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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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09BRASILIA700BRAZIL -IAEA DEMARCHES ON BUDGET AND INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the two demarches and provided the referenced non-papers in REFTELS concerning the June 15-19 meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...]
2009-06-04 18:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA TRGY KNNP NPT PREL UN BR
09BRATISLAVA10SLOVAKS WILL NOT OPPOSE DELAY OF UNDP VOTE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 16:02:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF IR UN EAID LO
09BRATISLAVA396UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION - PRIORITIES
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Veronika Lombardini, Director of the Human Rights Department at MFA, on September 9. Lombardini said Slovakia's priority would be to reach common positions with EU Member States first, and with like-minded countries including the U.S. as well. In general Slovak [...]
2009-09-11 14:11:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC LO
09BRATISLAVA456SLOVAK RESPONSE TO THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Marianna Lipkova, of the Slovak MFA Human Rights Department, on October 26. Lipkova expressed enthusiasm for U.S. engagement both on the HRC and the Third Committee, as our positions are closely aligned on almost all issues. Lipkova said that Slovakia [...]
2009-10-27 15:36:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN LO
09BRIDGETOWN10OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP - ANTIGUA AGREES
[...] (c) DCM delivered ref demarche points to MFA Acting Permanent Secretary Cicely Solomon on January 8. Solomon agreed that Iranian leadership at UNDP would be counterproductive, and said the GOAB would instruct its UN Permrep to work to block an Iranian presidency and to find and support a su [...]
2009-01-08 18:34:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID UN XL
09BRUSSELS1016BELGIUM: COOPERATION URGED ON UNHRC
[...] (U) Summary. With the U.S. a new member, and Belgium now president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),the time for coordination and consensus building is now, according to Belgian MFA human rights officer Nathalie Rondeux. Rondeux opposes wholesale changes to the UNHRC syst [...]
2009-07-24 11:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR UN BE
09BRUSSELS1260BELGIUM: IN BROAD AGREEMENT WITH U.S. POSITIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has similar positions on the upcoming 12th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),with the only stated difference being that a Russian working group for UNHRC review might be "positive". Belgium is currently non- [...]
2009-09-18 11:21:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR UN BE
09BRUSSELS1314BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON UNHRC
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph six. 2. (U) Poloffs met July 13 with MFA Director for Human Rights France Chainaye. Chainaye discussed Belgium's role as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the GOB's perspective on its work. 3. (U) Chainay [...]
2009-09-30 06:06:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS1378URGENT DEMARCHE REQUESTON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 11:30:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS1427AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S OCTOBER 29 MEETING WITH
[...] (S//NF//ORCON) Summary: Ambassador Gutman met October 22 with Foreign Minister Leterme and his Chief of Staff Frans Van Daele. FM Leterme made a strong push for Louis Michel for the next UNGA presidency. Ambassador Gutman questioned Michel's friendliness to the U.S. Van Daele termed the U. [...]
2009-10-23 17:57:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PHUM UN BE
09BRUSSELS1430BELGIUM: PRIORITES DELIEVERED FOR THE 64TH UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 12:57:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS1469BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE 12TH SESSION OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Belgian MFA Human Rights Department coordinator, Lieke Biesemans, requested earlier consultation on resolutions similar to the one brought by the U.S. on Freedom of Expression in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 12th Session in the future. She said Belgium was concerned abo [...]
2009-10-29 10:26:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS697BELGIUM DESIRES TO "PRESERVE UNSCR 1267" BY ADDING
[...] (C) On May 13, Charge met with Thomas Baekelandt, Counter-Terrorism Coordinator at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Baekelandt said that sanctions under UNSCR 1267 against terrorist financing entities such as Al Barakat have been challenged in Belgian courts and in the European Court [...]
2009-05-18 10:19:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC PGOV PREL KTFN UN BE
09BRUSSELS972BELGIAN INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] Poloffs delivered reftel request July 13 to MFA Director for Human Rights France Chainaye. 2. Chainaye described three separate initiatives the GOB funds: -- UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture: Belgium has been contributing to this fund for several years. MFA contributes additional [...]
2009-07-14 12:51:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN BE
09BRUSSELS985BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON UNHRC
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph six. 2. (U) Poloffs met July 13 with MFA Director for Human Rights France Chainaye. Chainaye discussed Belgium's role as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the GOB's perspective on its work. 3. (U) Chainay [...]
2009-07-17 14:57:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BUDAPEST698HUNGARY'S REPLY TO FAO BUDGET - DEMARCHE FOR ZERO
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel points to Bernadett Kollar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Unit for International Organizations. Ms. Kollar stated that while she was not specifically aware of the Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) proposed budget increase, Hungary would likely tak [...]
2009-09-22 15:35:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN FAO AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN HU
09BUDAPEST740HUNGARIAN REQUEST TO SUPPORT CANDIDATE FOR UN
[...] (U) Post received the following Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting support to re-elect its candidate to the post of Inspector in the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). Full text follows. BEGIN TEXT: 13656/Adm/KUM/2009 Budapest, 08 September 2009 NOTE V [...]
2009-10-09 14:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC UN HU
09BUDAPEST752HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche October 14 to Anna Miklos, MFA's Human Rights and International Organizations' desk officer for the Goldstone report. Miklos stated that she will contact Hungary's UN PermRep immediately, as well as their representative in Geneva, to pass on the USG's com [...]
2009-10-14 17:21:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN PINR HU
09BUDAPEST779DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON THIRD
[...] (U) PolOff and EmbOff delivered reftel points October 22 to Anna Miklos, the Ministry of Foreign Affair's UN Desk Officer. Miklos expressed appreciation for the opportunity to discuss Third Committee agenda items in advance, adding that the Hungarian position parallels USG priorities. She sa [...]
2009-10-26 17:36:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN EU HU
09BUENOSAIRES1233ARGENTINA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN RESOLUTION AT THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 11:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA UN AR
09BUENOSAIRES1330Argentina: Reconsidering UNGA Resolution on Defamation of
[...] Per Reftel, poloff raised with the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) the annual Defamation of Religions resolution likely to come to a vote the week of December 7 in the UN General Assembly plenary. Silvia Cao of the MFA's Human Rights office understood the USG position that only peo [...]
2009-12-07 22:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM AR UN
09CAIRO1058DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 11:56:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN SU EG
09CAIRO1094IO DELEGATION'S POSITIVE MULTILATERAL HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 14:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL UN EG
09CAIRO1194MFA ON HIZBALLAH CELL, SMUGGLING, CT COOPERATION
[...] (C) On June 23, MFA Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Deputy Assistant Minister Ashraf Mohsin told visiting S/CT officer Patrick Worman that the MFA believes Hizballah should be part of the political process in Lebanon. Mohsin said the GOE views Hizballah's terrorist operation in Egypt as [...]
2009-06-25 14:56:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CT UN IR LE EG
09CAIRO1433MFA LOOKS AHEAD TO THIRD UN EXPERT VISIT, 2010 UPR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 05:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER SENV KIRF KTIP UN EG
09CAIRO1514INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE IN EGYPT
[...] Torture is a serious problem in Egypt, and there are ongoing efforts in the country to prevent its practice and protect victims. Several Egyptian NGOs have ongoing programs to provide legal assistance, and psychological and physical rehabilitation for torture victims. Human rights attorneys [...]
2009-08-05 13:17:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM UN EG
09CAIRO1760DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 15:44:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC EG
09CAIRO1834DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE GOLDSTONE REPORT REF: STATE 98567 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 14:33:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER UN KISL KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1948INDEPENDENT NGO COALITION FOR UPR REPORT SPLINTERS
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) The coalition of independent NGOs formed to submit a September report for the February 2010 UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) splintered following disagreements over using legal versus "political" language in the introduction. -- (C) The Egyptian Or [...]
2009-10-13 15:57:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM UN EG
09CAIRO1997ACTIVISTS' ANGER OVER U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 15:09:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL UN IS EG
09CAIRO2044DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 16:04:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EG
09CAIRO2053DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN CONVENTION AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 15:59:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UN KCRM KCOR EG
09CAIRO208THE ARAB LEAGUE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 15:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UN MR SO SU EG
09CAIRO2102DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMPLEMENTARY STANDARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 14:34:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN EG
09CAIRO2236EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT ASSERTS TIP PROGRESS TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador at Large for Combating Human Trafficking Luis CDeBaca visited Egypt November 13 through 15 and met with GoE officials and others involved in Egypt's anti-trafficikng efforts, including Egypt's Public Prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, Egypt's Minister of State for Family and Populati [...]
2009-12-03 12:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV UN EG
09CAIRO2268MIXED CIVIL SOCIETY REACTION TO UN ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 12:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN EG
09CAIRO2277GOE UPR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOCUSES ON COMMITMENTS, BUT IS SHORT ON DETAILS REF: A. CAIRO 2164 B. CAIRO 1948 C. CAIRO 1925 D. CAIRO 1836 E. CAIRO 1433 F. CAIRO 814 Classified By: Economic-Political Minister-Counselor Donald A. Blome for reason 1.4 (b).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 12:11:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF KTIP CT UN EG
09CAIRO2348EGYPT'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PLANS SUBJECT TO DELAYS
[...] (C/NF) Main Points: -- Egypt's first commercial scale reactor is officially slated to come on line in 2020, with three more to be in operation by 2025. The GOE is expected to announce in January 2010 that El Daba on the Mediterranean Coast will be the site of the first plant. -- Nuclear Power Plant [...]
2009-12-22 13:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY UN
09CAIRO2404EGYPT-U.S. JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Main Points: -- During upcoming JSCNEC meetings in Cairo GOE wants a tight focus, both in agenda and in delegation composition, on technical issues related to Egypt's expanding civil nuclear power development. -- GOE flagged several civil nuclear issues as already the subject of GOE consultatio [...]
2009-12-30 15:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALAORC EG EU IAEA KNNP PREL RS TRGY UN
09CAIRO397DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
[...] (C) On March 5, we demarched MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby on Egyptian plans to sponsor a freedom of expression resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) March session, urging Egypt not to pre-empt Canada (ref A). Shalaby responded that Egypt's position is that the [...]
2009-03-05 14:48:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EG
09CAIRO463AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON FREEDOM OF
[...] (C) On March 14, the Ambassador spoke to Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit regarding Egypt's tabling of a freedom of expression resolution at the current session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). She urged Egypt to withdraw its text to allow Canada to a run a resolution at the June session of [...]
2009-03-17 15:34:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EU UK EG
09CAIRO484PRESSING THE GOE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
[...] (C) On March 22, Economic-Political Minister-Counselor underscored the U.S. position on the 2009 UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Freedom of Expression Resolution to MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for North American Affairs Amin Meleika. Mincouns emphasized that the U.S. strongly believes Canad [...]
2009-03-22 15:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN KDEM EG
09CAIRO550FORMER SUDANESE PM AL MAHDI SPELLS OUT PLAN FOR
[...] (C) Key Points -- Former Sudanese PM Sadiq Al Mahdi said a "catastrophic scenario" is unfolding in Sudan that threatens the humanitarian situation in Darfur, the future peace talks and the unity of the country. -- Al Mahdi is proposing a "National Forum" composed of eight political partie [...]
2009-03-31 15:09:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PHUM PREF UN QA CD SU EG
09CAIRO572DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (C) On April 2, DCM informed MFA Spokesman and Senior Advisor to the Foreign Minister Hossam Zaki that the U.S. is seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),and requested the GOE's vote in May (reftel). DCM underscored that the U.S. believes it can do more to advance human right [...]
2009-04-02 18:04:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EG
09CAIRO598MFA ON MULTILATERAL HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES,
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) In an April 6 meeting with MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for Human Rights Wael Aboulmagd, we reiterated our request for Egyptian support for a U.S. seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),and emphasized that the U.S. wants to improve cooperation on multilateral human r [...]
2009-04-07 15:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UN SOCI EG
09CAIRO680UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION DIPNOTE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 12:31:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN EG
09CAIRO858FIRST VISIT OF A UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO EGYPT
[...] KEY POINTS: -- (C) UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, visited Egypt from April 17-21. This was the first visit of a UN Special Rapporteur the GOE has allowed. The MFA said the GOE will i [...]
2009-05-17 14:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CT UN EG
09CAIRO900DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON NGOS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 13:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM UN SOCI EG
09CANBERRA24AUSTRALIA CANNOT SUPPORT DELAY IN UNDP PRESIDENCY
[...] (C/NF) Australian government representatives advised Poloff in reftel demarche that it is sympathetic to the U.S. position to prevent Iran from obtaining the UNDP Presidency, but agrees with the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) that the election should not be delayed. Lalita Kapur and [...]
2009-01-08 05:30:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREF IR UN EAID AS
09CANBERRA698AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 06:50:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN AS
09CANBERRA710AUSTRALIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RESPONSE TO THE
[...] (U) The Australian Attorney General's Department has prepared a multi-agency response to the president's request for a report on initiatives countering torture from various allies. 2. (U) The Australian response: Begin text.. Australian Initiatives to Counter Torture and Assist Victims - [...]
2009-08-04 06:11:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN AS
09CANBERRA974AUSTRALIA ON BOARD WITH U.S. UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Australia supports U.S. priorities for the 64th UNGA Third Committee session. Sandra Vegting, a Director in the International Organizations Branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, confirmed that Australia shares our views on both the country specific and thematic resolut [...]
2009-10-30 03:35:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN
09CARACAS1521VENEZUELA EXPECTED TO TAKE HARD LINE IN COPENHAGEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV)'s steadfast view that developed countries have caused climate change is expected to dominate its official position at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference. Though the GBRV has not publicized an official s [...]
2009-12-03 14:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALSENV EAID ECON ENRG PGOV PREL UN VE KGHG
09CHISINAU842DEMARCHE REPLY: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Alexei Iatco, First Secretary, OSCE and International Security Directorate, Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFA&EI),Republic of Moldova, on October 27, 2009. Mr. Iatco noted that he would forward [...]
2009-10-29 05:51:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN MD
09COLOMBO1060COLOMBO PLAN NOVEMBER SESSION READOUT: USA TAKES
[...] SUMMARY: At the 266th session of the Colombo Plan Council held November 19, the United States took over the one-year rotating Presidency held most recently by Thailand. The minutes from the 265th session were adopted and council members focused on the upcoming 42nd Consultative Committee Meet [...]
2009-11-23 08:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE
09COLOMBO300SRI LANKA: UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights released a statement in which she raised the possibility that war crimes were being commited by the Sri Lankan military and the LTTE. Human Rights Minister Samarasinghe responded for the government describing the statement as [...]
2009-03-17 11:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINS UN CE
09COLOMBO31MALDIVES: FOREIGN MINISTER EAGER TO CONVINCE
[...] (SBU)In a January 8 exchange with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Ambassador urged Maldives to join the 52 nations across the world that have recognized Kosovo. Ambassador emphasized Kosovo's successful and stable development as one of the most important priorities [...]
2009-01-09 07:23:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNGA KV MV
09COLOMBO322SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES GSL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 23 meeting, the Foreign Minister questioned why the U.S. was supporting a briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the fighting in northern Sri Lanka. Ambassador stressed that continued shelling of civilians in the safe zone was a major concern of the United [...]
2009-03-24 13:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MOPS PINR UN CE
09COLOMBO460COLOMBO PLAN APRIL SESSION READOUT
[...] The Colombo Plan Council held a special session on April 2, 2009. Full minutes have been emailed to Colleen Neville and Matthew Goldstein. Representatives from all member countries, with the exception of Sri Lanka, attended. The next Colombo Plan Council Meeting will be held on May 21, 200 [...]
2009-04-24 12:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR UN
09COLOMBO631COLOMBO PLAN MAY SESSION READOUT
[...] Summary: At the 264th session of the Colombo Plan Council, was held on May 21, 2009, Secretary General Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia presented the Plan's revised "zero growth" biennial budget; however, several members noted unexpected increases and asked for a full-cost breakdown. Following the Sec [...]
2009-06-23 09:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR UN
09COLOMBO639SRI LANKA: TWO LOCAL U.N. STAFF DETAINED,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two local UN staff members are being detained by government forces, possibly for alleged ties to a 2006 assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa. The two men, who work as drivers for UNHCR and UNOPS, were taken into custody on June 12 and 13. The UN has bee [...]
2009-06-24 13:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER PREL UN CE
09COLOMBO99SRI LANKA: COLOMBO PLAN STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT AND BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 10:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR UN CE
09COPENHAGEN21DENMARK: OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 15:58:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID UN DA
09COPENHAGEN453FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE: DANISH RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 07:33:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN DA
09COPENHAGEN482DENMARK: UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE -- PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) On October 27, poloff delivered talking points and discussed U.S. Third Committee priorities contained in reftel to MFA Acting Department Head Anders Ornemark, Department of Global Security and Economy. Ornemark indicated general overall agreement with the priorities, particularly the [...]
2009-10-28 14:00:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN
09COTONOU325BENIN: GOB AND CIVIL SOCIETY'S INITIATIVES TO COUNTER
[...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to Article 2 of the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT),the GOB has taken measures to prevent acts of torture since it ratified the Convention on March 12, 1992. The GOB has developed initiatives, including the National Committee to Follow Up and Implement International Human [...]
2009-07-27 13:32:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM UN BN
09COTONOU513BENIN: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] Poloff delivered points reftel to Ambassador Adoumasse, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that the GOB was in agreement with the US position and that the Ministry was sending instructions to the GOB PermRep in New York who would be voting. KNI [...]
2009-10-26 10:56:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN BN
09COTONOU579BENIN: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 13:09:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA BN
09DAKAR889GUINEA-BISSAU: DIPLOMATIC CORPS AGREES THAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 6 United Nations (UN) Representative of the Secretary General (RSG) Joseph Mutaboba chaired meeting of the diplomatic corps to discuss the presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau, as well as plans to integrate and augment the UN presence in Bissau and the international co [...]
2009-07-13 18:01:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL XY PU UN
09DAMASCUS282RE: DEMARCHE REQUEST - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered the diplomatic note contained in reftel to Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad on April 15. Miqdad harkened back to his tenure at the Syrian Mission to the UN in New York and recalled that Syria had vowed its support for the U.S. candidacy to the now-defunct [...]
2009-04-16 11:58:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN SY
09DARESSALAAM241TANZANIA AGREES TO TRAIN DRC SOLDIERS AT MONUC
[...] (C) DAO contacts in the Tanzania Peoples Defense Force (TPDF) told us recently that the TPDF has agreed to an early April MONUC request to provide training to soldiers being integrated into the Democratic Republic of Congo's national military (ref). The GOT agreed to provide up to 200 trainers, [...]
2009-04-15 13:35:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UN TZ CG
09DARESSALAAM622TANZANIA: FAO IMPORTANT, AS IS PRUDENT USE OF FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 15:08:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN TZ
09DARESSALAAM632ZANZIBAR: ELECTION MANAGERS PESSIMISTIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) and UNDP (which is funding, training and overseeing the technical aspects of the electoral process in Zanzibar) both are quietly warning us that the October 2010 elections in Zanzibar will fail absent some kind of political recon [...]
2009-09-24 04:26:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM UN TZ
09DARESSALAAM735UNGA/THIRD COMMITTEE: TANZANIA TO ABSTAIN ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tanzania plans to repeat its practice in 2008 of abstaining on all country-specific resolutions and related no-action motions. Tanzania will support the U.S. election resolution, but shares concerns about the OIC's resolution on defamation of religions. The GOT expects to sup [...]
2009-10-28 09:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAROC KJUS PHUM APER PREL UNGA UN TZ
09DHAKA1039WILLING TO PLAY BALL: BANGLADESH FOREIGN SECRETARY
[...] (C) In a wide ranging meeting with the Ambassador on November 15, Bangladesh,s No. 2 diplomat, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, emphasized the importance of close ties with the United States and discussed the potential for some movement on UN- related concerns and recognition of Kosov [...]
2009-11-17 08:51:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BM KN BG
09DHAKA1071BACK TO THE FUTURE? BANGLADESH SWITCHES UN VOTE
[...] (C) In a return to the position of the previous democratically elected government, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) chose to abstain on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning the human rights situation in North Korea. By doing so, the Government reversed the stance taken by t [...]
2009-11-25 07:58:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN PINR BM KN BG IR
09DHAKA297DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFAMATION OF RELIGION
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer March 23 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rahman relayed the message to the relevent authority in his Ministry, but did not comment on Bangladesh's expected position on the vote. NO [...]
2009-03-29 03:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KIRF UN BG
09DILI325THE UNITED NATIONS IN TIMOR-LESTE: LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a private, valedictory interview, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Timor-Leste Atul Khare provided the following, useful assessment of UNMIT's accomplishments over the last few years and the significant challenges that lie ahead. His self-serving com [...]
2009-12-10 08:59:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO UN TT
09DJIBOUTI1107DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points September 13 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh. Goumaneh welcomed U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). She agreed that it was helpful for the U.S. to be back at the table, com [...]
2009-09-13 14:22:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC DJ
09DJIBOUTI1315Djiboutian Officials Highlight Cooperation with USG on
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings with visiting Director of East African Affairs ( AF/E) Geeta Pasi, senior Djiboutian officials expressed appreciation for donor assistance from the United States, and for bilateral cooperation on regional security issues. Delegate Minister in Charge of Internation [...]
2009-11-17 13:45:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL DJ ER SO UN
09DOHA358DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP THREE (E6 MEETING)
[...] (U) Each representative gave an opening statement during a plenary meeting open to the press. Highlights of the statements follow. Qatar ----- 2. (U) Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and GOQ Sudan lead) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud opened the public session by thanking the E6 represen [...]
2009-05-31 09:24:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU CD QA UK RS FR CH EUN UN AU
09DOHA386GOQ SQUEAMISH AFTER HELPING OPEN UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) On May 27, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud opened the Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region at a ceremony in Doha. Senior human rights profe [...]
2009-06-10 12:18:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN QA
09DUSHANBE1349TAJIKISTAN - DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (U) On December 3, poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on defamation of religions resolution to Idibek Kalandarov, Deputy Chief of the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Organizations. Kalandarov said he would advise the Minister of Foreign Affairs on USG vie [...]
2009-12-03 11:50:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNGA UN TI
09EFTOUSUNNEWYORK584UK HOSTS LUNCH FOR UN COMMITTEE ON CONTRIBUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 4, 2009 the UK Mission hosted a lunch for members of the Committee on Contribution (COC) to discuss the scale of assessment models and general views of the committee on the scales debate. In addition to CoC delegates from Germany, Australia, the UK, Romania, Portugal, J [...]
