOREAN PERM REP
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz met with South Korean Perm Rep Choi Young-jin to discuss North Korean human rights resolutions this fall at the UN General Assembly Third Committee and the UN Human Rights Council. They also discussed refugees, the Kaesong Industrial Complex and a poss [...]
2006-08-15 18:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL UNGA UNHCR UNHRC KN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1542S/E LEFKOWITZ MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE PERM REP
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz met with Vietnamese Perm Rep Le Luong Minh to discuss North Korean refugees. While professing a lack of knowledge about North Korean refugees in Vietnam, Perm Rep Minh took note of our interest in this issue and said he would report this to his capital [...]
2006-08-15 20:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV KN KS VM
06USUNNEWYORK1544UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]
2006-08-15 22:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1545UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]
2006-08-15 22:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1546AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH MINSK GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minsk Group Co-chair reps met with Acting General Assembly President August 14 to discuss the Azerbaijani draft resolution regarding the fires that have been raging since June in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ambassador Wolff delivered reftel points, which were endo [...]
2006-08-16 13:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNGA AJ AM
06USUNNEWYORK1549UN SEEKS FUNDS FOR EXPANDED UNIFIL MISSION
[...] The Security Council, by its resolution 1701 (2006) of August 11, 2006, decided to supplement and enhance the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operations, thereby authorizing an increase in the force strength of UNIFIL from 2,000 to a [...]
2006-08-16 19:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO AORC ACABQ IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1550DPKO BRIEFS A/S HILLEN ON EXPANDED UNIFIL FORCE
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with PM A/S Hillen on August 16 in New York, UN DPKO A/SYG Hedi Annabi expressed deep concern that potential unwillingness by France to commit substantial forces to an expanded UNIFIL might have a "chilling effect" on other potential troop contributing countries ( [...]
2006-08-17 12:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1569TERRORIST BOMBINGS CONVENTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEG KTIA OPDC PGOV PREL PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1570UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: MEMBER STATES
[...] (U) Summary. During a meeting with current and potential troop contributing countries (TCCs) to an expanded UNIFIL force in south Lebanon on August 17, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown made an impassioned SIPDIS appeal to member states to help secure a lasting peace by committ [...]
2006-08-18 01:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1572DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING DPRK ABUSE OF THE
[...] As a follow up to the demarche Mission delivered on August 8th to acting UN Controller Jay Karia concerning currency transactions between United Nations agencies and the government of North Korea (DPRK) (ref B),Mission asked the following UN entities whether they have ongoing activities in DP [...]
2006-08-18 16:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KN KNNP MNUC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK1581SOMALIA: FALL BRIEFS AND UNSC DISCUSSES DRAFT
[...] Stresses the obligation of all Member States to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992),in particular paragraph 5, and further elaborated in paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1425(2002); 2. Decides that those individuals and entities designated by the Committee [...]
2006-08-18 21:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1593POST CLEARANCE: AMBASSADOR SHIRIN TAHIR-KHELI
[...] Mission grants post clearance and warmly welcomes the proposed visit of Ambassador Tahir-Kheli to New York on August 25. Control Officer is John Barry, available at office telephone (212) 415-4091, email BARRYJP@state.gov. BOLTON [...]
2006-08-21 15:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
06USUNNEWYORK1595MEETING OF MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS WITH AZERI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minsk Group Co-chair reps met with Azeri PermRep Aliyev August 18 to discuss the Azeri draft GA resolution regarding the fires that have been raging since June in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ambassador Wolff delivered reftel points, which were endorsed by the oth [...]
2006-08-21 18:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNGA AJ AM
06USUNNEWYORK1597UN PRESENTS SYG,S 1701 REPORT ON THE FIRST WEEK
[...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations August 21 on SYG Annan,s report on the first week of implementation of UNSCR 1701, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi reported on the "encouraging" deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) [...]
2006-08-21 23:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1598UNSC/DARFUR: ANNABI BRIEFS AND DRAFT RESOLUTION IS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August 17 Security Council consultations, Assistant Secretary-General for peacekeeping operations Annabi painted a bleak picture of the current situation in Darfur as a result of the faltering Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and the weak African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). [...]
2006-08-21 23:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1599STATE OF PLAY ON NEGOTIATIONS ON UK-US DARFUR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. This cable outlines the views of key Security Council delegations on the UK-U.S. draft resolution authorizing the transition from an African Union (AU)-led to a UN-led force in Darfur. Russia, China and Fr [...]
2006-08-22 00:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1609WAR ON TERRORISM - THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE -
[...] Summary: UN efforts to counter terrorism have increased significantly since September 11, 2001. Pre-9/11 focus on negotiating conventions in the General Assembly has shifted to more robust and aggressive counter-terrorism measures mandated by the Security Council. Although the General Asse [...]
2006-08-22 22:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA UNSC KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK1610UNSC/DARFUR: NEGOTIATIONS STALLED OVER TIMING AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Negotiations on the UK-U.S. draft Darfur resolution are at a standstill after the second Experts Meeting August 22. There are disputes over both the timing and content of our draft. Some delegations failed to provide formal comments pending external input. Others, including the [...]
2006-08-22 23:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALET PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1611UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST FOCUSES ON
[...] (U) Summary. Recalling recent UNSC focus on Lebanon, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Under Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari used a monthly UNSC public debate on the Middle East held on August 22 to call for a renewed international effort to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace proc [...]
2006-08-23 00:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1612UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GAO DISCUSSES TIMEFRAME
[...] SUMMARY: During the week of Aug. 7th, representatives from the Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C. traveled to New York to meet with representatives of the Capital Master Plan (CMP) Office regarding the CMP schedule and draft graphic to be included in an upcoming report. CMP [...]
2006-08-23 20:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1613UNSC CONSULTATIONS: BRIEFING ON KINSHASA VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: On August 22, Assistant SYG for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi briefed the Security Council on the violent clashes of feuding forces in Kinshasa on August 21 and 22 and on efforts by UN officials and CIAT ambassadors to restore calm. Annabi confirmed that representatives of the [...]
2006-08-23 21:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNSC KPKO CG
06USUNNEWYORK1614RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNMIS DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Reftel points were delivered August 23 to Mr. Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. Mr. Michael Heller Chu of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations was also in attendance. We left a non-paper outlining r [...]
2006-08-23 21:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1619KOREA TO WITHDRAW FROM SECURITY COUNCIL RACE TO
[...] (C) Korean Deputy Permanent Representative Oh Joon called USUN Ambassador Mark Wallace on Thursday August 24 to inform USUN that Seoul would be withdrawing its candidacy for the Asian non-permanent seat on the Security Council. Oh Joon said that Korea would inform the Asian group next week of [...]
2006-08-24 16:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KS
06USUNNEWYORK1620UN ADMINISTRATION: PENSION BOARD APPROVES
[...] Summary. At its meeting held in Nairobi July 13-21, the 33-member Board of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund considered several dozen reports on a range of topics, including: the Fund's actuarial valuation; management of the Fund's $32 billion of investments; and the creation of an Audit Commi [...]
2006-08-24 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA ASIG
06USUNNEWYORK1621UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL MEETING WILL PROCEED DESPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Security Council agreed August 24 to go forward with a meeting on Darfur scheduled for August 28, despite the fact that Sudanese President Bashir, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Conference declined the Council's invitation to participate in the session. Th [...]
2006-08-25 00:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU
06USUNNEWYORK1622UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: A/S HILLEN PRESSES
[...] (C) Summary. During separate meetings with UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown and Department of SIPDIS Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi on August 24, PM A/S Hillen emphasized the importance of ensuring that the international community helps [...]
2006-08-25 18:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1660UNSC/DARFUR: COUNCIL INCHING TOWARD ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an August 28 meeting of the Security Council on Darfur, the majority of delegations said that the dire situation in Darfur argued for swift Council action to finalize and adopt the UK-U.S. draft resolution by August 31, although delegations acknowledged that the Governme [...]
2006-08-28 23:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1665FOLLOW-UP TO UNDP DEMARCHE:DPRK ABUSE OF THE UN
[...] (S) As a follow up to the demarche Mission delivered on August 16th to Darshak Shah, Director and Comptroller of UNDP and Julie Anne Mejia, UNDP Treasurer, concerning currency transactions between United Nations agencies and the government of North Korea (DPRK) (ref B),Mission met with Mr. Sh [...]
2006-08-30 20:02:00USUN New YorkSECRETAORC EAID KN KNNP MNUC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK1666RWANDA TRIBUNAL (ICTR) EXTENSION OF TENURE OF AD
[...] The Security Council on August 29 adopted (15-0-0) Resolution 1705 (2006) extending Judge Bossa's term on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda until June 24, 2007. 2. Following the Council's action the General Assembly decided to endorse the extension of Bossa's term. BOLT [...]
2006-08-30 21:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAF AORC PREL RW UNSC ICTR
06USUNNEWYORK16671540 COMMITTEE: UK VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK
[...] USUN LegalOff met with UKUN First Secretary Samantha Purdy on August 29 to discuss the draft work program for the 1540 Committee, which the Russian delegation blocked on July 27 after presenting last-minute amendments it said would avoid "politicizing" the Committee's work (reftels). Purdy s [...]
2006-08-30 22:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1675SECRETARY-GENERAL AUTHORIZES IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO
[...] In his 17 August 2006 letter to the President of the General Assembly (A/60/986),Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined the series of extraordinary measures he has authorized in order to meet the needs of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expansion as per Security Council r [...]
2006-09-01 13:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1689UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) The UN's Electoral Assistance Division hosted a discussion August 31 in New York on electoral assistance to Timor-Leste. Finn Reske-Nielsen, newly named deputy SRSG (Reconstruction, Development, Humanitarian Affairs) to Timor-Leste, outlined his plan to closely coordinate with local Emb [...]
2006-09-01 15:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM TT PO GV EAID
06USUNNEWYORK1702UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: 2005 BOARD OF AUDITORS
[...] SUMMARY: The Board of Auditors latest report on the Capital Master Plan, for the year ended December 31, 2005, raises concerns regarding the cost impact of delays in project implementation, the CMP office's adherence to the UN Procurement Manual and the submission of certain contract delivera [...]
2006-09-01 19:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1703COUNCIL APPROVES UN DARFUR FORCE BY COUNT OF
[...] (U) In an August 31 formal meeting, the Security Council adopted the UK-U.S. draft resolution expanding UNMIS' mandate into Darfur. The draft included nine co-sponsors: Argentina, Denmark, France, Ghana, Greece, Slovakia, Tanzania, the UK and the U.S. The final vote count was 12 votes in favo [...]
2006-09-01 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1716LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) TAKE
[...] (U) Summary: Least Developed Countries (LDCs) continue to press for a contentious draft outcome document, which would require laborious negotiation, for adoption during the LDC High Level Meeting at UN headquarters September 18-19, immediately preceding the General Debate of the 61st General [...]
2006-09-01 22:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI UNGA UN
06USUNNEWYORK1717AMB WOLFF AND UN U/SYG GAMBARI DISCUSS ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) Summary: DPR Amb Wolff advised UN U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari August 31 that the USG is highly skeptical about a Security Council ministerial on the peace process at this time. Amb Wolff noted, moreover, that since the Arab League has been unable to explain the purpose of the meeting, has fail [...]
2006-09-01 22:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1718SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANSION: THE FUTURE OF THE
[...] (U) The Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council Reform (officially "The OEWG on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council") will meet on Friday, September 8 to approve this ye [...]
2006-09-05 13:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK17201540: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEEKS MOVEMENT ON WORK
[...] Summary: Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian consulted Ambassador Bolton and Ambassador Sanders August 31 on how to end the 1540 Committee's deadlock over its draft work program. The Russian delegation blocked the UK-drafted program on July 27, despite the P-5 experts' p [...]
2006-09-05 15:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1725UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: DEMARCHE TO EUROPEAN UNION
[...] In advance of the 61st UN General Assembly, USUN has learned that a Fifth Committee formal session for the introduction of national positions on the scale of assessment may be scheduled for as early as October 9th. USUN has also learned that the European Union is attempting to reach a group po [...]
2006-09-06 16:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1756UN BUDGET: CONSTRUCTION IN ADDIS ABABA AND VIENNA
[...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, under the agenda item "program budget for the biennium 2006-2007," will take up two reports in the coming weeks related to the construction of additional facilities at the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa (A/61/158) and at the Vienna International Ce [...]
2006-09-07 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1758GAMBARI BRIEFS UNSC: COUNCIL SILENCE BROKEN ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 29, following a briefing by Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari, Security Council members -- in a small, but welcome step forward -- agreed to a press statement that broke the Council's silence on the Cyprus issue for the first time since the [...]
2006-09-07 20:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CY GR TU
06USUNNEWYORK1759SYG SELECTION: NEW CANDIDATE(S?) AND A STRAW POLL
[...] (U) Summary. In the past week, at least one candidate (Jordan's Prince Zeid) has joined the four candidates for Secretary-General already notified to the Security Council. SIPDIS A second additional candidate, European Parliamentarian Nirj Deva, has also informed the Council of his nominati [...]
2006-09-07 21:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1763HARIRI TRIBUNAL: UN LEGAL COUNSEL WELCOMES
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: USUN Legal, accompanied by French Mission political officers, delivered points (ref A) regarding the draft Hariri tribunal agreement to UN Legal Counsel Michel on September 5. We noted USG support for his return to Lebanon that evening. In addition per ref B request, U [...]
2006-09-07 22:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM LE MOPS PINR PTER SY UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1768LIECHTENSTEIN REQUEST IN 61ST UNGA GENERAL
[...] Action Request. Para 2. 2. Liechtenstein Mission is circulating a proposal to inscribe a generic item on the General Assembly agenda under which all requests for UNGA Observer Status could be considered . They are proposing that the item be allocated to the Sixth Committee. The Sixth Co [...]
2006-09-08 21:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA XG
06USUNNEWYORK1769UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: EXPERT-LEVEL MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) On September 7, USdel (UNMR) met with Finnish Fifth Committee delegate Katja Pehrman, in her capacity as EU president, to discuss positions and approaches to the UN scale of assessment methodology. USdel emphasized the need for the major financial contributors to work towards a common a [...]
2006-09-08 21:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1770UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: JAPAN AND US SHARE VIEWS
[...] On September 8, Japanese Amb. Toshiro Ozawa demarched Amb. Wallace on the UN scale of assessment for the period 2007-2009, raising two specific areas of interest: 1) China's role in scale of assessment and 2) the debate over the length of the base period to be used in the methodology. ----- [...]
2006-09-08 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1778CTC DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON UNSCR 1624, CTED TRIPS
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 169th meeting on September 7, the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) discussed its draft report to the Security Council on resolution 1624 (2005),the Counter-Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate's (CTED) July visit to Malaysia, CTED's upcoming [...]
2006-09-11 20:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV AA
06USUNNEWYORK1779SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT PROSECUTOR CANDIDATES -
[...] As instructed reftel, USUN Legal Adviser contacted UN Deputy Legal Counsel Larry Johnson to share US views on candidates to replace Desmond de Silva as Prosecutor for the Sierra Leone Special Court. Earlier in the day, the same information had been passed to UK Legal Adviser Huw Llwellyn who [...]
2006-09-11 21:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS
06USUNNEWYORK1780UNSC/SUDAN: UN PATIENCE WEARING THIN ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Secretary-General Annan set a somber tone at the September 11 Security Council Debate on Darfur, beseeching the Council to assert itself in response to the 'death and suffering, perhaps on a catastrophic scale' confronting the people of Darfur. SYG Annan had harsh words for the [...]
2006-09-11 22:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK17891540: RUSSIANS CIRCULATE "COMPROMISE" ON WORK
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On September 8, the Russian Mission circulated new compromise language for the 1540 Committee's work program (ref A),revising amendments it had presented after blocking adoption of the draft work program on July 27. Russia's new language proposes that th [...]
2006-09-12 20:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1790UNGA 61: PRESIDENT-ELECT KHALIFA LAYS OUT HER
[...] (U) On September 11, Ambassadors Bolton and Wallace called on incoming President of the General Assembly Haya al Khalifa at the Bahraini Mission to the UN. Khalifa had, just hours before, been ceremoniously handed the gavel by outgoing President Eliasson in the General Assembly Hall. Bolton [...]
2006-09-12 21:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN EAID KUNR UNGA BA
06USUNNEWYORK1793SYG SELECTION: FIJI AGAIN RENOUNCES DEVA NOMINATION
[...] (C/NF) In response to a further request for clarification from Security Council President Vassilakis of Greece, the Fijian Permanent Representative has firmly renounced the earlier letter from his Foreign Minister that nominated Nirj Deva to the Council as a Secretary-General candidate (reftel [...]
2006-09-13 14:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC UN FJ
06USUNNEWYORK1816UNGA ADOPTS COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
[...] (U) Summary. Implementing the mandate contained in the Summit Outcome Document (para 82),the General Assembly adopted September 8 a resolution entitled, "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy." The draft was presented by the General Assembly President and adopted without a vo [...]
2006-09-14 15:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1818SYG SELECTION: STRAW POLL SEPTEMBER 14
[...] (C) The Security Council conducted its second straw poll on candidates for Secretary-General on September 14. Though the results were communicated only to Council members, the candidates and their sponsoring delegations, an accurate account of the vote was on the internet within an hour. The [...]
2006-09-15 14:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1822UNSC/DARFUR: DEPUTY SYG CALLS FOR AFRICAN, ARAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown convened a September 14 meeting of P5 Ambassadors plus the Greek Ambassador (as current UN Security Council President) to discuss the way forward on Darfur, based on the briefing SRSG Pronk gave to Darfur Partners in Khart [...]
2006-09-15 21:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1823FIRST UNSC KOSOVO MEETING FOR JOACHIM RUCKER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 13, in his first appearance at a Security Council meeting on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),SRSG Joachim Rucker praised Kosovo's leadership for having "now achieved most of the priorities on standards implementation." Kosovo Pr [...]
2006-09-16 14:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06USUNNEWYORK1834FINAL WEEKS OF THE GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA CONTEST FOR
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The General Assembly vote to decide the contested Latin American seat on the Security Council for 2007-2008 is less than a month away -- October 16. As we gear up in New York for the final stages of this campaign, it is time to take stock of the approach and strategy most lik [...]
2006-09-18 21:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC UN GT VE XM
06USUNNEWYORK1838SYG SELECTION: VIKE-FREIBERGA JOINS THE RACE
[...] (C) Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga told Ambassador Bolton on September 18 that she aimed to make a statement on behalf of Eastern Europe and all women "simply by the fact of my candidacy" for UN Secretary-General. She candidly noted that it was a difficult decision to enter the race, [...]
2006-09-19 19:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN LG ZB
06USUNNEWYORK1839CONFERENCE ON UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: NGOS
[...] SUMMARY: On September 5, civil society think tanks, NGOs, and UN mission representatives discussed next steps for the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) during a German NGO-sponsored symposium on "Getting the Peacebuilding Commission off the Ground - How to Include Civil Society on the Ground." [...]
2006-09-20 13:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO EAID SOCI BR SL
06USUNNEWYORK1845UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON
[...] Among its first actions to be taken in the 61st General Assembly, the Fifth Committee is expected to consider requests by Member States for exemption to Article 19 of the UN charter. Exemptions to Article 19 (loss of vote) are considered in light of requests of individual delegations and any [...]
2006-09-20 18:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1846UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR TWO
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated August 31, 2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...]
2006-09-20 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1847UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL
[...] Summary. On September 15, Ambassador Wallace met with Ambassador Tom Gronberg (Austria) who will negotiate the scale of assessment this fall on behalf of the European Union. Wallace and Gronberg engaged in a state of play discussion on US and EU positions (both of which remain under discussio [...]
2006-09-20 18:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1848UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: EXPERT LEVEL MEETING WITH
[...] (C) On September 20, USdel met with UK Fifth Committee delegate Wasim Mir to discuss the UN scale of assessment methodology. Mir emphasized that the European Union collectively is assessed well beyond its capacity to pay, and the group's bottom line is to ensure that it does not see any incre [...]
2006-09-21 19:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1849TANZANIA REPORTEDLY ABSTAINS IN ERROR ON BURMA
[...] (C) After the September 15 Burma vote, Ambassador Bolton approached Tanzanian Counselor Begum Taj to express surprise over her abstention on the vote. She assured the Ambassador that she had received explicit instructions from her capital to abstain on the procedural vote, implying that her [...]
2006-09-22 13:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM TZ
06USUNNEWYORK1853UNSC/SUDAN: UNMIS MANDATE EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 8
[...] (SBU) On September 22, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1709, renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) for a period of two weeks. Delegates from the Chinese, Qatari and Russian Missions reiterated concerns in consultations immediately prece [...]
2006-09-22 20:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1855UN SEEKS FUNDING FOR WOMEN'S WEBSITE
[...] (U) USUN has received a letter from Carolyn Hannan, Director, Division for the Advancement of Women, dated August 25, 2006, providing banking details for contributions to the WomenWatch Website. Text in paragraph 2 below. BEGIN TEXT 2. (U) Excellency, The joint United Nations website on [...]
2006-09-25 14:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1856A/S FRIED'S 9/20 MEETING WITH TURKISH PM CHIEF
[...] (U) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Director Judy Ansley met with Ambassador/Chief Advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu September 21 for 90 minutes on the margins of the UNGA general debate in New York. Following recounts the meeting's substance by theme. PKK ------ 2. (C) [...]
2006-09-25 17:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALGR PREL PTER TU UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1860LUKEWARM UNSC RESPONSE TO ANNAN'S 30 DAY REPORT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on September 18, UN Secretary-General Annan outlined his one-month report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701, which led to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizballah, and reviewed the results of his recent visit to the region. Pra [...]
2006-09-26 16:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPKO KPAL IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1865UN LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL REVIEWS STATUS OF TREATY
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with UN Legal Adviser Nicolas Michel on September 25 to review progress towards a draft treaty establishing a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese PM Hariri, Ambassador Wolff praised the efforts of the UN Office of Legal Affa [...]
2006-09-26 22:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK1869SIXTY-SECOND UNGA - SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE
[...] The Chairman of the Sixth Committee, Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo (Mexico) convened a meeting of member state delegates on September 27 to discuss plans for the Sixth Committee session which begins on October 10. Gomez Robledo called the group's attention to the tentative calendar of work (A/C. [...]
2006-09-27 20:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1873UN SAFETY AND SECURITY: MEASURES TAKEN TO IMPROVE
[...] In its resolution 59/276 the General Assembly established the Department of Safety and Security and, while recognizing "the operational difficulties linked to cost-sharing by organizations", decided to maintain existing arrangements with regard to UN system cost-sharing for safety and security [...]
2006-09-29 15:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1879UN BUDGET: DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT FUNDING
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests guidance on this issue for upcoming discussions in the Fifth Committee. 2. SUMMARY: In paragraph 14 of General Assembly resolution 60/246, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to provide recommendations on how additional resources in the area of $5 mill [...]
2006-09-29 19:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK188061ST UNGA LAUNCHES GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] On September 19, the UN launched the "Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" at a meeting chaired by General Assembly President Khalifa. The "launch" attracted a number of Foreign Ministers and Ambassadors. The strategy, called for in the 2005 World Summit Outcome document was the result of se [...]
2006-09-29 20:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1881SYG SELECTION: SEPTEMBER 28 STRAW POLL RESULTS;
[...] (C) Summary. Ban Ki-Moon increased his lead over his nearest competitors in the third Secretary-General straw poll, though one delegation that had previously encouraged Ban's candidacy slipped to the "no opinion" category. The Security Council - in a contentious meeting the previous day - ag [...]
2006-09-29 21:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1882UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] The Chairs of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee on nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on September 28, 2006. The three Chairs described their committees' accomplishments over the [...]
2006-09-29 21:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ETTC PREL PGOV KTFN PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1883SYG SELECTION: ASHRAF GHANI MAKING THE ROUNDS IN NY
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bolton met briefly with Afghan candidate for Secretary-General Ashraf Ghani on Friday, September 29. Ghani said that he had met with A/S Silverberg in Washington on 9/28, but was just beginning his rounds in New York. Ambassador Bolton expressed appreciation for Ghani's willin [...]
2006-09-29 21:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UN AF
06USUNNEWYORK1887SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT, STANDARDS OF
[...] Summary. On October 16, 2006 the following reports are expected to be introduced in the Fifth Committee under agenda item 117, Programme Budget for 2006-2007, "Standards of Accommodation for Air Travel"; report of the Secretary-General (A/61/188) and the report of the Joint SIPDIS Inspecti [...]
2006-10-02 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1888UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN (CMP): IMPACT OF CMP ON
[...] SUMMARY: In paragraph 9 of resolution 60/282, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to offer proposals at its sixty-first session, through the Committee on Conferences (CoC),on the possible modification of meeting schedules for the period of the implementation of the capital m [...]
2006-10-02 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1898SYG SELECTION: "COLORED BALLOTS" SECURE BAN AS
[...] (C) Summary. Ban Ki-Moon cemented his lead in the fourth Secretary-General straw poll, the first to use differentiated SIPDIS ballots to identify the votes of Permanent Members. FM Ban received fourteen "encouraging" votes, with one elected member of the Council expressing "no opinion". E [...]
2006-10-02 22:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1899ACTION REQUEST: FINALIZING THE UN-LEBANON TREATY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a meeting between P-3 legal and political officers on October 2, French experts reported that the UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) had revised the draft treaty establishing the Hariri tribunal to delete any re [...]
2006-10-03 13:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1900UNSC WELCOMES LATEST BRAMMERTZ REPORT BUT DIFFERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 13:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1901AMBASSADOR WALLACE MEETS WITH SECRETARIAT
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met with Deputy-Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown, Under-Secretary-General for Management Chris Burnham, Assistant-Secretary-General and Controller Warren Sach and Officer-in-Charge of the Capital Master Plan John Clarkson on Monday, September 25th. The Secreta [...]
2006-10-03 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1902UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: ARTICLE 19, MULTIYEAR
[...] Summary. Beginning the week of October 9, in addition to the consideration of exemptions to Article 19 (reftel),the Fifth Committee is expected to consider the reports of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly SIPDIS resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 (A/61/139) relating [...]
2006-10-03 15:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1907UNSC WELCOMES LATEST BRAMMERTZ REPORT BUT DIFFERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a public briefing to the UNSC on September 29, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Head Serge Brammertz hewed closely to the contents of his latest report to the UNSC to document progress in the investigation into the murder of former Lebanese [...]
2006-10-04 14:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1908WRAP-UP OF UNDP/UNFPA EXECUTIVE BOARD SESSION,
[...] The Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) met in New York September 11-13, 2006. This cable reports on the UNDP segment. UNFPA segment will follow septel. 2. Begin Summary. Twenty-seven program documents (www. [...]
2006-10-04 15:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNDP UNFPA ECON SOCI
06USUNNEWYORK1911SUDAN MISSION IN NEW YORK THREATENS POTENTIAL
[...] (U) A friendly delegation shared with USUN October 4 a copy of a diplomatic note circulated October 3 by the Sudanese mission in New York to missions that participated in a September 25 meeting hosted by the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations to discuss the prospective transition from [...]
2006-10-05 00:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC SU
06USUNNEWYORK1919DPKO OFFICIAL ASKS THE U.S. TO SPEAK TO SOUTH
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi contacted Deputy Political Counselor on September 29 to raise concerns about finding a workable resolution to the discord over post-October political arrangements in Cote d'Ivoire. Annabi expressed frustration that the Se [...]
2006-10-05 23:07:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL IV
06USUNNEWYORK1920UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE
[...] Summary: At the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meeting in New York on September 11-13, UNFPA Executive Director Obaid stressed the importance of equity and human rights for the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people. She said reproductive health, women's empowerment, and gender equality re [...]
2006-10-06 00:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PREF PREL UNFPA
06USUNNEWYORK1930UN AND CT: DENMARK, BELGIUM, ARGENTINA SHARE VIEWS
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: In meetings on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Crumpton exchanged views on how to invigorate the UN's counterterrorism efforts with Ambassador Ellen Loj, Danish PermRep and Chairman of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terr [...]
2006-10-10 14:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNSC PREL KNNP KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK1932UNSC/DPRK: COUNCIL MEMBERS CONDEMN TEST, PREPARE
[...] (C) Summary. The Security Council met on the morning of October 9 to discuss the DPRK's announced test of a nuclear weapon. It took less than thirty minutes for each of the Council's fifteen members to condemn, without reservation, the DPRK's actions. Ambassador Bolton introduced elements of [...]
2006-10-10 18:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK1933SYG SELECTION: SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY
[...] (U) On October 9, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1715 (text below) by acclamation, recommending to the General Assembly that South Korean FM Ban Ki-Moon be appointed the next Secretary-General of the UN. Prior to the Council's decision, all other candidates for the position had withdr [...]
2006-10-10 20:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1934SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN SYG Kofi Annan, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios underscored the importance of moving forward with UN support for AMIS and persuading Sudanese President Bashir to back down from his rejection of a UN peacekeeping force in [...]
2006-10-10 22:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1935QATAR PERMREP: WE CAN BEST HELP WITH DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with US Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios at the United Nations, Qatar PermRep Nassir Abdul Aziz al-Nasser said Qatar is eager to play an expanded role in creating a solution to the crisis in Darfur and can best influence the Government of Sudan [...]
2006-10-10 22:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1936CHINESE AND RUSSIAN PERMREPS TELL NATSIOS TO TAKE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 4 visit to the United Nations, Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios met separately with the Permanent Representatives of the PRC and Russia. Both envoys welcomed Natsios' role and broader mission, taking the opportunity to urge the USG not to pursue sanctions o [...]
2006-10-10 22:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC SU
06USUNNEWYORK1937UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: JAPAN CANNOT PAY UNTIL
[...] The Secretary-General's report on the Capital Master Plan (CMP) is not yet final, but it is expected that the General Assembly will be asked to approve a financing plan for the CMP construction phase that includes direct assessments over a five year period, with assessments beginning in Januar [...]
2006-10-10 23:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1939PROCESSING OF G VISAS AND MEETING U.S. HOST
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. The USG's time frame for responding to SAO clearance requests for G visa applicants appears to some governments and UN lawyers to conflict with USG obligations as host country to the UN not to impede travel of individuals coming to the UN on official business [...]
2006-10-11 19:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOFDP CVIS UN
06USUNNEWYORK1944SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting in New York with Arab League Ambassador Yahya Mahmassani, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios urged the Arab League to use its influence over the Government of Sudan (GOS) to persuade President Bashir to accept the UN Peacekeeping fo [...]
2006-10-12 00:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1945SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 5 meeting with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno, Special Presidential Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed DPKO to move quickly on implementing the UN support package for AMIS. Guehenno voiced cautious optimism regarding recent developments related to Dar [...]
2006-10-12 00:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK1953UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has conducted a review (A/61/61) of the program and administrative management of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). OIOS notes that ESCWA consistently uses results-based management, and is one of the most adv [...]
2006-10-12 16:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1974UN COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE (CTED) LOOKING BACK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 19:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1975SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: ARTICLE 19 EXEMPTIONS
[...] On October 12, the Fifth Committee and the General Assembly Plenary adopted Article 19 exemptions in document A/61/512 for the following nine member states: the Central African Republic, the Comoros, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, the Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, and Tajikistan. Ac [...]
2006-10-13 22:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1976US/UK/UN TRILATERAL ON UN ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: The UN met with the UK and U.S. missions October 12 to discuss the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),the Iraq Compact and related issues. UNAMI has temporarily withdrawn most staff from its Basrah office after MNF-I withdrew assets, although it plans on returning once their [...]
2006-10-13 23:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK1978UNSC/DPRK: COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION
[...] On Saturday, October 14 the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1718, in response to the proclaimed test of a nuclear weapon by the DPRK on Monday, October 9. Following negotiations on the morning of October 14 among the P-5 and Japan, the draft resolution was introduced to the Cou [...]
2006-10-14 21:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KNNP KN
06USUNNEWYORK1979ICTR RESOLUTION AND USUN VOTING IN NEW YORK
[...] Per instructions (reftel) U.S. joined other SC members in supporting the draft resolution (reftel para 1),adopted (15-0-0) as Security Council resolution 1717 (2006). The resolution was requested by the Tribunal in order to extend the term of office of the Ad Litem judges until the end of [...]
2006-10-16 14:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC PREL RW TZ UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1983NOVEMBER 30 UNMEE REVIEW GETS ETHIOPIA'S ATTENTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Deputy PermRep Kebret called on USUN to express concern about a provision of the resolution renewing UNMEE's mandate that calls for a Security Council review by November 30. Kebret argued that Ethiopia was powerless to prevent Eritrean frustration of UNMEE's mission [...]
2006-10-16 16:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL ET ER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1985COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP -
[...] Action request, para 5. 2. For the past two years Danish Permanent Representative, Ellen Loj has energetically chaired the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),a subsidiary body of the Security Council. When Denmark's term as a non-permanent member of the Council ends on December 31, she w [...]
2006-10-17 14:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1986UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated August 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNMIK $25,819,150 UNMIL $19,521,100 UNMIS $64,999,600 2. Copy of receipts have been scanned and emailed to EUR/IO/BUD-Robert [...]
2006-10-17 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1987UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1988UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated August 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: ICTY $2,515,324 ICTR $2,225,500 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to EUR/IO/BUD-Alice Green. BOLTON [...]
2006-10-17 18:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1990UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 20:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK1992SYG SELECTION: BAN UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED TO FIVE
[...] (U) Partially overshadowed by the Security Council's negotiations following the DPRK's nuclear test, the General Assembly on Friday, October 13 unanimously appointed South Korean FM Ban to be the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, for an initial term of office from January 1, 2007 [...]
2006-10-17 21:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UN KS
06USUNNEWYORK1998UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON ERITREAN TSZ INCURSION
[...] (SBU) UN DPKO Deputy Hedi Annabi briefed the UNSC on the unprecedented incursion of Eritrean military forces into the UN Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) (reftel). Following a brief discussion of a draft press statement presented by the Permanent Mission of Greece, the UNSC unanimously adopted th [...]
2006-10-18 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC ER ET
06USUNNEWYORK2032UN SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS LIBERIA SANCTIONS
[...] The UN Security Council, per resolution 1689, reviewed Liberia sanctions during a closed meeting October 20. Danish PermRep Ellen Loj (Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee) delivered a summary of committee discussions and the views of the Panel of Experts, which monitors sanctions impl [...]
2006-10-23 21:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK2039UN BUDGET: SECRETARY-GENERAL REQUESTS FUNDING TO
[...] In coming weeks, the Fifth Committee will consider the Secretary-General's proposal of a renovation to his residence SIPDIS in order to bring it up to modern safety and construction codes. In his report to the General Assembly, he notes the malfunctions and life safety concerns associated [...]
2006-10-25 14:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2042GENERAL COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE HUMAN
[...] The General Committee met on October 25 to consider the allocation of agenda item 68 "Report of the Human Rights Council". The item had been inscribed on the item in September but the Committee deferred the decision on allocation pending further consultations The GA President, Chairman of t [...]
2006-10-25 23:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDHR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2044AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH UN A/SYG ANGELA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 22nd, Ambassador Wolff met with UN A/SYG Angela Kane to discuss U/SYG Gambari's scheduled visit to Burma on November 9th through 12th. Viewing his first visit as a success, the UN believes the second trip is an important confidence building dialogue. Gambari will not [...]
2006-10-26 00:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ASEAN UNSC BM
06USUNNEWYORK2046UN LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO CONCLUDE
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Legal Adviser John Bellinger and Ambassador Wolff met with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and his deputy, Larry Johnson, October 25, to discuss Lebanese and key Council members' views on the draft statute and agreement to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for [...]
2006-10-26 20:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2049FRANCE AND AFRICANS PRESS FOR EARLY ADOPTION OF A
[...] Summary: During Security Council consultations on October 25, France, with support from African members, introduced a wide-ranging draft resolution on Cote d'Ivoire. Departing from last year's practice when the Council endorsed an AU decision to extend the transition period, this draft resol [...]
2006-10-28 04:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IV
06USUNNEWYORK2050UN SYG REQUEST FOR AMIS SUPPORT
[...] (U) Please find below the text of a letter from UN SYG Kofi Annan requesting USG material and financial assistance for the AMIS support package. The UN SYG has approached other delegations, including the EU, with similar requests. DPKO has promised to convene a meeting before November 3 to up [...]
2006-10-30 16:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2053SINGAPORE PURPLE IN UN OVER INDONESIA
[...] (U) The perennial problem of South Asian haze fed by illegal timber clearing in Indonesia (reftel) spilled into normally docile UN Second Committee debates on October 25-26 during plenary discussions on sustainable development. Singapore devoted nearly the entirety of its October 25 statement [...]
2006-10-30 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TPHY TBIO KTIA ID SN UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2073UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MINURSO FOR SIX
[...] The Security Council October 31 extended the MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) mandate for a further six months to April 30, 2007. UNSCR 1720 (2006),based on a draft text developed and sponsored by Friends of Western Sahara (U.S., UK, France, Russia and [...]
2006-11-01 16:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK2074UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION
[...] On October 30, as instructed Reftel, USUN delivered to the UN Treaty Office, diplomatic note (copy faxed to L/T) and the United States instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. BOLTON [...]
2006-11-01 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM KTIA US
06USUNNEWYORK2075UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FIVE
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated October 31, 2006 concerning the financing of five peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as foll [...]
2006-11-01 22:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2077UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE SUDAN 10/27
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 27 briefing to the UNSC on the Sudan, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean-Marie Guehenno called for "creativity" to break the diplomatic impasse with Khartoum regarding a UN peacekeeping deployment in Darfur. UK PermRep Emyr Jones Parry presented a UK compromise proposal for a [...]
2006-11-01 22:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2084SYG CONVENES P-5 TO SEEK EARLY AGREEMENT ON TEXTS
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Secretary-General Annan met with the P-5 ambassadors on November 1, appealing to the P-5 to show flexibility and reach agreement within the next few days on the draft GOL/UN agreement and accompanying statute to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassinati [...]
2006-11-02 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2085SECURITY COUNCIL REAFFIRMS UNSCR 1559 GOALS AMID
[...] (SBU) Summary. During an October 30 closed-door briefing to the Security Council on the SYG's latest report on UNSCR 1559 implementation, SYG Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen praised the "historic" deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to south Lebanon, but highlighted the unfulfilled [...]
2006-11-02 20:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPKO IS LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK209TEST CABLE MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 13:41:00USUN New YorkSECRETAPER IMO JA LI PHUM PREF PREL
06USUNNEWYORK2095UNSC MINURSO CONSULTATIONS: ON TRACK FOR SIX-MONTH
[...] Summary: DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum summarized for the Security Council October 25 the UN's latest assessment of the situation in the Western Sahara. Speaking for the United States, Ambassador Sand [...]
2006-11-02 23:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK2107JUMBLATT PRESSES FOR QUICK ESTABLISHMENT OF HARIRI
[...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Bolton and USUN officers on November 2, Lebanese Druze leader and MP Walid Jumblatt and two aides argued that the tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of Rafiq Hariri must be established by November 13, at which point Hizballah SYG Nasral [...]
2006-11-03 15:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK2111SEEKING SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE
[...] ACTION REQUEST PARA 6. 2. ON NOVEMBER 16, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL HOLD ELECTIONS TO FILL ALL 34 SEATS ON THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION. THE U.S. HAS NOMINATED FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY LEGAL ADVISER MICHAEL MATHESON FOR ONE OF THE EIGHT VACANCIES IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHE [...]
2006-11-03 19:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ODIP ILC
06USUNNEWYORK2112UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK2113UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK2114UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated September 29, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: ICTR 2,225,514 ICTY 2,515,325 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to EUR/IO/BUD-Alice Green. BOLTON [...]
2006-11-03 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2116UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: REQUEST FOR GENERAL
[...] ACTION REQUEST: Discussion on the capital master plan (CMP) is expected to begin as early as the week of November 13. USUN requests guidance on all items highlighted in this cable in time for Fifth Committee discussions. 2. SUMMARY: The fourth annual report on the capital master plan, av [...]
2006-11-03 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2117UNSC/DPRK: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE AGREES ON CHEM/BIO
[...] (C) Summary. The DPRK Sanctions Committee has agreed on a list of chemical and biological weapons-related items to be included under the sanctions provisions of Resolution 1718. The Committee will now move to a discussion of its own internal guidelines, while simultaneously considering amendm [...]
2006-11-03 22:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK2118MOZAMBIQUE SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN ILC ELECTION
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met November 2 with Ambassador Filipe Chidumo, Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations, who requested U.S. support for Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso's campaign for re-election to the International Law Commission (ILC). Elections f [...]
2006-11-03 23:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ILC MZ
06USUNNEWYORK2123UNSC/IRAN: NOVEMBER 3RD MEETING P5 PLUS ONE
[...] Summary: The P5 plus one met on Friday, November 3, at the UK Mission at 11:30 to discuss the EU3 draft resolution on Iran. Russia reiterated its complaints about the EU3 text and circulated its extensive &corrections8 (emailed to State and NSC),which Ambassador Churkin described as consist [...]
2006-11-06 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PREL UNSC PGOV IR
06USUNNEWYORK2124UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),in response to General Assembly resolution 60/255, conducted an audit of the management of special political missions by the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). Special political missions are involved in the prevention and control a [...]
2006-11-06 18:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2126MNF-I RENEWAL: STATE OF PLAY IN NEW YORK
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions regarding a renewal of UNSCR 1637, which authorizes the MNF-I and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB),are beginning in New York. Informal soundings of P-5 members indicate they remain willing to support a renewal resolution in response to a speci [...]
2006-11-06 18:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IZ PINS
06USUNNEWYORK2140UN BUDGET: SUBREGIONAL OFFICES OF THE ECONOMIC
[...] SUMMARY: In reponse to General Assembly (GA) resolution 60/235, the Secretary-General has presented a comprehensive action plan with regard to the subregional offices of the Economic Commission for Africa (A/61/471). The report explains how the Secretary-General is implementing the recommend [...]
2006-11-09 23:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2141UNSC: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS -- GAZA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) The Qatari sponsors of a resolution on the recent events in Gaza have put its draft into Blue for a vote now scheduled for November 11 at 12:00 noon. Though the original draft text has undergone two revisions in as many days, the current text remains unacceptable. Notwithstanding experts' [...]
2006-11-11 01:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS
06USUNNEWYORK2143UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 20:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK2144UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programm [...]
2006-11-13 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2145UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $4,175,735 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $4,175,735 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nation [...]
2006-11-13 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2146U.S. VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ISRAEL ACTION IN
[...] The U.S. November 11 cast a no vote to veto an unbalanced Qatari-sponsored resolution on the situation in the Middle East, and specifically on casualties that resulted from a November 8 Israeli military operation shelling of Beit Hanoun in Gaza. The final vote was 10-1(U.S.)-4(UK, Denmark, Sl [...]
2006-11-13 21:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK2147UN SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS THREE RESOLUTIONS BY
[...] (U) The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial Affairs) adopted three resolutions by consensus on November 7. Prior to adoption, the Committee Chair read out a statement that there were no program budget implications (PBIs) associated with these resolutions. [...]
2006-11-13 23:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN EFIN ETRD UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2149CHILD ABUSE CASE HEADED FOR PROBABLE RESOLUTION
[...] Summary: USUN received a call from NYPD Saturday night (11/11) that Kenya Mission to the UN Second Secretary Fredrick Matwang'a had been temporarily taken into custody for allegedly beating and causing injury to his nine-year-old son at their Queens home. NYPD released Matwang'a once his dip [...]
2006-11-13 23:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP UN KE
06USUNNEWYORK2155NEPALESE PERMREP TO FORMALLY ASK FOR UN
[...] (C) Summary and comment: DPR Wolff met November 13 with Indian DPR Malhotra and November 14 with Nepalese PermRep Acharya to discuss the Nepalese request for UN assistance in implementing the November 8 peace deal between the government of Nepal and the Maoists. Malhotra and Acharya confirmed [...]
2006-11-14 23:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV IN NP UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK2156AUSTRALIAN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION AGAINST CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Australia's push to amend the 61st General Assembly (GA) Resolution on "The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba" failed due to a no-action motion raised by Cuba with a 127-50-5 vote. The GA adopt [...]
2006-11-15 01:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA ETRD PGOV PREL EUN CU
06USUNNEWYORK2157P5 MEETING ON UN SYG SUDAN PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN D/SYG Mark Malloch Brown briefed the P5 on November 14 regarding the UN's planned approach with the Government of Sudan (GOS) at the November 16 meeting of the UN, P5, African Union, and Arab League in Addis Ababa. The UN SYG plans to put forward the Phased Approach Paper (pl [...]
2006-11-15 19:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2159EUROPEAN COOPERATION NEEDED ON UN RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) Mission requests Department undertake urgent demarches in western capitals on the UN General Assembly resolution on the Rights of the Child. Delegation has been participating actively in informal consultations on this resolution and has found co-sponsors (EU and GRULAC) willing to accom [...]
2006-11-15 23:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ESOC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2164IRAQ COMPACT: UPDATING UN MEMBER STATES ON
[...] (U) Summary: On November 13, the UN invited all member-states to an update on the Iraq Compact. Over 70 countries heard remarks from Iraqi Minister of Planning Ali Baban, Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and UNDP Associate Administrator Ad Melkert. All three speakers said the Ira [...]
2006-11-17 00:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK2165NEPAL PEACE PROCESS: NEXT STEPS AT THE UN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Following the November 8 peace agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists, the UN has begun contingency planning for its potential role in providing support for the implementation of the agreement, including assistance in the security sector ("arms manag [...]
2006-11-17 00:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK2166UN FINANCES: IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF
[...] SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 9 AND 15TH , THE FIFTH COMMITTEE (ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY) RESUMED CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION ON IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. CONTROLLER WARREN SACH HAD PREVIOUSLY (REFTEL) EMPHASIZED THE FOLLOWING THREE POINTS IN HIS STATEMENT PERTAINI [...]
2006-11-17 15:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2167SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met November 14 with Croatian Permanent Representative Amb. Mirjana Mladineo on a proposal of the successor states of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) to resolve the issue of unpaid assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia. Amb. Mladineo no [...]
2006-11-17 15:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2168HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARTZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 8 Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),High Representative Christian Schwartz-Schilling told members that the state of affairs regarding progress on reform in the country had become a "complex reality." The High Representative stated that we [...]
2006-11-17 16:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BK
06USUNNEWYORK2169U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...]
2006-11-18 00:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDILC ODIP UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2170UNSC/DPRK: PROMINENT PANEL PUSHES FOR SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary. Elie Wiesel, Vaclev Havel and Kjell Bondevik told an audience of UN delegaQand officials that the DPRK had failed to protect its citQs and was systemQally carrying out crimes against humanity. As such, the Security Council had a responsibility to act, under the doctrine of "resp [...]
2006-11-20 15:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KN
06USUNNEWYORK2172VOTE RESULTS OF UN,S THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY: On November 16, Member States voted on 17 resolutions in the UN's Third Committee (Human Rights). The resolutions that passed over objections of the USG received a plurality of support from non-aligned nations. A resolution sponsored by Egypt on the Right of the Palestinian People t [...]
2006-11-21 15:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI PTER SMIG SCUL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2176UN SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS THREE RESOLUTIONS BY
[...] (U) The United Nations General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial Affairs) adopted three resolutions by consensus on November 17. The resolutions adopted were as follows: -- A/C.2/61/L.42 (draft resolution submitted by South Africa on behalf of the G77 under agenda item 53(b [...]
2006-11-21 23:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2177SELECTION OF PROSECUTOR FOR SPECIAL COURT SIERRA
[...] USUN Legal Adviser contacted UN Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs Johnson on November 20 to raise the issues (reftel) pertaining to the selection of a new Prosecutor for the SCSL. Johnson confirmed that the UN has recommended a candidate to fill this position to the Government o [...]
2006-11-22 00:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KJUS SL USUN
06USUNNEWYORK2179CTC CONTINUES FOLLOW-UP ON VISITS
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) held its 175th meeting November 16, followed by an informal meeting to discuss the list of states the Committee's Executive Directorate (CTED) proposes to visit in 2007. The agenda focused on reports on CTED's state vis [...]
2006-11-22 15:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER PREL
06USUNNEWYORK2180UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR AORC UNGA PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2181GEORGIAN PERMREP HOLDS BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Georgian Mission to the UN is getting busy. On November 3, Georgian Permrep Irakli Alasania hosted the New York Friends for a discussion titled "on a comprehensive peaceful solution to the conflict in Abkhazia." Alasania made obvious efforts to be accommodating to the Rus [...]
2006-11-22 21:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG YI
06USUNNEWYORK2182BELGIUM RELUCTANT TO TAKE CTC OR 1267 CHAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian PermRep Verbeke told Amb Wolff on November 21 that Belgium is reluctant to assume the Chairmanship of the UNSC's Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) because of resource constraints. He also said Belgium is disinclined to accept the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committe [...]
2006-11-22 21:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV BE
06USUNNEWYORK2184SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: INITIAL FIFTH COMMITTEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY/COMMENT: On November 21, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) took up initial discussion on concepts submitted by the U.S., the Group of 77 and China, Japan, the European Union, Russia, and Mexico on the scale of assessments for the period 2007-2009, with the majority [...]
2006-11-22 22:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2185AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S MEETING WITH UN U/SYG GAMBARI
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met with UN U/SYG Gambari to discuss the latter's visit to Burma November 10-12th. Viewing his first trip earlier this year as an initial confidence building visit, Gambari believes his second visit was an important next step, as he was able to meet again with A [...]
2006-11-23 00:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ASEAN UNSC BM
06USUNNEWYORK2186UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday, November 17th, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly acted on the program budget implications (PBI) of draft resolution A/ES-10/L.19, in accordance with Rule 153 of the Rules and Procedur [...]
2006-11-23 00:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IS KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2187UNSC APPROVES AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING LEBANON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING CLOSED CONSULTATIONS ON NOVEMBER 21, THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A LETTER PAGE 02 RUCNDTA2187 UNCLAS FROM THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO SYG ANNAN EXPRESSING SATISFACTION WITH THE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE UN AND THE GOL TO ESTABLISH A LEBANON SPE [...]
2006-11-24 14:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2189UNGA RESOLUTION ON STRENGTHENING ECOSOC ADOPTED;
[...] Meeting in plenary session November 20, the General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/61/L.24, entitled "Strengthening of the Economic and Social Council." The Secretariat read a carefully worded statement regarding SIPDIS ECOSOC's entitlement to hold meetings as a charter body. It note [...]
2006-11-27 15:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KUNR ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK2190UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated October 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UN Regular Budget $65,000,000 MINUSTAH $27,633,502 ICTY $ 1,176,000 ICTR $ 3,375,000 [...]
2006-11-27 17:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2194UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: CLARIFICATION REQUESTED
[...] ACTION REQUEST: Mission appreciates instructions from Department on upcoming Capital Master Plan negotiations in the Fifth Committee (reftel). Mission seeks clarification on paragraph 5 of reftel regarding the U.S. position on the letter of credit. Fifth Committee discussions begin on Thur [...]
2006-11-27 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2195PRIVILEGES/IMMUNITIES FOR
[...] UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel has sent Ambassador Bolton a letter dated November 22, 2006, (text in para 3 below) informing USUN that the UN considers that incoming Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife are entitled now SIPDIS to full diplomatic privileges and immunities. The letter [...]
2006-11-28 22:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN
06USUNNEWYORK2196SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES NEPAL; PROMISES QUICK
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, the Security Council discussed during a private meeting the November 22 letter from the Secretary-General proposing UN support for the peace process in Nepal. The SYG,s Personal Representative to the peace process, Ian Martin, briefed and responded to questions [...]
2006-11-30 00:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC NP
06USUNNEWYORK2199SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Discussion on the unpaid assessed dues of the Socialist Former Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) will occur on December 1 in the Fifth Committee. USUN reiterates its request for guidance in time for Fifth Committee discussions.END ACTION REQUEST 2. (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador [...]
2006-11-30 22:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2202UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' NOVEMBER 27 MEETING WITH UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Status, Martti Ahtisaari, told U/S Burns he plans to deliver his package of recommendations on the future status of Kosovo to the UN Security Council in March 2006, after presenting it to Serbian and Kosovar leadership in late January. Ahtisaari's cove [...]
2006-12-01 23:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN YI
06USUNNEWYORK2203UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' NOVEMBER 27 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns reassured Kosovo President Sejdiu of U.S. resolve to complete the final status process for Kosovo, despite the two month delay in negotiations to accommodate Serbian parliamentary elections. Burns acknowledged that the Serbs, supported by the Russians in the [...]
2006-12-01 23:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN YI
06USUNNEWYORK2204UNITED NATIONS PENSION SYSTEM DEBATE
[...] SUMMARY: On November 10, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of 61st United Nations General Assembly held its formal opening consultations on the UN Pension Fund and on the Joint Staff Pension Board. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Chairman presented the outcomes of the [...]
2006-12-04 16:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2205UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 16:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2206UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 16:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2210UN BUDGET: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON
[...] SUMMARY: On November 28, the Plenary adopted a resolution on the "Renovation to the residence of the Secretary-General" (A/C.5/61/L.8) after the Fifth Committee adopted the draft resolution on November 22. Member States were able to reach agreement on endorsing the recommendations and observa [...]
2006-12-04 22:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2211UN REITERATES PLEA FOR U.S. HELP TO RELEASE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. On November 7 (refs A-B),the UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) provided USUN with copies of correspondence between the UN Development Program (UNDP) and Bank Leumi, concerning UNDP's effort to secure the return of $1,842,543.50, which UN [...]
2006-12-04 22:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN WE JA
06USUNNEWYORK2215SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES MNF-I
[...] (U) On November 28, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1723, extending for twelve months the mandate of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I),the Development Fund for Iraq and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board. The text of UNSCR 1734 is at para 2, Ambassa [...]
2006-12-05 15:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK221961ST UNGA: SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS FOUR
[...] Summary: On November 22, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed four resolutions, including one condemning the Israeli destruction of oil tanks in Lebanon. Four countries joined the US to vote No on the Lebanese resolution, with the EU members/applicants among the [...]
2006-12-06 17:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EFIN SENV UNGA IS LN
06USUNNEWYORK2220HAITIAN PERMREP ANTICIPATES "SERIOUS PROBLEMS"
[...] (SBU) USUN Senior WHA Area Advisor Ambassador Godard and poloff (notetaker) approached Haitian PermRep to the UN Leo Merores on December 4 to discuss China's stance on the renewal of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in February 2007, given Haiti's support for two [...]
2006-12-06 22:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPKO CH TW HA
06USUNNEWYORK2222UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
[...] SUMMARY: On November 30 and December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) considered the Capital Master Plan, with several speakers emphasizing the need to take an early decision on the financing of the Plan so the project could move forward quickly. The UN acting under-secr [...]
2006-12-06 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2223UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: On December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued informal consultations on the Capital Master Plan. Delegations raised questions regarding cost increases since least year, in particular with regard to swing space and scope options. On financing, Switzerla [...]
2006-12-06 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2228UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON
[...] ACTION REQUEST: The Secretary-General has recommended a financing methodology for the Capital Master Plan that would have Member States assessed over five years, in equal installments (ref A). The European Union (ref B) has proposed that, instead of five even assessments, assessments for the [...]
2006-12-07 23:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK223061ST UNGA: SECOND COMMITTEE VOTES ON TRADE; ADOPTS
[...] Summary: On December 1, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed five resolutions, including one on international trade that called for the restarting of the WTO Doha round. The US was alone in voting against it, while a large block of 52 countries including the EU a [...]
2006-12-08 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID SENV UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2232UN DPKO GUEHENNO: BASHIR HAS NOT MADE A STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios met with UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno on December 4 to discuss next steps for Darfur. Guehenno stated that Sudanese President Bashir has still not made a "strategic shift" in his position that would allow for the three- [...]
2006-12-08 21:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2233SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH SYG ANNAN ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 4 meeting with SYG Kofi Annan, Presidential Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios pushed for quick implementation of the Addis Ababa principles and highlighted the need for clarity on the mission's command and control. Annan expressed optimism in the face o [...]
2006-12-08 21:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2234UNGA SECOND COMMITTE ADOPTS TEN RESOLUTIONS BY
[...] Summary: On December 6, the UN's Second Committee on economic and financial affairs passed nine resolutions by consensus, including one on external debt. None had program budget implications. The other resolutions were on commodities, the international year of forests, disaster reduction, UN [...]
2006-12-08 23:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD SENV KCOR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2236UN BUDGET: BUDGET OUTLINE FOR BIENNIUM 2008-2009
[...] This is an action request. The Fifth Committee will soon consider the Secretary-General's proposed budget outline for the biennium 2008-2009 (A/61/576). USUN requests guidance for the upcoming discussion. 2. The Secretary-General's preliminary estimate for the biennium 2008-2009 is $4 [...]
2006-12-08 23:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2237SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: 22 PERCENT UN REGULAR BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-09 00:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2242SECURITY CONCERNS DOMINATE DURING UNAMI/MNF-I
[...] (U) Summary: On December 11, UN SRSG for Iraq Ashraf Qazi and Ambassador Sanders on behalf of MNF-I presented their quarterly briefings during a public meeting of the Security Council regarding the situation in Iraq. In his remarks, Qazi issued a stark warning, saying that the recent quarterly [...]
2006-12-12 16:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK2244SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: EUROPEAN UNION POSITION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, Ambassador Wallace met with European Union representatives Ambassador Karen Pierce of the United Kingdom, German Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) Michael von Ungern-Sternberg, and French DPR Jean-Pierre Lacroix to discuss the way forward on the scale of assess [...]
2006-12-12 23:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2245ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS - NEXT STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-13 19:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF KISL KMPI SP
06USUNNEWYORK2246UN SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES WORK, ADOPTS ELEVEN
[...] Summary: Concluding its work for 2006, the United Nations General Assembly Second Committee on economic and financial affairs adopted ten resolutions and one decision by consensus and voted (at EU insistence) on a resolution on global climate change during action on December 8. UN Under Secre [...]
2006-12-13 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN ETRD TSPL SENV UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2252UNSC: U.S. RAISES BELARUS POLITICAL PRISONER, SETS
[...] (C) Summary. As instructed, USUN raised the case of Belarus political prisoner Kozulin during Security Council consultations on the afternoon of December 12. Russian PR Churkin came to the Council chambers specifically to engage on the issue, and excoriated - in personal terms - the U.S. rep [...]
2006-12-14 17:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BO RS
06USUNNEWYORK2253RESOLUTION CONDEMNING STATE SPONSORED EFFORTS TO
[...] ACTION REQUEST:(C) USUN seeks concurrence from Department to submit a resolution (drafted in para. 9) directly to the General Assembly Plenary condemning state sponsored (Iran) efforts to deny the existence of the Holocaust as an historical event. USUN seeks to submit a resolution to the Gene [...]
2006-12-14 18:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KAWC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2254CHINESE IN NY THREATEN VETO OF BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese Political Counselor Li Junhua told PolCouns and deputy PolCouns December 14 that if the United States moved forward with its draft resolution on Burma there would be a "political showdown" in the Security Council. Speaking without instructions but based on telecons wit [...]