2009-06-11 14:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT AORC UN
09FREETOWN12EAC FREETOWN CONVENES ON PROPOSED LIBYAN UN DRAFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Post convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 8 to review our security posture in advance of the potential USUN veto of Libya's proposed draft resolution on Gaza. The EAC was chaired by CDA, and attended by RSO, POL, MGMT, CONS, PAO, and Legatt. End S [...]
2009-01-08 10:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC IS PREL PTER UN SL
09GENEVA121UNECE Environment for Europe Process: New and Improved
[...] Summary. The UN Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) met January 20-23, for final negotiations on the reform of the Environment for Europe (EfE) Process, which is anchored by periodic Ministerial Conferences. After lengthy negotiations, the draft EfE [...]
2009-02-11 15:03:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EIND UN ECE ECOSOC KUNR
09GENEVA160Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meetings
[...] (U) A U.S. delegation participated in the sixth round of negotiations on the issue of cluster munitions within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (?CCW?),held February 16-20 in Geneva. This round of negotiations was almost entirely devoted to informal sessions or [...]
2009-02-25 10:42:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL UN
09GENEVA239 ITU UPDATE ON UPCOMING EVENTS
[...] SUMMARY: ITU is making progress on the Child Online Protection initiative, World Telecommunication Policy Forum, regional Telecom Development Conferences, and preparations for the ITU Telecom World tradeshow. The economic downturn has a silver lining for the industry as businesses substitute v [...]
2009-03-20 14:19:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDECIP SENV UN ITU ECOSOC
09GENEVA418UNECE - Economic Development and Climate Change
[...] SUMMARY: At the last session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE),the high-level segment of the meeting focused on economic development in the ECE region and the regional aspects of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Other items on the agenda included ECE reform a [...]
2009-06-04 15:09:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV UN ECE
09GENEVA582ECOSOC 2009 GENEVA HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 High-Level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held in Geneva from July 6-9 and focused on current global and national trends and their impact on social development, including public health. As such the meeting examined the current fi [...]
2009-07-14 16:40:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ECIN PHUM UN
09GENEVA595AZERBAIJAN PROMOTES UN RESOLUTION ON INFO SUPERHIGHWAY
[...] SUMMARY: Azerbaijani Minister of Communications Ali Abbasov and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmud Mammadguliyev visited Geneva to solicit support for the "Transnational Eurasian Information Superhighway" (described reftel). Azerbaijan has not yet drafted a resolution, and Charge urge [...]
2009-07-17 16:07:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT UN ITU
09GENEVA598 WMO FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: The 28th Session of the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Financial Advisory Committee (FINAC) met prior to the June WMO Executive Council (EC) Meeting. FINAC-28 tracked closely with the EC agenda. Significant discussion centered on the need for a budget increase if the WMO [...]
2009-07-20 10:17:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN WMO SENV ENRG UN
09GENEVA599 WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Programs - Executive Council
[...] Summary. During the recent WMO Executive Council (EC) meeting in Geneva from June 3-12, members reviewed the progress of WMO Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Service Delivery (SD) programs. The EC Working Group for DRR and SD (WG DRR/SD) is chaired by the U.S. Permanent Representative, Dr. J [...]
2009-07-20 10:28:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID UN SENV WMO ECOSOC
09GENEVA647ECOSOC 2009 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION
[...] SUMMARY: This cable reports the results of the coordination, operational activities, and humanitarian affairs segments of the 2009 Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),which followed the high-level segment (reftel). The highlight of the three segments was the Ju [...]
2009-08-03 07:03:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ECIN PHUM UN
09GENEVA91 UNECE AND WHO LINK TRANSPORT, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT
[...] SUMMARY: In response to the global economic crisis, officials discussed how to tailor fiscal stimulus packages for transport projects to best benefit health and the environment at a UNECE/WHO conference in Amsterdam January 22-23. Building roads and bridges may help the economy in the short t [...]
2009-02-02 15:08:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EIND UN ECE ECOSOC
09GEORGETOWN630GUYANA: Demarche Delivered on UNGA "Defamation of Religions"
[...] (U) Per reftel, PolChief delivered demarche on the potential dangers of the "Defamation of Religions" resolution and requested the Government of Guyana (GOG) to vote against or to abstain on the resolution when it comes to the UNGA plenary session for a final vote. Demarche was delivered [...]
2009-12-10 13:59:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PHUM KIRF UN UNGA XL GY
09GRENADA73DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche provided in reftel to Grenada Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter David on October 22, 2009. The meeting took place in David's office and in addition to Charge Kate Riche, included Permanent Secretary Sybil Alexander. UNGA 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-10-22 18:42:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN GJ
09GRENADA76DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN ICSC CANDIDATE LECRETIA MYERS 2009
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche provided in reftel to Grenada Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter David on October 27, 2009. The meeting took place in David's office. 2. (U) Minister David immediately responded that the United States can `'count on Grenada's support'' for [...]
2009-10-27 14:48:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN GJ
09GRENADA94GRENADA: DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 15:28:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN GJ
09GUATEMALA1015Demarche Delivered: December Vote on "Defamation of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 19:52:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNGA UN GT
09GUATEMALA1035WHA DAS Reynoso's Visit Reaffirms Partnership with Guatemala
[...] (C) Summary: During her December 13-16 visit to Guatemala, WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso met with President Colom, First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom, senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, the press, and the business community. Col [...]
2009-12-24 18:16:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SNAR PGOV PHUM UN HO GT
09GUATEMALA1176Demarche on 64th UNGA Third Commitee Prorities
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 23:52:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN GT
09GUATEMALA239RECOMMENDATION THAT USG SUPPORT CICIG MANDATE
[...] (SBU) The two-year mandate of the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) is set to expire in September 2009, and public opinion in Guatemala strongly favors extending it. The Embassy recommends that the USG support extension. CICIG is of pivotal importance to [...]
2009-03-17 07:09:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR EAID PINR PHUM UN GT
09GUATEMALA311A/S SHANNON'S MARCH 19-21 VISIT TO GUATEMALA
[...] (C) During his March 19-21 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon met with President Colom, other senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, press, and the business sector. Colom said Guatemala's fiscal conservatism would h [...]
2009-04-01 17:11:00Embassy GuatemalaSECRETPREL ECON SNAR CVIS PGOV PHUM UN HO ES CU GT
09GUATEMALA91EMBASSY GUATEMALA'S ASSESSMENT OF UN FIELD
[...] Summary: As requested in reftel, following is post's assessment of the Guatemala office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR/Guatemala),including a description of the office, its successes and challenges in promoting human rights, its relationship with the GOG, civil society, a [...]
2009-02-02 18:19:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM PREL KDEM GT
09HANOI1316Vietnam Likely to Support Defamation of Religion Resolution
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 08:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA UN VM
09HARARE860ZIM OFFICIALS MISTREAT, DEPORT UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 12:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC UN ZI
09HARARE866ZIM OFFICIALS MISTREAT, DEPORT UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON
[...] (SBU) The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, was deported from Zimbabwe on October 29 after officials at the Harare International Airport refused him entry the previous evening. He was scheduled to visit Zimbabwe Octob [...]
2009-10-30 09:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC UN ZI
09HAVANA194MAKING THE MOST OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR NOWAK'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Rapporteur for Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Manfred Nowak, is expected to visit Cuba sometime in 2009. USINT urges that he be approached before the trip with offers of information we have on prisoners and prisons in Cuba. ACTIO [...]
2009-03-30 18:22:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PHUM PREL UN
09HELSINKI287FINLAND: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 20, PolOff and PolAsst met with Dr. Pekka Tuomola, Director of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute Centre for Torture Survivors in Finland. The Centre for Torture Survivors provides a unique holistic approach to therapy, offering a range of treatments from psychological [...]
2009-07-27 11:36:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN FI
09HELSINKI9FINLAND: OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP
[...] (SBU) PolOff discussed the Iranian candidacy for UNDP President with Marko Laine, Counselor, Unit for Development Issues (UNDP Desk for Finland). He plans to discuss the candidacy further with the political section at the Finnish MFA, but noted that their unofficial position will be to vote i [...]
2009-01-08 11:09:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IR UN EAID FI
09ISLAMABAD1064UNHCR GUTERRES IN ISLAMABAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During separate May 15 briefings for Ambassador and the donor community, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said he was satisfied the GOP now understood the severity and complexity of the IDP challenge and believed the UN response was proceeding better than expect [...]
2009-05-17 12:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID UN PK
09ISLAMABAD1299SRAP HOLBROOKE'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH FM QURESHI
[...] (C) Summary: SRAP Holbrooke met with Foreign Minister Qureshi, Foreign Secretary Bashir and other Foreign Office officials on January 5. Qureshi said Pakistan was united under Zardari's civilian government, as the ongoing Pakistan military campaign to defeat the Taliban in Swat valley and n [...]
2009-06-13 09:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IN UN PK
09ISLAMABAD1809HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR FOR PAKISTAN:
[...] (C) In a July 22 meeting between Ambassador Holbrooke and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir indicated unequivocally that his government would support the appointment of a high-level UN humanitarian assistance coordinator for Pakistan. His agreement c [...]
2009-08-05 11:34:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PREF EAID PGOV UN PK
09ISLAMABAD2227DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRIORITIES FOR 12TH SESSION
[...] (SBU) Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on U.S. priorities for the 12th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to MFA UN Division Director Ahmed Farooq on September 14. Since Farooq normally covers security issues and is only temporarily responsible for the human rights portfol [...]
2009-09-15 09:44:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN PK
09ISLAMABAD2232DEMARCHE DELIVERED ENCOURAGING MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) On September 15, Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel demarche encouraging governments to respond favorably to meeting requests from Government of Kosovo representatives at UNGA to Zaheer Pervaiz Khan, MFA Director General for the Foreign Minister's Office. Khan gave no substantive reply, bu [...]
2009-09-15 13:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KV PK
09ISLAMABAD2268MFA SAYS PAKISTAN HAS NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO
[...] (SBU) On September 17, Deputy PolCouns delivered to MFA UN Affairs Director Ahmed Farooq ref demarche requesting Pakistan defer introducing at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) a resolution proposing action in response to the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict. During a follow-up conversat [...]
2009-09-17 12:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN IS PK
09ISLAMABAD450PAKISTAN WED TO "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" LANGUAGE
[...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche announcing USG participation as an observer in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) (ref a),Imran Siddique, Director of UN Affairs in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told DepPolCouns February 28 Pakistan remains committed to language on "Def [...]
2009-03-02 13:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN PK
09ISLAMABAD640PRESSING THE UN ON IMPROVING ITS PRESENCE IN
[...] (C) Summary: The UN system needs to appoint a humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan and fill its positions with permanent staff. These are urgent requirements necessary to respond to the problems of Pakistan,s internally displaced. The UN's ability to meet these requirements will be affecte [...]
2009-03-25 14:33:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN PTER PREF PK
09ISLAMABAD655PAKISTAN PROTESTS INDIAN VIOLATION OF KASHMIR LINE
[...] (C) Pakistan has lodged an official complaint with the UN against India over an alleged breach of the Kashmir Line of Control (LoC) cease-fire. United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) Deputy Military Observer Brigadier Alexander told DepPolCouns March 24 that Pa [...]
2009-03-27 05:12:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UN IN PK
09ISLAMABAD713PRESSING KARZAI FOR ACCESS TO BUGTI ON SOLECKI CASE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 14:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CA UN PK
09JAKARTA1519UNHRC "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" RESOLUTION --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instruction, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts, explained USG positions, and urged the GOI to support USG priorities at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Contacts indicated support for U.S. initiatives and stressed that Indonesi [...]
2009-09-11 09:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL SOCI ID UN
09JAKARTA1626HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- SEEKING GOI SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding the UN Human Rights Council draft resolution on "Elimination of Discrimination Against Women" to officials at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on September 29. We noted U.S. support for the appointment of an Independent Exper [...]
2009-09-29 07:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN ID UN
09JAKARTA1803UN CONVENTION ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has engaged Department of Foreign Affairs interlocutors regarding the draft UN convention on religion. We underscored that the convention could entail legal obligations that would justify censorship and other limits on freedom of expression. We also encouraged Indonesi [...]
2009-10-29 10:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL UN ID
09JAKARTA1915UN OVERSIGHT OFFICE -- INDONESIAN CANDIDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian candidate for the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),Dr. Anwar Nasution, is an excellent candidate for OIOS Under Secretary-General. Well-regarded in Indonesia and by foreign observers, he is well known for his reform efforts during his tenure as Chai [...]
2009-11-19 10:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR ID UN
09JAKARTA1982INDONESIA STILL LIKELY TO SUPPORT OIC IN UN
[...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission urged Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs interlocutors to vote no or abstain from the December vote on the draft UN resolution on defamation of religion. Our interlocutors indica [...]
2009-12-03 09:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KISL UN ID
09JAKARTA467AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE -- INDONESIA CONSIDERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has urged Indonesia to attend the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan in the Hague, per reftel instructions. The Indonesian government is reviewing the matter but has not yet finalized attendance. The Dutch Embassy here told us they expect that FM Wirajuda [...]
2009-03-17 05:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN ID AF
09JAKARTA538UN "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" RESOLUTION -- PRESSING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instructions, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts and urged that the GOI oppose the "Combating Defamation of Religion" resolution at the UN Human Rights Council. Contacts said the GOI planned to support the resolution, citing purported "Isla [...]
2009-03-25 09:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL SOCI ID UN
09JAKARTA594UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- INDONESIA WELCOMES U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia welcomes the United States' decision to reengage with the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and will consider supporting our candidacy. Indonesia does not expect to announce how it will vote prior to the HRC election in May. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) DepPol/C delivered ref [...]
2009-04-02 09:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ID UN
09JEDDAH415READ-OUT FROM OIC ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (C) In October 28 meeting, Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) senior advisor Ufuk Gokcen (protect) told Jeddah Poloff that OIC Secretary Geneal Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu was "upset" by the way te U.S. position was being portrayed in the Arabi media, specifically noting that Arabc daily A [...]
2009-10-28 16:18:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPHUM PREL SA SI UNGA UN
09JEDDAH416OIC DG ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" RESOLUTION:
[...] (C) In meeting over lunch today (October 29),Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General for Cultural and Social Affairs Ambassador Hemayet Uddin (protect) expressed the opinion that the OIC states would not/not agree to postponement since passage currently looks highly prom [...]
2009-10-30 08:36:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPREL BG PHUM SA UNGA UN
09JEDDAH423OIC: MEMBER STATES SUSPICIOUS U.S. POSTPONEMENT
[...] (C) Following up on a recent discussion with Poloff regarding the OIC,s Defamation of Religion resolution (ref A),OIC Senior Adviser Ufuk Gokcen said yesterday that a number of OIC member states would like the U.S. "to find common ground" on the current resolution rather than seeking postpo [...]
2009-11-04 15:49:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SA UNGA UN
09KABUL1257UNHCR, ICRC STILL WATCHING FOR CROSS-BORDER FLIGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The leadership of Kabul-based offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) shared an overview of their planning for potential movement of Pakistani refugees to Afghanistan with the Refugee Affairs [...]
2009-05-17 13:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF UN AF PK
09KABUL1520UN 1267 AL QAEDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS TEAM BRIEFS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN 1267 Sanctions Team Coordinator Richard Barrett told D/AMB Ricciardone on June 8 the UN 1267 sanctions program for al-Qaeda and the Taliban was in need of repair and reinvigoration. He outlined a two-step approach to establish the criteria by which sanctioning countries on th [...]
2009-06-14 11:52:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PTER UN AF
09KABUL1859AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: UNODC LOWERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the UNODC's Country Representative in Kabul, predicts that the UNODC's annual opium survey will show 10-15 percent decrease in poppy cultivation in 2009. While a significant drop, this is less dramatic than the 19 percent reduction reported in 2008, and raises [...]
2009-07-13 13:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR UN EAID PINR ECON AF
09KABUL2689AFGHANISTAN NOT AN IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR U.N. HUMAN
[...] (C) With the outcome of the 2009 presidential election unresolved and the existence of high-profile human rights issues, Embassy Kabul believes Afghanistan is currently not an ideal candidate for a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council (ref A). 2. (C) It is unclear whether the [...]
2009-09-06 15:08:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN AF
09KABUL3663UN IN AFGHANISTAN: SECURITY DRAWDOWN MAY NOT
[...] (S) Summary: Two weeks after an attack on a UN guest house in Kabul that left five UN employees dead, top UN officials assert that operations will proceed basically unhindered. The attacks were devastating to the UN community and left many junior and mid-level UN staff debating whether adeq [...]
2009-11-13 11:53:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL UN AF
09KABUL3742PROSPECTS FOR NEXT AFGHAN CONFERENCE
[...] (C) In UNAMA's November 21 weekly ambassadorial-level meeting, UK Ambassador Sedwill announced that UK, U.S., French, and German capitals, and President Karzai had all concurred that the next conference on Afghanistan will take place on 28 January 2010 in London. According to the UK and Fren [...]
2009-11-22 07:03:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL UN AF
09KABUL3772SETTING THE AGENDA FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C) Summary: With the date for the next Afghanistan conference set for January 28 in London, ambassadors gathered at UNAMA on November 23 discussed potential agenda items for the London meeting and a number of other Afghan-related conferences anticipated over the next few months. In addition t [...]
2009-11-25 03:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AF
09KABUL640INSECURITY DELAYS AFGHAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR has suspended operations to assist Afghan refugees repatriate from Pakistan. Repatriation from Peshawar is suspended until at least April 1, pending an assessment that it is safe for UNHCR personnel and refugees to participate. Repatriation from Quetta is suspended indef [...]
2009-03-18 10:05:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF UN AF PK IR
09KABUL838AFGHAN AUTHORITIES ARREST WOULD-BE SUICIDE BOMBERS
[...] (C) Summary: April 1 Afghan border officials intercepted and arrested militants, camouflaged as repatriating refugees, transporting a truckload of explosives through the Torkham border crossing. The militants appear to have coordinated the timing and manner of transporting the explosives with [...]
2009-04-03 03:56:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER UN AF PK
09KAMPALA1106UGANDA: FAO BUDGET - ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 10:02:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN UG
09KATHMANDU1105NEPAL: POST RECOMMENDS NARROW UNMIN EXTENSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During the upcoming discussions on UNMIN's future, Post recommends that the U.S. Government support another mandate extension, with a focus on its core mission: the management of arms and armed personnel. UNMIN's current, wide-ranging political activities, taken without Council [...]
2009-12-03 12:04:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPREL KPKO UN NP
09KATHMANDU1115NEPAL: LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON DEFAMATION RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 12:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNGA UN NP
09KATHMANDU127NEPAL: BOUCHER STRESSES NEED FOR CONSENSUS WITH
[...] (C) In meetings February 11 and 12 with the head and the former head of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist, which is the second-largest party in the Government of Nepal, and with the leader of the opposition, Girija Koirala of the Nepali Congress, Assistant Secretary Boucher [...]
2009-02-19 07:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON MARR PHUM UN NP
09KATHMANDU128NEPAL: BOUCHER URGES PROGRESS ON MAOIST COMBATANTS
[...] (C) In meetings on February 11 and February 12 with Defense Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangud Katawal, Assistant Secretary Boucher pushed for progress in completing the peace process, including the rehabilitation and integration of Maoist combatants. The Def [...]
2009-02-19 07:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID MARR UN
09KATHMANDU137OUTBRIEF ON FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM met with Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood February 19 to exchange briefings on the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher and Indian Foreign Secretary Menon to Nepal. Sood indicated that Menon's only significant meeting was with PM Dahal where Menon str [...]
2009-02-20 09:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALUN IN KDEM MARR NP PGOV PREL PTER
09KATHMANDU160INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL GON MOVES ON
[...] (C) Summary: Indian Ambassador Sood hosted a donor coordination discussion to review planning for discharge of 4000 non-combatants from the PLA cantonments. UNICEF and UNDP briefed comprehensive plans for a three-day out-processing to be followed by sixty options for vocational training. [...]
2009-03-02 08:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KOCI UN IN NP
09KATHMANDU178NEPAL: PLA RECRUITMENT ONGOING
[...] (C) On March 5, UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Senior Political Advisor Kathy Jones confirmed to Emboff that UNMIN monitors were reporting People's Liberation Army's (PLA) recruitment underway at three of the seven main cantonments, with the greatest amount of activity at the "Fourth Division" c [...]
2009-03-06 08:48:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PTER UN NP
09KATHMANDU243UNMIN/P-5 CONCERN OVER NEPALI LACK OF PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) Summary. French, Chinese, and American Ambassadors along with the UK and Russian Deputy Chiefs of Mission met March 23 for a briefing by UNMIN chief Karin Landgren on her recent consultations and to discuss the lack of progress on key peace issues. UNMIN's mid-term report will be publis [...]
2009-03-24 07:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PTER UN NP
09KATHMANDU535NEPAL: A/S BLAKE URGES PROGRESS ON PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) In a June 12 lunch meeting with representatives from three of the four major parties and at an evening reception with a broad group of Nepali leaders, visiting Assistant Secretary Robert Blake encouraged parties and institutions to work together to complete the peace process, including dra [...]
2009-06-19 08:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM UN UK NP
09KATHMANDU538INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 21 meeting with Ambassador, Indian Foreign Secretary Menon expressed growing concern about the potential for confrontation between the military and the Maoists and about the lack of political leadership from the other parties. Menon said that COAS Katawal,s confronta [...]
2009-06-22 08:40:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR UN IN NP
09KATHMANDU570NEPAL: FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's farewell call on June 29, Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala confirmed that the cabinet had decided to extend the UN Mission in Nepal's mandate in Nepal. The cabinet also approved the extension of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for an additional [...]
2009-06-29 08:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM UN CH NP
09KATHMANDU728NEPAL: INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for mechanisms in Nepal that aim to prevent torture and protect victims, post is aware of the following mechanisms: 2. (C) The Nepali government has several institutions that have responsibility for working to prevent torture: the Prime Minister's (PM's) Of [...]
2009-08-05 01:30:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALDRL NP PGOV PHUM UN
09KATHMANDU972NEPAL: P-5 AMBASSADORS VISIT MAOIST CANTONMENTS
[...] (C) Summary. During an October 23 visit to a Maoist cantonment in eastern Nepal, the P-5 plus Japan chiefs of mission underscored UNSC support for the Nepali peace process and called for the rapid discharge, integration, and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants. The Maoist Division Commander [...]