2006-12-14 23:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
06USUNNEWYORK2255SAFETY AND SECURITY: GUIDANCE REQUEST ON
[...] This is a guidance request. See paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. In the coming weeks, the Fifth Committee will begin consideration of the reports A/61/531, strengthened and unified security management system for the UN, and A/61/566, standardized access control under agenda item 117 programme budg [...]
2006-12-15 15:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2256UN BUDGET: GUIDANCE NEEDED ON BUDGET IMPLICATIONS
[...] ACTION REQUEST: The Fifth Committee will, beginning Monday, December 18, consider the budgetary requirements emanating from decisions made by the Human Rights Council (HRC). USUN seeks guidance on whether the U.S. can agree to the Secretary-General's proposals, with which the Advisory Commit [...]
2006-12-15 15:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR PHUM UNHRC
06USUNNEWYORK2258UN BUDGET: FUNDING FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN seeks guidance for Fifth Committee discussions on this topic, scheduled to begin on Monday, December 18. 2. In resolution 60/248, the General Assembly approved a charge of $100 million against the provision of $355,949,300 that was included in the budget for the bien [...]
2006-12-15 16:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2260UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 61ST GA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 17:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
06USUNNEWYORK2263UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTES ON DRAFT DECISION
[...] SUMMARY: On December 11th and 15th, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) voted on draft decisions regarding the program budget implications (PBIs) of A/ES-10/L.20 and A/ES-10/L.20/Rev.1, a draft resolution (reftels) to be acted on at the December 15th Emergency Special Session. [...]
2006-12-19 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2265BRAMMERTZ PRAISES SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH HARIRI
[...] (C) Summary. During an open meeting of the UNSC on December 18, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Head Serge Brammertz noted that his work had reached a "critical stage" which would prevent him from placing sensitive information about witnesses and suspects in the [...]
2006-12-19 20:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2266INCOMING SYG BAN KI-MOON CANNOT ATTEND SALVADORAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 20:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2268SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: PREPARING FOR STATUS QUO
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 14, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) resumed its consideration of the draft resolution of the scale of assessments during informal informal consultations. Progress in the Fifth Committee towards finding consensus on the scale has come to a s [...]
2006-12-19 21:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2272SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: U.S. MODERATES NEGOTIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 19, per the explicit request of the Japanese and European Union (EU) members (UK, Germany, Finland, France),Ambassador Wallace chaired and facilitated an informal meeting to discuss Fifth Committee issues and the scale of assessments at the Japanese Missio [...]
2006-12-21 16:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2273DEMARCHE DELIVERED:UNDP ACTIVITIES IN NORTH
[...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Wallace met with Kemal Dervis, Administrator of UNDP, on Tuesday, December 19, to deliver a demarche regarding UNDP activities in North Korea (DPRK). Ambassador Wolff was scheduled to deliver the demarche with Ambassador Wallace, but was unable to attend due to a last m [...]
2006-12-21 19:52:00USUN New YorkSECRETEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
06USUNNEWYORK2278FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 20 on all the resolutions of the Second Committee. As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that taken previously when the Second Committee adopted each resolution. For the sake of brevity, this cabl [...]
2006-12-22 19:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC UNGA ETRD SENV KPAL LE
06USUNNEWYORK2281SE NATIOS' MEETING WITH PRC PERMREP WANG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 working lunch with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Chinese UN Permanent Representative AMB Wang Guangya emphasized that the U.S. and the PRC share a common objective of a peaceful settlement to the Darfur crisis. Wang expressed optimism that Sudanese President [...]
2006-12-22 20:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2282SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH DPKO USYG GUEHENNO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 21 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno expressed skepticism that Sudanese President Bashir would provide a wholly forthcoming and constructive response to SYG Annan's letter outlining specific steps the Government of Sudan [...]
2006-12-22 20:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK2283SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: AGREEMENT REACHED ON SCALE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 20 and 21, the Fifth Committee reached agreement on a methodology for the scale of assessments for the biennium 2007-2009. The 22 per cent ceiling was preserved. The path to consensus at first seemed unattainable, as the European Union (EU) remained entren [...]
2006-12-22 22:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2285SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council conducted its second comprehensive review of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) December 20. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) submitted a report to the Council in connection with the review, assessing CTED's work in 2006 and [...]
2006-12-22 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC KFTN KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK2288ECOSOC RESUMED 2006 SESSION - SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
[...] Summary: The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resumed work December 11-15 to tackle a range of issues deferred from the summer session in Geneva (reftel). Of a limited number of items completed in the resumed session, approvals of outstanding NGO applications and of the work related to [...]
2006-12-26 16:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECPS EFIN PHUM ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK2289ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS REPORT DISCUSSED IN UNGA
[...] Summary: On December 18, the General Assembly (GA) held an "informal" discussion on the Alliance of Civilization High-Level Group Report. Speaking at the GA were PM of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, PM of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, UN Secretary General (SYG) Kofi Annan, President of t [...]
2006-12-26 17:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2290FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 19-22 on all the resolutions of the Third Committee, including human rights resolution on Belarus, Iran, DPRK and Burma (Burma further reported septel). As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that [...]
2006-12-26 18:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC UNGA XX
06USUNNEWYORK2291CONDEMNATORY HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION ON BURMA
[...] (U) A strong and unambiguous resolution deploring the situation of human rights in Burma gathered momentum and passed by a significant margin of 57 votes in a late-night session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on December 22. The final vote count was 82 in favor (U.S.) - 25 opposed - 45 ab [...]
2006-12-26 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC UNGA BM XC
06USUNNEWYORK2293UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1732 ON SANCTIONS
[...] On December 21, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1732, which terminates the Security Council's Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions by deciding that the group has fulfilled its mandate. The resolution also takes note of several best practices papers, which [...]
2006-12-27 20:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2294UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1731 ON LIBERIA
[...] On December 20, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1731, which extends diamond sanctions, the arms embargo, and the travel ban. The new resolution also amends the arms embargo to make it easier for Liberia to procure non-lethal military equipment. UNSCR 1731 highlights the [...]
2006-12-27 21:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK2296UNSC ADOPTS RES 1730 ON SANCTIONS "DUE PROCESS"
[...] (U) On December 19, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1730, concerning fair and clear procedures ("due process") for removing individuals and entities from under sanctions (delisting). UNSCR 1730 establishes an administrative focal point within the Secretariat, to which san [...]
2006-12-27 22:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2297UNSC ADOPTS RES 1735 ON AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) On December 22, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1735, regarding al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions. The resolution focuses on sanctioning active members of the Taliban who are responsible for the upsurge in violence in Afghanistan. It also emphasizes the importance of [...]
2006-12-27 22:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK2298UNGA 6TH COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW TOPIC -- THE RULE
[...] (U) Summary. On November 16, the Sixth (Legal) Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution on the "Rule of law at the national and international levels" (A/C.6/61/L.18) (as verbally amended). The U.S. joined consensus (REFS A, B). The resolution places the rule of law item on the [...]
2006-12-27 23:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2299HAITI: CHINESE UN MISSION WARNS TIME MAY HAVE RUN
[...] (C) Summary. Delivering ref A points to PRC UN Mission PolMinCouns Li Junhua on December 22, USUN PolMinCouns and Poloff (notetaker) emphasized that ensuring stability in Haiti remains a vital interest of the USG and therefore urged China to support the renewal of the mandate of the UN Stabil [...]
2006-12-28 20:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO HA CH TW
06USUNNEWYORK340UNSC/SANCTIONS: CHINA'S ETLO/SHAT DESIGNATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (C) PolCouns delivered demarche (reftels A and B) to Chinese Political Coordinator Li Junhua. Li responded that China was "quite disappointed" at the U.S. decision and stressed that the ETLO/SHAT designation request came from the "highe [...]
2006-02-23 22:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC UNSC PREL PGOV PTER CH
06USUNNEWYORK342HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: TEXT OF DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] On February 23, UN General Assembly President Eliasson convened informal consultations of the GA plenary on the Human Rights Council to present his draft resolution text. Full text of the resolution follows in para 2. Septel provides summary of and comment on the text. 2. Begin text of d [...]
2006-02-23 23:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK344HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GA PRESIDENT PRESENTS NEW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: General Assembly (GA) President Eliasson presented February 23 to the GA his final text on the HRC (septel). As foreshadowed in earlier reporting (reftels),Eliasson settled on arrangements for the HRC that fall short of U.S. positions on all key points: -- size: [...]
2006-02-24 00:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR UNGA PREL
06USUNNEWYORK346UN/IRAQ: FEBRUARY 23 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING
[...] Begin Summary. During the February 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI electoral and SIPDIS constitutional assistance. They indicated that Japan had shown interest in providing aviation support for UNAMI, but had not [...]
2006-02-24 16:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK347INVITATION TO MARCH 9 LAUNCH OF UPGRADED CERF
[...] Mission received the following letter of invitation from Jan Egeland, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, addressed to Mr. Frederick Schieck, Acting Administrator, USAID, Mr. William Garvelink, Senior Deputy Asssistant Administrator, USAID, and [...]
2006-02-24 17:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM UN
06USUNNEWYORK349HAITI: UNSC AND CORE GROUP COMMEND LATORTUE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. During an open briefing to the UN Security Council and a subsequent meeting of the Haiti Core Group on February 22, Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) Prime Minister Gerard Latortue commended his government and the Haitian people on the conduct of first-round elections on 7 Feb [...]
2006-02-24 19:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK350 GERMANY :COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for re-election to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period 2008-2011. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic [...]
2006-02-24 20:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KCRM SNAR GM
06USUNNEWYORK351UN SECRETARIAT AND JAPAN SUGGEST RAISING NEPAL IN
[...] (SBU) UN Undersecretary for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari will raise possible UN Security Council consideration of the political crisis in Nepal during his February 27 visit to Washington, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Asia Political Officer Tamrat Samuel told Poloff on February [...]
2006-02-24 21:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NP
06USUNNEWYORK352AMBASSADOR WOLFF'S FEBRUARY 21 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 22, meeting Ambassador Wolff and Belgian Ambassador Johan Verbeke discussed the Human Rights Council, Peacebuilding Commission and U.S.-EU cooperation. Both Ambassadors agreed that the U.S. and EU needed to cooperate more closely to avoid having our mutual inte [...]
2006-02-24 23:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR EUN HPKO EAID BE
06USUNNEWYORK358CONTACTS BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND TERRORIST
[...] (C) In a follow-up discussions February 23 with Mark Malloch Brown (Chief of Staff to UNSYG Annan) and Bob Orr (Assistant SYG for Policy Planning),Ambassador Wolff reviewed his previous conversations with both and a separate discussion with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel (reftel) regarding U [...]
2006-02-24 23:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER UN
06USUNNEWYORK363 AZERBAIJAN: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Azerbaijan for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2011. The elections will be held durin [...]
2006-02-27 14:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM AJ
06USUNNEWYORK374HMONG CHILDREN: UNICEF HITS IMPASSE
[...] (C) Summary: USUN econoffs met February 23 with UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Kul Gautam to review ways to break the current impasse over reunification of 27 Hmong refugee children incarerated in Laos whose parents remain in Thailand (reftels). Gautam noted there would be no movement withou [...]
2006-02-27 20:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF UNICEF LA TH
06USUNNEWYORK375UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a public meeting on 21 February 2006, the Chairmen of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council [...]
2006-02-27 23:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ETTC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK376 PANAMA: UNDP/UNFPA CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Fund and the United Nations Population Fund (UNDP/UNFPA) for the term 2007-2009, at the elections to be he [...]
2006-02-28 15:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNDP UNFPA PM
06USUNNEWYORK379SYG SELECTION: FEBRUARY 24 P-5 CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The Permanent Representatives of the P-5 met Friday, February 24 to continue their private consultations on the selection of the next Secretary General (SYG). They agreed it was useful that the full membership of the Council was already engaged in informal discussions on the subj [...]
2006-02-28 22:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK387SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AMENDMENTS TO THE YUGOSLAV
[...] The Security Council, February 28, adopted (15-0-0) resolution 1660 (reftel),which amends the statute of the Tribunal to allow for the appointment of reserve judges from among the ad litem judges . The reserve judges would be present at each stage of a trial to [...]
2006-02-28 23:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK388UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated February 24, 2006 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows [...]
2006-03-01 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK390SRSG PRONK DEPLORES AU DELAY AND WARNS GNU IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 28 meeting with Ambassador Bolton, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Sudan Jan Pronk warned that the Government of National Unity (GNU) was using anti-West and anti-UN rhetoric to 'gang up' on African Union (AU) Members and other countries on [...]
2006-03-01 16:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK394RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (C) Ambassador Wolff made Ref A points to United Nations Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet Mark Malloch Brown, SIPDIS putting particular emphasis on the March 4 time constraint. Malloch Brown said he had spoken with Secretary-General Annan hours earlier on the subject of African Union Miss [...]
2006-03-01 19:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK396UN REFORM/SYG HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON DEVELOPMENT -
[...] (U) Summary. At an off-site event hosted by the UN Missions of Egypt and France on February 24-25, senior UN officials laid out expectations for the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the Areas of Humanitarian Assistance, the Environment and Development. Proje [...]
2006-03-01 20:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KUNR SENV
06USUNNEWYORK398PROSPECT OF RE-OPENING HRC TEXT DISAPPEARING;
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of the announcement that the U.S. cannot support General Assembly President Eliasson,s proposals for a Human Rights Council, delegations are weighing options and considering next steps. Eliasson, SecGen Annan, and others believe there is widespread support [...]
2006-03-02 00:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR UNGA UNCHR
06USUNNEWYORK399JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: A MORE EFFICIENT ELECTION
[...] This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. SUMMARY: As invited by the General Assembly (GA) in its resolution 59/267, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) has reviewed the procedures followed by the General Assembly to appoint inspectors to the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). [...]
2006-03-02 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK400GA PRESIDENT AND UNSYG CHEF DE CABINET CONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary: In our continuing consultations with other delegations, we unfortunately find no appetite to reopen the HRC text to accommodate U.S. requirements (reftels). General Assembly President Eliasson's office has sent a letter to the ACABQ (the committee considering resource needs to es [...]
2006-03-02 23:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR UNGA UNCHR
06USUNNEWYORK401AMBASSADOR BOLTON'S MEETING WITH MOROCCAN PERMREP
[...] (SBU) In a brief March 2 courtesy call on Ambassador Bolton, recently arrived Moroccan Perm Rep El Mostafa SAHEL said that Morocco's autonomy proposal for the Western Sahara has been completed and that consultations between the government of Morocco and Moroccan political parties were schedul [...]
2006-03-02 23:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK402MEETING WITH LEBANESE TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Ralph Riachy, Chief Justice of Lebanon's Supreme Court, and Choucri Sader, President of the Legislative Service of Lebanon's Ministry of Justice, discussed options for trying the persons responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri with USUN [...]
2006-03-03 16:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC LE
06USUNNEWYORK411ROMANIA: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st session of the UN General Assembly in [...]
2006-03-03 19:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC RO
06USUNNEWYORK412URUGUAY: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2008-2010 at the elections to be held during the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in [...]
2006-03-03 19:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC UY
06USUNNEWYORK413UNSC: UNSCO DE SOTO DISCUSSES CONUNDRUM OF
[...] (C) Begin Summary: During his monthly briefing February 28 to the Security Council, the UN Special Coordinator on the Middle East Alvaro de Soto discussed the determinants of the current Palestinian assistance conundrum and the consequences of international inaction. Reporting that it is too s [...]
2006-03-03 19:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPAL
06USUNNEWYORK417 ARGENTINA: COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Norberto Liwski for re-election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The elections are scheduled to take place during the 11th Meeting of States [...]
2006-03-03 20:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN SOCI PHUM AR
06USUNNEWYORK419FURTHER RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST IN
[...] (C) Further to Ref A, Ambassador Wolff had a follow-up conversation March 2 with United Nations Secretary-General's Chef de Cabinet Mark Malloch Brown. Malloch Brown mentioned he had spoken with Deputy Secretary Zoellick March 1 about Darfue, including the March 7 meeting in Brussels at which [...]
2006-03-03 22:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK422HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: MOVING TOWARDS A VOTE ON
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 3, the Swiss and Liechtenstein PermReps reiterated to Ambassador Wolff that re-opening of the text of the draft Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution to accommodate core U.S. requirements is not a realistic option. They remain eager to identify whether there is [...]
2006-03-04 00:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR UNGA PREL UNHRC
06USUNNEWYORK423LEBANESE LEGAL DELEGATION LEAVES NEW YORK WITH PLAN
[...] Summary. Department lawyers and USUN Political and Legal Officers met again (reftel) March 2 with the Lebanese Tribunal team to review the status of planning for the prosecution of those responsible for the Hariri assassination. The team was about to return to Beirut after concluding a seri [...]
2006-03-04 00:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL UNSC LE
06USUNNEWYORK424MEETING WITH 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BURIAN
[...] Summary: (SBU) Ambassador Bolton met on February 28 with Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian, who sought U.S. views on the extension of the 1540 Committee's mandate. During the discussion, which also touched on Iran and how the Council's consideration of Iran could affect [...]
2006-03-06 16:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK427P5 MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador Sanders and Pol MinCouns and the other P5 Ambassadors met with the SYG and former Chief of Staff and new Deputy SYG Designate Malloch Brown early in the evening of March 3. SYG called the meeting to offer a briefing on his meetings with former Iranian President Khatami in Doha [...]
2006-03-06 23:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA AORC IR
06USUNNEWYORK429HRC: PGA ELIASSON AND OTHERS SEEK SIGNS OF U.S.
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Efforts continue to convince us that core U.S. concerns about the Human Rights Council (HRC) can be addressed in part "outside" of General Assembly President (PGA) Eliasson's draft resolution. The focus is on excluding countries under Security Council (SC) sanctions [...]
2006-03-07 10:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR UNGA UNCHR
06USUNNEWYORK432AD HOC COMMITTEE CONTINUES STALEMATE ON
[...] (U) Summary. The Ad Hoc Committee (AHC),established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, met at UN Headquarters February 27-March 3, 2006 to continue negotiations on the CCIT. Deep-seated differences over key text between member States of the Organization of the Isla [...]
2006-03-07 18:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK433UNSC/IRAN: EU3 IRAN ELEMENTS
[...] (C) In a brief P3 meeting mid-day March 7, Ambassadors agreed to defer the P5 meeting planned for later in the day until the afternoon of Wednesday, March 8 at 5:00, when we would have a read-out of the Secretary's discussion with Russian FM Lavrov and when the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) w [...]
2006-03-08 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK435UN/IRAQ: ASSESSMENT MISSION FOR KUWAIT BORDER
[...] Begin Summary. USUN met March 2 with Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) official Eliza Kimball, who had just returned from Kuwait. Kimball reported on the February mission of four UN staff to assess the Iraq-Kuwait border posts, consistent with reftel. This assessment mission was [...]
2006-03-08 18:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU
06USUNNEWYORK443ELIASSON SIGNALS INTENT TO ADOPT HRC RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. GA President Eliasson's Chef de Cabinet Wide told Ambassador Wolff March 8 that Eliasson is taking the first steps to prepare for the adoption of the Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution this Friday (March 10). Wide said the Fifth Committee will meet March 9 to approve the HRC [...]
2006-03-09 02:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR UNGA PREL
06USUNNEWYORK444 SOUTH AFRICA: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ms. Hazel Edith Gumede Shelton for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The electi [...]
2006-03-09 14:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM SF
06USUNNEWYORK445HUNGARY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Professor Miklos Levay for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational segment of the [...]
2006-03-09 15:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM UN HU
06USUNNEWYORK452UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS
[...] Ambassador Wolff met with Finnish Permanent Representative Kirsti Lintonen, Ambassador Tom Gronberg, and Fifth Committee delegate Katja Pehrman on March 8 concerning the upcoming consideration of the scale of assessment in the General Assembly. Ambassador Gronberg, who will represent the EU in [...]
2006-03-09 21:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK453AHTISAARI BRIEFS UNSC ON KOSOVO FUTURE STATUS
[...] (C) Summary: In closed UNSC consultations March 7, Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari briefed Security Council members on his work to date in the Kosovo Future Status Process. Delivering a candid message, Ahtisaari argued while the current government in Belgrade is not responsible for what Milo [...]
2006-03-09 22:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK SR YI
06USUNNEWYORK454UN/IRAQ: UNAMI SECURITY ISSUES AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Begin Summary. The SYG hosted a policy committee meeting March 7 for senior UN staff to discuss Iraq. He decided to expand UN operations in Erbil and approved the plan for mid- and long-term UNAMI accommodation in Baghdad. He decided not to expand in Basra for now and continued to insis [...]
2006-03-09 23:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV ASEC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK455CONSIDERATION OF HRC POSTPONED TO MARCH 15;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a U.S. request, the UN Fifth Committee agreed March 9 to postpone decision scheduled that day on the budget to establish a Human Rights Council. General Assembly President (PGA) Eliasson also put off the GA plenary session scheduled for March 10. Both meetings are [...]
2006-03-09 23:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK457UN REFORM/PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Summary. The selection of the thirty-one members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Organizational Committee remains stalled over the regional breakdown of the ECOSOC seats (reftel). USUN, however, has managed to facilitate a rotational agreement among the top ten financial contributor [...]
2006-03-10 00:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPKO KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK459UN/IRAQ: PERRICOS PRESSES SECURITY COUNCIL TO
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In his briefing to the UNSC, Acting UNMOVIC Chairman Demitrius Perricos urged the UNSC to address UNMOVIC's mandate and discussed in detail his concerns about the chemical weapons (CW) site at Muthanna. He also highlighted Iraq's failure to engage thus far on this file. A [...]
2006-03-10 14:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK461UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: SYG CALLS FOR "RADICAL
[...] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented a comprehensive report on UN management reform (A/60/692) to the General Assembly March 7, telling delegates that "our present regulations and rules do not respond to current needs." In introducing the report, entitled, "Investing in the United Natio [...]
2006-03-10 17:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK467UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: The Perm Five Permanent Representatives met at 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 at USUN to discuss the British-French draft elements on Iran. Discussion went round and round, as the Russians and Chinese had no specific instructions on the text, speaking instead in general terms about h [...]
2006-03-11 00:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR AA
06USUNNEWYORK468ELIASSON AND OTHERS CONSIDER HRC TEXT FINAL;
[...] (C) Summary: We continue to encounter strong opposition to making any changes in the text of the draft Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution. Key PermReps are urging the U.S. to seek satisfaction outside the text, even if they acknowledge that core U.S. positions are not likely achievable th [...]
2006-03-13 13:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK469UN DEMOCRACY FUND: TEXT OF NOTE FROM UN SECRETARY
[...] (U) Mission received the following diplomatic note from the UN Secretary-General regarding the establishment of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The note outlines the vision and basic structure of the Fund and notes the first meeting of the Advisory Board that took place on March 6. (Note: Refte [...]
2006-03-13 15:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EUN KDEM KUNR PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK476UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS
[...] (C) Role for the Germans: P3 Ambassadors met early in the afternoon of March 8 in advance of the P5 meeting later in the day. French PR de la Sabliere urged German participation in the next meeting. Ambassador Bolton said regardless of how the meeting was described -- P5-plus-1 or E3-plus [...]
2006-03-13 18:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK481UN REFORM: SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS WEOG SUPPORT
[...] In a briefing March 10 to ambassadors from the Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG),Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that the Summit initiative by world leaders last September had provided an unprecedented opportunity to push forward a comprehensive proposal for reforming UN management. [...]
2006-03-14 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK482 THAILAND: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Saisuree Chutikul for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The elections will be h [...]
2006-03-14 14:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM TH
06USUNNEWYORK501UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: MEXICO PROPOSES "BUFFER"
[...] Summary. In a briefing at the Mexican Mission on March 8th, the Mexican delegation briefed members of JUSCANZ (Japan, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand),as well as Norway, Switzerland and South Korea on its proposal to modify the UN regular budget scale of assessment. The proposal would, in [...]
2006-03-14 17:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK503DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN OUTLINES EXPANDED FORMAT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff made reftel points in a meeting with UN Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) for Peacekeeping Hedi Annabi and other Department of Peacekeeping Officials (DPKO) officials on March 10. He urged the Secretariat to ensure the UN Assistance Mission in SIPDIS Afgh [...]
2006-03-14 19:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK507UN AFGHAN SRSG KOENIGS COMMITTED TO EXPANDED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff pressed ref A points on the composition of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) during an introductory meeting with UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Tom Koenigs on March 14. The Ambassador emphasized USG c [...]
2006-03-15 13:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK508UN: US PROPOSES PURCHASING POWER PARITY AS A BASIS
[...] Summary. The Fifth Committee resumed its consideration on March 13th of the elements of the scale of assessment to be sent to the Committee on Contributions (CoC) this June. New proposals were tabled by Japan, Mexico and the US, and a revised proposal was presented by the European Union. The [...]
2006-03-15 14:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK509UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: PRESENTATION OF CHINESE
[...] USUN received a diplomatic note dated February 28, 2006 from the Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ambassador Yishan Zhang for election to the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) at elections to be held during the 61st Session [...]
2006-03-15 14:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK511UNSC WORKING METHODS: "SWISS-FIVE" PROPOSAL STILL
[...] (C) Summary. Switzerland has begun the process of re-circulating a revised draft of its proposed General Assembly resolution on Security Council working methods, which was originally shared with member states last fall (reftel). The Swiss have told the French that they and their four co-draf [...]
2006-03-15 21:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK512UN REFORM: SYG SPECIAL ADVISER GUPTA ADVOCATES
[...] SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Management Reform Rajat Gupta told Ambassador Bolton March 9 that immediate action was needed to implement at least some of the management reform proposals outlined in the SYG's March 7 report entitled, "Investing in the United Nations: For [...]
2006-03-15 23:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK513UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated February 28, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNIFIL $ 5,707,873 MINURSO 5,023,597 MONUC 204,632,000 UNOCI 7,236,532 MINUSTAH 7,286,875 [...]
2006-03-16 13:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK514UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] USUN management-reform (M/R) officer joined other Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee members in a formal meeting March 13 to discuss the Committee's upcoming trip to Freetown, the Court's precarious financial future, and the need to prod the Court's judges to increase judicial ef [...]
2006-03-16 14:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
06USUNNEWYORK516IRAQ: CSW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic a [...]
2006-03-16 14:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI UNCSW KWMN IZ
06USUNNEWYORK517UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 18:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK518UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $63 MILLION FOR THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $63,335,300.67 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations [...]
2006-03-16 18:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK519DUPLICATIVE DIALOGUES AMONG CIVILIZATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. This is an Action Request, per para 6. The UN Mission of the Philippines is attempting to formalize follow-up to a conference on "interfaith dialogue," which their Foreign Minister chaired in New York in June 2005. Creation of a proposed follow-up group is ill-defined, duplicates [...]
2006-03-16 18:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM SCUL PREL KISL RP
06USUNNEWYORK520UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER 2006 BUDGET FOR
[...] On March 20 the Fifth Committee will begin its consideration of the budgets for Special Political Missions (SPMs) for 2006. In its resolution 60/248 of December 2005, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation of the ACABQ and approved a charge of $100 million against SPMs until the en [...]
2006-03-16 19:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK521UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES FUNDING FOR
[...] The Fifth Committee adopted a decision on March 15 to approve additional financial resources of $4.3 million for the Human Rights Council created by draft resolution A/60/L.48. The decision was adopted without a vote after Ambassador Wolff delivered the U.S. explanation of position (ref) hig [...]
2006-03-16 19:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK527UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ AMBASSADORS CONSULT
[...] Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (JUSCANZ) conferred March 14 to explore ways of dealing with the Secretary-General's latest initiatives for improving the UN's management and governance (reftels). While none of the Ambassadors had yet received c [...]
2006-03-16 22:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK528MARCH 15 P5 MEETING ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The P-5 met at 8AM Wednesday, March 15 at the U.S. Mission to continue consultations on Iran. The Russians and Chinese continued to stonewall any progress on the British-French draft UNSC Presidential Statement, with no change in their positions since the March 14 P-5 and inform [...]
2006-03-17 14:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAA AORC EU IR KNNP IAEA
06USUNNEWYORK530UN HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON SYSTEM-WIDE COHERENCE: U/S
[...] Summary: In New York consultations March 13, Under Secretary Shiner surveyed the upcoming work of the UN SIPDIS Secretary General's High-Level Panel on UN System-wide SIPDIS Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and Environment. The thirteen-member Panel -- man [...]
2006-03-17 16:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD KUNR AORC SENV UN
06USUNNEWYORK531UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FAILS TO CREATE PEACEBUILDING
[...] (U) Summary. Following long and divisive deliberations in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),the U.S. remains isolated in its commitment to establish a small Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) "from within existing resources," as mandated by the World S [...]
2006-03-17 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK534ARGENTINA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. USUN notes that this is the first diplomatic note we have received formally annou [...]
2006-03-17 18:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AR
06USUNNEWYORK536RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOMALIA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE
[...] Summary: Recent developments in Somalia have improved the prospect for peace, however the process remains vulnerable, and the pressing humanitarian crisis demands immediate international attention. The signing of the Aden Declaration and subsequent convening of the Parliament are important [...]
2006-03-17 23:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO XW
06USUNNEWYORK538HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]
2006-03-20 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK546UN REFORM: BATTLE WITH G-77 LOOMING OVER CONTROL
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met March 16 with GA President's Chef de Cabinet Lars Wiede to discuss next steps in Member States' consideration of the Secretary-General's report on management reform introduced March 7 entitled, "Investing in the UN: For a Stronger Organization Worldwide" (reftels [...]
2006-03-20 21:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK547ECOSOC MEETING ADOPTS HUMANITARIAN SEGMENT THEME
[...] Summary: ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) held informal consultations March 10 on open items handled in the current organizational session, followed by a brief formal meeting to adopt the Humanitarian Affairs Segment theme. The President proposed continued consultations on the Operation [...]
2006-03-20 22:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KUNR KPKO ECOSOC TBIO PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK548WOLFF-OZAWA DISCUSS WEOG ROTATIONS, UN SCALE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 11:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR UNGA UNCHR AORC UNDP UNICEF PREF
06USUNNEWYORK549BRAMMERTZ SAYS HARIRI INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Ambassadors Bolton and Sanders met March 15 with Serge Brammertz, Commissioner of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC). Brammertz issued his first UNIIIC interim report on March 14, met with other P-5 ambassadors March 15, and briefed the Securit [...]
2006-03-21 11:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KCRM UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK551UN EMPLOYMENT: NATIONAL COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT
[...] SUMMARY. On February 28, 2006, the UN held its annual National Competitive Recruitment Examination (NCRE) for entry level junior professional positions for the following occupational groups: architecture, demography, library science, security, science and technology, statistics and web design [...]
2006-03-21 17:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC
06USUNNEWYORK557 FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-22 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN FR
06USUNNEWYORK558IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...]
2006-03-22 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN IZ
06USUNNEWYORK559BENIN: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Hugette Bokpe-Gnacadja for re-election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The el [...]
2006-03-22 14:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM BN
06USUNNEWYORK560BARBADOS: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...]
2006-03-22 15:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC BB
06USUNNEWYORK561UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ CONTINUE
[...] SUMMARY: Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. (JUSCANZ) met March 17 to continue their discussions on the Secretary-General's management reform ("rules and regulations") report (A/60/692); except for Canada, the countries were representated at the Deputy Per [...]
2006-03-22 19:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK562UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS
[...] SUMMARY: New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding Dan Doctoroff and Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol Marjorie Tiven called on Ambassador Bolton on March 21 to discuss DC-5 and the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP). They highlighted the City [...]
2006-03-22 19:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK563BAKASSI BORDER ISSUE: DEMARCHE AND UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General's Executive Director for Political Affairs Carlos Lopes and Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdullah briefed Acting Polcouns on sensitive efforts underway to resolve the Bakassi border issue. Lopes said SY [...]
2006-03-23 00:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPBTS PINR PINS PREL CM NI UN
06USUNNEWYORK564 UNITED KINGDOM: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...]
2006-03-23 14:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN UK
06USUNNEWYORK565 ROMANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-23 14:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN RO
06USUNNEWYORK566 ARMENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-23 14:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AM
06USUNNEWYORK567MOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-23 15:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MO
06USUNNEWYORK568PERU: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...]
2006-03-23 15:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PE
06USUNNEWYORK569 POLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-23 15:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PL
06USUNNEWYORK570 MEXICO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-23 15:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MX
06USUNNEWYORK571 LITHUANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be give [...]
2006-03-23 15:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN LH
06USUNNEWYORK572AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...]
2006-03-23 15:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AJ
06USUNNEWYORK573 SAUDI ARABIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Uni [...]
2006-03-23 15:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN SA
06USUNNEWYORK576UN/IRAQ:HIGH-LEVEL U.S.-UN DIALOGUE ON IRAQ
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In a useful and detailed March 16 meeting, the U.S. and UN, led by S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and DPA U/SYG Gambari respectively, exchanged views on Iraq. The U.S. expressed appreciation for the work of the UN, especially SRSG Qazi, and urged an increased UN role, especially [...]
2006-03-23 16:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK580UN:PRESENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE
[...] USUN received a diplomatic note dated February 20, 2006 from the Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mr. Mohsen Bel Hadj Amor, candidate of Tunisia for re-election as member and Chairman of the International Civil Service Commission [...]
2006-03-23 16:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK581UN/GERMANY: STATE SECRETARY PFLUGER ON IRAN, LATIN
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Bolton discussed Iran, Latin America and UN reform initiatives, including the recently formed Human Rights Council, with German State Secretary Freidbert Pfluger on March 20. Pfluger reiterated Germany's steadfast support for efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuc [...]
2006-03-23 18:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KUNR GM IR
06USUNNEWYORK583RUSSIAN FEDERATION: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC,
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Professor Yuri M. Kolosov for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during th [...]
2006-03-23 19:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN RS
06USUNNEWYORK584BRAZIL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-23 19:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN BR
06USUNNEWYORK589UN/IRAQ: UNSC QUARTERLY MEETING ON UNAMI AND MNF
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In the March 15 UNSC meeting on Iraq, SRSG Qazi expressed concerns about sectarian violence and the human rights situation in Iraq, but described success in meeting the benchmarks in the political process. On behalf of the MNF, Ambassador Bolton briefed progress in trans [...]
2006-03-23 23:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK590HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: WHY THE U.S. SHOULD NOT SEEK
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: After having voted "no" on the resolution establishing the Human Rights Council due to its inadequate provisions to prevent human rights violators from becoming members, USUN believes U.S. interests are best served by sitting out the first election for membership. A [...]
2006-03-24 00:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK592 BANGLADESH: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration w [...]
2006-03-24 14:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN BG
06USUNNEWYORK593BELGIUM: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Mr. Raymond Yans for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational segment of the Econom [...]
2006-03-24 15:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM UN
06USUNNEWYORK594 HUNGARY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-24 16:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN HU
06USUNNEWYORK595GERMANY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...]
2006-03-24 16:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN GM
06USUNNEWYORK596URUGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-24 16:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN UY
06USUNNEWYORK597PEACE BUILDING COMMISSION: P-3 ADVANCE PREPARATION
[...] (u) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (c) Summary: In a March 22 meeting of the P-3 convened by French DPR Duclos, France and the UK emphasized to Ambassador Wolff the importance of advance preparation for the first meeting of the Organizational Committee (OC) of the Peacebuilding [...]
2006-03-24 21:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK598UN: GUIDANCE REQUEST FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL
[...] Following the introduction of the Secretary-General's report on the budgets for Special Political Missions, the Fifth Committee is at the stage of comprehensive questions and answers with the Secretariat. Action on a draft resolution for financing will be necessary during the week of March 2 [...]
2006-03-24 22:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK599UN REFORM: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPAN'S
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bolton met with Ambassador Takasu, GOJ Special Ambassador for UN Reform, on March 23 to review the state-of-play on UN reform. Ambassador Takasu said the management reform report (A/60/692) is problematic because it will cost several hundred million dollars to implement it [...]
2006-03-24 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK600UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: DELEGATIONS STILL DEADLOCKED
[...] At a small meeting of key delegations on March 23, 2006, General Assembly President Jan Eliasson sought to find a way to break the deadlock over how the General Assembly would consider the Secretary-General's report, "Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide" (A/ [...]
2006-03-24 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK602UN/IRAQ: MARCH 23 TRILATERAL MEETING ON UNAMI
[...] (C) Begin Summary. During the March 23 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and electoral SIPDIS assistance. They said Japan remains interested in providing aviation support for UNAMI and reviewed the U.S. list of p [...]
2006-03-24 23:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK604NIGERIA: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mrs. Saudatu Mahdi Magajiya Shehu for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term [...]
2006-03-27 14:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM NI
06USUNNEWYORK610USUN/IRAQ: AL-KHOEI BENEVOLENT FOUNDATION
[...] (SBU) USUN Deputy PolCouns and PolOff met March 23 with Syed Meesam Razvi, the UN representative of the AlKhoei Benevolent Foundation, and three of his colleagues. AlKhoei Foundation is the only Shia NGO to have consultative status at the UN. The meeting -- the first initiated by the founda [...]
2006-03-27 17:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUN AORC KISL KDEM IZ SA
06USUNNEWYORK611 REPUBLIC OF KOREA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given b [...]
2006-03-27 17:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN KS
06USUNNEWYORK612 FINLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-27 17:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN FI
06USUNNEWYORK613UN LEGAL COUNSEL BRIEFS ON LEBANON SPECIAL COURT
[...] Nicolas Michel, UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, briefed Security Council members March 23 on the status of preparations for a Lebanese Special Court. The briefing followed the release on March 21 of the Secretary General's Report (S/2006/176) on efforts to assist the Government [...]
2006-03-28 14:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM LE PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK614 NIGERIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...]
2006-03-28 15:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN NI
06USUNNEWYORK615JAPAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]
2006-03-28 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN JA
06USUNNEWYORK616LETTER FROM U/SYG JOSE OCAMPO ON THE TRUST FUND ON
[...] Mission received the following note dated March 10, 2006, from Jose Antonio Ocampo, Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, addressed to Ambassador Bolton, regarding contributions for the Voluntary Fund on Indigenous Issues. Text of note follows in para 2 below. 2. Begin [...]
2006-03-28 16:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PHUM EAID UN
06USUNNEWYORK618A STEP CLOSER TO TRANSITION: WITH UNSCR 1663
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sudan Jan Pronk's March 21 SIPDIS briefing to the Security Council revealed persistent divisions among Members on the prospect of African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) transition and imposition of targeted sanctio [...]
2006-03-28 20:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK622UNMIL RESOLUTION: EXPERTS MEETING
[...] Summary: In expert level discussions on March 28, Security Council members expressed general support for extending UNMIL's mandate for six months as proposed by the U.S. However, all members, other than the U.S., also expressed strong backing for a French amendment that would authorize an e [...]
2006-03-28 23:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL LI IV
06USUNNEWYORK623 LATVIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-29 16:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN LG
06USUNNEWYORK624 PORTUGAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note, through the current WEOG Chair, from the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations requesting support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration [...]
2006-03-29 16:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PO
06USUNNEWYORK625ECOSOC TERMINATES COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-29 17:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KUNR KPKO ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK627CAMEROON: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cameroon to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mr. Clement Atangana for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during the [...]
2006-03-29 18:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN CM
06USUNNEWYORK638GREECE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-29 20:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC GR PHUM UN
06USUNNEWYORK641UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 14:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNEP UN
06USUNNEWYORK642AFRICAN TOUR D'HORIZON WITH UK LORD TRIESMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 20 Ambassador Bolton met with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Lord SIPDIS Triesman to discuss Horn of Africa issues - namely Sudan, Ethiopia/Eritrea and Somalia - as well as the Great Lakes region (in particular the DRC),Charles Taylor and Z [...]
2006-03-30 21:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL ET NI PGOV SO SU ZI KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK643UNSC: HEARS BRAMMERTZ, ISSUES STATEMENT ON THIRD
[...] In his March 16 briefing to the Security Council on the "Third report of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005),1636 (2005),and 1644 (2005)" that included both his open briefing and his comments in close [...]
2006-03-30 22:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK644UNSC: RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Recalling a letter from the Government of Lebanon requesting the establishment of a tribunal of an international character to try all those responsible for the terrorist bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri as well as its request to the Secretary-General in UNSCR [...]
2006-03-30 22:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC LE
06USUNNEWYORK645UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI: ALL SMILES AND MANY
[...] Summary. During an open debate on Haiti in the United Nations Security Council on March 27, UN Secretary-General Annan and representatives from 30 countries -- including Foreign Ministers or Vice-Ministers from Greece, Guyana, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and Br [...]
2006-03-30 23:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK649DEMARCHING THE UN SECRETARIAT ON POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) PolMinCouns, accompanied by Poloff, delivered reftel points to Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Angela Kane on March 30. PolMinCouns asked whether the UN had yet received the findings of the UN team that recently visited Ecuador to explore the possibility of a s [...]
2006-03-31 15:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CO EC FAO SENV SNAR WHO UN PINR
06USUNNEWYORK661UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK668UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-01 03:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK669YUGOSLAV WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL BRIEFS ON MILOSEVIC
[...] At the request of the Russian Federation, the President of the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY) Fausto Pocar briefed SC members via videoconference on the investigation of the deaths of Milan Babic and Slobodan Milosevic. After Pocar's report, Russia's representative asked a series of que [...]
2006-04-03 14:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK670 INDIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-03 18:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN IN
06USUNNEWYORK671 SWITZERLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unit [...]
2006-04-03 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN SZ
06USUNNEWYORK672 ALBANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-04-03 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AL
06USUNNEWYORK673 CZECH REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...]
2006-04-03 18:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN EZ
06USUNNEWYORK674 MALAYSIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-03 18:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MY
06USUNNEWYORK677 GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-03 21:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN GG
06USUNNEWYORK678KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by [...]
2006-04-03 21:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN KG
06USUNNEWYORK680UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION - ECOSOC COMPONENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 23:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKPKO EAID PREL AORC UN ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK681UN REFORM: UN SECRETARY-GENERAL INTRODUCES MANDATE
[...] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented his report, entitled "Mandating and delivering: analysis and recommendations to facilitate the review of mandates" (A/60/733),to the General Assembly on March 30. In introducing the report, the SYG said "The review of mandates is a unique opportunit [...]
2006-04-04 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK683HIRC MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, MARCH 27
[...] Summary. Chairman Hyde and a Congressional Delegation from the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) met with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and senior members of his staff at the UN on March 27. End Summary. 2. Chairman Hyde told Secretary-General Annan that the UN was at an histo [...]
2006-04-04 20:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KUNR SU IS KPKO UN
06USUNNEWYORK692CANADA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-04-04 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN CA
06USUNNEWYORK693SLOVENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-04 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SI UN
06USUNNEWYORK714MARCH 30 ROLLOUT OF WATSON INSTITUTE PAPER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 30 luncheon at the UN, Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies unveiled its final white paper on "Strengthening Targeted Sanctions through Fair and Clear Procedures," research for which had been commissioned and sponsored by the governments of Germ [...]
2006-04-04 22:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PHUM PGOV PTER ETTC
06USUNNEWYORK7151540 COMMITTEE MEETS INFORMALLY TO DISCUSS ITS
[...] SUMMARY: The 1540 Committee (established by resolution 1540 (2004)) met informally March 29 to discuss the extension of its mandate, which expires on April 28, 2006, as well as its future work. In their remarks, delegations reacted to a non-paper on the Committee's future work and the renewa [...]
2006-04-04 23:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK716ECUADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-05 14:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN EC
06USUNNEWYORK717THE NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will b [...]
2006-04-05 14:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN NL
06USUNNEWYORK718NIGERIA: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ambassador A. J. Nanna for election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held duri [...]
2006-04-05 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN
06USUNNEWYORK719SOUTH AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be g [...]
2006-04-05 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN SF
06USUNNEWYORK732TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN MEETS CTC CHAIRMAN LOJ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee's (CTC) primary responsibility was to build a truly international coalition in the fight against terrorism by ensuring that less developed States were not "left behind," explained CTC Chairman Loj during her meeting with Treasury Assistant Secret [...]
2006-04-05 18:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC ETTC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK733PHILIPPINES: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the [...]
2006-04-05 18:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN RP
06USUNNEWYORK734UNSC/SUDAN: IMPEDIMENTS TO ACTION ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Progress toward transition of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations operation is stalled due to a stonewalling and recalcitrant Government of National Unity (GNU) in Sudan and a passive African Union (AU). While everyone at the UN talks about e [...]
2006-04-05 23:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK735LEBANON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-06 19:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN LE
06USUNNEWYORK741MONGOLIAN INVITATION TO U/S DOBRIANSKY TO ATTEND
[...] USUN received a letter, dated March 27, 2006 from the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, transmitting an invitation to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, to attend the International Follow-Up Conference on New or Restored Democracies [...]
2006-04-06 19:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI UN KDEM
06USUNNEWYORK747UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE AGREES TO FINANCING FOR
[...] Summary. Following weeks of discussion and deliberation, the Fifth Committee broke its deadlock on the funding and staffing modalities of the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and agreed on April 5 to a short resolution to provide the financing to operationalize the office which, in sum, suc [...]
2006-04-07 19:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK748YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL REQUESTS AN EXTENSION FOR A JUDGE
[...] Action Request. Para 1. On March 27 the Secretary General forwarded to the Security Council a request from the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to extend the term of Judge Canivell to enable him to complete a trial. At SC consultations today, the SC Presid [...]
2006-04-07 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK750YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL (ICTY) REQUESTS AN EXTENSION FOR
[...] As instructed reftel, USUN joined consensus on the draft resolution to extend the term of an ICTY judge to enable him to complete the Krajisnik trial. The draft was adopted (15-0-0) as SC resolution 1668. 2. After the vote, the Russian Federation stated that they had joined consensus but [...]
2006-04-10 20:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK752CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...]
2006-04-11 12:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN CM
06USUNNEWYORK753GABON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Gabon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]
2006-04-11 12:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN GB
06USUNNEWYORK754UKRAINE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-11 12:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN UP
06USUNNEWYORK756UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE UNABLE TO AGREE ON A SCALE OF
[...] Summary. Following weeks of discussion and then negotiation on a draft resolution, the Fifth Committee had agreed to all paragraphs except operative paragraph (OP) 5, which included eight proposals to be forwarded to the Committee on Contributions (CoC) for its consideration this June. In the [...]
2006-04-11 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK759SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-11 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN CE
06USUNNEWYORK760MAURITIUS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-11 14:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MP
06USUNNEWYORK762UNSC: MARCH MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING
[...] (U) In his March 30 briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh discussed the new Palestinian government, the just-completed Israeli elections, security issues, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and [...]
2006-04-11 15:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK763 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UNDP/UNFPA CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Fund and the United Nations Population Fund (UNDP/UNFPA) for the term 2007-2009, at the elect [...]
2006-04-11 15:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNDP UNFPA AC
06USUNNEWYORK764HIRC DELEGATION DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A House International Relations Committee (HIRC) delegation led by Chairman Henry Hyde met the GA President's Chef de Cabinet and subsequently with six key G77 ambassadors March 27 to discuss a range of issues. Key topics of discussion centered on the recently created UN Human [...]
2006-04-11 18:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PHUM EAID KPKO UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK765SYG SELECTION: UNSC PRESIDENT MAYORAL UPDATES ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bolton met on March 22 with Argentine Permanent Representative Cesar Mayoral, who was Security Council President for the month, to discuss the selection process for the next Secretary-General. Mayoral has continued the initiative started by Ambassador Bolton of bilateral con [...]
2006-04-11 19:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AR UN
06USUNNEWYORK766SYG SELECTION: MARCH 28 SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following the practice established by Ambassador Bolton during the U.S. Presidency in February, Argentine PR Mayoral briefed the Council in informal consultations on the results of his bilateral meetings with members on the issue of the Secretary-General (SYG) selection. The d [...]
2006-04-11 19:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK767ALGERIANS IN NEW YORK OBJECT TO VAN WALSUM
[...] (C) Summary: Algerian PR Youcef Yousfi March 22 conveyed Algeria's objections to Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum's proposal that Algeria participate as a party in negotiations with Morocco on the issue of Western Sahara and to a presumed forthcoming Moroccan autonomy proposa [...]
2006-04-11 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK770UNSC/SUDAN: PRST ON DARFUR ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
[...] (C) In an April 11 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Darfur - UN document S/PRST/2006/16; text in Paragraph 4. The agreed-upon text reflected a hurried consensus that the sponsoring delegation, the UK (which [...]
2006-04-12 13:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK771BAHRAIN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Bahrain to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-12 13:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN BA
06USUNNEWYORK774UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: STATUS OF FIFTH COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. SUMMARY: Fifth Committee discussions on the Capital Master Plan are currently stalled. The Committee is unable to reach consensus on the level of funding needed for ongoing work, with the U.S. alone supporting less than the full $100.5 m [...]
2006-04-12 16:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KUNR AORC
06USUNNEWYORK776LETTER FROM UNDP ADMINISTRATOR KEMAL DERVIS TO U/S
[...] USUN received a letter, dated April 5, 2006 addressed to Ambassador Bolton, transmitting a letter to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paul Dobriansky, regarding UNDP's role in the Community of Democracies. Text of letter and note follow below. 2. Begin text of c [...]
2006-04-12 18:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI UN KDEM EAID
06USUNNEWYORK786NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-13 14:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN NU
06USUNNEWYORK788UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated April 13, 2006 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...]
2006-04-13 19:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK794AMBASSADOR BOLTON PROPOSES TO JUMP START SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. The conflict in Western Sahara remains at a stalemate. From my perspective in New York, a fresh approach to Security Council action on MINURSO's mandate is one available option if we seek to accelerate Moroccan action on autonomy for the Western Sahara. If such an approach fails [...]
2006-04-14 13:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK796UN/IRAQ: APRIL 13 U.S.-UK-UN TRILATERAL MEETING ON
[...] (C) Begin Summary. During the April 13 UN-U.S.-UK trilateral meeting on UNAMI staff and security, UN Secretariat staff gave an update on UNAMI staff and security SIPDIS concerns, especially in southeast Iraq. They reported requests to the Brazilian and Turkish Missions for a dedicated ai [...]
2006-04-14 15:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV IZ KU JA
06USUNNEWYORK797PORTUGAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HRC CANDIDACY:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 16:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM UN IR PO EVN
06USUNNEWYORK800UNSC/SUDAN: CHAD INSTABILITY IS REGIONAL THREAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At April 13 consultations, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Director Titov gave the Security Council an overview of the current situation in Chad and its potential consequences for regional stability, calling for a strengthening of the African Un [...]
2006-04-17 19:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD CT PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK801UNSC EXTENDS UNMEE MANDATE UNTIL MAY 15
[...] (U) In a formal meeting of the United Nations Security Council on April 13, members voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea until May 15, leaving open the possibility of converting UNMEE into an observer mission by that time. The resolution was adopted [...]
2006-04-17 19:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK816UN/IRAQ: APRIL 17 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ/KUWAIT
[...] (U) Vorontsov: In April 17 consultations, High-Level Coordinator Yuli Vorontsov briefed the UNSC on the repatriation and return of Kuwaiti and third country nationals or their remains. He said there were few substantial developments since December 2005. He commended the Kuwaiti authorities [...]
2006-04-19 14:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ KU
06USUNNEWYORK819A/S SILVERBERG MEETS WITH U/SYG DPKO GUEHENNO TO
[...] (C) Summary: Accompanied by USUN Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Kristen Silverberg met with Under Secretary General for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Marie Guehenno and DPKO Assistant Secretary General Hedi A [...]
2006-04-19 17:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK825UN/IRAQ: APRIL 19 REVIEW OF IRAQ ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) During an April 19 meeting between UNMOVIC Acting Executive Chairman Demitrius Perricos and USUN staff, the following subjects were addressed: the non-paper on bunkers in Muthanna; the Iraq WMD compendium summary; and the Iraqi request for a copy of its FFCD of its chemical weapons progra [...]
2006-04-19 23:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK826UN: UNCC EXEC DIR KNUTTSON EXPRESSES CONTINUED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) Executive Director Rolf Knutsson briefed Ambassador Wolff April 4 regarding ongoing UNCC concerns that UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) audits of UNCC activities were continuing to exceed the scope previously defined for such audits [...]
2006-04-20 14:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IZ
06USUNNEWYORK827PAKISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-20 19:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PK
06USUNNEWYORK828PHILIPPINES: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Virginia Bonoan Dandan for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during the res [...]
2006-04-20 19:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN RP
06USUNNEWYORK830UNDP FUNDING SYRIA AIRCRAFT STUDY
[...] (C) Following up on reftel, USUN contacted UNDP at a high level on April 7 for further information. 2. (C) The project,funded by UNDP with the participation of ICAO,is a study to look at two issues: An expert from ICAO is doing a technical evaluation of Syrian Airlines so they can better [...]
2006-04-20 23:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON SY UNDP ETTC
06USUNNEWYORK831UNDP/UNICEF ROTATION SCHEME FOR WEOG GUARANTEES
[...] In an amicable split decision within WEOG, 28 members of the group have agreed to begin allocating seats on the UNDP and UNICEF Executive Boards among themselves in accordance with the 15 year rotation plan presented earlier this month by the Swiss facilitator. Though the U.S. opted out of th [...]
2006-04-21 16:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON UNDP UNFPA UNICEF
06USUNNEWYORK832HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON
[...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]
2006-04-21 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK833LIBERIA COMMITTEE CHAIR'S TRIP AND FUTURE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her recent visit to Monrovia, the Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN and Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee Ellen Loj concluded the Security Council should send a positive signal to the new Liberian government during the Council's scheduled June revie [...]
2006-04-24 13:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
06USUNNEWYORK834UNSC/IRAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPANESE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In an April 13 meeting, Director-General of Middle Eastern and African Affairs at the Japanese MFA Motohide Yoshikawa raised with Ambassador Bolton some of the economic and domestic pressures impacting Japanese government policy on Iran. He asked that U.S. statements not [...]
2006-04-24 13:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP JA IR
06USUNNEWYORK835UNSC/SUDAN: PALLOR HANGS OVER MEMBERS' ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At an April 18 open briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),African Union (AU) Special Envoy to the Abuja Peace Talks Salim Ahmed Salim, with what seemed like a false sense of security and optimism, proclaimed Darfur peace negotiations to be in the 'ho [...]
2006-04-24 13:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCD NI PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK836UN/IRAQ: SYG LETTER REGARDING UNMOVIC MANDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 14:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK842HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS
[...] (C) Summary: In a UNSC meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 18, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said it was time for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) to fulfill the vision outlined in the Dayton Agreement of 1995. As a consequence of this progress, Schwarz-Schilling will [...]
2006-04-24 15:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PROG UNSC BK
06USUNNEWYORK845UN COUNTER-TERRORISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE (CTED)
[...] (U) Summary. In an April 18 meeting, CTED Director Ruperez reiterated his interest in close co-operation with the USG on counter-terrorism, discussed CTED's progress during the past six months and plans for its future. USUN shared USG priorities for increasing CTED effectiveness. End Summa [...]
2006-04-24 18:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER
06USUNNEWYORK849DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-26 12:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN DJ
06USUNNEWYORK851UN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PLANS FOR THE SECOND
[...] Mission received the following note from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs regarding the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People and requesting information regarding plans of the USG for the Second Decade and views as to a midterm and end-of-ter [...]
2006-04-26 13:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PHUM UN
06USUNNEWYORK855UN/IRAQ: UNSC PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] On April 25, UN Security Council (UNSC) President, Chinese PR Wang read out a press statement agreed by the UNSC regarding the formation of an Iraqi government. UKUN had drafted the statement in consultation with the U.S. 2. Text as Follows. Begin text. The members of the Security Cou [...]
2006-04-26 13:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK857UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL ADOPTS PRST ON CHAD/SUDAN
[...] (U) In an April 25 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a Congolese-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) addressing the situation between Chad and Sudan. Last-minute edits to the text resulted in deletion of our proposed reference to a pending European Union Mis [...]
2006-04-26 18:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CT PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK873PHILIPPINES: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Mr. Miguel Coronel for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the organizational segment of the Econ [...]
2006-04-26 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC ECON UN RP
06USUNNEWYORK881HAITI: UN SECRETARIAT GREETS DEPARTMENTAL
[...] (C) Summary. During meetings with UN Secretariat officials in New York on April 18, Interim S/CRS Head Ambassador Tim Carney outlined the USG's Departmental Stabilization Initiative (DSI) to promote reform and reconstruction efforts in troubled areas of Haiti outside of Port-au-Prince. The A [...]
2006-04-26 23:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK882AMBASSADOR WISNER DISCUSSES KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 25 meeting in the office of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Secretary's Special SIPDIS Representative for the Kosovo Final Status Talks Ambassador Frank Wisner communicated current U.S thinking on the road ahead for Kosovo in 2006 and solicited the Secretary [...]
2006-04-27 17:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC YI UNMIK
06USUNNEWYORK883JORDAN'S ILC CANDIDATE AND PERMREP MEET WITH USUN
[...] (U) Ambassador Wolff met April 19 with Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, and Mahmoud Hmoud, Legal Adviser at the Jordanian Mission, regarding Mr. Hmoud's candidacy for the International Law Commission (ILC). Elections for the ILC's [...]
2006-04-27 18:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA ILC
06USUNNEWYORK884THAILAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-27 19:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN TH
06USUNNEWYORK885UNSC: LEBANESE PM FOUAD SINIORA BRIEFS SECURITY
[...] Summary: Before a public meeting of the Security Council April 21, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora briefed on the Lebanese National Dialogue and delivered a strong message in support of Council actions and the recently released Secretary General's third report on UNSCR 1559. Siniora [...]
2006-04-27 22:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK889UNSC/SUDAN: CONGO FEELS NO SENSE OF URGENCY ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. April 26 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations witnessed a veritable face-off on Darfur. In one corner was Congolese Permanent Representative (PR) and representative of the African Union (AU) Chairmanship Ikouebe, who, under obvious pressure from Paris [...]
2006-04-28 19:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCD NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC ZF KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK890UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL ADOPTS SANCTIONS RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) In an April 25 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution imposing on four Sudanese individuals the targeted sanctions (travel ban and assets freeze) authorized by UNSCR 1591 (2005). The vote count was 12 in favor and three abstentions (China, Qatar, [...]
2006-04-28 19:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK891UN ON LEBANESE TRIBUNAL, BRAMMERTZ EXTENSION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) says it is bewildered by the request of Lebanese Justice Minister Charles Rizk to appoint a prosecutor-general now for the tribunal to be established to try any suspects in the murder of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. OLA's Mark [...]
2006-04-28 22:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK892SYG SELECTION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNS ABOUT THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The General Assembly (GA) met April 19, under the auspices of one of the working groups created by the September 2005 Summit Document, to discuss "the role of the GA in the selection of the Secretary-General." Delegations in New York, particularly India, lamenting the "demise" o [...]
2006-04-28 23:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK893UN: OIOS ISSUES REPORT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
[...] Summary. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59/296 in which the Assembly requested the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to conduct a comprehensive management audit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),OIOS issued a summary report (A/60/717) of its seven separa [...]
2006-05-01 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK894UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SG'S REPORT ON
[...] Summary. The report of the Secretary-General (SYG) on disarmament, demobilization, and integration (A/60/705) notes an increased engagement of the United Nations in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes in complex peacekeeping and non-peacekeeping operations over the [...]