2009-10-26 12:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR UN NP
09KHARTOUM1015SPLM LEADERS TELL SPECIAL ENVOY (SE) NCP MUST BE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While the SPLM welcomes SE Gration,s engagement on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),senior leaders from Southern Sudan remain doubtful that Khartoum will implement any agreement it signs. SPLM members told SE Gration that the south suffers from U.S. imposed sanctions o [...]
2009-09-03 06:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1058SUDANESE FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO GO TO UNGA
[...] (C) In a September 15 meeting with Charge, Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor said that he had agreed to join the GOS delegation to the United National General Assembly (UNGA) on the condition that he would not be expected to deliver the Sudanese speech. Deng confided that neither he nor Fi [...]
2009-09-17 13:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN
09KHARTOUM107SUDANESE RESPOND TO BADR AIRLINES DEMARCHES
[...] (S/NF) Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor on January 27 provided a written response to the Badr Airlines demarche (Refs A and B). Alor said that NISS Chief Salah Ghosh had provided him with the document the previous day. The document, which is transcribed in its entirety at the end of this [...]
2009-01-28 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNASEC ETTC KPKO MASS PARM PGOV PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1072SOUTHERN SUDANESE FINANCE MINISTER COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Finance and Economic Planning David Deng Athorbei on September 22 to discuss the return of USD seven million in cash from a Citibank courier flight. Deng committed to the return of the money "in a very short time" [...]
2009-09-23 12:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN KDEM PGOV PREL UN
09KHARTOUM1073 Disaster Declaration - Khartoum Floods
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (U) Summary: In late August, heavy rains in Khartoum State caused massive flooding in Soba Aradi, Mayo, Jebel Aulia, and other settlements largely occupied by South Sudanese and Darfuri war-displaced populations. Houses and latrines [...]
2009-09-23 13:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1080 SOUTH DARFUR HAC READMITS IOM
[...] (U) Summary: On September 15, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed "Terms of Engagement" with the South Darfur Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC). The document clarifies the relationship between IOM and the South Darfur HAC, permitting IOM to commence population tracking an [...]
2009-09-24 09:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1090SOUTHERN SUDANESE VICE PRESIDENT ON CONFISCATED
[...] (C) Summary. Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar Teny spoke with Charge the evening of September 25 about the release of USD seven million in cash confiscated from a bank courier (reftel) and four remaining sticking point in talks between the Sudan Peoples' Liberati [...]
2009-09-26 09:09:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN KDEM PGOV PREL UN
09KHARTOUM1110 Sudan Disaster Redeclaration
[...] (U) Summary: USAID continues to provide humanitarian assistance to respond to the needs of conflict-affected and vulnerable populations in Sudan. Due to the ongoing, complex emergency and humanitarian conditions in Sudan, Chief of Mission Robert Whitehead re-declares a disaster and requests c [...]
2009-10-01 06:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1156 Drought Threatens Livelihoods in North Darfur
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.N. field staff predict that low rain levels recorded this year may trigger displacement, increase reliance on humanitarian assistance, and heighten inter-community competition for scarce water resources. End summary. ------------------- NO RAIN, NO HARVEST -------------- [...]
2009-10-15 05:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM117CHADIAN REBELS - ERDIMI PLEDGES POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the newly-selected Chadian rebel leader Timane Erdimi (reftel) told polchief and poloff that his movement, the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR),will focus first on political and diplomatic engagement, and only later consider an attack on the Chadian Government. E [...]
2009-01-31 07:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1177 Gender-Based Violence: Progress in Darfur and Northern
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) noted recent legal and organizational progress on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV),including extending legal protections to women throughout nor [...]
2009-10-20 05:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM118CHADIAN REBELS - ERDIMI PLEDGES POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the newly-selected Chadian rebel leader Timane Erdimi (reftel) told polchief and poloff that his movement, the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR),will focus first on political and diplomatic engagement, and only later consider an attack on the Chadian Government. E [...]
2009-01-31 07:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM12MINNAWI SEEKS GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH QATAR AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minnawi expressed a desire for greater involvement of SLM-MM in the Darfur peace process. He lamented that he has yet to be contacted by Qatari officials about proposed peace talks in Doha, but note [...]
2009-01-06 06:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1205Tripartite Joint Technical Committee conducts workshop on
[...] (U) Summary: The Tripartite Joint Technical Committee (TJTC) facilitated a workshop from October 10 to 12 to encourage cooperation between national and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Workshop results encouraged increased information sharing and openness in NGO partners [...]
2009-10-26 04:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1215 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with UN DSRSG to Sudan
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with Deputy Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General (DSRSG) and Humanit [...]
2009-10-29 07:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1216 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...]
2009-10-29 13:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1217 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...]
2009-10-29 14:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1222 OCTOBER HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING FOCUSES ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The expanded High-Level Committee (HLC) met on October 28. Committee members discussed key challenges in the humanitarian operating environment in Darfur as a follow-up to the recent HLC visit to El Geneina, West Darfur. Much of the discussion focused on the October 24 abduc [...]
2009-11-01 04:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1227 OCTOBER HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING FOCUSES ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a spirited session of the expanded High-Level Committee (HLC) on October 28, committee members discussed key challenges in the humanitarian operating environment in Darfur as a follow-up to the recent HLC visit to El Geneina, West Darfur. The discussion centered on the Octo [...]
2009-11-01 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1229 USAID Acting Administrator's Meeting with Humanitarian
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle, and USAID Senior Policy Advisor Steven Pierce met with the South Darfur Area Humanitarian [...]
2009-11-02 10:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM123SUDANESE RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON DEFUSING TENSIONS
[...] (S/NF) CDA Fernandez presented talking points in reftel to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani al-Wasila (in the absence of FM Alor and other NGU officials at the AU Summit) on February 1. 2. (S/NF) Al-Wasila agreed that escalation of tensions between Chad and Sudan was in the i [...]
2009-02-02 07:17:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1235 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with Donors in
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with donors and UN representatives in Khartoum as part of an October 24 - 27 delega [...]
2009-11-03 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1236 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with State Minister of
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with State (Deputy) Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, H.E. Dr. Abdel Bagi El-Geilan [...]
2009-11-03 14:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1237 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting on Elections in
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle participated in an elections and political processes roundtable in Khartoum. They met w [...]
2009-11-03 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM124CHADIAN REBELS - HASSABALLAH EMPHASIZES ALLIANCE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 30, Adouma Hassaballah Djadarab, the First Vice President of the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR,) told poloffs that UFR is an alliance of existing Chadian rebel groups, not the "fusion" of all movements. Like UFR President Erdimi (reftel,) Hassaballah emphasized that [...]
2009-02-02 07:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1249 USAID Acting Administrator Visit to Nyala, South Darfur
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle, and USAID Senior Policy Advisor Steven Pierce conducted a seven-hour visit to Nyala, Sout [...]
2009-11-04 09:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM126RUSSIAN ENVOY PLANS GREATER ENGAGEMENT, PROPOSES
[...] (C) Summary: President Bashir promised that the GOS will carry on with "business as usual" and asserted there would be no government-orchestrated hostile response to the issuance of an ICC arrest warrant, Russian Special Envoy Mikhail Margelov told CDA Fernandez in a meeting on January 30. Mar [...]
2009-02-02 09:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1264USAID/OFDA Darfur Agriculture and Food Security Assessment
[...] (U) Summary: The 2009 harvest outlook in Darfur is mixed. Reports from most of West Darfur indicated reliable rains, while parts of South and North Darfur did not. In addition to general agricultural development challenges, lack of humanitarian access and insecurity continue to render rural [...]
2009-11-08 15:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1266USAID/OFDA Darfur Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
[...] (U) Summary: Despite adequate safe drinking water supply in most internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Darfur, substantial gaps remain in sanitation and hygiene services, according to USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) ad [...]
2009-11-09 07:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1273GHAZI ADDRESSES CHAD-SUDAN DETENTE, DARFUR PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: On November 11, CDA Whitehead met with Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin to discuss the sequencing of the Chad-Sudan Dtente Process (ref a),the lag in the Darfur peace process, and the ongoing bilateral discussions between the SPLM and the NCP to resolve outstanding Compr [...]
2009-11-11 08:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL UN AU SU CH
09KHARTOUM1298HAC COMMISSIONER REPORTEDLY ANNOUNCES PLANNED CLOSURE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to November 10 and 11 local media reports, Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) Commissioner Hassabo Abdel-Rahman announced on UN-sponsored radio that the Sudanese government is planning to close Darfur internally displaced person (IDP) [...]
2009-11-17 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID PREF PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1326Preview of Sudan 2010 Humanitarian Work Plan
[...] (U) Summary: On November 15, USAID attended a stakeholders' conference providing a preview of the UN and partners 2010 Humanitarian Work Plan. The conference, chaired by Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) Ameerah Haq and Commissioner of the Government of Nation [...]
2009-11-23 12:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1345SE GRATION VISIT TO EL FASHER AND EL GENEINA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 20-21 visit to Darfur of U.S. Special Envoy (SE) General Scott Gration, senior officials from the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) estimated that 40 percent of the problems in Darfur are related to the troubled relationship between Chad [...]
2009-12-01 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1347Darfur Food Survey Shows Mixed Results for 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The World Food Program (WFP) Food Security Monitoring System (FSMS) has surveyed Darfuri households since the start of 2009 to track trends in food security across the region. The implementing food aid community has become increasingly concerned that many camp-based internally d [...]
2009-12-02 07:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1349SUDAN: ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT INACTIVE
[...] (SBU) On November 25, EmbOff discussed Sudan's policy on the Arab League Boycott (ALB) of Israel with Abdel Aziz M. Ahmed, head of the Multilateral Trading Department of the Government of Sudan (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Trade. Ahmed stated that there has been no change in Sudan's policy or pr [...]
2009-12-02 08:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1350THE EMERGING STORY ON "SUDANIZATION" OF HUMANITARIAN AID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM136PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CALLS FOR STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 2 meeting, CDA Fernandez warned Presidential Advisor Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salahadeen that an implosion of GOSS due to falling oil prices and revenues would have disastrous implications for Sudan and the NCP. Salahadeen responded that the NCP is a proponent [...]
2009-02-03 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1383FOOD SECURITY WORSENS IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (U) Summary: Southern Sudan continues to be plagued by a food security crisis in several states due to a combination of poor rainfall, heightened insecurity leading to population displacements, and high cereal prices. Hope that the second cereal harvest in November would bring some relief has [...]
2009-12-10 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM139SEEKING TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENT IN DARFUR IN 2009 AND
[...] (C) There is an opening for tangible improvement in Darfur over the next year and beyond. However, progress will require heavy and sustained engagement by the US, because no other country can deliver what the Sudanese regime wants: better relations with the international community in general, [...]
2009-02-03 16:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM14DUP DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FEARS ICC CHAOS
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Deputy Chairman and vocal ICC supporter Ali Mahmoud Hassanein told CDA Fernandez on January 5 that he feared Sudan would plunge into chaos upon the issuance of an arrest warrant against President Bashir. Hassanein described his December 29 detention [...]
2009-01-06 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1411WEARY MINNAWI EXPRESSES "NO HOPE" FOR DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CDA Whitehead, Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi lamented that the international community has shifted its attention to North-South relations at the expense of Darfur. Characterizing Southern secession as a foregone conclusion, he expressed [...]
2009-12-15 11:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN SU CH
09KHARTOUM1423GHAZI TOUTS PROGRESS ON CPA, CHAD BUT EXPRESSES
[...] (SE) Summary: In a December 13 meeting with Special Envoy Gration, Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin called the December 13 Agreement between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) on outstanding Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) issues (refte [...]
2009-12-17 14:41:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETASEC PGOV PREL UN SU CH
09KHARTOUM1430SRSG QAZI DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION,
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) to Sudan Ashraf Qazi told S/USSES Deputy Timothy Shortley that the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has been shifting its "center of gravity" southward in preparation for the post-2011 environment. He [...]
2009-12-20 09:35:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM1474PORT SUDAN AS POTENTIAL LOGISTICAL SOLUTION FOR REGIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: There is no recent history of vessels with USG humanitarian aid cargo waiting for berthing space due to port congestion outside of Port Sudan. The same can-not be said for Djibouti port to the south. In order to avoid delays of emergency food aid delivery to Ethiopia due to port co [...]
2009-12-30 14:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM148YASIR ARMAN CALLS FOR HOLISTIC APPROACH TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: SPLM Northern Sector Chief Yasir Arman told Senior Representative for Sudan Shortley that he wants a "more holistic approach" to Sudan by the new Administration, coupling increased engagement and a powerful U.S. Special Envoy with pressure on the regime to make progress on Darfur [...]
2009-02-04 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM149SPLM DEPUTY SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT STRUGGLES TO
[...] (C) Summary: The SPLM's Deputy Speaker of Parliament outlined his party's struggles in Parliament to win concessions from the NCP on crucial laws related to National Security and the 2011 South Sudan referendum. He expressed fears that NCP MP's opposed to the referendum will use the upcoming I [...]
2009-02-04 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM15NCP PLANS FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL AFTER ICC
[...] (C) Summary: Following the anticipated ICC indictment of President Bashir, the Ruling National Congress Party (NCP) regime will respond pragmatically and continue to meet its obligations, party officials told CDA Fernandez during meetings in Khartoum January 5 and 6. However, they warned that [...]
2009-01-06 15:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM150SEEKING TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENT IN DARFUR IN 2009 AND
[...] (C) There is an opening for tangible improvement in Darfur over the next year and beyond. However, progress will require heavy and sustained engagement by the US, because no other country can deliver what the Sudanese regime wants: better relations with the international community in general, [...]
2009-02-04 15:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM17MFA U/S MUTRIFF SIDDIQ DISCUSSES USG AIRLIFTS,
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 6 meeting with CDA Fernandez and DLO, MFA Undersecretary Mutriff Siddiq stated that the GOS has given its initial approval for a USG military airlift of UNAMID equipment, but requires the USG to provide the final flight details and liaise with UNAMID. Coordination with [...]
2009-01-06 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM172SLM/MINNAWI SLAMS JEM, QATAR, AND THE MEDIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with Special Representative for Sudan Shortley, leaders of the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minnawi in Khartoum vehemently criticized the rival Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel group, Qatar's involvement in the peace process, and the work o [...]
2009-02-08 09:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM173MINAWI REFUSES TO GO TO DOHA
[...] (C) SLM leader Minni Minawi and UN/AU Chief Mediator Bassole had a "tough meeting" February 7 in El Fasher during which Minawi refused to travel to Doha this week as part of the Government of Sudan delegation, according to reports from both Minawi and Bassole's Joint Mediation Support Team (JM [...]
2009-02-08 10:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM188MINNAWI NOT GOING TO DOHA, BUT EAGER TO FIGHT JEM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting with CDA Fernandez in Khartoum on February 9, Minni Minnawi and Ali Traio reiterated that SLM/MM will not intend to send representatives to Doha as part of a GOS delegation to participate in Darfur peace talks with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Minnawi critici [...]
2009-02-10 12:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM189AVOIDING MYOPIA ON DARFUR
[...] (C) The solutions to Darfur are well known and the UN and international community need look no further than the many initiatives and proposals that Sudanese themselves have produced over the last five years, Umma Reform and Renewal party leader and former regime insider Mubarak al Fadil al Mah [...]
2009-02-10 13:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM190KHALIL WILL BE WORSE THAN MINNI, SAYS PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10, Presidential Advisor Abdallah Masar told CDA Fernandez that the U.S.'s alleged focus on JEM is dangerous, because Khalil Ibrahim "will be worse than Minni Minnawi." Masar stated that his National Congress Party is intent on holding elections "sooner rather than [...]
2009-02-10 14:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM198REGIME IS CORNERED, SAYS NCP FUR INTELLECTUAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Miscalculations in dealing with the SPLM, Darfur rebels and Northern opposition parties have left the NCP severely weakened and unable to take decisive action, Fur intellectual and NCP member Dr. Faroug Ahmed Adam told CDA Fernandez and poloff in a meeting on February 10. The iro [...]
2009-02-12 11:41:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU
09KHARTOUM212CHADIAN REBELS COMMITTED TO DIALOGUE, BUT TIME IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: From February 12-16, four Chadian rebels from the United Resistance Front (UFR) separately told poloffs that they are currently committed to political dialogue, but cautioned that time is running out as they wait for deeper diplomatic engagement from the European Union and Unit [...]
2009-02-17 10:41:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM213NCP OFFICIAL SYMPATHETIC BUT NONCOMMITTAL ON
[...] (C) Summary: On February 12, CDA Fernandez met with senior NCP official Qutbi al Mahdi, who maintains a keen interest in humanitarian affairs. CDA expressed his concern that on the very same day he received a conciliatory letter from President Bashir to President Obama (reftel a),the GOS Huma [...]
2009-02-17 10:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM226WINNERS AND LOSERS FROM DOHA AND NEXT STEPS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Doha process continues, the conclusion of the initial phase of the process on February 17 with an "Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building" between JEM and the GoS (reftel a-d) left behind notable early losers and winners. Rapidly changing events in Sudan, [...]
2009-02-20 11:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM231DECEMBER OIL REVENUES PLUNGE ON FALLING PRICES;
[...] (C) Summary: On February 15 the Joint Committee on Oil Accounts announced that GOS oil revenues for December totaled $274.38 million, down from $347.79 million in November and $608.76 million in October as the global financial crisis sent oil prices plummeting. The price of the heavily acidic [...]
2009-02-22 10:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON EFIN ENRG KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM236GOS REFUSES TO ISSUE VISAS FOR U.S. MILITARY
[...] (C) Following almost a year of agonizing lack of clarity during which the GOS first delayed, then verbally approved, and then once again delayed the issuance of visas for the U.S. military staff officers assigned to UNAMID, just days before the arrival of two of the officers, MFA U/S Mutriff S [...]
2009-02-22 13:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM259MINNAWI: WE ARE CHASING JEM OUT OF DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 24, the Chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement and Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez that his fighters are currently chasing JEM fighters north to the Chadian border and out of Sudan. Minnawi reported that his forces have been emergin [...]
2009-02-25 08:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM263FORMER REBELS (TURNED GOVERNMENT AGENTS?) PROMOTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 23, members of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Free Will (SLM/FW,) a rebel movement which entered the Darfur Peace Agreement after Minni Minnawi, told CDA Fernandez that they are working to unite the Fur tribe. According to these contacts, their work is needed as the [...]
2009-02-25 12:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM28JEM ON THE MOVE IN NORTH DARFUR?
[...] (C) UNAMID reported on January 8 that JEM had moved approximately 200 vehicles into the vicinity of Mellit, North Darfur over the course of the previous week. The vehicles were reportedly spotted in an area called Daba Tuga, 20 kilometers northwest of Mellit (60 kilometers north of El Fasher) [...]
2009-01-11 14:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM288NEGOTIATING FOR ITS OWN SURVIVAL: HOW THE NCP USES
[...] (C) As the new U.S. Administration considers options on how best to engage with the Sudanese regime and considers the possibility of discussing with the regime on our key foreign policy objectives in Sudan, it is important to keep in mind that the National Congress Party (NCP) regime never saw [...]
2009-03-02 12:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM289MEASURED U.S. RESPONSE WILL TEMPER GOS REACTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 13:16:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM29TEARS, DEATH AND DANCING: THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (SBU) Sudan's peace partners gathered in the city of Malakal, capital of Upper Nile state, to mark the fourth anniversary of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on January 9, 2009. The festivities were overshadowed by tribal fighting just outside Malakal's soccer stadium (where nation [...]
2009-01-12 06:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM302CHADIAN REBELS LEAVE KHARTOUM AND EXPECT AN ATTACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 26, polchief and poloff met Mahamat Hanno, a close associate of UFR President Timane Erdimi, and Mukhtar ben Yahya, a UFR representative and personal representative of UFDD/F's Abdulwahid Aboud. The Chadian rebels said they expect fighting between the ANT and their [...]
2009-03-04 09:23:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM379NCP ITSELF DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS NEXT, WARNS
[...] (C) Summary: Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor warned that President Bashir's own ruling National Congress Party (NCP) "doesn't know what the regime will do next, underscoring the extreme volatility of current decision-making in Sudan. SPLM frustration with the NCP has reached a point that m [...]
2009-03-18 08:50:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM431"SUDAN IS DIFFERENT NOW AND YOUR POLICY MUST BE
[...] (C) Presidential Advisor Ali Abdallah Masar, the most senior Darfuri Arab in the Sudanese regime, met CDA Fernandez on March 26 to suggest that, after the March 4 ICC arrest warrant for President Bashir "Sudan is a different place now" requiring a different American approach to the Khartoum re [...]
2009-03-27 10:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI AU UN SU
09KHARTOUM435SUPPORT FOR BASHIR "WIDE BUT THIN" SAYS MINNAWI
[...] (C) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez on March 28 that, based on his discussion with senior regime officials, support for President Bashir within the ruling elite is "wide but thin." Minni said that, for the moment, Ba [...]
2009-03-29 12:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM47HOW TO ADVANCE SECURITY MECHANISMS IN DARFUR, IN
[...] (C) Summary: In the absence of an effective ceasefire agreement and with UN/DPKO reportedly blocking UNAMID's ceasefire monitoring plan, our best hope may be to push forward with the US Darfur Monitoring Plan, which can be used to more aggressively investigate security incidents and encourage [...]
2009-01-15 12:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM470SE GRATION'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 meeting with Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, a friendly but assertive Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie expressed appreciation for USG concerns about CPA implementation and the conflict in Darfur, but stated that bilateral relations would not improve [...]
2009-04-03 10:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM48JEM ATTACKS SLM/MM AND BURNS MUHAJARIYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez that the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) attacked his Sudan Liberation Movement forces stationed in Muhajariyya and completely burned the village on January 15. Minnawi said that the fighting began in the early [...]
2009-01-15 12:23:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM525CHADIAN REBELS EXPECT TO BE ATTACKED BY CHADIAN
[...] (C) The Chadian army will soon attack Chadian rebels at their positions inside the borders of Chad, RFC Chadian rebel commander (and close associate of UFR President Timane Erdimi) Mahamat Hanno told polchief April 15 in Khartoum. Hanno claimed that the Chadian rebels now have fully unified bo [...]