2006-05-01 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK895UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER BOARD OF AUDITORS
[...] Summary. The Board of Auditors (BOA) conducted an audit of the United Nations peacekeeping operations for the year ended June 30, 2005 at Headquarters and at 2 field missions funded from the regular budget, 15 missions funded from special assessed contributions and the United Nations Logisti [...]
2006-05-01 17:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK896ACABQ SCRUTINIZES SYG'S PROPOSALS ON PEACEKEEPING
[...] Summary: The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) concluded its three-month long winter session on April 13, 2006. While the Committee largely focused on the budgets and administrative matters of the UN's peacekeeping missions as well as the Support Account a [...]
2006-05-01 17:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK897SYG LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO SECRETARY RICE RE:
[...] USUN received the following cover letter from Alicia Barcena, Acting Chef de Cabinet, and attached letter from the UN Secretary General to Secretary Rice, thanking the USG for its additional contribution of $7,920,000 to the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). Text of cover letter and let [...]
2006-05-02 12:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM KUNR PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK907UN REFORM AND THE P-5
[...] (C) USUN has engaged in a concerted effort to reinvigorate the P-5 as a tool for advancing U.S. interests here in New York, including through more frequent and regular P-5 consultations to discuss a wide range of topics. These consultations, at the Permanent Representative, Coordinator and ex [...]
2006-05-03 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC UN
06USUNNEWYORK908UN REFORM: G-77 WINS FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE IN
[...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Fifth Committee, meeting in formal session April 28, voted 108 to 50, with 3 abstentions, to support adoption of a draft resolution introduced April 21 by the G-77 and China that attempts to impeded ongoing Secretary-General efforts to pursue management reform in the SI [...]
2006-05-03 20:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK909MINIMIZING UN CONTACTS WITH HAMAS
[...] (C) Ambassador Wolff transmitted reftel guidance May 3 to UN Deputy Secretary General Malloch Brown laying out guidelines for contacts by UN agencies with Hamas. Amb. Wolff added that this issue remained of the utmost importance and sensitivity to the U.S., and a breach of these guidelines wo [...]
2006-05-03 22:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEFIN IS PREL PTER UNDP
06USUNNEWYORK910UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated March 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNIFIL $ 5,062,569 UNOMIG 1,288,412 UNOCI 22,186,619 MINUSTAH 50,344,287 2. Copy of receipts have been faxe [...]
2006-05-04 12:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK911UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, at its meetings on April 11 and April 24, adopted resolutions approving additional funding for special political missions, the Peacebuilding Support Office (reported septel),and the UN Capital Master Plan. In addition, the Committee adopted resolutions on the a [...]
2006-05-04 12:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK912UN ON LRA: 'SYMPTOM OF PROBLEM THAT ONLY UGANDA
[...] (SBU) At April 26 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Assistant-Secretary-General Kalomoh made recommendations for addressing the regional threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),most of which centered around a more proactive ap [...]
2006-05-04 12:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCG ETTC MOPS PGOV PREL SU UG KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK913UNSC: A/SYG ANNABI AND PERSONAL ENVOY VAN WALSUM
[...] Summary: During a private meeting of the Security Council April 25, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Heidi Annabi reported on MINURSO operations, and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum discussed the Secretary-General's latest r [...]
2006-05-04 13:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK915LARSEN TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL WHY SYRIA NEEDS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During private consultations with the UNSC on April 26, UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen robustly argued that full implementation of UNSCR 1559 would not be achieved until Syria responded to Lebanon's offer to demarcate their shared border and establish diplomatic relations. [...]
2006-05-04 13:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK9171267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN delivered demarche (REF A) to all other P-5 delegations April 27 - 28. P-5 delegations supported U.S. efforts to address &due process8 concerns as a way to strengthen the 1267 sanctions regime and to encourage more States to participate in the 1267 process. France and Russia [...]
2006-05-04 15:42:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK920PRESSING UN ON LEBANESE TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with Nicolas Michel, the UN's Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs, Ambassador Wolff requested an update on the UN's efforts to draft a treaty to establish a tribunal to try any suspects in the murder of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Ambassador Wolff emphasized tha [...]
2006-05-04 21:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK923UN: OIOS REPORT ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
[...] Summary: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),in response to a request from the Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, conducted a SIPDIS global review, in April and May of 2005, of discipline in field missions led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (D [...]
2006-05-05 14:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK924UN OVERSIGHT: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS JIU RESOLUTION
[...] SUMMARY: On April 11, 2006, the Fifth Committee adopted a resolution on the Joint Inspection Unit's (JIU) annual report for 2004 and program of work for 2005 and 2006. The Committee also considered a note by the President of the General Assembly (PGA) on revised procedures for appointing JIU [...]
2006-05-05 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK925REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidacy to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-05-05 14:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MK
06USUNNEWYORK942UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PEACEKEEPING
[...] Summary. At its second resumed session, beginning May 22, the Fifth Committee is scheduled to consider all 13 peacekeeping budgets for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. In addition, the Committee will also consider the budgets for the Support Account and the UN Logistics Base in Brind [...]
2006-05-10 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK943UN REFORM: AMB. BOLTON CALLS FOR REVIEW OF
[...] SUMMARY: Despite GA President Eliasson's last-minute efforts to devise an alternative to a formal vote on the issue, the General Assembly voted 121 to 50 (with 3 abstentions) on May 8 to adopt the draft resolution on UN management reform proposed by the Group of 77 and China that was also appr [...]
2006-05-10 19:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK944UN ON SUDAN: 'PLEASE GIVE US MONEY'
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Secretary-General (SYG) Annan hosted a May 4 meeting of the Group of Friends of Darfur to drum financial support for the humanitarian assistance program in Darfur, which, according OCHA U/SYG Egeland, is facing a $500 million funding shortfall. DPKO A/SYG [...]
2006-05-10 20:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK945COUNCIL FAVORS TWO-WEEK ROLLOVER OF UNMEE'S MANDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 8 briefing to the Security Council, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant-Secretary-General Annabi told Members that if the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) were to continue its monitoring activities and eventually support borde [...]
2006-05-10 21:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET PGOV PREL UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK946HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED
[...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]
2006-05-11 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK972UN/SANCTIONS: UNSCR 1676 RENEWS SOMALIA MONITORING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 10 May 2006 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted UNSC Resolution 1676, renewing the mandate of the Somalia Monitoring Group (MG) for an additional six months. In closed consultations immediately beforehand, Qatar PermRep Ambassador Nasser, Chairman of the Somalia Sancti [...]
2006-05-12 20:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC SO ETTC PREL PGOV XW
06USUNNEWYORK973PRESS REPORTS AMERICAN ARRESTED IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] (SBU) UN LEGAL OFFICE INFORMED USUN MAY 11 THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM THE SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT REGISTRAR, LOVEMORE MANLO,THAT AMERICAN CITIZEN MICHAEL CHEMIDLINE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH "CONSPIRACY TO ENGAGE IN A PURPOSE PREJUDICIAL TO THE STATE OF SIERRA LEONE" UN [...]
2006-05-12 20:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS SL
06USUNNEWYORK974CYPRUS: BRYZA AND SILLIMAN'S NEW YORK MEETINGS
[...] (S) Summary: On May 10, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman traveled to New York for meetings on Cyprus with U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari and SRSG on Cyprus and UNFICYP head Michael Moller. In a lunch meeting with Moller and his deputy Susan Allee joined by USUN Ambassador Sanders, [...]
2006-05-13 01:23:00USUN New YorkSECRETPGOV PREL UNSC TU CY
06USUNNEWYORK975UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated April 28, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNDOF $ 2,555,762 ONUB 35,359,893 UNFICYP 1,169,957 ICTY 17,879,000 ICTR 13,485,000 2. Copy of receipts h [...]
2006-05-15 13:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK976IRAQ: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidacy for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st sesion of the General Ass [...]
2006-05-15 15:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK977GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENTS ON SYG'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In informal consultations of the General Assembly (closed to press and public) May 11 and 12, 36 delegations commented on the Secretary-General's recently released counterterrorism strategy. (UN Doc A/60/825 "Uniting against terrorism: recommendations for a global counter-terro [...]
2006-05-15 15:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK979HARIRI INVESTIGATION GOING WELL, BRAMMERTZ WILLING
[...] (C) Summary: UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz told Ambassador Bolton May 10 that the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri is "going well" although he will not be ready to announce major developments when he next reports to the Security Counci [...]
2006-05-15 17:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK980UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $60 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $60,175,600.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...]
2006-05-15 17:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK992UN/CYPRUS:U/SYG BRIEFING TO P5 ON CYPRUS TRAVEL
[...] (SBU) U/SYG for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari convoked the P5 May 12 to brief on his plans to travel to Cyprus and to seek UNSC support for the trip. He will next brief the full Council. (Note: The travel dates are not yet set. End Note.) Gambari has four goals for the trip: 1) enco [...]
2006-05-15 22:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC PGOV CY
06USUNNEWYORK993UN REFORM: U/S BURNS SEES GA PRESIDENT ELIASSON
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns called on GA President Eliasson during a break in the HRC voting on Tuesday, May 9. Eliasson was clearly energized by the results of the voting and expressed his hope that the U.S. would be "encouraged" by the process. Both agreed that the proof of positive change woul [...]
2006-05-16 14:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNGA UN IR
06USUNNEWYORK994UN REFORM: U/S BURNS AND DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy SYG Mark Malloch Brown told U/S Burns May 9 that the UN faced a looming crisis over the upcoming expiration of the spending cap. He encouraged early agreement among key delegations on a set of reforms that could be accomplished by the end of June and which would then allo [...]
2006-05-16 15:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC UN UNSC SU IR
06USUNNEWYORK996UN REFORM: U/S BURNS PRESSES KEY G-77 AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Summary. On May 9, U/S Burns pressed the UN reform agenda with four senior G-77 Ambassadors, three in particular (Egypt, Pakistan and South Africa) who play a disruptive role on a number of U.S. priority reform issues. The meeting took place a day after the G-77 successfully forced a reso [...]
2006-05-16 15:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC UN
07EFTOUSUNNEWYORK181ERITREA SUSPECTS RECIPROCITY AT PLAY REGARDING
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. Eritrean PermRep Ambassador Araya Desta, accompanied by DepPermRep Tesfa Seyoum, called on USUN Host Country Minister-Counselor and Deputy on March 6 to discuss his Mission's long-standing requests to purchase bot [...]
2007-03-06 21:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP KREC ER UN
07USUNNEWYORK10U.S. TO BRING UNDP'S DPRK PROGRAM TO THE BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 17:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKN KUNR UNDP EAID PREL PINR
07USUNNEWYORK1001DPKO REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION WITH THE AU ON
[...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DPKO U/SYG Guehenno complained that the Government of the Sudan (GOS) still has not made a "strategic decision" to cooperate with UNAMID deployment, as demonstrated by the ongoing delays and continuous stream of "anti-UNAMID pro [...]
2007-11-09 23:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1002GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CONVENES AN "INFORMAL
[...] The Secretary General has circulated the following (para 2) letter convening a meeting to discuss implementation of the Counter-terrorism Strategy (Res 60/288). The discussion will take place in an "informal meeting" to permit participation by non-state actors. Action Request. Department gui [...]
2007-11-12 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1003UNGA/C-6 ADOPTS OBSERVER STATUS DRAFT RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-12 17:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1004UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: QATAR CALLS FOR SANCTIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an informal meeting of the Sudan Sanctions Committee on November 7, Qatar expressed a strong interest in imposing targeted sanctions on JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim and SLM faction leader Abdelwahid el-Nur for their failure to attend the UN/AU-led Darfur mediation in Tripoli. [...]
2007-11-12 19:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
07USUNNEWYORK1005MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR G/TIP AMBASSADOR
[...] Mission clearance is granted for G/TIP Ambassador Mark P. Lagon and Public Outreach Officer Solmaz Sharifi for consultations at the UN in New York on November 13-15, 2007. Ambassador Lagon will be meeting with UNICEF, and will be speaking at a luncheon hosted by the International Crisis Grou [...]
2007-11-12 19:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1006INTERNATIONAL PROCESS ON GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary. At an informal gathering of approximately 30 UN member states representatives, the Swiss Mission presented a plan to consider ways of implementing the UN Counter-terrorism Strategy. This NGO driven effort is being launched to create a "process" to review the Strategy and produc [...]
2007-11-12 21:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SZ
07USUNNEWYORK1007SPECIAL ADVISER GAMBARI ON VISIT TO BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 10 telephone call and subsequent meetings on November 12, Special Adviser Gambari told Ambassadors Khalilzad and Wolff that he pressed Burmese authorities for a date to start a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK); that ASSK prefers to meet with her party, devel [...]
2007-11-12 22:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK1008ICJ PRESIDENT SAYS UNEQUAL JUDGE SALARIES VIOLATE
[...] SUMMARY: President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Rosalyn Higgins delivered the ICJ's annual report to the General Assembly on November 1. Higgins reviewed ICJ action on key cases and criticized UNGA resolution 61/262 (Conditions of Service and Compensation for Officials other t [...]
2007-11-13 12:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1009UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: UN SUPPORT FOR NEW AND
[...] (U) On November 5, the General Assembly considered Agenda item 12, Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies. Qatar introduced draft resolution A/62/L.9, which outlines the outcomes of the Sixth International Conf [...]
2007-11-13 17:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KDEM PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK1010UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: On Nov. 5-6, UNGA's Third Committee addressed the Human Rights Council's Report and particularly its institution-building package. In introducing the Report, HRC president Costea (Romania) argued that the Council had made progress, faces major challenges, and should only be judged on [...]
2007-11-13 17:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1011UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA
[...] (U) On October 24 Professor Paulo Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, presented his report to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. 2. (U) Professor Pinheiro outlined the tragic events that have taken place since the publication of his report, [...]
2007-11-13 18:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA BM
07USUNNEWYORK1012PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),briefed the Security Council on November 2, 2007, a day after she presented the Court's annual report to the General Assembly (reftel). She highlighted decisions rendered by the ICJ in two recent c [...]
2007-11-14 17:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1013UN- FOLLOWING DPKO RESTRUCTURING BAN MOVES TO
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. Summary: Following the restructuring of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) earlier this year, Secretary-General Ban has now called for strengthening the SIPDIS Department of Political Affairs (DPA). Ban,s proposal c [...]
2007-11-14 19:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1014ACTION REQUEST: REVISED PROPOSED LETTER FROM KEY
[...] On November 5, 2007, an IO team met with their British counterparts to discuss a variety of issues to be dealt with during the 62nd UNGA, including the proposed letter (reftel) from key Geneva Group members to the Secretary-General. The participants agreed to send that letter at the Permanent [...]
2007-11-14 20:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1015HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADDRESSES UN
[...] (U) On October 24, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly heard reports by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour. She highlighted the pervasiveness of impunity for gross violations of human rights, noting a lack of will and resources to address the issue. Without elab [...]
2007-11-15 12:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM NP UG
07USUNNEWYORK1016UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS EIGHT
[...] (U) On November 1, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted 8 resolutions without a vote. 2. (U) The United States joined consensus on the following resolutions: --L.6, Cooperatives for Social Development (ref A). --L.15.Rev.1, Violence Against Women (ref B),with EOP. [...]
2007-11-15 12:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM SNAR KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1017ACTION REQUEST: UPDATED DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee draft resolution on Measures to eliminate international terrorism (agenda item 108) contained in para 3, or substantially similar text. This action request supersedes the request for instru [...]
2007-11-15 13:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1018ACTION REQUEST: SIXTH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee's draft resolution on the Rule of Law at the national and international levels (agenda item 86) contained in para 3, or substantially similar text. The Sixth Committee will take action on [...]
2007-11-15 13:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1019UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Speaking Oct. 31 in the annual debate on promotion and protection of human rights in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, Ambassador Khalilzad emphasized the value the United States places on human rights, described the important role these rights play in building societies, cited exa [...]
2007-11-15 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM BM CU KN SY CH
07USUNNEWYORK1020ACTION REQUEST: SIXTH COMMITTEE DRAFT DECISION AND
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department to join consensus on the Sixth Committee's draft decision, conclusions paper on Administration of Justice, and accompanying cover letter (agenda item 137) contained in para 3 - 5, or substantially similar text. USUN also seeks ins [...]
2007-11-15 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1022U/SYG GUEHENNO: STILL NO AGREEMENT ON UNAMID TCC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: DPKO U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council November 14 that the Government of the Sudan (GOS) has not yet made the strategic decision to cooperate fully with UNAMID deployment. Guehenno said the GOS had not finalized agreement on the UN/AU agreed TCC list, which they received [...]
2007-11-15 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPAL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1023UNICEF ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 16:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK1024UN/1267 SANCTIONS: RUSSIANS UNYIELDING ON REMOVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian PermRep and Chairman of the 1267 (Taliban/Al-Qaida) Sanctions Committee Johan Verbeke convened P-5 ambassadors plus Afghanistan on November 8 to discuss the outstanding Afghan requests to remove from the 1267 sanctions list twenty individuals who have renounced their ties t [...]
2007-11-15 19:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AF EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1025AMIS COMMANDER AGWAI: UNAMID NEEDS ACCOMMODATIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AU Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai told USUN MSC and POL staff November 15 that UNAMID needs additional accommodations and equipment to deploy its forces effectively. Agwai reported that the Government of the Sudan (GOS) continues to insis [...]
2007-11-15 21:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1026P-3 FINDS DPKO CONCERNED ABOUT KOSOVO END-GAME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. UN U/SYG for Peacekeeping Guehenno and Europe Division Chief Harland shared with P-3 Deputy PermReps on November 9 their concerns about how Kosovo-related events will play out after the presumed failure of Troika talks. Guehenno and Harland have identified key issues -- whether a [...]
2007-11-15 21:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UNSC KV
07USUNNEWYORK1027UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT NOVEMBER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: --US DPKO Under Secretary General Guehenno met with Sudanese Major General Maghzoub on November 11th in Addis Ababa in an effort to find a way forward with UNAMID deployments. Guehenno briefed the Security Council on November 14 on the details of his meetings. -- [...]
2007-11-15 21:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU UNC UN KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1028 SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON BURMA
[...] (SBU) In a public meeting of the Security Council November 13, Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari discussed his November 3-8 trip to Burma. He listed positive developments in Burma leading up to his visit, including the withdrawal of visible military presence, the release of some detainees, and [...]
2007-11-15 22:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC BM PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK1029UN - STRENGTHENING DPA - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) During the course of Fifth Committee deliberations this past week, Mission Experts have been approached by a number of their counterparts in other Missions, including our friends and allies e.g., UK, Germany, Japan and Austral [...]
2007-11-15 22:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1032UNSC REFORM: PLENARY DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Summary. During the annual UNGA plenary debate on UNSC reform, held November 12-14, only Germany expressed continued support for the original G-4 (Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India) proposal, while India unilaterally proposed several new elements for expansion and accused the UNSC of mul [...]
2007-11-16 16:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK1033UNDP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD AFIN UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK1034NEW UN ROLE IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met November 9 with UK national Andrew Gilmour, currently deputy director for political, peacekeeping and humanitarian affairs for SYG Ban's office. Gilmour is transferring shortly to UNAMI to work as senior political adviser to SRSG Steffan de Mistura. He sought the meetin [...]
2007-11-16 20:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1035NEPAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ASKS FOR EXPANDED
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Sushil Pyakurel, a Nepalese human rights activist and former Commissioner in the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal, urged a group of European diplomats to press the Nepalese government on human rights and to support an expansion of the United Nations Mission in Ne [...]
2007-11-16 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM NP
07USUNNEWYORK1036LATEST ON UN PRESENCE IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a bi-weekly discussion with the UN and UK on Iraq-related matters, the UN confirmed that newly appointed Special Representative Staffan de Mistura has arrived in Baghdad, and had an introductory call on Foreign Minister Zebari, in which Zebari focused on the UN,s role in [...]
2007-11-16 20:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1037UNSC 1540 COMMITTEE: NEW WEBSITE, PROGRESS ON 1673
[...] SUMMARY: On November 14, the Security Council's 1540 Committee discussed the Committee's new website, plans to inform regional groups about the Committee's recent letter requesting information from States and transmitting the Committee's implementation matrices to them, and the possibility o [...]
2007-11-16 21:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK1038UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. ANTI-RAPE RESOLUTION
[...] (U) On November 15, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus the resolution "Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations." Consensus was reached after weeks of negotiations, in a proc [...]
2007-11-16 21:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM KWMN
07USUNNEWYORK1039BIASED UNGA COMMITTEE DEBATES ISRAELI PRACTICES IN
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary and Comment: The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee met November 12-14 to receive and debate the annual "Report of the (UN) Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territori [...]
2007-11-16 22:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAL IS
07USUNNEWYORK104UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 21:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EU SENV UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK1040CARICOM PERMREPS URGE U.S. FOCUS ON CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) During a meeting with CARICOM Ambassadors on November 15, Amb Khalilzad underscored U.S. interest in working closely with the group on issues of mutual concern at the UN. CARICOM representatives said their priorities included addressing climate change, ensuring a greater UN focus on dev [...]
2007-11-16 22:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF KUNR CARICOM
07USUNNEWYORK1041FURTHER ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 22:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALSO PGOV IMO KCRM UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1042CHAIRMEN OF 1267, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND 1540
[...] The Chairmen of the UN Security Council's 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and 1540 Committee on nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on November 14, 2007, in the eighth such meeting of its kind. The Chairmen, Ambassador Ve [...]
2007-11-19 15:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PTER
07USUNNEWYORK1043HOSTAGE TAKING CONVENTION: U.S. RESPONSE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 20:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPDC PREL PTER KTIA IR
07USUNNEWYORK1044COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED TO ATTEND UNGA
[...] In response to Reftel, USUN grants country clearance for Constance Arvis and Kenli Schaaf to attend the UNGA Oceans Omnibus Negotiation to be held at the United Nations headquarters on November 26 - 30. 2. USUN POC is James Donovan at 212-415-4300. Khalilzad [...]
2007-11-19 20:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA UNGA PHSA
07USUNNEWYORK1046LEBANON: SYG BRIEFS ON VISIT TO BEIRUT
[...] (C) During a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on November 19 (other issues covered septel),SYG Ban Ki-Moon said that he had emphasized during his November 15-16 visit to Beirut that Lebanon must hold presidential elections on time to elect a candidate "broadly acceptable" to all Lebanese. Ban said [...]
2007-11-19 21:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY IS LE
07USUNNEWYORK1047BURMA: SYG SAYS CHINA NOW WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORTS
[...] (C) During a November 19 meeting with Amb Khalilzad (other issues covered septel),SYG Ban Ki-Moon professed uncertainty about his Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari's participation in the East Asian and ASEAN Summits. Ban reported that although the Singaporean Foreign Minister had initially aske [...]
2007-11-20 13:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PHUM BM
07USUNNEWYORK1048HIGH REPRESENTATIVE LAJCAK WARNS UNSC BOSNIA IS AT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 15 Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),High Representative Miroslav Lajcak told members that reform progress in the country had been stalled and this was holding back a European and Euro-Atlantic future. Lajcak defended his use of Bonn Powers [...]
2007-11-20 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BK UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1049SIXTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS 14 ITEMS AND CONCLUDES
[...] On November 19, 2007, the Sixth Committee adopted without a vote 12 draft resolutions and two draft decisions, thereby concluding the consideration of its agenda for the 62nd UNGA session. Per reftels, USUN joined consensus in the adoption of these resolutions. The resolutions will be present [...]
2007-11-20 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK105UNDP'S ROLE IN UZBEKISTAN
[...] Begin Summary. As previously reported (Ref A),UNDP in New York has confirmed that, at the request of the Government of Uzbekistan, the UNDP Resident Coordinator (RC) provided $20,000 USD for the flight of five GOU officials to New York. There was no programmatic content to the trip. Also, [...]
2007-02-07 21:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PHUM PINR PREL UNGA UZ
07USUNNEWYORK1051TANZANIAN MISSION REFUSES WAIVER
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. Action request: By diplomatic note dated November 19, 2007, the Permanent Mission of Tanzania has declined to waive the criminal immunity of the two sons of Mission Minister Counselor Isaack Katanda as requested [...]
2007-11-20 20:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL TZ UN
07USUNNEWYORK1052DARFUR: SYG BAN SAYS BRAZIL AND SPAIN WILL
[...] (C) During a November 19 meeting with Amb Khalilzad (discussion of Lebanon and Burma covered in septels),SYG Ban Ki-Moon noted that UN Special Envoy Eliason would brief the Security Council next week on developments in Sudan. In the meantime, the SYG noted that he was somewhat encouraged by [...]
2007-11-20 21:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO SU
07USUNNEWYORK1053LEBANON: SYG BAN PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTION SOLUTION
[...] (C) During a luncheon with UNSC PermReps on November 20, SYG Ban Ki-Moon reported that he had telephoned Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at about 12:15 p.m. EST that day to urge him to work towards a solution in Lebanon's upcoming presidential election. Berri claimed he had not yet m [...]
2007-11-20 21:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1054BAN DISAPPOINTED ASEAN BLOCKS GAMBARI
[...] (C) At his monthly lunch with the PermReps of the Security Council, SYG Ban expressed his strong disappointment in the decision to cancel the presentation by his Special Adviser on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, to the East Asian and ASEAN Summits. Prompted by Amb Khalilzad, Ban also reported Speci [...]
2007-11-20 21:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK1055UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: LONDON CONSIDERING
[...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Prompted by Qatar's stated interest in pursuing Security Council sanctions on JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim and SLM faction leader Abdelwahid el-Nur for their failure to attend the UN/AU-led Darfur mediation talks in Sirte, Libya, as [...]
2007-11-21 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
07USUNNEWYORK1056MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BURANS, WARD TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1057SECURITY COUNCIL LOOKING TO BE USEFUL ON SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN A/SYG Menkerios described for Security Council members the bleak realities of Somalia that together dampen his enthusiasm for the recent peaceful change in government -- Mogadishu still lacks basic security; the humanitarian situation is deteriorating further; opposition grou [...]
2007-11-21 20:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SO
07USUNNEWYORK1058UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: CHINA, RUSSIA, INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Sanctions Committee met on October 9, October 30, and November 7 to discuss the recommendations on improving the sanctions regime contained in the Panel of Experts' September report, which included an embargo on the sale of aircraft to the GOS and targeted sanctions on [...]
2007-11-21 20:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
07USUNNEWYORK1059LEBANON TRIBUNAL: UN BRIEFS KEY DONORS ON PLANS
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: In the UN's first meeting with major donors and potential donors to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ("Tribunal") on November 16, UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel briefed Ambassador Wallace, as well as representatives of the missions of Lebanon, The Netherlands, France, and the [...]
2007-11-21 20:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1060MISSION CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO THE UN
[...] Mission clearance is granted for the following members of the U.S. delegation to the First Extraordinary Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification to be held at UNHQ in New York on November 26, 2007. Mary Rowen Wildlife and Biodiversity Advisor [...]
2007-11-21 20:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDADM ECOS RSO
07USUNNEWYORK1061UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: --Deployment Update: Chinese officials informed UN Under Secretary General Guehenno that the first elements of 135 SIPDIS engineers would deploy on or about 24 November as part of the Heavy Support Package (HSP). DPKO Force Generation Services (FGS) expects that w [...]
2007-11-21 21:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU UNC UNAUS KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1062UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: PALESTINIAN RESOURCES AND
[...] Summary. The UN General Assembly's Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted four resolutions on November 16. Per reftel instructions, the U.S. called for a vote and voted against resolutions on the permanent sovereignty of Palestinian natural resources and unilateral economic meas [...]
2007-11-21 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN ETTC KPAL UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1063UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: MERCENARIES
[...] (U) On November 7, Jose Luis Gomez del Prado, Chairmen of the UN's Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination, presented his report to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. Much [...]
2007-11-21 21:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1065P-5 DISCUSS SUDAN, BURMA
[...] SUMMARY: The P-5 PermReps met on November 21 to discuss Sudan and Burma. On Sudan, the P-3 PermReps advocated for additional pressure on the Sudanese to accept the UNAMID force composition. Ambassador Khalilzad said the challenge was determining how to press and/or incentivize the Sudanese a [...]
2007-11-23 16:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BU SU
07USUNNEWYORK1067NEXT STEPS ON PIRACY OFF SOMALIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 2-3. 2. (C) Per reftels, at the request of Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary General Ban transmitted to the Security Council SIPDIS letters from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requesting the Council's further engagement to help combat [...]
2007-11-26 20:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALSO PGOV IMO KCRM UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1069UN - P-5 DISCUSS DPA STRENGTHENING
[...] Summary: The five permanent members of the Security Council (P-5) met at the Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) level with Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on November 21 to discuss SYG Ban's proposal to strengthen the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). [...]
2007-11-27 18:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK107SYG BAN DOES LITTLE TO EASE COUNCIL FRUSTRATION ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his first appearance at a closed Security Council (SC) consultation, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon on February 6 said little SIPDIS to assuage Members' frustration with the slow pace of progress on Darfur. He reported that African Union (AU) Comm [...]
2007-02-08 15:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1070GA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
[...] (U) The General Assembly, November 26, adopted a draft resolution "Report of the International Criminal Court" (A/62/L.13) without a vote. The resolution was introduced by the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands who announced that in addition to the 99 co-sponsors listed in the draft, [...]
2007-11-27 20:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA ICC
07USUNNEWYORK10711540 COMMITTEE: OUTREACH, BRIEFING FOR REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the Security Council's 1540 Committee reviewed outreach activities, discussed briefing the UN's regional groups on the Committee's letter to states transmitting its implementation matrices and seeking information on states' implementation of resolution 1540, and conti [...]
2007-11-28 12:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK1072SIXTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON THE REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee held its debate on the report of the fifty-ninth session of the International Law Commission (ILC) from October 29 through November 6. ILC Chairman Ian Brownlie (UK) attended sessions from October 29 through November 2 to present the ILC report to the Sixth Comm [...]
2007-11-28 13:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1077UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated November 20, 2007 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fo [...]
2007-11-28 14:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK1078UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 14:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK1079SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION CONCERNING
[...] The Security Council, on November 28, adopted resolution 1786 (text reftel). The resolution appoints Serge Brammertz as Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with effect from January 1, 2008 for a four-year term, which is subject to an earlier termination by th [...]
2007-11-28 16:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK108UN ASKS USG TO RECONSIDER ITS REQUIREMENT THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Representatives from the UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA),the UN Travel and Transportation Service, and UNDP met with representatives of USUN's Host Country and Legal sections on January 30 to express the UN's serious concerns regarding the USG determinati [...]
2007-02-08 19:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCVIS OFDP UN AF
07USUNNEWYORK1080BRIEFING ON THE KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL AT THE UN
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UN Secretariat hosted a briefing on November 27, 2007 on recent developments concerning the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Larry Johnson, Assistant-Secretary-General for [...]
2007-11-28 16:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREF PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1081SYG BAN TALKS TOUGH ON SUDAN, PRAISES ANNAPOLIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one meeting with Amb. Khalilzad on Nov. 28, SYG Ban reacted positively to the Secretary's planned CPA ministerial (reftel) and said he would be more vocal in criticizing Sudanese President Bashir if Sudan did not improve its cooperation on implementation of the Darfur [...]
2007-11-28 17:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SU SR AA
07USUNNEWYORK1082COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
[...] SUMMARY: On November 20-21, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted four country-specific resolutions addressing the human rights situations in North Korea, Burma, Iran and Belarus, despite attempts to derail the process through no-action motions on the last three resolutions. [...]
2007-11-28 19:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM IR KN BM BO
07USUNNEWYORK1083UN REITERATES PLEA FOR U.S. HELP TO RELEASE
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: (C) On November 21, UN lawyers pressed USUN legal officers to respond to the UN's 2005 request for the United States to secure the release of funds the Japanese government donated to the UN in 2005 for humanitarian projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (refs). The Bank of [...]
2007-11-28 20:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALOFDP UN WE JA
07USUNNEWYORK1084UN ON BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS (CORE GROUP)
[...] (C) Summary: USUN consulted November 27 with Gambari's special assistant Erwan Pouchous on the prospective formation of a Core Group on Burma. Pouchous said Gambari now believes the group should function as a "Group of Friends" and its goal should be to build international consensus on next [...]
2007-11-28 22:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK1085GEORGIAN DFM MAJGALADZE AFFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the New York Friends of Georgia on November 28, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Majgaladze said Georgia could accept a full Geneva meeting of the Friends of Georgia that includes Russia and said the best timing would probably be in the new year. He explained [...]
2007-11-28 23:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GG UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1086UN: DARFUR POLITICAL AND SECURITY TRACKS STALLED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In back-to-back briefings to the Security Council at a November 27 open debate, Special Envoy Jan Eliasson and DPKO U/SYG Jean Marie Guehenno told Council members that both the political and security tracks of the Darfur peace process are stalled. Eliasson told the Council he nee [...]
2007-11-29 13:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPAL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1088CUBAN MISSION REGISTERS CONCERN OVER REMOVAL OF
[...] Unclassified - entire text. 2. Following a November 26 meeting between Diplomatic Security agents from the New York Field Office (DS/NYFO) and the security officer of the Cuban Mission to the UN to discuss further the NYPD's plan to remove the Mission's fixed post protection, DS/NYFO indic [...]
2007-11-29 16:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CU UN
07USUNNEWYORK1089GERMAN MISSION RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 19:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDGM OFDP UN
07USUNNEWYORK1090UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: TORTURE, IDPS,
[...] (U) Summary: On October 29, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly heard reports on torture, on the human rights of internally displaced persons, on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, and on the situation of human rights in [...]
2007-11-29 19:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM PREF PTER SU
07USUNNEWYORK1092UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 29
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Points: --Deployment Update: China has deployed the 135 engineers first elements of its engineer company that is part of the Heavy Support Package (HSP). DPKO Force Generation Services (FGS) expects that with the exception of the Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU),this wi [...]
2007-11-29 22:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU UNC UN KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1093SOLANA TELLS BAN EU WILL MAKE STRONG POLITICAL
[...] (C) On November 28, Ambassador Khalilzad met with the EU's Javier Solana to discuss Kosovo. Solana reported that he had met earlier in the day with SYG Ban Ki-Moon to tell him that when the EU holds its summit on December 14, he will push for a strong political statement that "the EU is ready [...]
2007-11-29 23:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KV YI UNMIK
07USUNNEWYORK1094KUWAITI COMPLAINS RE DIPLOMATIC PARKING PROGRAM,
[...] On November 27, 2007, USUN received a diplomatic note from the Kuwait Mission to the UN (text in paragraph 2 below) objecting to the New York City Parking Program for Diplomatic Vehicles because its application does not correspond to Kuwait's treatment of American Embassy vehicles in Kuwait. T [...]
2007-11-30 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN KU
07USUNNEWYORK1095NOV 28 ICTY/ICTR UNSC WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] SUMMARY: Members of the UNSC Working Group on Residual Issues concerning the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met on Nevember 28 to discuss a non-paper prepared by the Chair (Indonesia) on the preparati [...]
2007-11-30 18:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL RW
07USUNNEWYORK1097UNGA/C-5: D/SYG MIGIRO ADDRESSES FIFTH COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Summary. The Committee on Administration and Budget of the United Nations General Assembly (Fifth Committee) met for its organizational session on October 5. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro addressed the Committee. SIPDIS She conveyed Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's priorities [...]
2007-11-30 19:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1098UN - GA BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Fifth Committee, in formal sessions on November 19 and 20, began its consideration of the proposed budget of $1.478 billion for the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for the period July 07/June 08. The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions ( [...]
2007-11-30 19:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL SU UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1099UNGA/C-5: AUDIT REPORTS ON UNOPS AND UNHCR
[...] (U) The UN General Assembly Fifth Committee met in formal session on October 10 to hear introduction of several financial audit reports (A/62/5/Add.5, A/61/5/Add.10, A/62/120, A/61/214/Add.2, A/61/350/Add.1 and A/62/355). Introduction of the OIOS Annual Report will be reported septel. Director [...]
2007-11-30 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK11USUN RECEIVES "SMOKING GUN" E-MAIL ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 18:28:00USUN New YorkSECRETEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK1100UNGA/C-5: CONSOLIDATED REPORT DRAWS STRONG
[...] (U) The 5th Committee met on October 18 to take up review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations. Nancy Hurtz-Soyka, Chief of the Office of Oversight and Internal Justice, introduced the United Nations Secretariat Consolidated Report 2006. Thi [...]
2007-11-30 19:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1101UNGA/C-5: DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT A LIGHTENING ROD FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Administrative and Budgetary Committee met in formal session on October 30 for introduction of several reports on the Development Account. The Secretariat presented three proposals for identifying additional resources for the Development Account. The ACABQ evaluated the Secr [...]
2007-11-30 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1102UNGA/G-5: SYG BAN INTRODUCES 2008-2009 UN BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced the proposed program budget for the biennium 2008-2009 before the Committee on Administration and Budget on October 25. SYG Ban stated the proposed budget of $4.2 billion represents real growth of $23 million, or 0.5%, over the previous [...]
2007-11-30 19:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1103UNGA/C-5: OIOS REPORTS ON LACK OF UN-WIDE INTERNAL
[...] (U) The UN General Assembly Fifth Committee met in formal session on October 10 to hear introduction of several financial reports (REF). UN Undersecretary-General for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) Inga-Britt Ahlenius presented the OIOS Annual Report (A62/281/Part 1/Add. 1),covering OIOS [...]
2007-11-30 19:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1104UN EXPLAINS STAFFING DECISIONS AT INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Per ref A, Poloff spoke with UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Deputy Division Director for Europe and Latin America Martha Doggett on November 29 about staffing at the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Poloff emphasized U.S. interest in ensuring the e [...]
2007-11-30 20:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KUNR GT
07USUNNEWYORK1105UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: CLIMATE CHANGE, UNEP,
[...] Summary. Four resolutions were adopted by consensus during the November 30 session of the UN General Assembly's Second Committee. Per Ref A on the climate change resolution, the U.S. requested a vote on a budgetary paragraph, which lost 160-2 (U.S. and Japan),and the U.S. joined consensus [...]
2007-11-30 21:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECIN UNGA UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK1106COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ERIN CROWE AND JOHN
[...] (U) In response to Reftel, USUN grants country clearance for Erin Crowe and John Sandage to participate in the informal meeting of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, to attend meetings of the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) Committee, and to [...]
2007-11-30 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1108UNGA: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2-3. 2. (C) Per reftel, each year USUN works to reduce support from member states for three UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions that extend the mandates of three bodies in the UN that are biased against Israel. On November 26, the UNGA's Fo [...]
2007-11-30 22:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1109SIXTH COMMITTEE DIVIDED OVER NEW SYSTEM OF
[...] SUMMARY: At the conclusion of its sixty-second session, the Sixth Committee had yet to reach consensus on a number of key issues concerning the legal aspects of the proposed reform of the UN system of administration of justice, a measure that the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Bu [...]
2007-12-03 13:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK111TABLING OF GUAM RESOLUTION DELAYED UNTIL FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) On February 5, the Georgian Mission contacted USUN informing us Ukraine would table in the General Assembly February 10, on behalf of GUAM members, a resolution on protracted conflicts agreed on in GUAM capitals (text para 2). The Geo [...]
2007-02-08 23:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
07USUNNEWYORK1110CTED DIRECTOR MICHAEL SMITH MAKES INITIAL BRIEFING
[...] SUMMARY: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met November 29 to welcome Michael Smith (Australia),the new Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED). Smith praised CTC's role in UN counter-terrorism efforts, and said the CTC should continue [...]
2007-12-03 13:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1111ACTION REQUEST: SCENESETTER AND "PANDERMANIA" -
[...] This is an action request - see para 3. 2. On Friday, November 30, Ambassador Wallace hosted the latest in a series of JUSCKANZ meetings dedicated to developing a coordinated strategy to reduce the Secretary-General's proposed programme budget (PPB) for the SIPDIS 2008-2009 biennium, wh [...]
2007-12-03 21:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1112UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON THE HUMAN
[...] (U) Summary: On Nov. 16 the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted by a vote of 165-7(U.S.)-3 a resolution containing the so-called institution-building package of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),as amended by Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. (The amendment added to [...]
2007-12-04 20:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK1114MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST: G/TIP MULTILATERAL
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Carla Menares-Bury, Multilateral Affairs Coordinator in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to participate in the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse on December 5 - 7, 2007 [...]
2007-12-04 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM OTRA UNGA KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1116LEBANON: BRAMMERTZ DEPARTS UNIIIC WITHOUT THE
[...] (C) Summary. During a bilateral meeting with Amb Khalilzad on December 3, departing head of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Serge Brammertz revealed that while he hoped to identify the "physical perpetrators" of the Hariri assassination "within a few months," [...]
2007-12-05 00:07:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1117GAMBARI BRIEFS KHALILZAD ON BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Khalilzad's meeting with UN Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari December 4, Gambari identified two "sticking points" that were slowing the dialogue: the regime's resistance to Aung Sun Suu Kyi's request to address the subject of the draft constitution and [...]
2007-12-05 00:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK1118UN SECRETARIAT CIRCULATES QUESTIONNAIRE ON STATE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. The UN Secretariat has sent a diplomatic note to USUN, transmitting a questionnaire prepared by the International Law Commission (ILC),which seeks information on State practice regarding oil and gas (para 3). The ILC prepared the questio [...]
2007-12-05 13:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1119SE NATSIOS URGES ENHANCED PRC ENGAGEMENT ON CPA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 26 meeting with Chinese PermRep Guangya Wang, U.S. Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios urged the Chinese to be more proactive in encouraging Sudan's Government of National Unity to demonstrate flexibility on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreem [...]
2007-12-05 15:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK112KIMMITT RAISES IRAQ COMPACT AND SANCTIONS WITH UN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 6, deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the Iraq Compact. Ban assured Kimmitt that he was "very committed" to the Iraq Compact, and that he would seriously consider Kimmitt's proposal that the UN host a late February [...]
2007-02-09 01:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1120UN SPECIAL ENVOY OUTLINES NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy for the Sudan Andrew Natsios told UN Special Envoy Jan Eliasson November 26 that the UN-AU, rather than the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS),must take the lead in promoting a convergence of the Darfur rebel positions. Natsios warned that hard-line SPLM elem [...]
2007-12-05 15:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1121SYG BAN SUPPORTS KOSOVO END GOAL BUT WANTS TO
[...] (C) SYG Ban told Ambassador Khalilzad in a tete-a-tete breakfast on December 5 that he supports the end goal of coordinated independence for Kosovo, is willing to reconfigure UNMIK and will not vitiate a coordinated declaration of independence by Kosovo. However, Ban said he hopes he is not p [...]
2007-12-05 18:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL UNMIK KV YI
07USUNNEWYORK1124BHUTAN PERM REP COMPLAINT RE TREATMENT DURING
[...] USUN received on December 3, 2007, a complaint (text in paragraph 3 below) from the Bhutan Mission to the UN protesting the treatment received by its Ambassador/Permanent Representative at Newark International Airport upon departure by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel and [...]
2007-12-05 19:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP BH UN
07USUNNEWYORK1125SIXTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF CHARTER COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee concluded its consideration of the Report of the Special Committee on the Charter and Revitalization of the Organization with the adoption of a draft resolution that differed little in substance from last year (Ref A). During the Sixth Committee's debate, many d [...]
2007-12-05 20:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1128SYG BAN ON AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON, SUDAN, BURMA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one meeting with AMB Khalilzad on December 5, SYG Ban said he is ready to accommodate the U.S. on Paddy Ashdown's candidacy as SRSG for Afghanistan, but could not accept a dual UN-NATO appointment. Ban agreed to issue a statement urging the Lebanese to move forward wit [...]
2007-12-05 21:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1129CAUTIOUS BAN SEEMS TO SUPPORT OUR KOSOVO BOTTOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, the Coordinating and Drafting Group minus Russia plus Portugal met with SYG Ban to discuss the way ahead on Kosovo in the post-Troika period. The group laid out the likelihood of a blocked Security Council and the need to find a status solution outside of the Coun [...]
2007-12-06 00:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL UNMIK KV YI
07USUNNEWYORK113ISRAEL AND JUSCANZ DISCUSS UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 19:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1131GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SIXTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1132UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 6
[...] (C) SUMMARY: --Deployment Update: China Engineers and Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU),remain the only HSP units arriving in calendar year 2007. --TCC Update: Still no firm pledge of helicopters or transport units. --Contracting Issues: UN plans to assume Operations and Maintenanc [...]
2007-12-06 22:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1133LEBANON: BELLEMARE WILL EMULATE BRAMMERTZ'S
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Amb Wolff on December 5, incoming UNIIIC head and Prosecutor-designate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Daniel Bellemare recognized the sense of frustration among Council members about not receiving much information on the state of UNIIIC's investigation. [...]
2007-12-07 14:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1135CONCEPTS FOR BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS ON THE 2008/2009
[...] The draft resolution on the 2008/2009 biennium budget constituting a compendium of proposals from the G-77, EU, CANZ and others, is expected to be distributed at the end of this week. In anticipation of the intense negotiations that will begin next week, Ambassador Wallace and the USUN/MR tea [...]
2007-12-07 16:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1136GA MEETING ON UN GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY
[...] SUMMARY: The General Assembly (GA) convened an informal meeting to review the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy on December 4. Member States expressed broad support for the Strategy and held a constructive debate that lacked the polemics of previous meet [...]
2007-12-07 18:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1137U/S ROOD BRIEFS UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN/NIE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Undersecretary John Rood briefed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran. Rood stressed that the NIE does not diminish USG concerns regarding Iran,s nuclear weapons program and, if anything, heightens our concerns. T [...]
2007-12-07 19:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM IR MNUC KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK1138MAJOR DONORS TO LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL DECIDE ON
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the UN's second meeting with major donors and potential donors to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ("Tribunal") on December 5 (reftel),UN Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel announced that the UN and the Dutch had initialed the text of a Headquarters Agree [...]
2007-12-07 20:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK114SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANSION: WIDE DIFFERENCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly's Open Ended Working Group on Security Council expansion and reform, meeting for the first time this year, accepted GA President Khalifa's suggestion to proceed via five separate consultations on "key issues" related to Council reform. Facilitators will beg [...]
2007-02-09 19:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1141LEBANON: BRAMMERTZ PREDICTABLY TIGHT-LIPPED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a December 5 open briefing to the UNSC and closed consultations with member states that followed, departing UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) head Serge Brammertz hewed closely to his written report to the Council and declined to provide more [...]
2007-12-10 14:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1143SRSG MOLLER EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION OVER NO PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on December 7, SRSG Michael Moller expressed strong disappointment with the failure of the two parties to implement the July 8 Agreement of 2006. Moller also addressed the need for ag [...]
2007-12-10 14:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CY
07USUNNEWYORK1144UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 14:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK1145UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 14:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK1146UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $5,149,222 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $5,149,222 to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Depete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of November 22, 2007 payments [...]
2007-12-10 14:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK1149UNSC: U/SYG ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN
[...] (U) On December 6 John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed an open session of the Security Council following his recent mission to Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia (as well as Nairobi, Kenya to meet with donors and UN staff working [...]
2007-12-11 14:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF UNSC SO SU ET
07USUNNEWYORK115PAKISTANI NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AL-QAIDA SANCTIONS
[...] (S) Ambassador Wolff told Pakistani PermRep Akram that the United States considers any alleged violations of the UN al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions regime to be a serious matter. The two ambassadors spoke on February 8 after Ambassador Akram, the previous day, raised with Ambassador Wolff a U.S. re [...]
2007-02-09 21:18:00USUN New YorkSECRETETTC EFIN UNSC PREL KTFN PK
07USUNNEWYORK1150LEBANON: DUTCH SEEK IMMEDIATE DECISION ON BUILDING
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: At the third meeting UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel hosted for major donors and potential donors to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ("Tribunal") on December 10 (reftel),Dutch PermRep Majoor asked representatives of Lebanon, France, UK, Germany, and [...]
2007-12-11 15:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1151SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE
[...] The Security Council, on December 10, unanimously adopted resolution 1787 (text below). The following countries co-sponsored the resolution: Belgium, Congo, France, Italy, Panama, Russia, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The resolution extends the initial period of the Co [...]
2007-12-11 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNSC PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1152SERBIAN FM STICKS TO CALLING FOR MORE NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic told Ambassador Wolff that Belgrade is happy with the work of the Troika, but criticized what he said were unhelpful U.S. statements during the process about independence for Kosovo. Jeremic said Belgrade wants to continue negotiations with [...]
2007-12-11 21:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK KV YI UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1154UN REPORTS PROGRESS WITH GOS ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SYG Deputy Chief of Staff Kim Won Soo and DPKO Darfur Planning Director Mike Gaoutte told AMB Wolcott on December 10 that the UN and the Government of the Sudan (GOS) made progress on resolving outstanding UNAMID deployment issues during a December 8 meeting in Lisbon. According t [...]
2007-12-11 22:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1155CDG MINUS RUSSIA DISCUSSES RUSSIAN PRST ELEMENTS
[...] (SBU) On December 10, Ambassador Khalilzad convoked Permreps of the CDG minus Russia to discuss the Russian distributed elements for a PRST and format issues for the December 19 UNSC meeting on the Troika report. Ambassador Khalilzad framed the options for dealing with Russia's PRST elements [...]
2007-12-11 22:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI
07USUNNEWYORK1156UNSC 1373: NEW CTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PLANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a courtesy call on December 10, Ambassador Michael Smith (Australia),the newly appointed Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate (CTED),told Ambassador Khalilzad and Ambassador Wolcott that CTED can perform its current functions better [...]
2007-12-11 22:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PTER PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1158FM MILOSOSKI STRESSES MACEDONIAN POSITION ON NAME
[...] (SBU) On December 11, Macedonian FM Antonio Milososki stressed to Ambassador Khalilzad that he hoped Macedonia would be accepted into NATO at the April summit in Bucharest. He said Macedonia had doubled its troop level in Iraq and is making other important contributions to global security. O [...]
2007-12-12 23:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC MK
07USUNNEWYORK1159MNF RESOLUTION: POSITIVE REACTION TO US/UK TEXT
[...] (C) On December 12, the Security Council met at experts level to discuss the draft UK/US resolution extending for 2008 the mandates of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I),the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). Significantly, no del [...]
2007-12-13 00:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1160USE OF RECIPROCITY IN THE UN CONTEXT
[...] (C) The Permanent Mission of Eritrea to the United Nations has been seeking to sell its current office space in New York and use the proceeds of sale to purchase alternate, smaller office premises along with a new official residence. The Department denied Eritrea's requests of February 2003, [...]
2007-12-13 13:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALOFDP UN ER
07USUNNEWYORK1163UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1164UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE,
[...] Summary. The United Nations General Assembly's Second Committee adopted fourteen resolutions by consensus during its December 7 session. In accordance with Ref A and Ref B, the U.S. called for a vote and gave an Explanation of Vote (EOV) on the international trade and Lebanon oil slick draft [...]
2007-12-13 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN EAID AORC KWMN SOCI PREL UNGA LE
07USUNNEWYORK1165UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
[...] Summary. The United Nations General Assembly's Second Committee adopted eight resolutions by consensus during its December 5 session, including resolutions on sustainable development, international financial system, UN Habitat, Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs),and global partnerships [...]
2007-12-13 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV UNGA BO BN
07USUNNEWYORK1166UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 13
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- HSP Deployment update: Equipment for the Chinese engineering unit is still in transit. Bangladesh and Nigeria have not yet provided a load list from which the UN can contract air movement. The UN is conducting a PDV with Pakistan this week. Egypt has submitted a load list and [...]
2007-12-13 22:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1167IRAQI PERMREP PROPOSES CHANGES TO MNF UNSCR
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Upon receipt of revised text from Washington (ref e-mail),Amb Khalilzad met with Iraqi PermRep Bayati December 13 to provide him with the UK/US revision to the resolution to extend through 2008 the authorities for MNF-I, DFI, and the IAMB (reftels). For his [...]
2007-12-14 00:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1168YUGOSLAV AND RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS REPORT TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Security Council met December 10 for a briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made a statement, as did all Council members and repr [...]
2007-12-14 16:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ICTY ICTR PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1169UN AND WORLD BANK STRENGTHEN POST-CONFLICT
[...] SUMMARY: UN and World Bank officials have jointly briefed New York missions on measures to improve field coordination and standardize operating procedures, improving consistency and reaction time to post-conflict emergencies. Initiatives include standardizing fiduciary arrangements and fund t [...]
2007-12-14 18:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPKO UN
07USUNNEWYORK117UNSC/SUDAN: SOUTH NEEDS AS MUCH ATTENTION AS WEST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations (UN) Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General (SYG) Guehenno told the UN Security Council (SC) at February 8 consultations that the international community had a crucial role to play in ensuring full implementation of the Comprehensive [...]
2007-02-09 22:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK1170NATO SEEKS COOPERATION WITH 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY: NATO Assistant Secretary General Martin Erdmann (Germany) delivered the first NATO briefing to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 ("1540 Committee") on December 11. Erdmann said 1540 issues were a central part of NATO counter-proliferation efforts [...]
2007-12-14 18:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNSC PREL KPAO PTER KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK1171UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNDOF MANDATE FOR
[...] (U) The Security Council December 14 adopted by a 15-0 vote a resolution (UNSCR 1788) to extend the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for six months to June 30, 2008. The extension was recommended by the Secretary-General in his December 3 "Report of the SIPDIS Sec [...]
2007-12-14 19:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1172FIFTH COMMITTEE REACTS TO SOBERING MESSAGE ON THE
[...] Ambassador Mark Wallace addressed the Fifth Committee (Administration and Budget) during informal consultations on the proposed program budget (PPB) for the biennium 2008-2009 on December 10. Ambassador Wallace stated that the budget, in reality, is well beyond the Secretary General's initial [...]
2007-12-14 20:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1173UN SETS PREPARATORY PROCESS FOR MONTERREY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nation General Assembly's Second Committee passed by consensus a resolution on December 7 setting out the modalities for a review in 2008 of the 2002 Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD). The review process will conclude with a November 29 - Decembe [...]
2007-12-14 21:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN SENV UN
07USUNNEWYORK1174YUGOSLAV AND RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS PRESENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) presented their joint paper on residual functions at a December 11 meeting of the Security Council Working Group on Ad Hoc International Tribunals (WG). The main t [...]
2007-12-14 21:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ICTY ICTR PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1175KOSOVO'S RETURN TO UNSC FINDS RUSSIA STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In UNSC consultations on December 13, Russia raised its recently circulated elements for a PRST on Kosovo. Ambassadors Khalilzad and Sawers voiced disagreement with the premise of the elements that there is scope for a mutually acceptable solution. They said there can be no PRST [...]
2007-12-14 21:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI
07USUNNEWYORK1176UN: UNAMID WILL BE AMIS IN BLUE BERETS IN FIRST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN A/SYG Edmond Mulet told the Security Council on December 13 that UN-GOS meetings in Lisbon and Khartoum had resulted in the release of UNAMID communications equipment impounded at al-Fasher airport, an agreement from the GOS to accept helicopters from any country approved by th [...]
2007-12-14 23:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1177LEBANON: COUNCIL DEBATE ON UNSCR 1701 CONFIRMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on December 12, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen reported that Lebanon's continuing political impasse had prevented further progress on the implementation of resolution 1701. He called for presidential elections to be held as so [...]
2007-12-17 16:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
07USUNNEWYORK1179IRAQI OBJECTIONS TO MNF-I UNSCR TEXT DELAY
[...] (S) During the course of December 17, Amb Khalilzad sought to confirm GOI support for the MNF-I text circulated to the Security Council Friday, December 14 (ref A). The draft resolution currently enjoys consensus support from the Security Council. Citing various justifications, both Iraqi PR [...]
2007-12-17 23:17:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1180UN BUDGET: RECOMMENDATION TO DEMARCHE KEY CAPITALS
[...] This is an action request - see para 5. 2. Discussions in the Fifth Committee on the proposed 2008-2009 UN regular budget are coming to a head without any significant action to counter the unacceptably large increase in the projected budget. The Secretary-General has proposed an "initial [...]
2007-12-18 14:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1183UNSC REFORM: LITTLE CHANGE IN SUBSTANCE BUT SOME
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on UNSC expansion on December 14, President of the General Assembly (PGA) Srgjan Kerim announced that he had created a three-PermRep "task force" to help him advance the upcoming inter-governmental negotiations on Council r [...]
2007-12-18 22:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNSC IN JA BR
07USUNNEWYORK1184LEBANON TRIBUNAL: EXPERTS FROM KEY AND LIKELY
[...] SUMMARY: Following up on recent conversations held at ambassadorial level among major and likely donors to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) (see reftels),experts from USUN, France, Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands, as well as Lebanese PermRep Salam and representatives of the UN Off [...]
2007-12-19 17:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1185LEBANON: TRIBUNAL COSTS RISING WHILE FUNDS STILL
[...] (C) Summary. UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel convened a meeting of major donors to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (U.S., UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Lebanon) on December 18. Although Michel pressed for the Management Committee to be set up immediately, donors could not adopt [...]
2007-12-19 20:22:00USUN New YorkSECRETPTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK1186SOUTH AFRICA CRITICIZES 1540 TO UK EXPERT
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the United Kingdom's Counter Proliferation Department, recently discussed issues relating to resolution 1540 (2004) with Abdul Minty, Deputy Director General for non-proliferation issues in South Africa's Department of Foreig [...]
2007-12-19 21:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1187SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MNF-I, DFI AND IAMB
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the UN Security Council unanimously approved the extension of the mandate for 2008 of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I) and the arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). The U.S., UK and [...]
2007-12-19 21:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK1188UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS TRIENNIAL
[...] Summary. On December 18, the UN General Assembly's Second Committee adopted by consensus the draft resolution on the Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review (TCPR) of operational activities for development of the UN system. The Committee also adopted the draft program of work for the 63rd UNG [...]
2007-12-20 16:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECIN EAID UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1189UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY GRADUATES SAMOA FROM LDC
[...] In its December 17 session, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus draft resolution A/62/L.33 entitled, "Graduation of Samoa," submitted under Agenda item 43. The resolution takes note of a July 2007 decision by the Economic and Social Council that endorsed a recommendation by the Commi [...]
2007-12-20 16:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV WS
07USUNNEWYORK1190UN/LIBERIA SANCTIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS
[...] (C) Per resolution 1731 (2006),the UN Security Council reviewed Liberia sanctions during a closed meeting on December 14. Qatari PermRep and Chairman of the Liberia Sanctions Committee Nassir al-Nasser delivered a summary of Committee discussions and the views of the Liberia Panel of Experts [...]
2007-12-20 16:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC UNSC PGOV LI
07USUNNEWYORK1191UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
[...] (C) On December 7 Italian PermRep and Chairman of the Sudan Sanctions Committee Marcello Spatafora reported to the Security Council on the Committee's discussion of the Sudan Panel of Experts, October report, which examined the implementation of the sanctions regime over the past year. The Cha [...]
2007-12-20 16:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
07USUNNEWYORK1192UN/LIBERIA SANCTIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY
[...] On December 19 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1792 (2007) renewing the arms embargo and travel ban in Liberia until December 20, 2008 and the mandate of the Liberia Panel of Experts until June 20, 2008. Please see paragraph 2 for the text of the resolution. 2. Text [...]
2007-12-20 16:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
07USUNNEWYORK1193UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 62ND GA
[...] (SBU) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Area Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session of the 62nd GA draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African [...]