2009-04-16 05:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM533SE GRATION NEGOTIATES WITH GOS TO URGENTLY FILL
[...] (C) Summary: During his first visit to Sudan, the President,s Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration held intensive discussions with senior NCP officials April 8-10 in Khartoum in order to resolve the NGO expulsion crisis and ensure that life-saving humanitarian assistance reaches beneficiaries [...]
2009-04-21 05:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM534SE GRATION'S MEETING WITH GNU VICE PRESIDENT ALI
[...] (C) Summary: Hours before boarding a plane back to the US, the President's Special Envoy to Sudan, General Gration, met with Government of National Unity (GNU) Vice President Ali Osman Taha in the VP,s home on April 10. SE Gration shared his impressions of Sudan and the challenges it faces b [...]
2009-04-21 05:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PGOV SOCI KPKO AU UN SU
09KHARTOUM538SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Kerry met with Government of Sudan Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin at the Ministry of Federal Rule on April 16, 2009. Congressman Kerry emphasized that the U.S. Congress and the American people need to see an immediate return to pre-ICC-arrest-warrant announcement [...]
2009-04-21 11:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PGOV SOCI KPKO AU UN SU
09KHARTOUM549SENATOR KERRY'S MEETINGS WITH VICE PRESIDENT TAHA
[...] (C) Summary: Vice President Taha received Senator Kerry at his home in Khartoum April 16 and confirmed the NCP's commitment to a tripartite mechanism to implement the CPA as discussed during the SE Gration visit. However, Taha seemed to backpedal somewhat (noting the existence of other mechan [...]
2009-04-22 13:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM554UN REPORTS IMPROVEMENT IN DARFUR HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) In a private meeting April 23, UNMIS D/SRSG for Humanitarian Affairs Ameerah Haq told key donors that the Government of Sudan has taken several key steps to improve humanitarian access in Darfur. She noted that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs issued a decree April 16 formalizing new [...]
2009-04-23 09:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM564JONGLEI VIOLENCE POLARIZES, PARALYZES JUBA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While renewed violence in Jonglei state has pushed Juba's diplomatic and donor community into hyper-drive, the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) continues to take a more measured approach to containing tensions within the South's largest state. This difference in approach has [...]
2009-04-27 12:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM572SUDAN FORMALLY COMPLAINS OF CHADIAN-SUPPORTED
[...] (C) The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summoned CDA Fernandez on the afternoon of April 28 to present him with a written complaint about a supposed crossing into Sudan of a considerable number of rebel forces by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) openly supported by Chadian military elements. [...]
2009-04-28 13:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC KPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM59DUP CHAIRMAN MIRGHANI URGES STRONGER TIES,
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with CDA Fernandez, DUP Chairman Mohamed Mirghani urged direct USG financial support for Sudanese Northern opposition parties, including his party so it could compete in national elections on a level playing field with the NCP. He also requested that USG li [...]
2009-01-20 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM632MINNAWI PREPARES TO COUNTER JEM DEPREDATIONS
[...] (C) SLM/A leader Minni Minnawi told CDA Fernandez on May 12 that he is returning to the field in Darfur as soon as possible, perhaps on May 13, to defend his remaining positions in North Darfur against the depredations of the Chadian-suppored Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). JEM attacked S [...]
2009-05-13 11:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM633MINNAWI PREPARES TO COUNTER JEM DEPREDATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 11:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM639AGREEMENTS WITH JEM WON'T STABILIZE DARFUR,
[...] (C) Summary: Any peace process in which JEM is prominently featured will not serve as a stabilizing force in Darfur, Assistant to the President and SLM/MM leader Minni Minnawi told SE Gration in a meeting on May 8. If and when JEM signs a bilateral ceasefire with the GOS, it will simply direct [...]
2009-05-14 06:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM640PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ASSURES SE GRATION OF GOS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOS remains firmly committed to improving the operating environment for humanitarians, Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin told SE Gration at a meeting in Khartoum on May 7. Ghazi touted significant progress in the implementation of the negotiated framework agreement at b [...]
2009-05-14 06:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM698NISS CHIEF CALLS ON SENATORS TO REMOVE SUDAN FROM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) Headquarters, NISS Chief Salah Ghosh expressed frustration that after nine years of NISS cooperation with the CIA, Sudan remains designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and complained that Sudan is "paying a high price" for [...]
2009-05-28 15:15:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM699VP TAHA WANTS POSITIVE RELATIONS WITH USG, UNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 25 meeting, an unusually loquacious GNU Second Vice-President Ali Osman Taha told Codel Isakson (Senator Johnny Isakson R-Georgia, Senator Bob Corker,R-Tennesee) CDA a.i. Asquino, and emboffs that the GoS wants "direct engagement and direct contact" with the USG, citing a [...]
2009-05-28 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM749DEMARCHE TO SUDAN ON RENEWING THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] (SBU) Acting Political/Economic Chief delivered reftel talking points to MFA American Affairs Director, Ambassador Nasreldin Wali, on July 13. During a July 14 courtesy call, CDA Whitehead also left a non-paper based on talking points with MFA Under Secretary Mutrif Siddiq. 2. (SBU) Wali s [...]
2009-06-14 15:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL AU UN SU
09KHARTOUM763OIL: DAR BLEND GETS SWEETER, MORE ABUNDANT WHILE NILE BLEND
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOS oil revenues for the month of April totalled $158.76 million, up from $157.26 million in March, according to figures released last week by the Ministry of Finance and National Economy. Though prices and production both rose in April, the resulting revenue increase was curbe [...]
2009-06-18 10:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM80EARLY DECISION REQUIRED ON MANPADS POLICY FOR THE
[...] (S/NF) Phe US Deartments of State and Defense will organize an air space management conference in Juba for the SPLA, tentatively planned for late February. Although DOS and DOD plan to cover topics such as air safety, air space management, and air defense, among others, the primary desire of [...]
2009-01-22 10:24:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM803NAFIE SATISFIED WITH TRILATERAL TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 30 meeting with CDA Whitehead, influential Assistant to the President Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie expressed satisfaction with the June round of Trilateral Talks in Washington, and deemed the progress made in improving bilateral relations "acceptable and reasonable." He urged the [...]
2009-07-01 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM808FINANCE MINISTER ALJAZ SAYS NCP COMMITTED TO
[...] (C) Summary: The National Congress Party (NCP) is committed to the peaceful resolution of Sudan's political problems so it can focus its energy on economic development, Minister of Finance Dr. Awad Aljaz told CDA Whitehead in a July 2 meeting. Striking a friendly tone, Aljaz expressed hope tha [...]
2009-07-03 09:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM83PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS NEW MILITARY ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with CDA Fernandez, influential Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail acknowledged a tactical mistake on the part of the SAF for failing to intervene quickly against JEM in recent clashes with the forces of Minni Minnawi (reftel). He admitted that t [...]
2009-01-23 08:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM836KHARTOUM BACKPEDALS ON TIMING OF PERMANENT COURT
[...] (C ) Summary: CDA met with MFA Undersecretary Mutriff Saddiq on July 13, to review logistic details for the upcoming trilateral talks and to discuss President Obama,s speech in Ghana and his meetings in Moscow. Mutriff reiterated his &personal8 concerns about the security situation in [...]
2009-07-13 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM837SUDAN: CDA MEETS WITH SLA/MM REBEL FACTION LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: CDA Whitehead, the DCM and POLOFF met with Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA/MM) faction leader, Mini Minnawi and senior advisor Ali Traio at Minnawi's Khartoum residence on July 9. Minnawi began the meeting by saying that while the current situation in Darfur remains quiet, he w [...]
2009-07-14 05:53:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM841ABYEI SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (C) On July 14, CDA Whitehead met with SRSG Ashraf Qazi to discuss the impending decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the Abyei border issue. Qazi stated that while the National Congress Party (NCP) has reportedly asked for a delay in the announcement of the PCA decision (Ref [...]
2009-07-15 05:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM849SPECIAL ENVOY MEETING WITH NISS DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (u) This is an action request. 2. (c) I met with NISS DG Salah Ghosh and Government of Sudan (GOS) Presidential Advisor on Darfur Ghazi Salah Eddin for an hour on July 16. A full report will follow in other channels, but I wanted to convey the following messages and ask Embassy Chad's fo [...]
2009-07-17 07:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC KPKO MARR MOPS PINS PREL UN SU
09KHARTOUM85UNAMID DISCUSSES CEASEFIRE PLANS AND SOUTH DARFUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, Rodolphe Adada, the Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID,) told CDA Fernandez that UNAMID continues to draft its ceasefire plans. Adada stated that UNAMID's plan will be flexible and applicable in bot [...]
2009-01-23 09:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC KPKO PGOV PHUM PREL UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM86DARFUR PLATFORM: A 90-DAY PLAN
[...] This is an Action Request. See Paragraph 11. 2. Summary: The purpose of this cable is to outline Post's 90-day plan for enhancing the USG's ability to pursue essential policy and program objectives in Darfur (See also reftel A). Creating a secure platform for USG operations in Darfur is i [...]
2009-01-23 11:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT ABLD UN SU
09KHARTOUM860SE MEETING WITH ABYEI LEADERS BOUND FOR THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy (SE) Gration presided over a July 20 meeting of senior NCP and Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) officials and Ngok Dinka and Misseriya Leaders, the latter parties bound for The Hague to hear the July 22 ruing of the Permanent Count of Arbitration (PCA) [...]
2009-07-21 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM861SPECIAL ENVOY DISCUSSES BILATERAL ISSUES WITH NCP
[...] (C) Summary: At the request of the National Congress Party (NCP),Special Envoy Scott Gration met with select members of the NCP trilateral negotiating team for 90 minutes on July 19 to discuss bilateral issues. The substance of issues raised by the NCP was all too familiar, although the ton [...]
2009-07-22 07:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM874UGANDAN AMBASSADOR REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Ugandan Ambassador Betty Akech Okullou called on Charge July 28 to discuss the fate of a Ugandan national abducted a month ago in Darfur (reftel). Okullou said she had been consulting closely with the Irish, who are also working to free an Irish national abducted at the same ti [...]
2009-07-28 11:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PINR EAID UN AU SU UG IR
09KHARTOUM888SUDANESE DIPLOMATIC POTPOURRI: CHADIAN REBELS,
[...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires (CDA) met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Dr. Mutriff Sidiq on July 30 to review a range of issues. CDA requested information on the current location of Chadian rebel leaders in Sudan as well as the disposition of their forces, to which Mutriff [...]
2009-08-02 10:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMOPS ODIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UN AU CD SU
09KHARTOUM904CHARGE MEETING WITH CHADIAN REBEL LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) On August 4, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Whitehead met with Union des Forces de la Resistance (UFR) President Timane Erdimi to deliver talking points as requested by AF/C. Erdimi was accompanied by UFR Second Vice President Abdelwahid Aboul Makaye, Secretary General Abakar Tollimi, former RFC [...]
2009-08-05 12:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL UN AU SU EU FR
09KHARTOUM914PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR BONA MALWAL DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires Whitehead met with Presidential Adviser Bona Malwal on July 29 at the latter,s request. A former minister in the late 1970s under Nimeiri and a long-time antagonist of the late John Garang, Malwal continues to pursue politics in the South while maintaining stron [...]
2009-08-07 09:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPINS PHUM PGOV UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM917GHAZI SALAHEDDIN TELLS REPRESENTATIVE ELLISON: "WE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 5 conversation with Congressman Keith Ellison, Presidential Adviser and National Congress party (NCP) intellectual Dr. Ghazi Salaheddin said he is open to visits by anyone seeking to engage with the regime, including members of the U.S. Congress and the Darfur advocac [...]
2009-08-07 09:53:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI UN AU SU
09KHARTOUM927HAC OFFERS JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM TO HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 5, the High-Level Committee (HLC) met in Khartoum, the third such meeting since the U.S. Special Envoy and the Government of National Unity (GNU) agreed to empower the HLC to focus on urgent humanitarian issues in Darfur, and to expand it to include important GNU line mi [...]
2009-08-11 16:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL SOCI UN SU
09KIGALI586LOBBYING FOR RWANDAN SUPPORT AT UNGA
[...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs raised with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali and her Americas Director our interest in working closely with Rwanda on UNGA issues. Museminali welcomed our approach and noted that the Government of Rwanda (GOR) often follows the African Union (AU) consensu [...]
2009-09-18 15:02:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL UN RW
09KIGALI690UNGA DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarches on October 26 to Rwandan MFA's Director General of Europe, Americas and International Organization Affairs Mr. Ben Rutsinga. Regarding Ref A items, Rutsinga said that in 2007 and earlier Rwanda abstained from voting on "no-action motions," but changed it [...]
2009-10-26 16:32:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA UN RW
09KIGALI782DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 16:41:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN RW
09KIGALI828"DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 13:53:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALUNGA PREL UN RW
09KINGSTON1046JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA "DEFAMATION OF
[...] (U) Per reftels, Emboff delivered demarche on the potential dangers of the "Defamation of Religions" resolution and solicited the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s commitment to vote against or to abstain on the resolution when it comes to the UNGA plenary session for a final vote. Demarche was de [...]
2009-12-03 16:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PHUM KIRF UN UNGA XL JM
09KINGSTON1106JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Per Reftel, CDA delivered demarche via telephone urging the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to vote "yes" on the upcoming Iran human rights resolution in the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Demarche was delivered to Ambassador Evadne Coye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...]
2009-12-15 17:49:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM HURI PREL KISL ISCON UN UNGA JM XL IR
09KINGSTON481JAMAICA RESPONSE TO 2009 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
[...] (U) The following is Post's response to questions listed in reftel regarding staffing and employee data at International organizations. 2. (U) Staff of the International Seabed Authority are listed below by name, title, nationality, category and level: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL --- [...]
2009-06-16 20:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO JM
09KINGSTON560JAMAICA: HONDURAN EMBASSY DIPNOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 19:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC OAS UN JM HO XL XK
09KINGSTON86JAMAICA: ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 13:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN UNESCO JM XL
09KINGSTON904JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
[...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche to solicit cooperation and support for USG priorities at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA),Third Committee, and to seek the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s insights on other resolutions. Demarche was delivered to Ms. Norma Taylor Roberts, Director of [...]
2009-10-27 19:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM HURI PREL KOCI KWMN KISL ISCON UN UNGA
09KINSHASA140 FOREIGN MINISTER'S FEBRUARY 11 BRIEFING TO AMBASSADORS ON
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted embassy late February 9 to request ambassador's attendance at briefing next day by Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwanke at MFA headquarters. Present at the briefing were ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, South Af [...]
2009-02-11 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
09KINSHASA64DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Continued attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have displaced thousands of citizens in the DRC. UNHCR estimates that there are currently over 104,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Dungu Territory. In 2008, UNHCR reported that it assisted with the return of over 39,000 [...]
2009-01-21 16:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN
09KINSHASA995DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DRC ON 64TH UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 14:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN
09KUALALUMPUR12GAZA REACTION: MALAYSIAN PM TAKES CREDIT FOR
[...] (SBU) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Foreign Minister Rais Yatim are touting Malaysia's role in persuading UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to call the UN General Assembly (UNGA) into an emergency session. Motivated by Malaysia's perception that United Nations Security Council ( [...]
2009-01-08 23:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN IS MY
09KUALALUMPUR293UNHRC DEMARCHE: MALAYSIA WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT,
[...] (C) The Embassy conveyed reftel diplomatic note on April 15 formally announcing the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and seeking Malaysia's support. Polcouns spoke with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary (Multilateral Political Affairs) Ganeson Sivagurunathan on April 15. [...]
2009-04-20 08:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN MY
09KUALALUMPUR296UNHRC CANDIDACY: MALAYSIA PROPOSES RECIPROCAL
[...] (SBU) The Embassy received on April 21 a diplomatic note from the Malaysian Foreign Ministry dated April 20, no. CU 213/09, in response to our previous request for Malaysia's support for the U.S candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (reftels). The operative text of the note follows: "Th [...]
2009-04-21 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN MY
09KUALALUMPUR626MALAYSIA AND INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] (SBU) Malaysia has not developed mechanisms to prevent torture or protect victims. Malaysia has not ratified the UN Convention against Torture. Torture and ill treatment are commonly suffered by individuals detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Malaysia routinely practices caning a [...]
2009-07-31 09:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN MY
09KUALALUMPUR850MALAYSIA: DEMARCHE TO GOM ON DELISTING OF FOUR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) PolCouns and RSI Regional Coordinator met October 23 with Ganeson Sivagurunathan, MFA Undersecretary of the Multilateral Political Division, Department of Multilateral Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche. RSI Coordinator discussed [...]
2009-10-23 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN UN MY
09KUALALUMPUR969MALAYSIA UNLIKELY TO CHANGE STANCE ON DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) PolCouns and Poloff met with Senior Under Secretary Rohana Ramli, a former Malaysian Ambassador to Argentina, who recently took over the MFA's Political and Security Directorate, and Principal Assistant Secretary Jamal Sharafuddin on December 3 to discuss reftel demarche. U/S Rohana adm [...]
2009-12-04 06:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNGA MY
09KUWAIT147ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION CONTRACT FOR WAR DAMAGED
[...] (C) Summary: Hill International, winner of a Project Planning and Supervision Consultant tender for a UN Compensation Commission(UNCC)-funded environmental remediation program for oil-damaged Kuwaiti lands, appears to have been stymied in its effort to gain final GOK approval for the finalized [...]
2009-02-19 15:10:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALSENV EPET PREL UN IZ KU
09KUWAIT190AMBASSADOR TARASOV: UNAMI TO FUND EXPANDED SEARCH
[...] (C) During a March 1 call on the Ambassador, Gennady Tarasov, the UN High-level Coordinator for the repatriation or return of all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals or their remains and the return of all Kuwaiti property, including archives, seized by Iraq during the 1990 invasion, said that [...]
2009-03-03 14:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN KU
09KUWAIT293DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR
[...] A/DCM on March 22 delivered reftel points urging the GOK to participate in a March 31 Dutch-hosted International Conference on Afghanistan to Ambassador Khaled Muqames, Director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department. 2. Muqames thanked A/DCM for the information and promised to conv [...]
2009-03-24 08:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF PK IR UN KU
09KYIV1558UKRAINE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on U.S. priorities for the Human Rights Council 12th Session on September 11. The recipient was the MFA desk officer responsible for the UN Human Rights Council, Sviatlana Tereverten. She thanked us for providing this information to the GOU in advance of [...]
2009-09-11 17:06:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UP UN
09KYIV1647UKRAINE WILL CO-SPONSOR UNHRC DRAFT ON FREEDOM OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) We received notification from the Ukrainian MFA desk officer responsible for the UN Human Rights Council, Svitlana Pereverten, that the GOU will co-sponsor the USG's draft resolution on freedom of expression (reftels). 3. (SBU) Ms [...]
2009-09-25 14:42:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UP UN
09LAPAZ1591GOB DEMARCHED ON UNGA DEFAMATION RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 19:43:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA UN BL
09LIMA1601PERU RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 22:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN PE
09LIMA1689Potential Peruvian OIOS Candidate
[...] (C) Genaro Matute is known to the Embassy from his time as Peru's Comptroller General (CG - rough equivalent of a government-wide Inspector General) from October 2001 to October 2008, who served during two successive administrations (Toledo and Garcia). He is seen as having done a credible j [...]
2009-12-03 21:15:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC UN PREL AMGT PE
09LISBON162PORTUGUESE FOLLOW GERMAN STRATEGY FOR UN UNIVERSAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Portugal is preparing for a December Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Portuguese MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins outlined Portugal's plan to consult with NGOs, coordinate a unified GOP response, and prepare for the HRC Review in Dec [...]
2009-03-17 16:11:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN PO
09LISBON266MEETING WITH JORGE SAMPAIO ON ALLIANCE OF
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio, currently the UN HiRep for the Alliance of Civilizations and the UN Special Envoy against Tuberculosis, met with Ambassador Stephenson at the embassy on May 15. Sampaio gave a re [...]
2009-05-19 11:55:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN PO
09LISBON51PORTUGAL: CY 2008 STAFFING LISTS AND BUDGETARY
[...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Smale, [...]
2009-01-26 14:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO
09LISBON556PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 15:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN PO
09LJUBLJANA289SLOVENIA SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES AT HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche on September 11 to Smiljana Knez, Minister Plenipotentiary in the Slovenian MFA's International Organization and Human Security Division, to encourage Slovenian support for U.S. priorities during the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) Session and to gather in [...]
2009-09-17 09:42:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN SI
09LJUBLJANA37SLOVENIA PRESENTS CANDIDATURE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF
[...] (U) Embassy received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 5. Text follows: 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Ljubljana and has the honour t [...]
2009-02-13 16:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV UN EAID SOCI SI
09LJUBLJANA39AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR VALENTIN INZKO PROMOTES OHR
[...] (U) CDA met today with Austria's Ambassador to Slovenia, Valentin Inzko, at Inzko's request. Inzko presented a CV for forwarding to Washington in connection with his candidacy for the Office of High Representative (OHR),Sarajevo. The CV will be scanned and forwarded to EUR/CE and EUR/SCE. [...]
2009-02-13 17:28:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN BK AU SI
09LOME400DEMARCHE REPLY TO 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarch to Assistant Secretary General Adomayakpon of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Oct 28. Adomayakpon did not give any clear answers as to the GOT position on the matter but promised to pass along our message. He did state that the GOT usually does support th [...]
2009-10-28 15:23:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN TO
09LONDON1304UK: CLIMATE ADAPTATION FUNDING
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Department for International Development (DFID) officials Kate Binns and Vicky Seymour reported the following break-down of UK Government funding related to adaptation to ESTHOff on May 29, 2009: -- Bilateral Adaptation-Related Development Aid: The UK Government c [...]
2009-06-02 16:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG UN UK
09LONDON2120UK WELCOMES US UNHRC PRIORITIES
[...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG welcomes U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council and is in broad agreement with its priorities. It sees difficulties in convincing some EU states to go along with the freedom of expression resolution; if amendments are not possible, political pressure will be neede [...]
2009-09-11 13:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK
09LONDON2359FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE RESULTS
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Foreign and Commonwealth's Office (FCO) International Organisations Office. 2. (U) The UK confirms that they are "aiming for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG) FAO budget settlement based on realistic cost increases, add [...]