2007-12-20 18:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
07USUNNEWYORK1195OUTGOING MEMBERS BRIEF COUNCIL ON SUBSIDIARY BODIES
[...] SUMMARY: On December 17, outgoing Security Council members Congo, Ghana, Peru, Qatar, and Slovakia briefed the Council on the activities of the following Subsidiary Bodies under their chairmanship: the 1518(2003) Committee on Iraq; the 1132 (1997) Committee on Sierra Leone; the 1521 (2003) C [...]
2007-12-20 19:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK1197UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKES ACTION ON THIRD
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took action on Third Committee resolutions in a plenary meeting on November 18, including the adoption of the contentious resolutions on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, Iran, and Belarus. The General Assembly rejected a no-action motion on the [...]
2007-12-20 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK1198GAMBARI BRIEFS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Adviser on Burma Ibrahim Gambari briefed the UN General Assembly by invitation on December 18. In keeping with his measured public approach, Gambari opened by recalling recent, positive developments such as the release of many of those detained during the September [...]
2007-12-20 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK11991540 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ITS ROLE ON BIOSAFETY AND
[...] SUMMARY: Members of the Security Council's 1540 Committee held a thematic discussion on biosafety and biosecurity on December 18, which the Committee's Chairman (Slovakia) scheduled to help determine how the Committee's April 2008 report to the Security Council would address these issues. S [...]
2007-12-20 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK12HOLOCAUST DENIAL RESOLUTION STRATEGY
[...] (C) Now that the Security Council has adopted resolution 1737 regarding Iran's nuclear program, USUN has taken stock of the possibilities for introducing a resolution condemning Iran's denial of the holocaust (reftels). In discussions with Israel, Germany and the UK of options for General Ass [...]
2007-01-10 19:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA IR IS GM EUN
07USUNNEWYORK1200UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 20
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: -- HSP Deployment Update: Equipment for the Chinese engineering unit is still in transit; Bangladesh and Nigeria have not yet provided a load list from which the UN can contract air movement. The UN concluded a pre-d [...]
2007-12-20 21:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS
07USUNNEWYORK1201UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS TRIENNIAL
[...] Summary. On December 18, the UN General Assembly's Second Committee adopted by consensus the draft resolution on the Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review (TCPR) of operational activities for development of the UN system. The Committee also adopted the draft program of work for the 63rd UNG [...]
2007-12-20 21:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECIN EAID UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1202GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE
[...] Summary. On December 19, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) took final action on all remaining resolutions adopted by the Second Committee. The UNGA voted on six resolutions that were also voted on in the Committee and adopted all others by consensus. End summary. UNGA Votes ---------- [...]
2007-12-21 17:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN AORC UNGA ETRD SENV KPAL LE IS
07USUNNEWYORK1203SYG BAN CONVENES FIRST GROUP OF FRIENDS MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Secretary-General Ban convened the first meeting of the Group of Friends on Burma December 19. Participants included the P-5, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Portugal, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as UN Under-Secretary for Political Affairs Lynn Pasco [...]
2007-12-21 18:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK1204KOSTUNICA: SERBIA WILL "DO MUCH MORE" THAN DECLINE
[...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Security Council's session on Kosovo (reported septel) Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica offered Ambassador Khalilzad a familiar mix of legalisms and ethnic nationalism in arguing against a non-negotiated solution to Kosovo's status. Kostunica said Serbia is prep [...]
2007-12-21 18:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI
07USUNNEWYORK1206UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION APPROVING CREDENTIALS
[...] On December 21, the UN General Assembly adopted without a vote a resolution entitled "Credentials of representatives to the sixty-second session of the General Assembly" (reftel). Afterward, Iran made an statement expressing its reservations about the Credential Committee's report to the Gener [...]
2007-12-21 23:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1207DECEMBER MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: PRAISE FOR PARIS,
[...] (U) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe delivered the monthly briefing on the Middle East to the Security Council on December 21. Pascoe praised the Paris donors' conference but said the goal now is to generate "real momentum on all aspects of the peace proc [...]
2007-12-21 23:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IS
07USUNNEWYORK1208SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON KOSOVO, BUT IS IT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 19 UN Security Council session, Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica called for open-ended negotiations on Kosovo's future political status, insisting that any other means of resolving the issue would violate UNSCR 1244 and the UN Charter. Kosovo President Sejdiu declar [...]
2007-12-26 15:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KV UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK120962ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) Support from East Asian and Pacific Island (EAP) countries was essential for achieving U.S. objectives in this 62nd UN [...]
2007-12-26 16:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALBP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
07USUNNEWYORK1210UN: 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: SOUTH ASIA WRAP
[...] (U) Joe Melrose served as the Senior Area Advisor for the 62nd UN General Assembly for South and Central Asia. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to South and Central Asia. The South and Central Asian states did not provide the drama of some other regions or even of [...]
2007-12-26 16:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF BG CE IN KG KZ NP PHUM PK PREL TI TX
07USUNNEWYORK1211DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO CONCERNED ABOUT UNAMID WEAKNESS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At a December 17 working lunch at UN Headquarters, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and U/SYG for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean Marie Guehenno reviewed problems with the deployment of peacekeepers to Darfur (UNAMID). Guehenno said that he continued to be concerned about TCC s [...]
2007-12-26 18:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS KV AF
07USUNNEWYORK1214UNGA DEBATES THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE AND THE
[...] (U) Summary: The participants in the annual UNGA debates on the Question of Palestine and on the Situation in the Middle East that took place November 29-30 broke no new ground, restating well-known arguments in support of well-known positions. Several countries did, however, acknowledge the [...]
2007-12-26 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1215UNGA ADOPTS 27 FOURTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) The U.N. General Assembly December 17 adopted 27 draft resolutions on the recommendation of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee). Resolutions and Plenary votes are in paragraph three. 2. (U) The only notable aspect of the voting was a spontaneous applaus [...]
2007-12-26 19:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS
07USUNNEWYORK1216PRINCE TURKI RAISES POTUS VISIT AND CONCERN ABOUT
[...] (S) Ambassador Khalilzad met Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, former Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. and current head of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, on December 26 in New York. Al-Faisal underscored that Secretary Rice should accompany President Bush on his SIPDIS up [...]
2007-12-26 20:03:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PTER UNSC IZ AF PK SA
07USUNNEWYORK1217EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden, who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European Affairs to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) Summary: Most Eastern European states generally supported US priority objectives for the Fall session of the 62nd UNGA [...]
2007-12-26 20:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR
07USUNNEWYORK1218UNGA 62: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE
[...] (U) Robert Smolik served as the Senior Area Adviser for Western Europe during the main session of the 62nd UN General Assembly. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to the region. 2. (C) Throughout this 62d UN General Assembly our EU partners have not always proven effec [...]
2007-12-27 12:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB
07USUNNEWYORK122SE AHTISAARI AND AMBASSADOR WOLFF STRATEGIZE ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting Special Envoy Ahtisaari and Acting Permrep Wolff discussed the way ahead on the Kosovo status process including taking Ahtisaari's package to the Security Council and work that will follow. Wolff explained that the Russians were continuing to play for ti [...]
2007-02-12 17:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK1221UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 27
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: --Deployment Update: Chinese Engineers and Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU) are the only Heavy Support Package units arriving in calendar year 2007. UN DPKO expects the remainder of the HSP units [...]
2007-12-28 13:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV UNSC AF SU
07USUNNEWYORK1222UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) The Security Council December 27 adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) condemning the December 27 terrorist attack by extremists that caused the death of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and others. The statement also paid tribute to former Prime Minister Bhutto, called on [...]
2007-12-28 17:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC PTER
07USUNNEWYORK1223UN REVAMPS ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND KEEPS THE
[...] Begin Summary: The UN has adopted a resolution creating a new system of Administration of Justice (AoJ) that stresses informal dispute resolution over litigation in resolving staff grievances. It responds to most, but not all, of the Secretary General,s requests and will be implemented over [...]
2007-12-28 19:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1224UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS OCEANS AND FISHERIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The General Assembly adopted without a vote the draft resolution on Sustainable Fisheries (A/62/L.24) on December 18 and the draft resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (A/62/L.27) with a vote (146-2-3) on December 22. The majority of delegations emphasized the significance [...]
2007-12-28 20:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHSA PREL PREF PREM
07USUNNEWYORK1225USUN VIEWS ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM
[...] (C) Summary and comment. With inter-governmental negotiations on Security Council reform set to begin in 2008, a serious debate has begun on Council expansion. We are closer than we have been in several decades to the prospect that a formal proposal for expansion could be put to a vote. We d [...]
2007-12-29 02:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC JA BR IN GE
07USUNNEWYORK124UN: LATEST APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS OF SENIOR
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On Friday, February 9, 2007, Chef de Cabinet Vijay Nambiar announced that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had accepted the resignation of fifteen senior officials (9 at the Under-Secretary-General level, 6 at the Assistant Secretary-General level). Nambiar also announced t [...]
2007-02-12 19:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK125AMBASSADOR WALLACE MEETS WITH UNFPA EXECUTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-12 22:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK126UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: JAPAN WILL PAY LATER THAN
[...] The Japanese delegate has told USDel, confidentially, that the supplemental budget recently approved by the Diet does not include any funding for the 2007 assessment for the Capital Master Plan (CMP). The GOJ hopes to include funding in next year's supplemental budget (normally approved in M [...]
2007-02-13 14:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK1271540 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH,
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At an informal meeting February 7, the 1540 Committee discussed outreach activities; a proposed roadmap for implementing its program of work; and proposals for coordination among the Committee's experts, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and th [...]
2007-02-13 15:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK128PAKISTAN UN PERMREP ON SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT
[...] (S) Although initially critical of U.S. efforts to raise in New York the issue of Pakistan's apparent lack of compliance with UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban),following Ambassador Wolff's intervention (ref A),Pakistani PermRep Akram reported that he had advised Islamabad to "take steps" to addr [...]
2007-02-13 17:58:00USUN New YorkSECRETETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PTER KTFN PK
07USUNNEWYORK129EVALUATION OF TERRORIST FACILITATORS/INCITERS
[...] (S/NF) UNSC 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee members treated as normal the November 30 joint request by the United States and the United Kingdom to sanction five terrorist facilitators and inciters (TF and I). The Statements of Case demonstrated that these individuals were "associa [...]
2007-02-13 19:18:00USUN New YorkSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KU QA SW NO UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK130PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION COUNTRY GROUPS APPROVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following criticism of the slow pace of Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) work expressed in separate Security Council and General Assembly debates this month, the country-specific component of the PBC has approved ambitious schedules for finalizing peacebuilding "strategies" in Sie [...]
2007-02-13 22:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO SOCI UNGA UN EFIN
07USUNNEWYORK131DEMARCHE: TURNING OFF THE CEIRPP UN-SPONSORED
[...] On February 14 Polmincouns delivered reftel demarche on a conference of the Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) to be held in Rome on March 22-23 co-hosted by the Italian government. USUN explained to Assistant Secretary-General for Politica [...]
2007-02-14 19:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK132SECURITY COUNCIL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSS
[...] SUMMARY: The Security Council and the General Assembly held separate sessions on January 30 and February 6, 2007 respectively to discuss post-conflict peacebuilding. In both venues, speakers urged the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) to focus on work in its country-specific format where it is [...]
2007-02-15 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO SOCI UNGA EFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK133UNSC: MECCA AGREEMENT AND TEMPLE MOUNT
[...] Summary: In the monthly Security Council briefing on the Middle East held February 13, UNSCO Alvaro de Soto said that the Mecca agreement and recent international initiatives to re-energize the peace process, especially the commitment of the Quartet partners, showed "potential" for progress. C [...]
2007-02-15 18:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK134DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO BLAMES SLOW DARFUR PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Assistant-Secretary Silverberg met with United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General (SYG) Guehenno on February 8 to discuss Department concerns on Darfur progress, including candidates for Special Representative and Force Commander for the h [...]
2007-02-15 21:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK136(S) SYG BAN KI-MOON CONSIDERING IRAQ VISIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a February 8 meeting with IO A/S Silverberg, UN DPA Middle East Advisor Michael Williams said SYG Ban Ki-Moon is considering a stopover in Iraq in connection with his participation in the March 28 Arab League meeting in Riyadh. SYG Ban is also considering visits to Egy [...]
2007-02-15 22:29:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK138SYG BAN EXPRESSES FULL SUPPORT FOR AHTISAARI TO
[...] (SBU) At a February 15 lunch with Security Council Permreps, SYG Ban said he fully supported Special Envoy Ahtisaari's status proposal and the "intended way forward." Ban described the situation as being at a crucial crossroads, for which there could be no undue delay or derailment. He said [...]
2007-02-20 16:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC YI UNMIK
07USUNNEWYORK139ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE UN SIXTH COMMITTEE AD HOC
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The eleventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee met on February 5, 6, and 15. Delegations discussed completion of the comprehensive convention; the proposal to convene a high-level conference on counter-terrorism; and the status of intersessional informal negotiations; and [...]
2007-02-20 19:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PTER
07USUNNEWYORK14UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF 2007 ASSESSMENT FOR CAPITAL
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated January 5, 2007 requesting payment SIPDIS of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2007. The note outlines two payment options, [...]
2007-01-11 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN CMP AORC AFIN
07USUNNEWYORK141UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] Summary. At a February 17 briefing the Secretary General and members of his Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) reported to member states on progress in implementing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) adopted last September. The CTITF also introduced the [...]
2007-02-20 22:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PTER
07USUNNEWYORK142(SBU) ACTION REQUEST: UNDP ADMITS TO POSSESSION OF
[...] (SBU) This is an action request (see para 3). In the most recent communication between USUN and UNDP regarding the DPRK country programme (reftels),dated February 15, 2007, UNDP Associate Administrator Ad Melkert admits UNDP possession of counterfeit U.S. currency received directly from the [...]
2007-02-20 22:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNC PINR PREL UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK144AMBASSADOR WOLFF RAISES HIZBALLAH RE-ARMAMENT WITH
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie SIPDIS Guehenno on February 20, Ambassador Wolff and IO A/S Silverberg raised strong USG concerns of arms smuggling into Lebanon and claims by Hizballah SYG Nasrallah that his organization [...]
2007-02-21 19:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC KPKO IS SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK147UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $4,211,476 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and Invoice requesting payment of $4,211,476 to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of January 25, 2007 payments [...]
2007-02-22 20:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK148UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $834,302 TO THE TRUST FUND
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and Invoice requesting payment of $834,302 to the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of February 01, 2007 payments owed are as [...]
2007-02-22 23:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK149A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FM KUBIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 20 meeting with Slovak FM Jan Kubis, IO A/S Silverberg and Acting Permrep Wolff advised FM Jan Kubis that the U.S. would not look favorably on any Slovak action that undermined UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's proposals on Kosovo in the Security Council. Kubi [...]
2007-02-22 23:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK15SE NATSIOS' MEETING WITH JAN ELIASSON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 5 meeting with Presidential Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, UN Special Envoy Jan Eliasson said his immediate priorities for addressing the Darfur crisis were reducing the ongoing violence and finding a way to restart the political process. Natsios listed actions by [...]
2007-01-11 22:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC SU KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK150SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN IRAQ
[...] (U) The Security Council adopted a press statement February 22 condemning recent terrorist attacks in Iraq, including the chlorine gas bombing of February 21 (text in para 5). This step concludes a series of recent Council press statements condemning terrorist attacks in Lebanon (February 1 [...]
2007-02-23 00:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK152 UN DEMOCRACY FUND: ALLEGATIONS OF WASTE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Office claims to have commenced disbursements of donors' funds to projects overseas, USUN has made repeated requests for transparent accounting and reports on project management. We have not yet received an adequate response. In the meantime, a [...]
2007-02-26 14:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK154UN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2007 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary: The Commission on Social Development held its 45th session from February 7 to 16, 2007. Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran, Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi chaired the session, whose main theme was "Full Employment and Decent Work for All." Discussions and panels included macroeconomic [...]
2007-02-27 14:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB TBIO SOCI UN
07USUNNEWYORK155USUN DISCUSSES PROTRACTED CONFLICTS RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) On February 23, Acting Permrep Wolff met with representatives of the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) at their request to discuss their initiative of a General Assembly (GA) resolution on protracted conflicts. Speaking for the GUAM, Moldovan Permrep Grigore explained the [...]
2007-02-27 19:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG MD AJ
07USUNNEWYORK156DARFUR: USG AND UN GET READY TO TEST BASHIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A/S Silverberg expressed on February 20 to UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Guehenno U.S. support for UN candidates for leadership positions in the Darfur hybrid operation. The A/S also pushed for deployment of advance elements of the Heavy Support Package (HSP) in ord [...]
2007-02-27 23:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK157UNFPA SEGMENT OF THE 2007 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF
[...] Summary: The UNDP/UNFPA Joint Executive Board First Regular Session for 2007 took place on January 23-26. Opening the UNFPA segment, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid announced that UNFPA,s financial situation had achieved record highs in total core income, number of donor countries, and [...]
2007-02-28 15:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KUNR KWMN UNDP UNFPA
07USUNNEWYORK159UN/RWANDA SANCTIONS: RWANDA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) This is a guidance request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) USUN Sanctions Unit Chief was approached by Rwandan First Counselor Nicholas Shalita on February 23 to request that the United States support a new resolution to modify the arms embargo on Rwanda. The Rwandans are consulting wit [...]
2007-02-28 19:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC RW
07USUNNEWYORK161UNSC MOVING CAUTIOUSLY ON UN PEACEKEEPING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At February 27 consultations, a majority of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members advocated a go-slow approach toward UN peacekeeping in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),mindful of Chadian President Deby's attitude toward deployment, which so far has been eq [...]
2007-03-01 14:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD ET PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK162UNSC CONDEMNS TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN IRAN, LEBANON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary and comment. The UN Security Council approved a press statement condemning two bus bombings in Lebanon on February 13, another press statement condemning the bombing of a bus carrying Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) [...]
2007-03-01 15:42:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE IR
07USUNNEWYORK164UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated January 31, 2007 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: ICTR $ 5,934,685 ICTY 6,707,532 MINURSO 1,852,500 UNOMIG 1,813,904 MONUC 71,158,313 UNMEE 11,389,8 [...]
2007-03-01 20:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK165UN REQUEST FOR USG ACTION ON REGISTER OF DAMAGES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The UN is quietly asking select member states to submit recommendations for one of three positions on the Board of the Register of Damages related to the construction of the Israeli separation barrier. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution December [...]
2007-03-02 18:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL UNSC IS
07USUNNEWYORK166UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: UK AND FRENCH REACTIONS TO US
[...] (C) Summary and action request: USUN delivered reftel demarche February 28, sharing with the UK and France the names of Sudanese we propose for sanctions per UNSCR 1591 (2005). The UK expressed concern that the senior rank of one target would provoke Russian and Chinese opposition at the outs [...]
2007-03-02 18:51:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC ETTC SU
07USUNNEWYORK167ECOSOC 2007 ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION: THEMES FOR
[...] (U) Meeting in formal session March 2, ECOSOC adopted the themes for the High Level Segment (HLS) that have been under negotiation since December 2006. The themes adopted were unchanged from the ECOSOC President's March 1 proposals. As 2007 marks the first time ECOSOC will need to operate [...]
2007-03-02 21:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KUNR ECOSOC
07USUNNEWYORK168AU PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSIONER DJINNIT CALLS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Said Djinnit told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in an informal meeting on February 28 that he was in New York to finalize modalities with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) on all three phases of Darf [...]
2007-03-02 22:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCD ET PGOV PREL SO SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK17NEW YORK UPDATE ON BURMA UNSCR
[...] (U) USUN placed the revised text of the draft Burma UNSCR (ref A) "in blue" the afternoon of January 11. The Russian delegation, which currently holds the Council presidency, has scheduled a vote for 3:30 p.m. on January 12. Veto Threats ------------ 2. (C) Amb Wolff met with Chinese [...]
2007-01-12 01:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK172UNDP SUSPENDS OPERATIONS IN NORTH KOREA
[...] USUN has received a note from UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis informing Executive Board Members that UNDP has suspended operations in North Korea due to North Korea's refusal to accept the Executive Board decision of January 25, 2007 on the continuation of its country program. Mission will p [...]
2007-03-02 23:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN UNDP KN
07USUNNEWYORK173MAKING TALIBAN SANCTIONS RELEVANT
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: This cable provides a status report on implementation of UNSCR 1735, a resolution drafted by the USG which calls for updating the Taliban sanctions list to enhance its utility as a relevant and potent tool to combat the [...]
2007-03-02 23:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV KTFN PTER AF
07USUNNEWYORK174UNSC/IRAN: ITALIAN PR ASKS FOR EARLY OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) Italian Permanent Representative Marcello Spatafora called on Ambassador Wolff on the evening of Friday March 2, to stake an Italian role in negotiations on the follow-up Iran resolution. Spatafora said that he was acting on instructions from PM Prodi, and had made the same request to UK [...]
2007-03-02 23:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR IT
07USUNNEWYORK175ISRAELI MILITARY BRIEFS UN ON HIZBALLAH REARMAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 1 ISRAELI BRIGADIER GENERAL YOSSI BAIDATZ BRIEFED THE UN AND SELECTED DELEGATIONS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES TO UNIFIL, ABOUT REARMAMENT OF HIZBALLAH. USING AERIAL IMAGERY AND CITING "HUNDREDS" OF TRUCK MOVEMENTS SINCE A [...]
2007-03-03 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS SY IR LE
07USUNNEWYORK176ACTION REQUEST:FUNDING OF THE 2005 AND 2007 REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 14:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP KUNR PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK178UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Dennis Hankins and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated March 2, 2007 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows [...]
2007-03-06 15:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK179DDA, IAEA, OPCW, AND WCO BRIEF COUNCIL ON
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Representatives of the Department for Disarmament Affairs, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and the World Customs Organization briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on February 23, concer [...]
2007-03-06 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC PARM KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK18DPKO SAYS NO PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN CHAD/CAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After unusually testy exchanges with some Security Council Members at January 10 consultations over accusations that the United Nations was dragging its feet on deployment of forces to eastern Chad and northeastern Central African Republic (CAR),the UN Department of Peacekeeping [...]
2007-01-12 15:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK182PROPOSED NEXT STEPS ON BRAMMERTZ COMMISSION AND
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz is scheduled to deliver his latest report on the Commission's activities March 14 and to brief the Security Council March 21. In order to foster UNSC support for the Commission and Tribunal, USUN recommends that Brammertz [...]
2007-03-06 23:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK183UN SYG BAN TO MIDDLE EAST AND UNSCR 1701 REPORT
[...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 4. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) SENIOR UN OFFICIAL MICHAEL WILLIAMS BRIEFED USUN MARCH 6 ON THE UN'S LATEST PLANNING FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN'S TRIP LATER THIS MONTH TO THE MIDDLE EAST. HE ALSO REVIEWED THE ELEMENTS OF THE UPCOMING REPORT ON UNSCR [...]
2007-03-07 23:28:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC IS LE
07USUNNEWYORK190VISITING UNIFIL OFFICER DESCRIBES SITUATION IN
[...] (C) Summary. Visiting UNIFIL political advisor Cornelia Frank (please protect) told USUN March 8 that while UNIFIL takes Israeli reports of arms smuggling and Hizballah refortification south of the Litani river seriously, it has thus far found little evidence to fully substantiate these alleg [...]
2007-03-09 22:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK192AMBASSADOR SANDERS' MEETING WITH POLISARIO FRONT
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 9 meeting he requested with USUN Ambassador Sanders, Polisario Front Secretary-General Mohamed Abdelaziz said he had traveled to the U.S. to reaffirm the Polisario position on the Western Sahara problem in light of the Moroccan announcement of an autonomy proposal and it [...]
2007-03-10 20:59:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC MO AG
07USUNNEWYORK193DARFUR DEPLOYMENT: THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Most every element of Darfur deployment is frustrated by political and physical realities: supporting infrastructure for light support package (LSP) military and civilian officials is inadequate, and AMIS has refused to integrate even the relative few who have arrived; constructio [...]
2007-03-12 10:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK194UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: FRENCH REACTION TO US NAMES
[...] (C) Summary: French support for targeted sanctions in Sudan will be predicated on an expected positive effect on the ground in Darfur. Paris feels that USG proposed sanctions targets are of too senior a rank to have a productive effect, and expressed concern that targeting individuals under [...]
2007-03-12 17:20:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC ETTC SU
07USUNNEWYORK195RUSSIANS RENEW PRESSURE FOR U.S. APPEARANCE BY DE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is an action request -- action requested para 5. 3. (SBU) On March 12 Russian PR Churkin, in reaction to negative signals from Washington, renewed his request of last week for U.S. approval of a visa for de fac [...]
2007-03-12 19:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
07USUNNEWYORK196UN CSD-15: READOUT OF FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 2
[...] (SBU) The Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development achieved its principal aims the week of February 26 of producing a basis for the CSD-15 negotiating text in May, and providing a showcase for highlighting proven solutions in the [...]
2007-03-12 19:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EUN SENV UNCSD
07USUNNEWYORK197UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: INITIAL MARKERS ON POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: During the March 8 informal meeting of the Sudan Sanctions Committee delegations gave early indications of their positions on new sanctions in Sudan. The UK, supported by USUN, argued that the strategy of constructively engaging the Government of Sudan (GOS) had not been success [...]
2007-03-12 20:01:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC ETTC SU
07USUNNEWYORK198UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: P5 AMBASSADORS DISCUSS SUDAN
[...] (C) UK PermRep Emyr Jones Parry convened a meeting of P5 Ambassadors on March 6 to discuss imposing new sanctions on Sudan. In attendance were Chinese PermRep Wang, Russian PermRep Churkin, French Political Counselor Nicolas de Riviere, and USUN Ambassador Sanders. Jones Parry argued that i [...]
2007-03-12 23:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU
07USUNNEWYORK199UN: CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND COMPENSATION FOR
[...] ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 16. This is an action request. USUN requests instructions for upcoming negotiations in the Fifth Committee. 2. SUMMARY: As requested by General Assembly resolution A/59/282, the Secretary-General (SG),in his report A/61/554: Conditions of service and compensa [...]
2007-03-13 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK2HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: BALLOTING CONSIDERATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 21:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL UNGA KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK20UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF 2007 REGULAR BUDGET
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis, IO/PSC-Charles Casper and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note dated December 28, 2006 from the Secretary General requesting payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN regular budget for 2007 in the amount of $496,481,769. The no [...]
2007-01-12 22:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD UN AFIN
07USUNNEWYORK207PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION TRIPS TO SIERRA LEONE AND
[...] The Peacebuilding Commission's efforts to draft "integrated peacebuilding strategies" for Sierra Leone and Burundi are advancing, with visits planned to both countries during the next month. Perm Reps from five UN missions (Guinea, Ghana, Jamaica, Brazil, and The Netherlands as the working gr [...]
2007-03-14 20:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO SOCI UNGA EAID
07USUNNEWYORK209PARKING ISSUES, IRS SETTLEMENT INITIATIVE, ALLEGED
[...] Summary: The UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country (Host Country Committee-HCC) discussed the results of the HCC's survey of the New York Diplomatic Parking Programme (the Program) at its 232nd meeting on March 5, 2007. Missions which oppose the Program as implemented or on principl [...]
2007-03-15 12:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN CVIS
07USUNNEWYORK21UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT
[...] This is a guidance request - see para 7. 2. SUMMARY: In the coming weeks, the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee will convene a series of meetings, including a day-long discussion to be hosted by the UK Mission on January 17, to consider a series of issues that will impact th [...]
2007-01-12 22:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
07USUNNEWYORK211IRAN RELATED BRIEFINGS
[...] (S) On 09 March Ambassador Sanders and Chief of Station's (COS) senior representative at USUN delivered reftel sensitive briefing on Iran's nuclear weapons program to Panama's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Ricardo Arias and to Italy's Permanent Representative [...]
2007-03-15 21:11:00USUN New YorkSECRETENRG IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY
07USUNNEWYORK212UN DPA ON SYG BAN KI-MOON'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A/S SILVERBERG AND DAS DANIN MET WITH UN DPA MIDDLE EAST ADVISOR MICHAEL WILLIAMS MARCH 13 TO DISCUSS THE SYG'S FORTHCOMING MIDDLE EAST TRIP AND UPCOMING UNSCR 1701 REPORT. SYG BAN KI-MOON PLANS TO MEET WITH SARG PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASAD ON THE MARGINS OF THE ARAB LEAGUE MEETI [...]
2007-03-15 23:31:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL UNSC KPKO KPAL LE SY IS
07USUNNEWYORK213UNSC/IRAN: P5 RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On behalf of the P5, on March 15 the UK introduced a draft resolution on Iran to the Security Council following the IAEA's report of February 22 of Iranian non-compliance with resolutions 1696 and 1737. The draft resolution builds upon the sanctions established by 1737, includ [...]
2007-03-16 00:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR
07USUNNEWYORK215SLOVAKIA WILL NOT DISCUSS STATUS ISSUES DURING
[...] (C) On March 14, USUN Political Minister-Counselor William Brencick met with Slovak Political Coordinator Michal Mlynar to deliver reftel points regarding the scheduled March 21 UNSC meeting on UNMIK. Brencick emphasized that we hoped for a strong statement of support for Ahtisaari and his p [...]
2007-03-17 00:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK216RUSSIAN PERMREP LINKS KOSOVO AND ABKHAZIA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On March 14, at the end of P5 meeting on Iran, Russian Permrep Churkin protested a UK proposed Arria-style meeting for Kosovo President Sejdiu that he said he had been informed of earlier in the day. Churkin produced [...]
2007-03-17 01:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK217IRAQ BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Abd al-Mahdi told the Security Council that 2007 will be the year of civil peace and unity in Iraq. The UN Security Council held March 15 its quarterly open briefing (REFTEL) on the activities of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) and the Multinational For [...]