2009-10-16 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR UK UN
09LONDON2391UK IN AGREEMENT WITH THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy Head of the UN Human Rights Team at the Foreign Office Andrew Suarez responded to reftel demarche by saying that HMG is supportive of all U.S. priorities at this year's session of the UN Third Committee. The UK opposes the use of no-action motions to block country-speci [...]
2009-10-22 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UK
09LONDON55OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: HMG BELIEVES ISSUE IS NOT WINNABLE AND USG SHOULD NOT ASK FOR A VOTE
[...] (C) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Iran Coordination Group Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling, in several conversations January 8 with London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on ref b, said HMG would stand with USG if there is a vote but deferred to FCO officials leading on the issue. Gelling said [...]
2009-01-08 17:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKPRP PGOV PHUM PREL UN IR UK
09LONDON89UK VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST REGIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The UK seeks a strategy in regard to the separatist regions of Georgia that will maintain EU consensus but will also have substance, Michael Davenport, the Director of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Russia, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Directorate, told the Poli [...]
2009-01-13 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPROV PREL MOPS GG RS EZ SW UN UK
09LUSAKA296ZAMBIA PROMISES IMPROVED MULTILATERAL COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting to discuss multilateral cooperation as well as Zambian Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande's May visit to Washington, Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma confirmed his interest in improving U.S.-Zambian voting coincidence within the United Nations. He promis [...]
2009-04-30 12:02:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALUN UNHRC CU ZA
09LUSAKA637ZAMBIA PREPARED TO BREAK WITH TRADITION AT UN
[...] (C) Summary. A senior Zambian Foreign Ministry official, Winnie Chibesekunda, is predisposed to breaking with NAM, AU, and SADC ranks at UN fora in order to address issues individually and on their own merit. In response to the reftel demarche, she expressed some willingness to support coun [...]
2009-09-15 09:27:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC ZI ZA
09LUSAKA646FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 11:24:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN ZA
09LUSAKA649MORE ON ZAMBIAN PREPARATIONS FOR UNGA, UN HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary. The Zambian Government (GRZ) is inclined to call for measures to address human rights problems in Burma, North Korea, and Sudan at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council. A senior Foreign Ministry official voiced some displeasure with Zambia's tendency to engage in bloc [...]
2009-09-22 08:44:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC UNESCO KV CU BM ZA
09LUSAKA677DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 12:13:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM HRC KWMN SOCI UN ZA
09LUSAKA916ZAMBIA PREFERS "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" BE
[...] (SBU) On December 1, MFA PermSec Tens Kapoma told Ambassador that Zambia abstained from the Third Committee vote on the combatting defamation of religions resolution in part for "legal reasons," and that the Zambian government (GRZ) will look at whether Zambia can shift to a "No" vote in the u [...]
2009-12-01 13:24:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA UN PHUM ZA
09MADRID1045UNGA: SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO USG THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed the UNGA Third Committee agenda with the Spanish MFA's Director of Human Rights, Juan Duarte, October 23. Duarte said that Spain and the United States were on the same page with respect to country-specific resolutions (Iran, Burma and DPRK),but took the opportunit [...]
2009-10-23 16:07:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN SP IS KPAL
09MADRID137JAN. 26-27 HIGH LEVEL FOOD SECURITY MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the Spain-hosted January 26-27 High-Level Meeting on Food Security for All, led by State/EEB and USAID, achieved its key objective of launching the consultation process for establishing a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security. Secretary C [...]
2009-02-10 15:23:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EAGR EAID FAO UN SP
09MADRID615SPAIN: MFA POC DOWNBEAT ON ODDS OF SUPPORTING IAEA
[...] (C) Post's primary MFA contact on non-proliferation issues has sounded a pessimistic note on the likelihood that Spain will support a significant real increase in the IAEA regular budget for 2010-2011, as proposed in Reftel. All of Post's MFA non-proliferation contacts undertook extensive fore [...]
2009-06-26 17:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SP
09MADRID780SPANISH ANTI-TORTURE INITIATIVES
[...] (U) In an effort to cement a seat on the 2010 UN Human Rights Council and in preparation for its January 2010 EU Presidency, the GOS is focused on the promotion of human rights. In furtherance of this Zapatero Administration priority, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega unveiled Spain's Nation [...]
2009-08-03 16:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN SP
09MANAGUA1053UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES: NICARAGUA REFUSES TO TAKE A MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 22:44:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN NU
09MANAGUA1081NICARAGUA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 18:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN NU
09MANAGUA900NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 16:15:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC NU
09MANILA2031DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz. Post emphasized U.S. support for defending the universality of human rights and the responsibility of governments to respect the r [...]
2009-09-24 08:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNHRC RP
09MANILA2111DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH
[...] (U) Post discussed reftel points with DFA Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz regarding the October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. Post emphasized that the discussions were a constructive beginning; that they must now be followed by positive action [...]
2009-10-05 08:53:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PREL UN IR RP
09MANILA2165DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] Post discussed reftel points with DFA's Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO),and thanked the Philippines for speaking up at the negotiating sessions to offer their qualified support of the Independent Expert mandate. Post also requested that the Philippine g [...]
2009-10-14 23:52:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI HRC UN RP
09MANILA2289DEMARCHE DELIVERED - 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
[...] Post delivered reftel points to Director Joy Tirol of the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),soliciting the Philippines' cooperation and support for the key U.S. human rights priorities for the UNGA's 2009 Third [...]
2009-11-03 07:49:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN RP
09MANILA2508DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Acting Director Joy Ignacio. Post emphasized the potential dangers of the "defamation" concept and solicited support to vote against the resolution. [...]
2009-12-08 05:21:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN UNGA RP
09MASERU427LESOTHO IS EXPECTED TO ABSTAIN ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 11:00:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA LT
09MBABANE288DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
[...] PolOff delivered points per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Socio-Political Analyst Sandile Hlatshwayo on October 28. Hlatshwayo had no immediate substantive response; however he stated he would share the information with his principals. PolOff also shared U.S. positions with American a [...]
2009-10-28 14:06:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN WZ
09MBABANE324DEMARCHE DELIVERED: K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 14:26:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA WZ
09MEXICO1631MEXICO ON INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] Poloff conveyed points June 10 advocating an increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that Mexico, as a member [...]
2009-06-10 23:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN MX
09MEXICO1632MEXICO ON RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-11 00:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PREL MX
09MEXICO1821MEXICO'S CANDIDACY TO HOST CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 02765 dated June 1, 2009, addressed to the Embassy, advised us that Mexico is seeking election to be the host of the 16th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (COP-16) and the 6th Conference by Parties to the Kyoto Protoco [...]
2009-06-24 20:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO1857MEXICO'S CANDIDACY TO THE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 03010 dated June 10, 2009, addressed to the Embassy, advised us that Mexico is seeking election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for Ambassador Jorge Montano after Dr. Maria Elena Medina Mora resigned her post at the I [...]
2009-06-26 20:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO2341MEXICAN MILITARY AGREES TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In July, the Mexico office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) signed an agreement with the Mexican Government giving it a mandate to provide SEDENA with human rights assistance. Alberto Brunori, the OHCHR's Mexico Director, recently described to Embassy offi [...]
2009-08-07 00:08:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO2536CONTROVERSY OVER THE RELEASE OF ACCUSED 1997
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 12, the Mexican Supreme Court ordered the release of 20 individuals imprisoned for their involvement in the 1997 massacre in Chiapas that occurred at the height of the government's efforts to quell the violent Zapatista movement. The Court also ordered retrials for six [...]
2009-08-26 23:17:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO2620MEXICO KEEN ON WMD NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAM
[...] Summary. Personnel from LEGAT headquarters' Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate met with representatives from CISEN on August 28 to discuss the GoM approach to WMD non-proliferation. This meeting is a continuation of several gatherings between CISEN and members of the WMD Directo [...]
2009-09-02 21:48:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO2656MEXICAN INITIATIVES TO COMBAT TORTURE
[...] In response to the request to report on country mechanisms to prevent torture and to protect victims (reftel),Post notes that Mexico ratified the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on January 23, 1986. Mexico also signed th [...]
2009-09-04 23:08:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN MX
09MEXICO2776SRE SUPPORTS U.S. DIALOGUE WITH SEDENA ON HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 9, the Ambassador joined a visiting DRL delegation led by Senior Advisor (SA) Michael Kozak for part of a bilateral discussion on multilateral human rights issues at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE). The U.S. side raised the issues of human rights i [...]
2009-09-24 19:47:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO2786MEXICO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO THE
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 004630 dated September 3, 2009, announced its decision to propose Ernesto Herrera as a candidate to the United Nations International Civil Service Commission for the 2014-2017 term in elections to be held during the 68th General Assembly o [...]
2009-09-25 14:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO2787MEXICO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO THE
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 004455 dated August 26, 2009, announced its decision to seek reelection to the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program for the 2012-2015 term in elections to be held during the 66th UN General Assembly in 2011. Mexico [...]
2009-09-25 14:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO2788MEXICO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO THE
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 004667 dated September 3, 2009, announced its decision to propose Amb. Jorge Montano to the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board in elections to be held by the UN Economic and Social Council in 2009. Mexico seeks U.S. sup [...]
2009-09-25 14:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO3011MEXICO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO THE
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 004835 dated September 14, 2009, announced its decision to propose Dr. Victor Manuel Villalobos Arambula for Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (AICA) for the 2010-2014 term in elections to be [...]
2009-10-19 19:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO3079MEXICO: ATTORNEY GENERAL OVERTURNS FLAWED
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent favorable ruling by Mexican legal authorities on an appeal by an indigenous woman, sentenced for allegedly kidnapping six armed federal police agents in March 2006, is another hopeful sign that the Attorney General's office (PGR) is willing to overturn flawed decisions [...]
2009-10-27 00:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO3092MEXICO: THE LEGACY OF PGR'S MEDINA MORA
[...] (C) Summary. With his resignation on September 8, Mexican Attorney General (AG) Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza leaves a two-fold legacy. His tenure in office was very positive for the USG, as he forged a solid relationship with us, offered full support on high-level extradition cases, and laid the [...]
2009-10-27 22:20:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO3172MEXICAN SENATE CHOOSES FRONT-RUNNER TO HEAD HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Mexican Senate's confirmation, on November 5, of Raul Plasencia Villanueva as the new President of Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) is a welcome leadership change that could herald a more activist and transparent era for an important state-sponsored advocate [...]
2009-11-09 14:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO3175MEXICO: OHCHR REPORT HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS'
[...] (C) Summary: The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report on October 13 that expressed serious concerns about threats faced by human rights activists in the country. The report speaks to 128 cases of aggression against human rights defenders, including ten homicides. [...]
2009-11-09 18:49:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO3249MEXICO ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UN MX
09MEXICO3250MEXICO ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UN MX
09MEXICO3251MEXICO ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UN MX
09MEXICO3623MEXICO: UNODC REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) regional and country representatives recently met and discussed ways to promote greater regional coordination among our Merida partners on combating narco-trafficking with a view to producing more concrete progress. [...]
2009-12-23 21:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL UN MX
09MEXICO3641AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL RELEASES REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amnesty International criticized the Mexican military for alleged human rights abuses in a report released on December 8. Referring to five emblematic cases involving murder, torture and illegal detention, the report faulted the Government of Mexico (GOM) for lack of transpar [...]
2009-12-28 17:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO3642NEW MEXICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Raul Plascencia Villanueva at his inauguration ceremony November 17 as the new President of Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) pledged changes that would strengthen the organization's ability to promote greater human rights respect. During the ceremony, Plascenci [...]
2009-12-28 17:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO3658MEXICO PROVES A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: NGOs and media outlets report a significant increase in threats and attacks against journalists over the last two years. While in 2007 only five deaths were reported, six journalists were killed in 2008 and twelve in 2009 according to the Social Communication National Center ( [...]
2009-12-29 20:08:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO3659AGUASCALIENTES TACKLES SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff traveled to Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes to assess the political, economic, and security situation in the state by talking with a number of legislators, officials from the state government, members of the state human rights commission, prominent business people and le [...]
2009-12-30 14:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO48MEXICO ON POSSIBLE IRAN PRESIDENCY OF UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 23:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF IR UN EAID MX
09MEXICO812MEXICO'S CANDIDACY TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 1070 dated March 3, 2009, addressed to the Embassy, advised us that Mexico advised us that Mexico has presented Carlos Ruiz Massieu as a candidate to the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions for the period 2011-2013 for el [...]
2009-03-19 23:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO813MEXICO REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO THE
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 1137 dated March 6, 2009, addressed to the Embassy, advised us that Mexico is seeking election to the Commission on Sustainable Development for the period 2011-2014 in the elections scheduled to take place during the 2010 session of the [...]
2009-03-19 23:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
09MEXICO868OHCHR'S OFFICE IN MEXICO EARNING ITS KEEP
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) opened a field office in Mexico in 2002 with a mandate to work with the Government of Mexico and a wide cross section of civil society with a view to developing a "diagnostic survey" that would identify the steps Mexico need [...]
2009-03-24 21:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UN MX
09MONROVIA863LIBERIA: JOHN MORLU'S CANDIDACY FOR HEAD OF UN OFFICE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Inspector General John Morlu is passionately committed to public financial management, and has transformed a moribund General Auditing Commission (GAC) into an independent and vocal mechanism for fighting corruption in Liberia. While Morlu's reputation for integrity is unimpeachab [...]
2009-12-01 17:47:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALAORC UN PREL AMGT LI
09MONTEVIDEO526URUGUAY SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE UN HUMAN
[...] (U) The contents are sensitive but unclassified. 2. (SBU) On September 14, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the UN Human Rights Commission priorities to the MFA's Co-Director of the Office of Human Rights, Silvia Izquierdo. Izquierdo reported that the GOU agrees with U.S. efforts to reac [...]
2009-09-15 13:34:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNHCR UY
09MONTEVIDEO578URUGUAY: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM VAZ
[...] (SBU) Charge Matthewman called on Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz October 1 to discuss the trip to the U.S. that President Vazquez, FM Vaz, and Economy Minister Alvaro Garcia made from September 13-25. Vaz said all members of the Uruguayan delegation was very satisfied with their reception and with [...]
2009-10-09 12:12:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPLEC PREL UN EAGR HA KPKO UY
09MONTEVIDEO607URUGUAY: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES
[...] (U) On October 26, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Uruguayan MFA Multilateral Department's UN specialist, Gabriela Ortigosa. Ms. Ortigosa accepted all of the points and agreed to share them with the MFA's Human Rights office, as well as with the UN representative from Uruguay. Although s [...]
2009-10-26 17:36:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UY
09MONTREAL184ABDELRAZIK MAKES ROUTINE COURT APPEARANCE, SAYS SEEKS
[...] (U) Newly repatriated Abousfian Abdelrazik appeared briefly before a federal court judge in Montreal yesterday, officially affirming that Ottawa had complied with the court's June 4 order to bring Abdelrazik home after six years in exile in Sudan. Judge Russel Zinn, the same judge who had issue [...]
2009-07-08 19:38:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SU CA UN
09MOSCOW1355MFA ON RUSSIAN TROOPS IN ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA;
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 26 meeting, MFA IVth CIS Ambassador-at-large Dmitriy Tarabrin and Deputy Alexey Dvinyanin denied any Russian interference in Georgia's internal situation, and rejected reports of recent troop increases due to the ongoing demonstrations in Georgia. MFA I/O Head of Divis [...]
2009-05-26 14:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN RS GG
09MOSCOW1621MFA ON UNOMIG FAILURE, NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA IVth CIS Deputy Director Dvinyanin told us UNOMIG renewal talks failed in part due to the West's rigid response to Russia's earlier OSCE proposals, which caused Moscow to "tighten" its position on UNOMIG. Dvinyanin described Russia's concurrence with UNSCR 1866, which refer [...]
2009-06-19 12:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN RS GG
09MOSCOW22 OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 11:52:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN EAID IR RS
09MOSCOW24 RUSSIAN DEPUTY PERMREP WILL ATTEND SOMALIA PIRACY MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 13:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN PTER RS
09MOSCOW2402RUSSIA SUPPORTS US POSITION ON FAO BUDGET
[...] (C) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to Valery I. Yudin, Administrative and Budgetary Expert in the MFA's International Organizations Department. Yudin stated that Russia fully supported the U.S. position advocating for zero nominal growth in the FAO budget cycle 2010-2011. He commente [...]
2009-09-18 14:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN RS
09MOSCOW308MFA'S SPECIAL REP ON BIH, KOSOVO, EULEX
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. Summary ------- 2. (C) The MFA Special Representative Botsan-Kharchenko told us February 5 that Russia would be satisfied with a technocratic replacement to Office of High Representative (OHR) Lacjak to oversee what it expects will be the [...]
2009-02-09 15:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BH KV UN RS
09MOSCOW488RUSSIAN MFA ON GENEVA TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA CONFLICT
[...] (C) Summary: MFA CIS Fourth Department Conflicts Division Chief Aleksey Dvinyanin February 26 characterized the incident response and prevention mechanism as the first concrete result of the February 17-18 Geneva process. He expressed disappointment that the humanitarian working group did no [...]
2009-02-27 11:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG OSCE UN
09MOSCOW833SCO CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Special Conference on Afghanistan convened in Moscow March 27 to discuss the impact of terrorism and narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan on the country's neighbors, and intensifying international efforts to address these challenges. [...]
2009-04-02 08:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR UN AF RS ZK
09MUSCAT13OMAN BLASTS UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR FAILING TO
[...] (C) Summary: Convoking resident ambassadors of UN Security Council member nations, Oman's foreign minister excoriated the Council for failing to enact a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza without preconditions and equated its inaction with the condoning of the killing of innocent [...]
2009-01-05 15:58:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL KWBG UN MU
09MUSCAT231OMANI PARTICIPATION AT AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 12:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN AF MU
09MUSCAT355UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION: OMAN
[...] Pol-Econ Chief delivered ref B demarche April 4 to Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. [Note: Post also submitted a formal diplomatic note regarding the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. End Note.] Al-Ha [...]
2009-04-20 13:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN MU
09NASSAU170 DEMARCHE - BAHAMAS PRESENTS CANDIDATE FOR 35TH CONFERENCE
[...] This is an action request. 2. US Embassy Nassau received diplomatic note No. MFA/089 dated 13 March 2009, from the CGOB informing of their decision to present the candidature of Dr. Davidson L. Hepburn for election to the post of President of the 35th Conference of UNESCO in Paris in Octob [...]
2009-03-17 21:46:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN BF
09NASSAU173 ADDITIONAL INFO COPY DEMARCHES FROM GCOB
[...] During a lunch meeting on March 13, Permanent Secretary Dr. Patricia Rodgers, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the CCOB, provided information copies to Charge of the following demarches the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Organization of American States delivered to t [...]
2009-03-18 21:33:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN BF
09NASSAU729Bahamas Changes Position on Country-Specific Resolution
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior GCOB official told the CDA that the government's position on the Iran Human Rights Resolution changed due to international pressure they received about their own domestic policies, U.S. criticism of their off-shore banking industry, and what they perceived as unwarranted c [...]
2009-11-23 22:42:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV UN UNGA PHUM
09NASSAU731Bahamas Changes Position on Country-Specific Resolution
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior GCOB official told the CDA that the government's position on the Iran Human Rights Resolution changed due to international pressure they received about their own domestic policies, U.S. criticism of their off-shore banking industry, and what they perceived as unwarranted c [...]
2009-11-23 22:46:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV UN UNGA PHUM
09NDJAMENA101HUMANITARIAN CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CHAD: LEGAL,
[...] (SBU) The recent expulsion of 13 key NGOs implementing humanitarian assistance programs in Darfur has sparked concern that affected IDPs may consider moving across the border into eastern Chad in order to access established assistance programs targeting the existing population of approximately [...]
2009-03-24 11:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF UN CD SU LY
09NDJAMENA122MINURCAT DEPUTY SRSG ON NEW PKO'S FIRST WEEKS
[...] (SBU) MINURCAT Deputy SRSG Rima Salah briefed the diplomatic community April 1 on MINURCAT's achievements during its first two weeks of existence, as well as future challenges. Salah reviewed UNSCRs 1778 and 1861, which mandates security and protection of international humanitarian workers [...]
2009-04-07 12:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM UN SU CH CD
09NDJAMENA125PLANNING FOR NEW REFUGEES IN CHAD; NGO CAPACITY
[...] (U) Much of the information in this cable was previously transmitted to Department offices by RefEmail. ------------------------------------- NGO PLANS FOR POSSIBLE DARFURI INFLUX ------------------------------------- 2. (U) Ndjamena-based Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) met with [...]
2009-04-08 11:04:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL PGOV SU UN LY CD
09NDJAMENA129 HUMANITARIAN UPDATE FROM NDJAMENA
[...] (U) This cable constitutes one of a series of weekly updates on the humanitarian situation among Darfur refugees in Chad and Chadian IDPs. ------------------- MINURCAT TAKES ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMANITARIAN SECURITY IN EASTERN CHAD ------------------- 2. (U) Ndjamena-based Refuge [...]
2009-04-14 16:42:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UN SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA131LIBYA RENEWS "TRILATERAL CHAD-SUDAN EFFORT,"
[...] (SBU) Libya is intent on reviving its "trilateral initiative" mediation efforts between Chad and Sudan, starting with eliminating support for proxy rebel groups, as a prelude to helping to solve the Darfur problem, according to Libya's once and current Ambassador to Chad, Greene Saleh Greene [...]
2009-04-15 14:39:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN SU LY PINR CD
09NDJAMENA132CHAD/SUDAN BORDER VIOLENCE? INDICATORS NEGATIVE
[...] (C) We do not see indications of impending Chad military offensive against Chad rebels based in Sudan at this time, notwithstanding claims made by interlocutors in conversations reported in REFTEL. In the interests of providing perspective to addressees, as well as of correcting factual error [...]
2009-04-16 14:20:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU CD
09NDJAMENA149CHAD REBEL COLUMNS CROSS INTO SOUTHEAST CHAD FROM
[...] (SBU) CHAD REBELS CROSS THE BORDER: We believe that three or perhaps four columns of Chad rebels have entered southeastern Chad since yesterday, and are likely strung out along the border from points SE of Abeche to the CAR/Sudan/Chad tri-border area, north and south of Goz Beida town. Tota [...]
2009-05-05 13:38:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CD
09NDJAMENA151CHAD UPDATE, 12PM, MAY 6: CHAD GOVERNMENT FORCES
[...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message is based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others. We gather information from all sources and try to winnow the chaff from the wheat. Some reports recirculate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition. Some reports are based on rumors or garble f [...]
2009-05-06 11:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA153CHAD UPDATE, AFTERNOON MAY 6: CHAD GOVT AIR FORCE
[...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message is based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others. We gather information from all sources and try to winnow the chaff from the wheat. Some reports re-circulate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition. Some reports are based on rumors or garble [...]
2009-05-06 15:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA156CHAD UPDATE, MORNING 5/7: REBELS CONSOLIDATE,
[...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message presents a composite view of the current situation based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others, and our best analysis. Some reports re-circulate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition; others are based on rumors or garbled fact. We cite few s [...]
2009-05-07 11:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA161CHAD UPDATE, 5/8: GOC DEFEATS REBELS DECISIVELY
[...] (SBU) CHAD REBELS STATUS: As of morning May 8, the Chadian military inflicted two decisive defeats on Chad rebels. The rebels appear to have been decisively defeated in May 7 battles south of Am-Dam and later near Am-Timan, inflicting heavy casualties. Remaining rebels are dispersed and in [...]
2009-05-08 11:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA163CHAD UPDATE: FM FAKI'S MAY 9 REPLY TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro issued a demarche to FM Moussa Faki Mahamat May 9 to discourage GoC hot pursuit of remaining Chadian rebels into Sudan; to remind the GoC of the moral high ground that Ndjamena occupied at present; to describe SE Gration's efforts to convince the Sudanese government to [...]
2009-05-10 12:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA165CHAD UPDATE 5/10: GOC TRUMPETS DECISIVE VICTORY
[...] (SBU) MILITARY BALANCE: As of May 10, the Government of Chad (GOC) continues to trumpet its "decisive victory" over Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) rebels in southeastern Chad. On May 6 and 7, Chadian military forces bombed rebel columns near Koukou, Angarana, Kerfi, and Haouish. According [...]
2009-05-10 15:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA170CHAD UPDATE MAY 11: LIFE RETURNING TO NORMAL ONE
[...] (SBU) RETURN TO NORMAL: Life is returning to normal as the GOC and others continue to assess the impact of the May 4 rebel incursions and plan for the future. MINURCAT has resumed all operations in the east. 2. (SBU) DEBY VISITS TROOPS: President Deby, accompanied by acting Minister of [...]
2009-05-11 16:47:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA175CEDANT ARMA TOGAE? WHERE CHAD GOES FROM HERE,
[...] (SBU) The invasion of eastern Chad by Chadian rebels from Sudan, their decisive defeat by Chad government forces, and the GOC,s initial reaction to those events last week confirmed a changed balance of power between Chad and Chad rebels and raised questions regarding the GOC's military and d [...]
2009-05-13 09:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF UN SU LY CH IS QA CD
09NDJAMENA181HUMANITARIAN UPDATE FROM NDJAMENA REGIONAL REFUGEE
[...] (U) This cable continues a series of regular updates on the humanitarian situation among Darfur and CAR refugees in Chad and Chadian IDPs. This report is from the Accra-based Regional Refugee Coordinator for Resettlement currently in Chad on temporary duty. ------------------------------ Ch [...]
2009-05-16 09:36:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL PGOV UN SU GH CD
09NDJAMENA188USG AND FRIENDS SUPPORTS UNICEF'S EFFORTS ON CHILD
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro and French Ambassador co-hosted a meeting (held in this Embassy) May 19 for key partners and international NGO representatives to discuss the current situation of children affected by armed conflict in Chad and to explore ways in which Chad's international partners inter [...]
2009-05-21 15:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PREL PGOV PREF SU UN CD
09NDJAMENA196JOUBERT TO DEBY: TRANSLATE BATTLEFIELD VICTORY
[...] (C) Visiting French Presidential Advisor Joubert issued a demarche to President Deby and senior aides May 23, urging the GOC to translate its recent victories on the battlefield into diplomatic successes by exercising great care in its approach to Sudan, by reaching out to some of the Chad re [...]
2009-05-25 10:01:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LY SU UN FR PREF PHUM MOPS CD
09NDJAMENA304UNSYG CONDEMNATION OF CHAD "ATTACK" ON SUDAN
[...] (C) The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General issued a statement July 20 alleging and condemning a Chadian "aerial attack" of Sudanese territory. The facts of the UN statement contradict Embassy reporting and other sources that indicate the July 16 Chadian air action against suspected Ch [...]
2009-07-27 11:13:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY UN CD
09NDJAMENA335EU CHIEF ON CHAD ELECTION PROSPECTS, REVENUE MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR NIGRO MET WITH EU COMMISSION CHIEF GILLES DESESQUELLES AUGUST 11. 2. (SBU) THE KEY POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION WERE: ------------- ON ELECTIONS: ------------- -- DESESQUELLES IS SATIFIED THAT THE NEWLY-NAMED HEAD OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTION COMMITTEE (CENI),M [...]
2009-08-12 14:11:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SU LY FR UN EU CD
09NDJAMENA336SRSG ANGELO ON U.S. SUPPORT FOR MINURCAT, CHAD-SUDAN
[...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR NIGRO MET WITH MINURCAT SRSG VICTOR ANGELO ON AUGUST 7. 2. (SBU) THE KEY POINTS OF OUR DISCUSSION WERE: -- ANGELO WAS EFFUSIVELY APPRECIATIVE OF THE RECEPTION AND COMPREHENSION HE RECEIVED DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO WASHINGTON, PARTICULARLY IN THE DEPARTMENT. -- ANGE [...]
2009-08-12 14:11:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU LY FR UN CD
09NDJAMENA342FORMIN DENIES ATTACKING SUDAN AND SEIZING
[...] (SBU) Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat told Ambassador August 13 that no/no Chadian military units had attacked Sudanese villages in recent weeks; that the GOC had not/not seized any Sudanese properties in Chad, but had prohibited the reopening of the Sudanese School in Ndjamena f [...]
2009-08-14 11:38:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM LY QA SU UN CD
09NDJAMENA343LIBYA INTENSIFIES ITS SUPPORT TO CHAD AND ITS EFFORTS TO
[...] (SBU) LIBYAN AMBASSADOR GREEN SALEH GREEN DESCRIBED TO AMBASSADOR ON AUGUST 6 HOW LIBYA HAD INTENSIFIED BOTH ITS BILATERAL SUPPORT FOR CHAD AND ITS EFFORTS TO NORMALIZE CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS SINCE HIS RETURN TO NDJAMENA AS COM. LIBYA IS INVESTING HEAVILY IN CHAD'S ECONOMY -- BUDGET SUPPORT, TR [...]
2009-08-17 08:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU LY FR UN CD
09NDJAMENA368SRSG ANGELO ON CHAD-SUDAN, CHAD REBELS, AND DIS
[...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Angelo told Ambassador August 31 that he had taken the initiative to engage with the GOC on Chad-Sudan normalization issues and had presented the GOC with a list of graduated confidence building measure, which Sudan SRSG Adada also would present to the GOS. Angelo said th [...]
2009-09-02 11:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN PKO LY SU CD
09NDJAMENA391UN EXPERTS ON CHAD ELECTIONS: CENSUS WILL TAKE
[...] (SBU) A UNDP-sponsored team of electoral experts told us that they found Chad's "overall electoral environment" to be "positive" and had therefore recommended "significant UN support" to Chad's electoral process, including a "massive international observation mission." The team briefed Embof [...]
2009-09-10 14:58:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM UN CD
09NDJAMENA40EMBASSY N'DJAMENA'S EAC CHANGES POST POLICY ON
[...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on Thursday, February 5 in order to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Abeche, the regional capital of eastern Chad. 2. (SBU) RSO presented a briefing on the current security situation in eastern Chad. He emphasiz [...]
2009-02-10 16:21:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID PREF CD UN
09NDJAMENA479CHAD: MINURCAT SRSG GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON
[...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Ambassador October 22 that he was "guardedly optimistic" regarding the current trend in Chad-Sudan relations, where momentum toward normalization and ending support for military proxies was building, and on Chad's election process, making "credible if n [...]
2009-10-26 09:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU FR LY UN AU CD
09NDJAMENA54CHAD/DOHA: THE IMPACT OF THE AGREEMENT HERE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Ndjamena salutes Embassy Khartoum's intelligent and thoroughgoing analysis of the Doha Agreement (REF A),with which we by and large concur. We have a slightly different take on some of its Chad-related features. We doubt that both the Deby regime and the Chad rebels c [...]
2009-02-23 17:15:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO UN AU CD SU
09NDJAMENA55URF LEADER ABU GARDA TO PRESENT HIS CASE BEFORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese rebel Bahr Abu Garda, leader of the URF coalition, will travel to the Netherlands to present his case to the International Criminal Court (ICC),his spokesman told Embassy Ndjamena. If this information is correct, URF may be trying to recapture international attention [...]
2009-02-23 17:15:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF UN AU SU CD
09NDJAMENA564GAMBARI TO BE NAMED SRSG FOR SUDAN?
[...] (C) SRSG for Chad Victor Angelo (STRICTLY PROTECT) called me this morning from his vacation in Brussels to inform us that the UNSYG was plabnning to name Ibrahim Gambari SRSG in Sudan to succeed current SRSG Adada. 2. (C) Angelo said he was passing this information to us in light of inten [...]
2009-11-25 14:55:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN US SU CD
09NDJAMENA57MINURCAT SOLICITS FUNDING FOR CONTINUED CHADIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: MINURCAT officials, UN Police (UNPOL) Chief Major General Chaumont and SRSG Assistant Gerard Gerrold, met with the DCM February 24 to discuss continued funding for MINURCAT activities in eastern Chad targeting police capacity-building and improvements in the Rule of Law sector. [...]
2009-02-24 17:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF UN CT CD
09NDJAMENA578CHAD: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON "DEFAMATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 16:55:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN UNGA CD
09NDJAMENA58INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT GOC EMBRACES DOHA PROCESS,
[...] (C) Ambassador Nigro told FM Moussa Faki Mahamat February 24 that the US was pleased with the Doha Agreement and would support Chief Mediator Bassole,s future efforts. Ambassador urged the GOC both to use its influence with JEM and other Sudan rebel groups to encourage them embrace the Doha P [...]
2009-02-24 18:08:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU CD SU UN
09NDJAMENA592MINURCAT SRSG SEEKS USG HELP ON TROOP COMMITMENTS,
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- See paras 6 and 7. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) SRSG Angelo, the head of the UN peacekeeping operation in Chad and CAR (MINURCAT),has asked for the USG's assistance on two issues of importance: -- Angelo seeks USG help in encouraging the governm [...]
2009-12-10 10:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPKO UN GH NP CD
09NDJAMENA60JEM-KHALIL OUTLINES STATEGY MOVING FORWARD
[...] (C) JEM chairman Khalil Ibrahim told the Ambassador February 25 that he was satisfied with the Doha Agreement and that he would return to Darfur to recruit other potential stakeholders from rebel groups, civil society, refugees, and IDPs, to form a broader JEM-led delegation for the next sessi [...]
2009-02-25 17:39:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF UN AU SU CD
09NDJAMENA71CHAD/CAR: SRSG UPBEAT ON MINURCAT II DEPLOYMENT,
[...] (SBU) SRSG Victor Angelo gave a generally positive briefing to the NDjamena Diplomatic Corps March 3 on the status of the March 15 transition of military security responsibilities from EUFOR to MINURCAT II; on MINURCAT's continued deployment; and on the PKO's current operations. All GOC-UN acc [...]
2009-03-05 12:55:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF UN EU AU PKO SU CT CD
09NDJAMENA97MINURCAT RISING: REINFORCED UN PKO REPLACES EUFOR
[...] (SBU) The EU PKO EUFOR, one of two PKOs authorized by UNSC 1778, stood down March 15, transferring its authority to provide security to civilians in Eastern Chad and Northeastern CAR to the UN's MINURCAT, whose mandate was enhanced to include such a role by UNSC 1861. Many of EUFOR's EU-membe [...]
2009-03-23 08:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF MASS MARR UN PKO SU LY
09NEWDELHI1954INDIAN VIEWS ON USG UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
[...] (U) We previewed our 64th UNGA goals and objectives on September 15 with Indian MEA Joint Secretary for UN Political Affairs Asith Bhattacharjee, and on September 16 with MEA Under Secretary for UN Economic and Social Affairs Abhishek Verma. Of the various topics covered in our presentation, [...]
2009-09-18 12:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN IN
09NEWDELHI2085INDIA ON TEXT OF COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed reftel points on October 9 to Ministry of External Affairs Director for United Nations Political Division (MEA/UNP) Sanjay Rana, Joint Secretary Bhattacharjee's deputy on these issues. Rana said the UNP Division knew the USG had not supported or accepted the 2007 comprom [...]
2009-10-09 12:47:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL UN IN
09NEWDELHI2176INDIA'S STANCE ON 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of External Affairs UN Economic and Social Division Under Secretary Abhishek Verma on October 23. Verma emphasized that despite India,s longstanding opposition to Country Specific Resolutions (CSR) as they lead to &finger pointing and intens [...]
2009-10-26 11:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN IN
09NEWDELHI2285INDIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN,
[...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche on November 12 and 13 to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretaries for Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) Division, Y.K. Sinha, and UN Economic and for Social (UNES) Division, Rajiv Misra, respectively. Emphasizing the importance we place on the Indian G [...]
2009-11-13 13:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN IR BM KN
09NEWDELHI2451INDIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA DEFAMATION OF
[...] (U) PolCouns conveyed Ref A demarche points to Ministry of External Affairs UN Economic and Social (UNES) Division Joint S ecretary Rajiv Misra on December 1, emphasizing the importance we place on India's support in voting against the OIC-sponsored UNGA resolution calling for criminal bans on [...]
2009-12-07 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA UN IN
09NIAMEY44 PRES. TANDJA GREETS DIP CORPS; COMMENTS ON TERRORISM, UN
[...] On January 13, President Tandja received the annual greeting of the diplomatic corps and offered his own remarks in return. His comments, a stocktaking of the past year, covered a wide range of subjects, ranging from thanking development partners for their assistance, the state of the economy [...]
2009-01-27 16:49:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SOCI PTER EMIN EAID UN US NG
09NIAMEY531 Niger: UN-AU-ECOWAS Delegation Meets GON Officials,
[...] Summary: On July 20-21, a joint UN-AU-ECOWAS delegation met with President Tandja, PM Oumarou, political party leaders, civil society, and labor union heads in an attempt to defuse the ongoing political crisis. All meetings took place behind closed doors; President Tandja subsequently declare [...]
2009-07-22 20:53:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AORC UN AU ECOWAS NG
09NICOSIA306CYPRUS: UNFICYP CHIEF POSITIVELY GRADES SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Readouts of UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer's April 30 briefing of the Security Council and of the May 5 meeting of Cypriot leaders Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat dominated the Ambassador's May 6 tour d'horizon with UNFICYP chief Taye-Brook Zerihoun. The Council [...]
2009-05-07 14:17:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP UN CY TU
09OSLO547NORWAY (ALMOST) FULLY ON BOARD WITH USG HRC
[...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian Coordinator for Human Rights Council (HRC) issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Vebjorn Heines, pronounced reftel demache's talking points "more or less completely consistent with Norway's priorities." Heines put special emphasis on Norway's "procedural [...]
2009-09-10 13:40:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09OSLO647NORWAY'S VIEWS ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed reftel priorities with Anne Merchant, the coordinator of Norway's UNGA Third Committee matters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). While the meeting contained no surprises, Merchant shared her views on how to diminish bloc-voting in the Third Committee. In [...]
2009-10-26 10:26:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF NO UN
09OSLO65NORWAY REFUSES TO OPPOSE IRANIAN PRESIDENCY OF
[...] (C) Poloff spoke re reftel with Lars Henie, Deputy Section Head of the UN section of the MFA. Henie had been "expecting" poloff's call on this, and had been "coordinating and clarifying" a response to our expected request for cooperation. Henie had the following to say: --The GON "does not [...]
2009-01-08 15:19:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREF IR UN EAID NO
09OTTAWA16CANADA TO DOWNPLAY ROLE OF UNDP CHAIR IF IRAN WINS
[...] (C) Canada will not openly oppose Iran's candidacy for the chair of the UNDP executive board, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) International Organization Deputy Director Shannon-Marie Soni. Instead, Canada will seek to downplay the importance of the ro [...]
2009-01-08 21:19:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IR UN CA
09OTTAWA432DEMARCHE TO CANADA ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AT THE
[...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on June 5 delivered ref a demarche to Assistant to the Cabinet for Foreign and Defence Policy Gordon Venner and Director of Operations for the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Privy Council Office Matthew Levin, and strongly urged that Canada defer introduction [...]
2009-06-05 20:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN CA
09OTTAWA441CANADA OPPOSES INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation Shawn Caza and Senior Policy Officer Ryan Hewer told polmil officer on June 5 that current Canadian policy called for zero nominal growth in t [...]
2009-06-09 17:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL ENRG IAEA AORC KNNP UN CA
09OTTAWA543CANADIAN PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT TORTURE VICTIMS
[...] (U) Summary. Canada avoids deporting individuals to any country where they would be at risk of persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment. With a few exceptions, anyone ordered removed from Canada may apply for a pre-removal risk assessment. "Security certificate" legislation s [...]
2009-07-16 18:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA815Canada coordinating 64th UNGA positions closely with US
[...] (SBU) Canada is closely coordinating its 64th UN General Assembly, Third Committee positions on no-action motions, country-specific resolutions, and the defamation of religions thematic resolution with the U.S., according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) [...]
2009-10-26 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA820Canada provides details for coordination with US for 64th
[...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) human rights officials, Canadian priorities for this year's Third Committee echo those of U.S. (refs a and b). Canada's main priorities are the adoption of the Iran resolution and other country-specific resoluti [...]
2009-10-28 17:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA821Canada to vote against UNGA Goldstone Report motion
[...] (C) Canada "will vote against" the Goldstone Report resolution during the November 4 UN General Assembly discussion and shares U.S. concerns against transmitting the matter to the Security Council or to the International Criminal Court, according to Greg Lemermeyer, Deputy Director of the Isr [...]
2009-11-03 21:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL UN IS CA
09OTTAWA839SEARCH FOR NEXT HEAD OF UN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT
[...] (C) Sheila Frazer has been a very high profile and well respected Auditor General of Canada since 2001. She has assumed a much more activist stance in this office than her predecessors, sometimes to the discomfort of the government, which she has not been shy to criticize when she has encou [...]
2009-11-16 21:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC AMGT UN CA
09OTTAWA869Canada taking "harsher line" on DPRK's UPR
[...] (C/NF) Canada agrees with U.S. views and suggested questions and recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the DPRK (reftel),according to Cyndy Nelson, Policy Advisor for Human Rights, and Daniel Ulmer, Policy Officer for Human Rights, in the Human [...]
2009-12-03 22:25:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL AORC SOCI UN KN CA
09OTTAWA911Canada will co-sponsor AQAP UNSCR 1267 listing request
[...] (S) Canada is prepared to co-sponsor Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula UNSCR 1267 listing request, according to Jessica Dawson in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) International Crime and Terrorism Division (ICT). Dawson added that DFAIT has "no information [...]
2009-12-30 20:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PREL KTFN SA YM UN CA
09PANAMA837Demarche Delivered, Panama Thanked for UNGA Votes on No
[...] (C) Poloff delivered a message of thanks to the Office Director of International Organization and Conferences in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Delia Villamonte, for Panama's recent vote against no action motions and "yes" vote on country-specific human rights motions in the UN Gene [...]
2009-11-16 16:58:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN PM
09PARAMARIBO230SURINAME: RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolEconPDOff asked Tom Kartoebi, Head of the Americas Division at Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share mechanisms aimed at preventing torture and protecting victims. Kartoebi verbally supported the iniatitive, but requested a diplomatic note be sent to Chantal E [...]
2009-07-31 18:30:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN NS
09PARAMARIBO281SURINAME HEAD OF UNGA DELEGATION NOT ABLE TO
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post conveyed to Vice President Ramdien Sardjoe, head of Suriname's delegation to the UNGA, Secretary Clinton's invitation to meet with leaders of the Caribbean, on the margins of the UNGA. 2. (SBU) According to Juliette Redman, acting head of the International Organizatio [...]
2009-09-18 19:22:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA UN SNAR XL NS
09PARAMARIBO336DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD COMMITTEE, 2009 -- PRIORITIES
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered demarche to Juliette Redman, Acting Chief of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS). Post included the points for Latin American and Caribbean countries and for membe [...]
2009-10-27 17:23:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN NS
09PARAMARIBO354Suriname: GOS Response to Request for Initiatives on Counter
[...] (U) Post is pleased to provide the Government of Suriname reaction to the June 26 statement by President Barack Obama on the United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented information to the Embassy on October 30 regarding the Governme [...]
2009-11-05 19:16:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN NS
09PARAMARIBO408DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DECEMBER VOTE ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS
[...] (SBU) On December 2, Poloff shared the points in Reftel with Bianca Doelahasori, a Desk Officer in International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Poloff also discussed the human rights concerns related to the resolution and provided Doelahasori with a copy of the nonpape [...]
2009-12-03 21:16:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN UNGA NS
09PARIS1052FRANCE - COUNTER TORTURE INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France actively supports efforts to prevent torture and protect victims through membership in international conventions and participation in regional initiatives, according to MFA assistant director for human rights and humanitarian affairs Cecile Vigneau and deputy assistant d [...]
2009-08-03 16:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN FR
09PARIS1443FRENCH PRIORITIES FOR THE 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France is on the same page as the United States with respect to country-specific and thematic resolutions for the UNGA Third Committee and seeks USG support for French sponsored initiatives, stated MFA desk officer for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, who s [...]
2009-10-28 10:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN FR
09PARIS726IO/RHS KESHAP DISCUSSES UNHRC, SECURITY COUNCIL,
[...] (C) Summary: IO/RHS Director Atul Keshap met on May 14 with French MFA IO DAS-equivalent for Human Rights Jacques Pellet and desk officers Cecile Vigneau and Emanuel Pineda to discuss several issues affecting UN agencies and regional issues in Sri Lanka and Sudan, in advance of a May 15 MFA-led [...]
2009-06-02 10:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KAWC UN FR
09PARIS996FRANCE WANTS REVIEW OF IAEA PRIORITIES BEFORE
[...] (C) Summary. On July 21, during a meeting with Martin Briens, DAS-equivalent for Disarmament and Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Special Advisor for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, Robert Einhorn advocated strongly for a "significant" increase in the IAEA budget for 2010 to strengthen safeg [...]