2007-03-19 14:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK218ISRAELI MFA IO HEAD RONNY YA'AR OUTLINES POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary. During a lunch meeting with IO A/S Silverberg, NEA DAS Danin, and Ambassador Wolff on March 13, senior Israeli MFA official Ronny Ya'ar expressed concerns about SYG Ban Ki-Moon's planned travel to Damascus in April, possible references to new UN conclusions about the sovereignty [...]
2007-03-19 17:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO KPAL LE SY IS
07USUNNEWYORK219MONTHLY UNSC MIDDLE EAST DEBATE FOCUSES ON MECCA
[...] (SBU) DELIVERING HIS FIRST BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY PAGE 02 RUCNDTA0219 UNCLAS COUNCIL DURING ITS MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE ON MARCH 14, NEWLY-ARRIVED DPA U/SYG LYNN PASCOE (AMCIT) SAID DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE PAST MONTH -- INCLUDING THE MECCA AGREEMENT -- HOLD OUT THE PROMISE TO TURN PAS [...]
2007-03-19 21:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE
07USUNNEWYORK22UN SEEKS BANKING INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPOSIT BALANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) The United Nations contacted the Mission to seek electronic fund transfer instructions (EFT) in order to deposit the balance of funds remaining in the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Cotonou Accord on Liberia. Per r [...]
2007-01-12 22:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AORC KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK224ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee"),a sub-Committee of the General Assembly Legal Sixth Committee, held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from February 7-15, 2007. [...]
2007-03-20 22:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC PTER UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK225WESTERN SAHARA: INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO MOROCCO
[...] (C) USUN delivered reftel invitation to the Moroccan Mission to the UN March 19 and are awaiting a response. We were unable to deliver the same invitation to Polisario Front Representative Ahmed Boukhari until March 20 as he would not accept the invitation without permission from Secretary-Ge [...]
2007-03-20 22:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC MO AG
07USUNNEWYORK226BRAMMERTZ AGREES TO MAKE PROCEDURAL CASE FOR
[...] (C) Summary. During a bilateral meeting with UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Chief Serge Brammertz on March 19, Ambassador Wolff said the U.S. would support an early extension of the Commission's mandate for up to one year and urged Brammertz to make the case fo [...]
2007-03-20 23:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK227UNSC/DARFUR: MEMBERS DISAPPOINTED WITH BASHIR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At March 19 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Peacekeeping Operations Guehenno stressed that the three-phase package of Darfur peacekeeping operations was "indivisible," with its proposals "interlinked and interdependent." [...]
2007-03-21 00:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK228UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 2007 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held its 51st session from February 26 to March 9, 2007. Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez, chaired the session, whose main theme was "The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violenc [...]
2007-03-21 14:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KWMN UN CSW
07USUNNEWYORK229UNSC/IRAN: INFORMALS MARCH 20
[...] (C) Summary: Security Council Ambassadors discussed the draft Iran resolution in "informal informals" on Tuesday, March 20. The UK hosted the meeting in response to requests from Council members for more information on the P-5's "political framework" to address the Iranian nuclear issue and i [...]
2007-03-21 15:57:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KNNP IR
07USUNNEWYORK23UNDP CONFIDENTIAL AUDITS EXPOSE SYSTEMATIC
[...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2.(C) Summary. Ambassador Wallace led a USUN MR team to visit UNDP on January 11, 2007. At the meeting, UNDP made available three internal audits from the years 1999, 2001 and 2004, for USUN's on site review. Per reftel, USUN was allowed access to the i [...]
2007-01-13 00:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK231FRENCH VIEWS ON UNIIIC EXTENSION, CHAPTER VII FOR
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with French PR de la Sabliere on March 19, Ambassador Wolff sought French views on timing/strategy for a possible Chapter VII resolution to establish the Special Lebanon Tribunal and underscored the need to convene a meeting of the Lebanon Contact Group before Se [...]
2007-03-22 14:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK233CLIMATE CHANGE RIFT BETWEEN UNFCCC AND
[...] (C) Comments to the media March 21 by Yvo de Boer, Executive Director of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat in Bonn, fly in the face of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's directives quashing the idea SIPDIS of a "climate change summit" and have sparked a frenz [...]
2007-03-22 16:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON SENV UNCSD UNEP
07USUNNEWYORK235POLISARIO RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO U.S. HOSTED
[...] (C) On instruction from the Polisario Leadership, Polisaro New York Representative Ahmed Boukhari delivered March 22 the Polisario response (text in para 2) to the March 20 invitation to a U.S.-hosted meeting with Morocco on the Western Sahara. Boukhari's only comment was that the Polisario w [...]
2007-03-23 14:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC MO AG
07USUNNEWYORK236UN DEMOCRACY FUND BEGINS MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following up reftel, USUN has worked with a consultant to the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and others to reassess management practices of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The UNDEF Executive Director has initiated a number of corrective steps, including a commitment t [...]
2007-03-23 18:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK237UNODC BRIEFING IN NY - UPCOMING EVENTS, BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: Executive Director Costa of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) briefed interested delegations in New York on March 20 regarding UNODC's Global Initiative against Trafficking in Persons, including a ministerial-level meeting in November 2007 in Vienna. He described the fou [...]
2007-03-23 19:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM UN
07USUNNEWYORK239KOSOVO COMING ATTRACTIONS: ROUTINE UNMIK BRIEFING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the March 19 Security Council quarterly session on UNMIK, SRSG Rucker reported that steady progress continues on Standards and stressed that Kosovo needs clarity about its future. Speaking for Serbia, Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija President Raskovic-Ivic focused [...]
2007-03-24 01:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK24CHINA AND RUSSIA VETO UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION
[...] On January 12, the Security Council voted 9 - 3 (China, Russia, South Africa) - 3 (Indonesia, Qatar, Congo) on the UNSCR introduced by the United States and co-sponsored by the United Kingdom on the situation in Burma. The negative votes by permanent members China and Russia resulted in defeat [...]
2007-01-13 00:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC BM
07USUNNEWYORK240UNSC MEETING: BRAMMERTZ CAUTIOUS ON PROCEDURAL
[...] (SBU) After a public briefing to the Security Council by UNIIIC head Serge Brammertz on March 21 that just reviewed the findings in his last report (ref A),UNSC members proceeded to closed consultations to discuss the Commission's work in more detail. Nearly all delegations supported the GOL [...]
2007-03-24 22:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK241UNSC MEETING: BRAMMERTZ CAUTIOUS ON PROCEDURAL
[...] (SBU) After a public briefing to the Security Council by UNIIIC head Serge Brammertz on March 21 that just reviewed the findings in his last report (ref A),UNSC members proceeded to closed consultations to discuss the Commission's work in more detail. Nearly all delegations supported the GOL [...]
2007-03-24 22:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK246CLIMATE CHANGE TOP PRIORITY FOR INCOMING UNGA
[...] (U) At a luncheon hosted by German Ambassador Matussek on March 26, incoming GA President Srgian Kerim (former Foreign Minister of Macedonia) identified climate change as his top priority for the 62nd General Assembly session. Other areas of focus were UN reform, the results of the High Leve [...]
2007-03-27 16:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA ECON SENV
07USUNNEWYORK25SECURITY COUNCIL PUSHES AU TO TAKE LEAD IN SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Gambari told Security Council members on January 10 that conditions on the ground in Somalia provide a narrow window for consolidating the authority of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and establishing an inclusive political process. He said Et [...]
2007-01-13 01:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SO UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK251UNSC/IRAN: RESOLUTION 1747 UPS THE SANCTIONS; FM
[...] Summary. On March 24, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a second Chapter VII Security Council Resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its failure to comply with its obligation to suspend its enrichment, reprocessing and heavy water activities and cooperate fully with the IAEA. Ira [...]
2007-03-28 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KNNP IR
07USUNNEWYORK253UNGA LEGAL COMMITTEE DEBATES REFORM OF UN SYSTEM
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: At a resumed session March 12-23, 2007, the General Assembly's Sixth (Legal) Committee discussed proposals to reform the UN's system of administration of justice, as well as a request of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB) for observer status in the General Assembly. [...]
2007-03-29 19:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA UNSC PREL PTER OFDP
07USUNNEWYORK254MISSION CLEARANCE FOR SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS
[...] (U) Mission clearance is granted for Special Envoy of the President for Sudan Andrew S. Natsios and Chief of Staff Andrew W. Steinfeld, for meetings with United Nations leadership as well as with USUN and foreign Mission leadership, on Monday, April 2, 2007. 2. (U) United Nations badges and [...]
2007-03-29 22:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SU UNSC ARSO
07USUNNEWYORK256MISSION CLEARANCE FOR DENNIS J. KING, INR/GGI/HIU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 15:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OTRA
07USUNNEWYORK259UN FORCE IN CHAD: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a private meeting with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),Minister of External Affairs of Chad Ahmad Allam-mi stressed the GOC was still in the "exploratory phase" of its deliberations on possible UN peacekeeping in eastern Chad and was open to discussion on the mili [...]
2007-03-30 23:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK260PRESSING POLISARIO TO DROP ITS PRECONDITION FOR
[...] (C) Per instructions, Ambassador Sanders March 29 delivered (Ref A) points to Polisario New York representative Ahmed Boukhari encouraging the Polisario to drop its precondition that the Baker Plan be the basis for any discussions held with Morocco. Boukhari said he would forward the message [...]
2007-04-03 14:42:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AG WI MO
07USUNNEWYORK261PRESSING POLISARIO TO DROP ITS PRECONDITION FOR
[...] (C) Per instructions, Ambassador Sanders March 29 delivered (Ref A) points to Polisario New York representative Ahmed Boukhari encouraging the Polisario to drop its precondition that the Baker Plan be the basis for any discussions held with Morocco. Boukhari said he would forward the message [...]
2007-04-04 14:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AG WI MO
07USUNNEWYORK262SIXTH COMMITTEE INFORMALLY DISCUSSES RULE OF LAW
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Chairman of the General Assembly's Sixth (Legal) Committee convened informal consultations of the Committee on March 29 to exchange views on ways to focus the Committee's debate under the new rule of law agenda item. Delegations recommended that the Committee focus o [...]
2007-04-04 15:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA
07USUNNEWYORK264UNSC ADOPTS RES 1749 (2007) ON RWANDA
[...] (SBU) On March 28, 2007, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1749, regarding Rwanda. The resolution, terminating with immediate effect the measures imposed by paragraph 11 of resolution 1011 (1995),followed up on the Rwanda Sanctions Committee's recommendation to terminate the not [...]
2007-04-04 16:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN UNSC PREL RW
07USUNNEWYORK266INCOMING GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SRGJAN KERIM
[...] (C) Summary: Incoming President of the General Assembly (PGA),Srgjan Kerim of Macedonia, previewed his agenda for 62nd General Assembly in a meeting April 2 with Ambassador Miller at USUN. Kerim intends to take up residence in New York immediately after the May GA elections, and hopes to [...]
2007-04-05 12:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALSENV UNGA ECON EAID KUNR
07USUNNEWYORK268UNSC/DARFUR: SE NATSIOS MEETINGS ON APRIL 2
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy of the President for Sudan Andrew Natsios met on April 2 with United Nations leadership to discuss the state of play in New York on Darfur in the wake of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh. Despite a sense of frustration at Sudanese President Bashir's continued stall [...]
2007-04-05 16:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK269UNSC: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SUDAN, CHAD AND CAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 4 Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council on his recent mission to Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (CAR). Despite the wide agenda topic, "Situation in Africa," Holmes' presentation focused on the three coun [...]
2007-04-06 12:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU CD CT UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK27AMBASSADOR WALLACE MEETS WITH UN A/SYG LUTE ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met January 9 with Assistant-Secretary General for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations Jane Holl Lute on recent allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by peacekeepers in Sudan and on the general strategy to address SEA going forward. Lute a [...]
2007-01-16 20:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASIG KTIA KUNR PGOV PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK270UNSC: SYG BAN KI-MOON'S AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST TRIP
[...] In the April 4 briefing of his recent trip to Africa and the Middle East, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon focused on five issues: the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, Darfur and Somalia. This cable will review only his comments on the Middle East Peace Process. His comments on other s [...]
2007-04-06 13:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK271UNSCR 1701: SYG BAN FORWARD-LEANING ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 5 closed briefing to the UN Security Council on his recent visit to Middle East and his March report on UNSCR 1701 implementation (other topics reported septel),UN SYG Ban Ki-Moon took a very forward-leaning approach on reports of arms smuggling into Lebanon an [...]
2007-04-06 15:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC KPKO IS SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK272UN/DARFUR: POTENTIAL SYG-DPKO DIVIDE ON DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. There seems to be a crack of daylight between the thinking of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon and Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) leadership regarding next steps on dealing with the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) on Darfur. Despite [...]
2007-04-09 19:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK273RUSSIA OBSTRUCTIVE AS UNSC CONSIDERS PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (C) Special Envoy Ahtisaari briefed the Security Council on April 4 on the Kosovo status process and detailed his reasoning for recommending that Kosovo become an independent state. The format of the meeting was decided only 90 minutes before Ahtisaari began his presentation, largely because [...]
2007-04-09 21:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC YI
07USUNNEWYORK274GUIDANCE REQUEST: UN REQUEST FOR U.S. PAYMENT FOR
[...] GUIDANCE REQUEST: Per reftel, USUN is transmitting below a March 30 letter from UN Controller Warren Sach to Ambassador Mark Wallace requesting the Mission's assistance in obtaining a payment from the United States for the 2005 NPT Review Conference and the first session on the Preparatory Com [...]
2007-04-10 15:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK275LETTER FROM UN SECRETARY GENERAL ON APRIL 16
[...] Mission received the letter below from Secretary General (SYG) Ban Ki-Moon, regarding the April 16 special ECOSOC high-level meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions, requesting ministerial level representation. Unless otherwise instructed, Ambassador Miller will attend for the U.S. 2. [...]
2007-04-10 18:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECOSOC
07USUNNEWYORK276UN SECRETARIAT THINKING ON HANDLING CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Mission has received a copy of internal secretariat documents proposing various strategies for climate change leadership by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and a high-level event on climate change at the General Assembly. Copies have been forwarded electronically to IO/EDA (Tuminaro) and [...]
2007-04-10 21:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK277MICHEL SHARES THOUGHTS ON ESTABLISHING HARIRI
[...] (U) Ambassador Wolff, accompanied by Ambassador Chris Ross (USUN/POL) and USUN LegalOff, met with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and two members of his staff April 9 to explore the UN's understanding of the state of play on establishment of the tribunal envisaged in UN Security Council Resol [...]
2007-04-11 08:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV PTER KCRM SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK28SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES ADVANCE MISSION TO
[...] (U) On January 16 the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) requesting the Secretary-General to deploy an advance mission to Chad and the Central African Republic to lay the political groundwork for an eventual multidimensional UN presence in those [...]
2007-01-16 23:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD SU
07USUNNEWYORK282UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE MEETS WITH EXPERTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts briefed the Sudan Sanctions Committee on April 10 on its interim report, which highlighted ongoing violations of the arms embargo by the rebels and the GOS, and GOS offensive overflights in Darfur and use of white aircraft bearing the UN logo, all of whic [...]
2007-04-11 21:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
07USUNNEWYORK283WOLFF-FASSI FIHRI MEETING AND SUBSEQUENT CONTACTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: April 11 was a day of intense activity on the Moroccan Western Sahara initiative. In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff, MFA Minister Delegate Fassi Fihri requested US assistance in helping solidify Moroccan public and political party opinion in support of this initiative by convinc [...]
2007-04-11 22:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WS
07USUNNEWYORK284MISSION CLEARANCE FOR SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS
[...] (U) Mission clearance is granted for Special Envoy of the President for Sudan Andrew S. Natsios and Chief of Staff Andrew W. Steinfeld for meetings with United Nations Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson and Department of Peacekeeping Operations Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guehenno, on [...]
2007-04-12 12:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SU UNSC ARSO
07USUNNEWYORK286CTC DEBATES VISITS, COUNTERTERRORISM INSTRUMENTS
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its 182nd meeting on April 5, the Security Council's Counterterrorism Committee (CTC) discussed the Counterterrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) coordination with international, regional and sub-regional organizations; a CTED analysis of the status of adoption of th [...]
2007-04-12 12:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL PTER
07USUNNEWYORK287SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN MEETS WITH NYC MAYOR
[...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Mark Wallace was asked by UN Under-Secretary for Management Alicia Barcena to attend an April 11 meeting between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the Secretary-General's office. Also in attendance were UN officials Bob Orr, Chef de Cabinet V [...]
2007-04-12 16:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK290READOUT OF APRIL 10 MEETING ON UK SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, USUN mission officers attended the UKUN's April 10 informal briefing in advance of the April 17 UN Security Council debate on climate change, hosted by UKUN Counselor for Sustainable Development Alistair Fernie. University of Toronto Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon gave a powerp [...]
2007-04-12 21:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNSC UK
07USUNNEWYORK293USUN PERSPECTIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (C) In the absence of a unifying focal point, climate change debates in the UN system are proliferating at a dizzying rate, with unpredictable and unwanted ramifications. This cable outlines strategies that USUN proposes to adopt in encouraging sensible and efficient UN handling of this conten [...]
2007-04-14 09:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON UNCSD
07USUNNEWYORK295UNSC/DARFUR: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AFTER APRIL 9
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At April 12 consultations, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Members welcomed news of the apparent "success" enjoyed by Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Division Director Dmitry Titov at the April 9 UN/African Union (AU)/Sudanese Government of National Uni [...]
2007-04-16 16:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK296UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING FOCUSES ON
[...] (SBU) The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) held its Fourth Advisory Board meeting on April 10. The UNDEF Secretariat presented an overview of the recent progress of the Fund, claiming that all projects in the pipeline had been processed. and project implementation was underway. Of the 125 projects [...]
2007-04-16 22:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM
07USUNNEWYORK297GUIDANCE REQUEST: UN RESPONDS TO AMBASSADOR
[...] GUIDANCE REQUEST:The UN responded on March 28 to Ambassador Mark Wallace's March 15 letter to them regarding the status of the UN vendors that government witness and former UN procurement officer Alexander Yakovlev asserted in sworn testimony he assisted with the preparation of their UN procur [...]
2007-04-17 22:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK3USUN SURVEYS SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN has surveyed the UN missions of Security Council members for views on the way forward on the Kosovo status process. We found Belgium, Slovakia, and France expecting and supporting eventual Kosovo independence but concerned about how the Security Council could facilitate th [...]
2007-01-05 00:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNMIK YI PGOV PREL
07USUNNEWYORK30DARFUR: P-3 AND DPKO FOCUS ON AU SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. P-3 principals and DPKO chief Guehenno agreed on January 15 that the January 29-30 African Union Summit presents an important opportunity for achieving clarity on the way forward in Darfur. USUN and UKUN principals pushed Guehenno to use scheduled high-level UN-AU meetings on Jan [...]
2007-01-17 22:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF KPKO CD SU
07USUNNEWYORK302SECURITY COUNCIL CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE: RIGHT
[...] (U) UK Foreign Secretary Beckett chaired the UN Security Council's unprecedented April 17 open debate on energy, security and climate, although, because of controversy over introducing this topic into the Council, the event was formally titled "Open Debate on Letter from UK Permanent Represent [...]
2007-04-19 13:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC SENV ENRG UK
07USUNNEWYORK305UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: FRENCH SEEK US REACTION ON
[...] (C) Action Request: On March 15 the French shared with USUN Sanctions Unit a list of individuals that Paris would support for additional targeted sanctions in Sudan (Ref email). During the April 17 P3 meeting on the joint US-UK draft Sudan sanctions resolution, French PolOff Clement LeClerc r [...]
2007-04-19 18:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
07USUNNEWYORK311ALGERIAN PERMREP CONFIRMS POLISARIO ACCEPTANCE OF
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 19 meeting with Ambassador Sanders, Algerian PermRep Yousfi confirmed that the Polisario has agreed to enter into direct negotiations with Morocco provided the invitation to negotiations is couched in the language of paragraph 47 of the Secretary-General's April 13 Rep [...]
2007-04-20 19:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG WI MO
07USUNNEWYORK312UNSC: CONSULTATIONS ON THE WESTERN SAHARA
[...] Summary: In an April 20 briefing on the situation in Western Sahara that he shared with Special Representative (SRSG) Julian Harston, Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum reiterated the Secretary-General's call on Morocco and the Polisario Front to engage in "direct negotiations without preconditio [...]
2007-04-23 15:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
07USUNNEWYORK314CLIMATE CHANGE: FURTHER DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER UN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 23:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK317UNSC/SUDAN: NO CLEAR SUPPORT FOR 3-MONTH UNMIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Taye Brook-Zerihoun briefed the SIPDIS United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at April 23 consultations on the status of the UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreemen [...]
2007-04-24 23:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK318UNSC/DARFUR: STILL NO HYBRID CLARITY AFTER AU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. High-level United Nations (UN),African Union (AU) and Member State officials participated in an April 16 informal meeting on Darfur intended to allow an exchange of views on next steps on the political, peacekeeping and humanitarian tracks. UN and AU leadership concurred that [...]
2007-04-24 23:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK319LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MICHEL REPORTS TRIP AND P-3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 18. 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Per reftel, USUN Ambassador Wolff met with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel on April 24 and followed up on April 25 to discuss the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. In response to Ambassador Wolff,s questions, Michel reported th [...]
2007-04-25 00:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK32CHINESE THREATEN VETO OF MINUSTAH MANDATE ABSENT
[...] (C) Following up on earlier conversations (ref A),Chinese PolMinCouns Li Junhua approached USUN PolMinCouns on January 16 to provide an update on PRC concerns about renewing the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) given Haiti's support for Taiwan at the UN. After notin [...]
2007-01-18 00:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO CH TW HA
07USUNNEWYORK320UNSC/DARFUR: DPKO DISCUSSES HYBRID COMMAND AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 16 meeting with United Nations (UN) Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) Jean-Marie Guehenno, the USG pushed for clarity on issues of command and control of the third stage of the three-phase Darfur peacekeeping plan outlined in [...]
2007-04-25 00:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK322UNSC BEGINS DISCUSSION ON UN CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following an April 24 briefing by UN officials, EU delegations led by France, Belgium and Italy voiced objections to allowing the UN to begin contingency planning for a peacekeeping operation in Somalia. The U.S., Slovakia, Congo, Ghana, South Africa and African Union (AU) Perman [...]
2007-04-25 16:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL SO
07USUNNEWYORK325TALKING WITH UN ABOUT FIXING UNAMI
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 meeting with UN Under Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe, Ambassador Wolff raised U.S. SIPDIS concerns about UNAMI, including the human rights report on Iraq released April 25 and the mission's credibility problem with the government of Iraq. Pascoe admitted "we [...]
2007-04-26 23:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK326UNSC: APRIL MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In the monthly briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, U/SYG Lynn Pascoe welcomed recent diplomatic developments and expressed concern over the recent escalation of violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Pascoe also announced the resignation of UNSCO Al [...]
2007-04-27 13:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK327UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FIVE
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Dennis Hankins) and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated April 27, 2007 concerning the financing of five peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fol [...]
2007-04-27 22:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK33UK SLAPS U.S. ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FORECASTS STORMY
[...] UKUN Counselor for Sustainable Development Alistair Fernie addressed the UN NGO Committee on Sustainable Development (a normally neutral organization) at a January 18 panel discussion on "The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Report." Joined by German scientist Philipp Schmidt-Thome of t [...]
2007-01-20 00:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV UNCSD UNEP EU UK
07USUNNEWYORK330KOSOVO: DPKO BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] (C) Summary. In a briefing to the Security Council on the eve of its trip to Kosovo, U/SYG Guehenno delivered a briefing on implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244. Guehenno cited progress across the board and stated that by any objective evaluation Kosovo was now a much [...]
2007-04-27 22:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI
07USUNNEWYORK332USUN PRESENTS U.S. 1540 ACTION PLAN TO 1540
[...] Per ref A, Mission delivered the overview of the U.S. national action plan on implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) to the 1540 Committee Chairman, Slovak PermRep Peter Burian, on April 20. The UN Secretariat distributed copies of the U.S. national action plan to 1540 [...]
2007-04-30 14:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC OSCE KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK338MICHEL PREVIEWS COUNCIL BRIEFING ON LEBANON
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: PER REFTEL, AMBASSADOR WOLFF URGED UN LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL ON APRIL 30 TO USE HIS MAY 2 BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO CONVEY HIS CONCLUSION THAT THE LEBANESE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS TO RATIFY THE TRIBUNAL AGREEMENT HAD REACHED AN IMPASSE AND TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR C [...]
2007-05-01 00:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC LE
07USUNNEWYORK339WESTERN SAHARA: SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MINURSO
[...] The Security Council April 30 adopted a resolution extending the MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) mandate for a further six months to October 31, 2007. In addition, the resolution takes note of both Moroccan and Polisario proposals for ending the political [...]
2007-05-01 13:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI
07USUNNEWYORK340UNSC/SUDAN: UNMIS MANDATE EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 31
[...] (SBU) Following last-minute negotiations with the Qatari Mission on the draft resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS),the UN Security Council unanimously adopted the text on April 30 as UNSC resolution 1755 (2007); text in Paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) In [...]
2007-05-01 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK344AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following his formal presentation of credentials, AMB Khalilzad met with SYG Ban Ki-Moon and his top deputies to discuss U.S. policy objectives at the UN. SYG Ban emphasized the need for strong U.S. support to move forward on UN capacity building and listed Iraq, Kosovo, Darfur and Leb [...]
2007-05-02 18:07:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PGOV UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK346LEBANON: FRENCH INSIST BRAMMERTZ MUST SUCCEED
[...] (SBU) During a P-3 meeting on May 1 (septel),French PermRep de la Sabliere reported that UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) head Serge Brammertz has informed France that he will leave his current position on June 15, 2007 and return to the International Criminal Co [...]
2007-05-03 01:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNSC FR SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK347LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MICHEL BRIEFS COUNCIL AND
[...] (C) Summary. In a forthright briefing to the Security Council on May 2, UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel said his April 17-21 trip to Beirut to help facilitate Lebanese ratification of the UN-GOL agreement and statute establishing the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon had yielded no concrete res [...]
2007-05-03 02:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK348SECURITY COUNCIL ENDS LIBERIA DIAMOND SANCTIONS
[...] On April 27, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1753 (text in para 4),which terminated diamond sanctions in Liberia. The Security Council concluded that Liberia had met the criteria set out in resolution 1521 (2003) to create a transparent and internationally verifiable certifica [...]
2007-05-03 13:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI
07USUNNEWYORK349LEBANON TRIBUNAL: P-3 PERMREPS MEET GOL ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with P-3 PermReps on May 3, GOL senior foreign policy advisor Mohammad Chattah reported that while UNSC delegates with whom he had met were generally positive about the need to establish the tribunal, several expressed concerns about the international legal implic [...]
2007-05-04 00:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC SY LE
07USUNNEWYORK35GOJ SEEKS DISCONTINUATION OF UNDP DPRK PROGRAM AND
[...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) On January 19, 2007, Ambassador Wallace hosted a meeting requested by Japanese Ambassador Koji Tsuriola (Director General for Global Affairs) and Minister Kazuo Sunaga regarding the DPRK. Ambassador Tsuriola explained the GOJ position as a p [...]
2007-01-22 15:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK352KOSOVO AT UNSC: RUSSIANS ARGUE FOR DELAY LEADING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Khalilzad suggested to Russian PermRep Churkin on May 4 that the just-concluded Security Council trip to Kosovo seems to have established a solid Council majority in favor of the Ahtisaari package leading to independence for Kosovo. The ambassador framed the Kosovo iss [...]
2007-05-07 13:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK359UNSC/ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: THE DEVIL IS IN THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations (UN) Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Africa Division Director Titov told the UN Security Council (UNSC) at May 8 consultations that a renewed appeal from the UNSC was needed to defuse the tense and volatile military situation on the ground in Ethiopia [...]
2007-05-09 16:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYER ET PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC KPKO
07USUNNEWYORK36DPA REQUESTS USG HELP ENGAGING CHADIAN ARMED
[...] (SBU) At a January 19 meeting with USUN Ambassador Sanders, United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh requested U.S. assistance in engaging with the Chadian armed opposition when the UN's advance mission deploys to N'Djamena. He said that the Dep [...]
2007-01-22 15:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CD SU UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK360LEBANON TRIBUNAL: SYG BAN FORGOES TRIP TO BEIRUT
[...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad on May 8, SYG Ban said he would not/not travel to Beirut to make a last-ditch push for Lebanese ratification of the UN-GOL tribunal agreement and statute. Ban said he is not/not asking for more time for diplomatic efforts to find a Lebanese solut [...]
2007-05-09 23:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC SY LY
07USUNNEWYORK367UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated March 30, 2007 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNIFIL $24,228,000 UNMIL $25,819,733 MINUSTAH $15,950,000 ICTY $19,055,000 ICTR $16,860,000 2. Copy of receipts ha [...]
2007-05-11 22:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
07USUNNEWYORK368P5 AGREE TO COOPERATE ON SUDAN AND OTHER ISSUES
[...] (SBU) On May 10, Ambassador Khalilzad convened his first meeting of the Permanent Five United Nations Security Council Members (UNSC). Members welcomed Ambassador Khalilzad's commitment to begin regular P5 consultations and to make use of this forum to advance shared goals and harmonize posit [...]
2007-05-12 00:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO YI UNMIK
07USUNNEWYORK369AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON GA
[...] (U) Summary. In his first meeting with GA President Khalifa, Ambassador Khalilzad stressed the need to make progress on key reforms at the UN so as to ensure lasting support from the publics of Member States. Khalifa noted that U.S. support was essential for progress on many issues. The Amba [...]
2007-05-14 15:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA UNSC
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