2009-07-23 15:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UN FR
09PORTAUPRINCE20HAITI ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT OF UNDP'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 18:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID IR UN HA
09PORTLOUIS351MAURITIUS LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. UN THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 06:55:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN MP
09PORTLOUIS395MAURITIUS STAYS THE PATH FOR DECEMBER VOTE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 09:41:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUN PHUM UNGA MP
09PORTLOUIS396SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 09:42:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUN PHUM UNGA SE
09PRAGUE170CZECH REPUBLIC TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 13:13:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL EZ AF IR PK UN
09PRAGUE494UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: AMCIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 11:22:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KAWC KUNR PREL UN EZ
09PRAIA208DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC IN CAPE VERDE
[...] In a meeting on October 29 with the Diplomatic Corps in Cape Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health provided information about the mushrooming epidemic of dengue fever that is afflicting the country. The following details were provided: --there are over 3,700 sus [...]
2009-11-03 13:27:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG
09PRAIA209DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC ACCELERATES, WITH INCREASING
[...] Summary. The Dengue epidemic in Cape Verde has affected almost five percent of the population of the capital city of Praia, and five deaths have now occurred. Eighteen more patients are hospitalized with the hemorrhagic form of the disease. The number of suspected Dengue cases doubled over [...]
2009-11-03 18:21:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG
09PRAIA215CORRECTED COPY: DENQUE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES IN CAPE VERDE
[...] Summary. The number of confirmed and suspected cases continues to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed. The Minister of health has informed the diplomatic corps that, in the view of the GoCV, the peak of the epidemic was reached on November 4. However, the views of the World Healt [...]
2009-11-13 18:46:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG
09PRAIA261DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 13:16:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA CV
09QUITO208ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] (C) In light of recent bilateral tensions over the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats (Ref B),Post did not deliver the demarche on Kosovo until March 23, when PolOff conveyed Ref A points to MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez. Villagomez reiterated the GOE's pos [...]
2009-03-25 12:19:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ICJ UN KV EC
09RABAT592MOROCCANS PROTEST PLANNED UN DEBATE ON
[...] (C) On instructions of his minister, Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Azzedine Farhane convoked Polcouns July 9, to protest the decision of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to schedule an "Interactive Thematic D [...]
2009-07-10 19:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UN WI MO
09RABAT654MOROCCAN NGOS LEAD THE WAY IN FIGHTING TORTURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent years, Morocco has been actively addressing past human rights abuses, including torture, with the goal of preventing future violence and restoring dignity to victims. Human rights NGOs have led the endeavor, recently creating a new group specifically to coordinate t [...]
2009-07-28 11:46:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN MO
09RABAT977WESTERN SAHARA: SAHRAWI ACTIVISTS CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of King Mohammed VI's stern November 6 speech, Sahrawi pro-independence and human rights activists report a tangible uptick in police harassment and decreased tolerance for freedom of expression in Western Sahara. They have refrained from organizing demonstrations or [...]
2009-12-15 16:47:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREF PREL UN MO WI
09RABAT990AMINATOU HAIDAR RETURNS SAFELY TO WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Summary: Prominent Sahrawi pro-independence activist Aminatou Haidar returned safely to the Western Sahara on December 18 aboard a Spanish military aircraft. She recovered her passport at the airport, completed normal Moroccan immigration formalities, and proceeded from the airport to her home [...]
2009-12-18 15:40:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF PGOV UN WI MO
09RANGOON39BURMA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS FRANKLY
[...] (S) Burma Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu engaged in an hour-long one-on-one conversation with Charge on Jan. 20. The meeting was at Charge,s request. MFA asked that the Charge come alone, and, after dismissing an MFA note-taker, U Kyaw Thu said he wanted to talk freely. He then took a [...]
2009-01-21 07:41:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID UN BM
09REYKJAVIK47ICELAND WELCOMES U.S. REENGAGEMENT IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered ref A points to Ingibjorg Davidsdottir, Counsellor for Human Rights at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 2 March (Note: No MFA officials were available to receive the demarche at an earlier date). Davidsdottir said she was very pleased to hear that the U. [...]
2009-03-04 08:41:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN IC
09REYKJAVIK74ICELAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador presented ref A points announcing USG candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in a meeting on April 6 with Icelandic MFA Permanent Secretary Benedikt Jonsson. Jonsson said Iceland would "look warmly on" the U.S. entry into the race and took the points on board. [...]
2009-04-17 16:27:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN IC
09RIGA527LATVIA GENERALLY SUPPORTS US POSITIONS ON ISSUES IN UNGA'S
[...] (SBU) Latvia generally agrees with the US positions on all issues discussed in reftel demarche. 2. (U) Latvia will chair the UN General Assembly Third Committee session and is thus actively engaged in issues that will arise in that session. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Sarmit [...]
2009-10-27 07:21:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN LG
09RIYADH1217DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 14:31:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC SA
09ROME1141Climate Change - Italy Supportive on MEF and Emerging
[...] (SBU) Summary: Italian officials involved in international climate negotiations feel the September Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting went well, and recommend close U.S.-EU coordination before the October 18-19 MEF meeting. They confirmed that Italian Environment Minister Prestigiacomo had p [...]
2009-10-08 11:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT
09ROME1177AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UNIFIL, AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Thorne on October 22, FM Frattini said Italy is willing to extend General Graziano's command of UNIFIL for up to nine months at the current troop level of 2,300, as long as the request comes from the UNSYG. He congratulated the U.S. for convincing [...]
2009-10-22 16:14:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IT AF PK LE UN
09ROME1206ITALY UNWILLING TO TAKE A POSITION ON FAO BUDGET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI will not/not divulge their position on the proposed Food and Agriculture Organization FAO budget increase because the FAO'S location in Rome, according to GOI officials, renders the situation "delicate" A senior GOI foreign assistance official said the GOI supports some [...]
2009-11-02 12:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09ROME1225ITALY'S POSITIONS ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on USG human rights priorities for the 2009 UN General Assembly Third Committee on November 2 to MFA Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini. She confirmed the GOI's opposition to no-action motions. She noted Italy's close work with EU partners on this [...]
2009-11-03 16:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN IT
09ROME1404GOI WILL REVIEW USG UNSCR 1267 CO-SPONSORSHIP
[...] (S) Summary. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will submit to the appropriate agencies for review, the USG request to co-sponsor for designation under UNSCR 1267, Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its leaders, Nasir al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri. End summary. 2. (S) O [...]
2009-12-23 15:26:00Embassy RomeSECRETIT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM UN
09ROME812Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's Meeting with
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern on the margins of the G8 Summit, United Nations Secretary General (UNSYG) Ban Ki Moon thanked the U.S., and President Obama in particular, for leadership on the issue of climate change. Ban asked that th [...]
2009-07-16 08:06:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA UN IT
09ROME940ITALY'S VIEWS ON UPCOMING UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 09:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNESCO IT
09SANAA2077YEMEN TO BE ABSENT DURING THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE ON
[...] (U) PolChief met with the ROYG MFA Deputy Chief of International Organizations Idrees Al-Shammam November 16 to discuss points in reftel. Shortly after the meeting Al-Shammam confirmed that the Yemeni delegation will be absent during the November 19 UNGA third committee vote on Iran. SEC [...]
2009-11-17 13:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN YM
09SANAA42YEMEN RESPONSE TO OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-11 05:04:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF IR UN EAID YM
09SANJOSE257GUIDANCE REQUESTED: BRITS SEEK U.S. RESPONSE TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Costa Rican MFA issued a press release on March 10 highlighting a GOCR proposal for UNSC reform. The MFA did not push anything new in terms of UNSC enlargement, its desire for greater access of non-permanent members, especially for small states, and its f [...]
2009-03-31 14:18:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UN CS
09SANJOSE322COSTA RICA TO SUPPORT USG HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, and further to Ref B, the MFA informed us on April 16 by diplomatic note of the GOCR's intention to support the USG's candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council for the period of 2009-2012. 2. (SBU) COMMENT: GOCR officials have previously urged the USG to [...]
2009-04-17 20:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCS PHUM PREL UN
09SANJOSE918COSTA RICA WILL SUPPORT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 14:57:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN CS
09SANJOSE983COSTA RICA TO ABSTAIN ON VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (SBU) Costa Rica will abstain from the upcoming vote at the United Nations on the "Defamation of Religions" resolution. Costa Rican MFA Director of Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano told us that the GOCR sees serious problems with the resolution, and believes it is much too restrictive. The GOC [...]
2009-12-04 22:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA CS
09SANSALVADOR1093DEMARCHE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff met with Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya, Director of Middle East Affairs Milton MagaC1a, and Director of Bilateral Relations Wendy Acevedo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss talking points and to provide supplementary documents referenced [...]
2009-12-04 21:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN UNGA ES
09SANTIAGO1180CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...]
2009-12-04 20:44:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI
09SANTIAGO860CHILE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 21:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO929CHILE DEMARCHED ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to the Office of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 4, and followed up by telephone with office Deputy Director Gerardo Ateaga on December 9. (Ateaga had just returned to the office after more than two weeks away.) 2. (SBU [...]
2009-12-09 21:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1341FY 2010 Pedophilia Certification
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 17:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC KWMN SOCI UN
09SANTODOMINGO855RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) In response to the Department's request for information on new and innovative torture prevention techniques and programs to assist torture victims (ref A),Post submits the following information for consideration. 2. (U)There is some evidence that the GODR has taken action to counter t [...]
2009-08-03 16:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN DR
09SARAJEVO1000BOSNIA - UPDATED INFORMATION ON HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (SBU) The information below updates Ref A information and is keyed to Ref B format regarding Bosnia's representation at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA): A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina will attend along with t [...]
2009-08-19 09:54:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UN BK
09SARAJEVO1216RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD
[...] (U) Post demarched Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Bosnian MFA Department for the UN and other International Organizations, on October 23. Kenig-Corovic was able to provide several substantive responses related to demarche points, as discussed below. 2. (U) "No-action motions": Bosnia concur [...]
2009-10-26 11:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN BK
09SECTION02OF03QRIPOLI583BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 10:25:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN
09SEOUL1127ROKG RESPONSE TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Poloff contacted Deputy Director Lee Kyeo-kyeong of the UN Division of the ROK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. According to Lee, the ROKG supports the overarching principle that consultative status to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) be "granted witho [...]
2009-07-16 08:04:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS PHUM PREL UN
09SEOUL1455ROKG PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION
[...] (U) We delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the UN Human Rights Council's 12th Session to Chun Hye-ran, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. With regard to the USG goal of getting a more balanced resolution on freedom of expression, Chun said the R [...]
2009-09-11 08:30:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09SEOUL1701MOFAT ON ROK VOTING DURING UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/26 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, seeking ROKG support for human rights resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK, the biennial U.S. elections resolution, and ROK opposition to "defamation of religions" [...]
2009-10-27 01:41:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KN PGOV PHUM PREL UN
09SEOUL1806ROK WILL BACK BURMA AND DPRK RESOLUTIONS, BUT NOT
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 11/13 to Cho Tae-ick, Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division, expressing the USG's gratitude for the ROK's principled opposition to non-action motions and support on the DPRK and Burma resolutions. PolOff also urged the ROKG to s [...]
2009-11-13 08:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV UN KS KN UNGA
09SEOUL1996ROKG CO-SPONSORSHIP FOR UPCOMING UNSCR 1267
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on December 23 to Park Chi-young of MOFAT's International Security Affairs Division, notifying the ROKG that the U.S. intends to request the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to add Yemen-headquartered al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and two of its lead [...]
2009-12-23 08:25:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN KS KN
09SEOUL53OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 08:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF IR UN EAID KS
09SEOUL641ROK IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HRC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 07:57:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN KS
09SHANGHAI11(C) SHANGHAI ACTIVIST MAO HENGFENG RELEASED, BUT PETITIONERS
[...] (C) Summary: Shanghai civil activist Mao Hengfeng recently was released from prison after completing her sentence but is in poor health as a result of her incarceration. Mao and her husband, Wu Xuewei, expressed concern about the petitioners' movement in Shanghai, adding that they believe one [...]
2009-01-06 04:33:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CH UN
09SHANGHAI67(C) HANGZHOU ACTIVISTS ON "08 CHARTER" AND EAST CHINA HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Four Hangzhou-based signatories of the 08 Charter told Poloff on February 4 that the document's impact has not been as significant as was originally hoped, but the charter's support is greater than the number of signatories (Refs A, B, and C). The contacts also shared their views [...]
2009-02-05 08:35:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB CH UN
09SHANGHAI97LINCOLN TOUCHES A CHINESE NERVE - CHARTER 08 A SENSITIVE
[...] (C) Official sensitivity to human rights issues, particularly the Charter 08 pro-democracy manifesto, revealed itself in heavy-handed interference in a Consulate reception February 11 commemorating the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Local officials notified universities and other instituti [...]
2009-02-27 01:40:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ELAB CH UN
09SIFIEDABUJA1673NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 12:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL NI PHUM UN UNHRC
09SINGAPORE1063SINGAPORE WILL FOLLOW CASE-BY-CASE APPROACH TO
[...] (C) Embassy officers previewed the expected Third Committee resolutions as outlined in reftel and made a preliminary request for Singapore's support to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organisations Directorate Deputy Director Daryl Sng on October 27. Though Singapore is familiar wi [...]
2009-11-02 09:26:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN SN
09SINGAPORE1156SINGAPORE EXPLAINS ITS SUPPORT FOR DEFAMATION OF
[...] (C) Singapore MFA Deputy Director for International, Social, and Development Issues Daryl Sng welcomed Poloffs' delivery of reftel talking points and supporting materials on December 4, noting that Singapore values such inputs from the United States. Sng said Singapore understands the United [...]
2009-12-04 04:44:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALUN PHUM UNGA SN
09SINGAPORE1157SINGAPORE EXPLAINS ITS SUPPORT FOR DEFAMATION OF
[...] (C) Singapore MFA Deputy Director for International, Social, and Development Issues Daryl Sng welcomed Poloffs' delivery of reftel talking points and supporting materials on December 4, noting that Singapore values such inputs from the United States. Sng said Singapore understands the United [...]
2009-12-04 05:55:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALUN PHUM UNGA SN
09SKOPJE170MACEDONIA ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 09:04:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN MK
09SKOPJE510MACEDONIA: SUPPORT FOR U.S. PRIORITIES IN UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 16:12:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL UN MK
09SOFIA601BULGARIA ON UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 15:08:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN BU
09STATE100316HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 2009 SESSION:
[...] Background. A draft resolution on "Elimination of Discrimination Against Women," introduced by Colombia and Mexico, is being discussed at the September 2009 session of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The latest draft of the resolution, dated September 24, calls for appointment of an Indepe [...]
2009-09-26 00:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SIPDIS PHUM HRC KWMN SOCI UN
09STATE102030SRI LANKA/NEPAL: SCA A/S BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 29,
[...] (U) September 29, 2009; 12:00 p.m.; New York. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. SCA A/S Blake Donald Camp, Senior Area Adviser, USUN Douglas Mercado, Adviser, Humanitarian Affairs, USUN Anthony Renzulli (SCA Notetaker) UN U/SYG for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe U/SYG for Humanitarian Af [...]
2009-09-30 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER EAID ICRC UN IN CE NP
09STATE108572INSTRUCTION: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus on the resolution entitled "Cooperatives in Social Development," provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REFTEL to negatively affect vital U.S. interests. CLINTON [...]
2009-10-20 22:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE108921ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] SUMMARY: The United States has a full agenda for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session (covering human rights-related issues) and will need the support of capitals to win key votes on resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as certain them [...]
2009-10-21 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN
09STATE108941INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON UNGA 3C RESOLUTION
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus on the resolution entitled "Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing," provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REFTEL to negatively affect vital U.S. interests. 2. Additionally, [...]
2009-10-21 19:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE109397ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] SUMMARY: The United States has a full agenda for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session (covering human rights-related issues) and will need the support of capitals to win key votes on resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as certain them [...]
2009-10-22 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN
09STATE109493INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS UNGA 3C RESOLUTION
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus on the resolution entitled "Follow-up to the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond," provided the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REFTEL to negatively affect vital U.S. [...]
2009-10-22 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE110442INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote against the resolution, "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," scheduled for consideration by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. USUN should draw on [...]
2009-10-26 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU
09STATE110959INSTRUCTION: CO-SPONSOR THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to co-sponsor and join consensus on the resolution entitled "Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas," provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REFTEL to negatively affect vital U.S. interests. C [...]
2009-10-27 21:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN UN PHUM SOCI AORC UNGA
09STATE112496ADOPTION OF THE ICC UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] Department requests that USUN deliver the following statement at the November 2 adoption of Agenda Item 77, the resolution on the International Criminal Court. 2. Begin Text. The United States is not in a position at this time to join in the adoption of this resolution. If a vote had be [...]
2009-10-30 23:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN
09STATE114497INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE AGAINST "FOLLOW UP OF THE
[...] (SBU) This cable is an action request for the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York (USUN) to call for a vote, if necessary, and vote against the resolution entitled "Follow up of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report) [...]
2009-11-06 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN IS
09STATE114922SRI LANKA: UN UNDERSECRETARY GENERAL HOLMES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations (UN) Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake November 5 that he was encouraged by the recent progress on the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka. Holmes plans [...]
2009-11-06 18:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCE KAWC PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG UN
09STATE116269RESOLUTIONS TO BE ADOPTED BY THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action message. See para 2. 2. USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following resolutions before the Sixth Committee: - A/C.6/64/L.8, Agenda item 78 - A resolution on criminal acountability of United Nations Officials and experts on mission; - A/C.6/64/L.10, [...]
2009-11-11 00:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN
09STATE116272INSTRUCTION: UNGA 3C RESOLUTION "GLOBALIZATION
[...] Department anticipates that a vote will be called on the UN Third Committee Resolution "Globalization and its Impact on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights." Department authorizes USDEL to vote "NO" on this resolution. The USG will not deliver an EOV. CLINTON [...]
2009-11-11 00:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE116981INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON UNGA 3C RESOLUTION
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus on the resolution entitled "Enhancement of International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights" provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REFTEL to negatively affect vital U.S. interests. C [...]
2009-11-12 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA
09STATE116995INSTRUCTION: UNGA 3C RESOLUTION "EQUITABLE
[...] The Department instructs USDEL to call for a vote, if necessary, and vote "NO" on UN Third Committee Resolution "Equitable Geographic Distribution of Treaty Bodies." CLINTON [...]
2009-11-12 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE117718INSTRUCTION: UNGA 3C RESOLUTION "USE OF
[...] Department anticipates that a vote will be called on the UN Third Committee Resolution "Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination". Department authorizes USDEL to vote "NO" on this resolution. CLINTON [...]
2009-11-14 00:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE118322INSTRUCTION: CO-SPONSOR UNGA 3C RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USDEL to co-sponsor, and join consensus on the resolution entitled "Protection of and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons," provided that the resolution text does not change materially from the wording contained in REF to negatively affect vital U.S interests. [...]
2009-11-17 12:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA
09STATE118323INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON UNGA 3C RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USDEL to join consensus on the resolution entitled "Protection of Migrants" provided that the resolution text does not change materially from the wording contained in REF to negatively affect vital U.S interests. USDEL should deliver the following EOP: The United Sta [...]
2009-11-17 12:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA SIPDIS
09STATE118350INSTRUCTION: UNGA 3C RESOLUTION "PROMOTION OF
[...] The Department instructs USDEL to call for a vote, if necessary, and vote "NO" on UN Third Committee Resolution "Promotion of Democratic and Equitable International Order." CLINTON [...]
2009-11-17 12:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA
09STATE118352INSTRUCTION: UNGA 3C RESOLUTION "ENLARGEMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 13:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA
09STATE118744INSTRUCTION TO COSPONSOR & JOIN CONSENSUS ON UNGA
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to cosponsor and join consensus on the resolution entitled "Violence Against Women Migrant Workers" provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REFTEL to negatively affect vital U.S. interests. CLINTON [...]
2009-11-17 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN AORC SOCI UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE119660INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON CHAIR'S TEXT OF
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus on the Chair's text entitled "Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly", provided t [...]
2009-11-19 20:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SOCI UNGA UN AORC
09STATE119662ACTION REQUEST: VOTE NO ON RACISM AND DURBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN
09STATE119666ACTION REQUEST: VOTE NO ON ADOPTION OF DURBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN
09STATE119790INSTRUCTION: CO-SPONSOR THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 23:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN UNGA
09STATE119806INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON UNGA 3C RESOLUTION
[...] ACTION REQUEST A. If the text of OP4bis and OP5 of the final resolution remains as in REF, the Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus, provided that the entire resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REF to negatively affect vital U.S. inter [...]
2009-11-20 00:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI UN UNGA AORC
09STATE120273UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION -- "IMPROVING THE
[...] BACKGROUND. Negotiations on Belarus' trafficking in persons (TIP) resolution are wrapping up. Last draft resolution is the November 10 version. A major area of contention throughout the negotiations was how the draft resolution would characterize a Global Plan of Action (GPOA) on TIP. Be [...]
2009-11-20 23:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SIPDIS UN UNGA PHUM SOCI KWMN
09STATE121625DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXTENSION OF UN ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (C) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 2, at the highest appropriate level, as soon as judged practical, Embassy is requested to discuss actions required by the Government of Iraq (GOI) to extend the UN arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). At the same [...]
2009-11-25 16:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IZ PREL UN
09STATE122629A-BR ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122637B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122638K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122639PH-UL ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122641V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM UN
09STATE123710INSTRUCTION: CO-SPONSOR UNGA 3C RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USDEL to co-sponsor and join consensus on the resolution entitled "Humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and rehabilitation for El Salvador as a result of the devastation effects caused by Hurricane Ida" provided that the resolution text does not change significant [...]
2009-12-02 21:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UN ES
09STATE124184INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON PLENARY RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 23:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA AR
09STATE124185INSTRUCTION: CO-SPONSOR UNGA PLENARY RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USDEL to co-sponsor, and to join consensus or vote YES if there is a vote, on the resolution entitled "Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of United Nations Personnel" provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wor [...]
2009-12-03 23:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE124688SCSL FUNDRAISING
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests that USUN send letters of appeal for voluntary contributions to support financially the Special Court for Sierra Leone to the following Diplomatic Missions to the United Nations: Spain, France, Swi [...]
2009-12-05 01:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KAWC UN SL NL
09STATE124856ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE FOURTH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The November 5 UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the Goldstone Report recommended that the Government of Switzerland convene a conference of the High Convening Parties to the Geneva Conventions on "measures to enforce" th [...]
2009-12-07 13:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM IS UNHRC UN KPAL
09STATE127816VOTING INSTRUCTIONS - UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 23:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC UN
09STATE129637INSTRUCTION: UNGA PLENARY RESOLUTION: RWANDA
[...] (U) The Department authorizes USDEL to co-sponsor and join consensus on the resolution entitled "Assistance to Survivors of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda Particularly Orphans, Widows and Victims of Sexual Violence", provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording [...]
2009-12-18 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UN
09STATE14421(U) Secretary Clinton?s February 12, 2009,
[...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman for reasons: 1.4 (b) & (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009; 13:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman Egypt Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Egyptian Ambassador to t [...]
2009-02-17 18:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETEG IS IR MEPP UN
09STATE20375URGING EGYPT NOT TO RUN A FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department has learned through our Mission in Geneva that Egypt is planning to run a freedom of expression resolution at the March session of the Human Rights Council, which started on March 2. Canada, the traditional sponsor of the resolution, has already requested that E [...]
2009-03-04 22:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EG
09STATE22422ACTING A/S PHIL CARTER,S MEETINGS WITH THE QATAR,
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In the aftermath of last week's International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Acting Assistant Secretary (A/S) of African Affairs (AF) Phil Carter held meetings with embassy officials from Qatar, Egypt, and China [...]
2009-03-10 18:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SU UN
09STATE23541ACTING A/S PHIL CARTER SPEAKS WITH GOSS PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Between Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10, Acting Assistant Secretary (A/S) of African Affairs (AF) Phil Carter spoke with Government of South Sudan (GOSS) President Salva Kiir and, separately, Ezekiel Gatkuoth, the GOSS Head of Mission to the United States. Kiir and Gatkuot [...]
2009-03-12 17:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SU UN
09STATE24422AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: POINTS FOR USE WITH HOST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) The following contains guidance for posts in conjunction with the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan to be hosted by The Netherlands at The Hague. The one-day event will include 89 countries and international org [...]
2009-03-14 18:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK IR UN
09STATE24423AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: SUGGESTIONS FOR CHAIR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The key deliverable of the March 31 UN Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan is a Chairman's statement to be issued under UN SRSG for Afghanistan Kai Eide's name. In preparing the draft statement, SRSG Eide will consult key s [...]
2009-03-14 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF PK UN
09STATE24506GUIDANCE: CSW RESOLUTION ON PALESTINIAN WOMEN
[...] (SBU) USUN should call for a vote and vote against the resolution before the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on the "Situation of and Assistance to Palestinian Women." 2. (SBU) Mission is authorized to draw on previously cleared Departmental press guidance and Mission's Explanati [...]
2009-03-16 12:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN IS KPAL KWMN
09STATE26180GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DEBATE ON UNAMA MANDATE
[...] The Department instructs USUN to draw on the following points below for its participation in the March 19 UNSC debate on the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 2. Begin points: -- The United States supports the renewal of UNAMA's mandate in Afghanistan for 12 months beginning on / about [...]
2009-03-19 02:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UNSC PREL PGOV UN
09STATE26373VIEWS ON SUDAN -- MEETINGS WITH UK, FRANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Department AF and S/WCI officials met March 10-11 with UK and French, Sudan Contact Group, and UN/AU mediation team members to discuss recent Sudanese developments. UK and France are deeply disappointed at Arab and African reactions to ICC issuance of an arrest warrant for Presid [...]
2009-03-19 14:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU UN
09STATE26744INSTRUCTION TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION ON ARBITRARY
[...] (U) Action Request: Mission Geneva is authorized to co-sponsor the resolution on Arbitrary Detention in the United Nations Human Rights Council,s 10th Regular Session. Mission should seek guidance from the Department if the substance of the resolution changes. 2. (U) Begin Text: The Hum [...]
2009-03-19 23:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN
09STATE27760FAO DG DIOUF FIRM ON HIS PLAN FOR A NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his meeting with IO DAS Anderson, FAO Director-General Diouf made clear that he intends to go forward with his plans for a head-of-state level food summit as part of the November 14-21 FAO Conference, despite concerns raised by the U.S. and other countries with the summit [...]
2009-03-23 19:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL FAO UN
09STATE29154GUIDANCE TO USUN ON KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) and the Cambodian government have significantly different interpretations of the February 23 Joint Statement outlining the structure of an anti-corruption mechanism in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT). UN/OLA has solicited U. [...]
2009-03-26 15:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID KJUS KTIA PGOV PREL UN CB
09STATE32078(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 19, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 19, 2009, 10:30 - 11:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen Special Assistant Amy Scanlon Timothy L Smith (EUR [...]
2009-04-02 18:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV NATO AF UN NL
09STATE39345SUPPORTING KOSOVO IN INTERNATIONAL BODIES
[...] (C) Summary. This is an action request, see paragraph 2. The Department wishes to highlight our continuing interest in supporting participation by the Republic of Kosovo in international institutions. Kosovo, which has just completed its first year of independence, has made integration in [...]
2009-04-21 13:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON UN KV
09STATE39788MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO DR. KINGA
[...] The Department requests that post deliver, as soon as possible, the following diplomatic note from Secretary Clinton to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Kinga Goncz. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin text: Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your note No. [...]
2009-04-22 01:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN HU OPDC PREL
09STATE39834ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]
2009-04-22 12:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG RU UN IS
09STATE45238INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPPORT UNITED NATIONS HUMAN
[...] (SBU) This cable is an action request for Mission Geneva to support a UN Human Rights Council (HRC) special session to discuss the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. Please see paras. 3-4. End summary. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (SBU) To hold a special session in the UN HRC to discuss [...]
2009-05-04 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN CE
09STATE50829U.S. EXTENSION OF IRAQ'S FINANCIAL IMMUNITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 19:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ECON PREL UN
09STATE51914SECRETARY CLINTON'S RESPONSE TO A LETTER FROM
[...] (U) Please deliver the following reply from the Secretary to Qatar State Minister for Foreign Affairs Al- Mahmoud. The Department does not plan to release the text of the letter but has no objections if the Government of Qatar wishes to do so. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin [...]
2009-05-21 00:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PGOV PREL QA SU UN
09STATE52945WAIVER OF IMMUNITY FOR DIPLOMAT AT THE GEORGIAN
[...] This is an action message for USUN. See para 3. 2. According to a report from the New York City Police Department, Alexander Chelidze, a Counselor at the Georgian Mission to the United Nations assaulted his wife, Nana Tsuladze at their home on Greenpoint Avenue in Queens, New York on May [...]
2009-05-22 19:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN
09STATE55544USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson, Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty, and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from June 4 - 5. The purpose is to observe the ICTY/R briefings to the UN Security Council and hold meeting [...]
2009-05-29 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU
09STATE56622UNAMI SECURITY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) DOD, State, and UN representatives met May 21 at the Pentagon to discuss continued USG security support to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). Issues discussed included U.S.-UN collocation within the International Zone and at PRT locations, and the UN,s desire to fol [...]
2009-06-02 18:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS UN PREL AORC
09STATE57099UNODC: INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO SUPPORT EXTENSION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 6-7. 2. (SBU) Reftel indicates that UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director and Director General of the UN Office in Vienna (UNOV) Antonio Costa may seek an extension of his current and second term which expires in May 2010. Cos [...]
2009-06-03 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR UN
09STATE57105DEMARCHE ADVOCATING INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The United States supports a significant real increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to strengthen its capabilities to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear terrorism. Post is requested to demarche host governmen [...]
2009-06-03 16:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE61325IAEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U. S. DELEGATION
[...] Department appreciates the Mission's preview and analysis for the June IAEA BOG meeting (ref A). Instructions for the U.S. Delegation (USDel) in paragraphs 2-13 follow the revised agenda (GOV/2009/33/Rev.1) issued on June 12, 2009. (Note: UNVIE should renumber the U.S. position papers in ref [...]
2009-06-14 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE62414INSTRUCTION TO CO-SPONSOR EU RESOLUTION ON THE
[...] (U) Action Request: Mission Geneva is authorized to co-sponsor the EU resolution on "Human Rights situation in Sudan" in the United Nations Human Rights Council's 11th Regular Session. Mission should also actively lobby other HRC members, in particular Africans, to seek their support for the [...]
2009-06-16 23:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM PREL
09STATE66015REQUEST TO INVITE ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO 4TH OF
[...] Reftel requested guidance on invitations to 4th of July events at IO Missions. See paragraph 2. 2. Given the Administration's policy priorities in the UN system, the Department authorizes adressee missions to invite representatives from the Republic of Guinea, Mauritania and Cuba to their J [...]
2009-06-25 17:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN
09STATE69223IAEA BUDGET: ENGAGING THE G-77 TO REACH AGREEMENT.
[...] This is an action request in response to reftel. See para 2 below. 2. Washington authorizes Mission Vienna to engage the G-77 in an effort to reach agreement on the IAEA budget. Washington agrees with UNVIE that Mission may engage in consultations on shielding (a mechanism that allows d [...]
2009-07-02 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE69225DISCOURAGE BORROWING TO MEET INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request in response to reftel request for guidance. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: Mission should discourage any proposal that interest-bearing loans be used to meet International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) infrastructure needs and cont [...]
2009-07-02 22:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA PREL UN
09STATE76727DENIAL OF A VISA TO A MEMBER OF THE IRANIAN
[...] This is an action request. See paras 3 and 4. 2. The Iranian Foreign Ministry requested assistance to facilitate a G-2 visa for Alireza Salari Sharifabadi to attend the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development at UN Headquarters in New York. [...]
2009-07-22 23:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETOFDP PREL UN
09STATE81196IAEA: APPRECIATION TO MISSION UNVIE VIENNA AND
[...] Department wishes to express its appreciation to Mission UNVIE Vienna and Embassies Berlin and Paris for your expertise, responsiveness and effectiveness in managing the recent IAEA budget negotiations and in reaching out to the Governments of France and Germany in support of those negotiation [...]
2009-08-04 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE8303FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR THE UNGASS REVIEW
[...] (C) Per ref A, Department understands that Chairman Ashipala supports a cooling off period for discussions involving "harm reduction" and that she believes that the issue can be separated out from the other issues so that negotiations on the latter can continue. Department agrees that UNVIE s [...]
2009-01-29 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC KCRM PGOV SNAR UN
09STATE93358ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. Embassy New Delhi: Please note additional action request in paragraph 8. Embassies Brasilia, Dhaka, Santiago, Kyiv and Pretoria: Please note additional action request in paragraph 9. Embassies Tokyo, The Hague, Rome, Paris, London, Bru [...]
2009-09-09 02:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93360SCSL PROSECUTOR NOMINATION
[...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) In a letter dated August 14, 2009, UN Assistant Secretary-General Peter Taksoe-Jensen requested nominations of candidates to fill the vacancy of the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone caused by the resignation of the curr [...]
2009-09-09 02:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KAWC UN SL NL
09STATE93373ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 02:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE93374ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 02:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STOCKHOLM428GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS
[...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...]
2009-07-14 14:23:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW
09STOCKHOLM615"WE LOOK UNCOORDINATED": SWEDES "EMBARRASSED" BY
[...] (C) In a September 25 discussion with Poloff, Swedish Desk Officer for Iran, Ulf Samuelsson, confirmed media reports that Sweden, as EU President, did not/not walk out during Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad's UNGA speech on September 24. He said the red lines agreed upon by the EU-27 -- the denial o [...]
2009-09-25 14:04:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR UN EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM794SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told CDA that: --FM Bildt's recent meeting with his Burmese counterpart offered a good opportunity to convey EU concerns. --Implementing the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is a top priority, and the lo [...]
2009-12-22 15:16:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW
09SUVA421DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 05:25:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHIM KIRF UN FJ
09TAIPEI1103LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON TYPHOON MORAKOT
[...] (C) Summary. Cross-Strait relations would not suffer long-term or significant damage because of the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan, Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director in a September 4 introductory meeting. Wang said the invitation to the Tibetan spiritual leader issued [...]
2009-09-10 09:16:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV PREL TW CH SENV UN
09TAIPEI673MOFA: PRC PRESSURES UN SECURITY OFFICE TO REFUSE
[...] (C) Summary. At China's urging, the United Nations security office recently formalized a policy of not accepting documents issued by Taiwan for identification purposes, according to Taiwan MOFA International Organizations Division Director General Paul Chang. This is despite comments by Chin [...]
2009-06-09 06:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR UN TW CH
09TALLINN321ESTONIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITIONS IN UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] On November 2, poloff met with the MFA UN Desk Officer Helen Kaljulate and the International Organizations Division's Human Rights Officer Pille Kesler to discuss reftel demarche and Estonia's priorities for UNGA's Third Committee. They welcomed the information about U.S. priorities and affir [...]
2009-11-04 09:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN EN
09TALLINN363Estonia: Demarche Delivered on Defamation of Religions
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 13:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA UN EN
09TASHKENT1549Uzbekistan: UNICEF Brainstorming Session on Child Labor:
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, UNICEF hosted a brainstorming session for members of the international community to discuss the issue of child labor in the cotton sector. Although the failure of Uzbekistan to invite the International Labor Organization (ILO) to do an assessment this year wa [...]
2009-10-22 12:27:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN UZ
09TASHKENT831UZBEKISTAN: POST STRONGLY SUPPORTS UNICEF DRAFT COUNTRY
[...] (C) Summary: On May 27, the Ambassador met with UNICEF Country Representative Mahboob Shareef, who reviewed elements of the draft 2010 - 2015 country program for Uzbekistan and (protect) quietly encouraged the U.S. to vote in favor of the document at the upcoming June 10 board meeting. Sharee [...]
2009-05-28 06:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM KOCI ELAB UN SOCI ECON UZ
09TASHKENT913UZBEKISTAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN ILO CONFERENCE IN GENEVA
[...] (U) Per reftel, UNICEF Representative in Tashkent Mahboob Shareef previously told emboffs that Uzbekistan had agreed to participate in the upcoming International Labor Organization (ILO) conference, which is set to begin on June 8 in Geneva. On June 5, we learned that Uzbekistan had not regist [...]
2009-06-05 11:22:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ILO UN ELAB KOCI UZ
09TBILISI94GEORGIA: MFA REQUESTS INFO RE U.S. APPROACH TO
[...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) DFM Nalbandov called in DCM January 20, 2009, to request an update on the USG's approach to the upcoming UNOMIG renewal discussion in New York. Joined by former NSC Secretary (and Georgia's next Ambassador to the UN) Lomaia, Nalba [...]
2009-01-20 13:47:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN GG RU
09TELAVIV1041GOI REJECTS COOPERATION WITH GOLDSTONE MISSION
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for UN and International Organizations Affairs Evyatar Manor told Pol Couns May 11 that the GOI has definitively decided not to cooperate with the Goldstone Mission to investigate allegations of war crimes during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. Manor stressed tha [...]
2009-05-11 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1324GOI DISCUSSES LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH HOF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 10, Fred Hof, Special Advisor for Regional Affairs in the office of Special Envoy Mitchell, held a series of meetings with GOI officials from the MFA and MOD to discuss the situation in Lebanon and Syria and the possibilities for progress towards opening negotiations with each. [...]
2009-06-18 08:49:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL LE SY UN IS
09TELAVIV1373DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 12:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE IS UN KS
09TELAVIV2004THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon September 9 and raised the Goldstone report, the UNGA event marking the 60th anniversary of UNRWA, possible problems with the AHLC, the Wataniya project and the Lebanese border village of Ghajar. The Ambassador noted [...]
2009-09-10 13:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2187WHY THE GOI IS SO CONCERNED WITH KEEPING THE
[...] (C) Summary. The past week's discussions with GOI officials about the Goldstone Report have revealed a neuralgic Israeli concern about preventing the report from moving from Geneva to New York. Israeli officials all the way up to PM Netanyahu have insisted that Israel is dead set against re [...]
2009-10-05 11:23:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2256ISRAELI UAV FOOTAGE OF EXPLOSION IN LEBANON
[...] (SBU) On October 13, the Israel Air Force publicly released video footage taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shortly following the October 12 explosion of an apparent arms cache in the Lebanese village of Tayr Filsi. The IAF UAV footage show Hizballah operatives removing rockets and oth [...]
2009-10-14 15:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY UN IS
09TELAVIV2627GHAJAR DISCUSSIONS WITH UNIFIL TO RESUME DECEMBER
[...] (C) Summary. According to a briefing by MFA IO A/S-equivalent, the GOI inner cabinet voted in favor of the MFA's proposal that Israel accept the UNIFIL "temporary" plan for the divided village of Ghajar on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan. MFA Director General Gal b [...]
2009-12-04 14:39:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN LE IS
09TELAVIV402GOI INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP PREPARING TO RESPOND
[...] (C) Alon Ushpiz, Chief of Staff to MFA Director General Aharon Abramovich, contacted Pol Couns February 18 to review the GOI's preparations for Secretary General Ban's Board of Inquiry (BOI) on IDF actions in Gaza. Ushpiz noted that the BOI is a "potential source of concern" for Israel due to [...]
2009-02-18 14:54:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV468US PARTICIPATION IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND
[...] Pol Couns delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Director General for International Organizations (IO A/S equivalent) Eviatar Manor February 27. Manor expressed appreciation for the U.S. decision not to continue to participate in the Durban Review Conference based on the current draft outcome [...]
2009-02-27 15:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN IS
09TELAVIV897ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]
2009-04-22 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG RU UN IS
09THEHAGUE134NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS: VIEWS ON DURBAN, HRC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch share U.S. concerns about the Durban Review Conference and see the U.S. approach as "decisive" for their future participation. The Dutch are also considering their future participation in the Human Rights Council and strongly encourage U.S. participation. END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-02-25 15:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL NL UN
09THEHAGUE464DUTCH INITATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 07:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN NL
09THEHAGUE572NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SUPPORT FOR U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally share U.S. views on the agenda items for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Dutch are concerned about how to respond to Judge Goldstone's report on Israel and Russia's proposal to review the HRC process. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) DUTCH SUPPORT [...]
2009-09-21 14:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALUN PHUM PREL NL
09TIRANA768 ALBANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 14:11:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUN PHUM UNGA AL
09TOKYO1268MOFA COMMENTS ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan's official position of supporting zero growth in the IAEA budget has not changed, but within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),officials are moving to relax the policy in an attempt to reach a compromise position between the U.S. and those countries supporting zer [...]
2009-06-05 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA
09TOKYO56JAPAN CAN SUPPORT DELAY IN UNDP EXECUTIVE BOARD
[...] (C) Japan will support a postponement of the January 9 UNDP Executive Board presidential election, MOFA Director General for Global Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama told Deputy Chief of Mission January 9. However, Japan is hesitant to actively lobby against Iran's candidacy. Sugiyama agreed that Ja [...]
2009-01-09 07:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID UN IR JA
09TRIPOLI13LIBYA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING IRAN'S UNDP PRESIDENCY DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation's (MFA-equivalent) Office of International Organizations on January 8 urging Libya to leverage its position on the Security Council to generate alternatives to Iran's candidacy. [...]
2009-01-08 15:02:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IR UN EAID LY
09TRIPOLI30LIBYAN RESPONSE TO ONGOING EVENTS IN GAZA REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) 08 TRIPOLI 984, C) TRIPOLI 005 TRIPOLI 00000030 001.2 OF 003
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting of senior regime figures, Muammar al-Qadhafi dismissed UNSCR 1860 as ineffectual, argued that further action on Gaza through UN channels would be "meaningless", minimized the chance that the upcoming Arab League ministerial on Gaza would be helpful and said Libya must incr [...]
2009-01-14 14:56:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL UN KPAO ASEC IS LY EG
09TRIPOLI5LIBYAN REACTIONS TO GAZA: PUBLIC OUTRAGE, PRIVATE PRAGMATISM REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 988, B) TRIPOLI 984
[...] (C) Public and press reaction in Libya to events in Gaza has largely tracked wider Arab responses, with growing coverage in local media decrying "Zionist aggression". Authorities have authorized several demonstrations in the past week, including protests in front of the Palestinian, Jordanian, and [...]
2009-01-05 07:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN ASEC KPAO KPAL LY
09TRIPOLI583BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP TRIPOLI 00000583 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 10:25:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN
09TRIPOLI584BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP TRIPOLI 00000584 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) 1.(S/NF) Summary. Your visit to Libya will set the tone and agenda for the bilateral relationship over the next several months. Libyan officials seek clarification of the Administration's policy toward Libya, especially after their mishandling of the Fathi al-Jahmi case, and are unsure of the degree of engagement they can expect. They continue to complain that Libya has not been adequately "rewarded" for previous policy decisions to give up its WMD programs and support for terrorism, yet they are remiss in meeting key WMD deadlines. You can lay out the path toward increased engagement in the wake of the new Washington consensus and press for real progress. Potential deliverables from the visit include: a statement announcing the intention to engage in a Human Rights Dialogue and a Political-Military Dialogue with high-level State officials; Libya's signing of the HEU-LEU transfer agreement; formation of a visas working group to discuss bilateral visa problems; and setting a date to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). You can also privately raise the notion of establishing a Civil-Nuclear Dialogue, incumbent upon GOL signing of the HEU-LEU transfer agreement. The Libyans will be looking for a concept of how we envision conducting the human rights dialogue and assurances regarding the possibility of a meeting between POTUS and Qadhafi on the margins of UNGA. They will also continue to press for security assurances. End Summary.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 15:04:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN
09TRIPOLI868FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Musa Kusa summoned the Ambassador to his office October 26 to convey very strong Libyan anger and disappointment in the treatment of Libyan UN Permanent Representative Abdulrahman Shalgam and his wife by John F. Kennedy Airport security officials upon their rec [...]
2009-10-27 12:18:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV LY UN
09TRIPOLI872DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-01 11:53:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN LY
09TRIPOLI876FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED U.S. MISTREATMENT OF SENIOR LIBYAN OFFICIAL TRIPOLI 00000876 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-01 13:57:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV LY UN
09TUNIS712TUNISIAN CANDIDACY FOR UNESCO ORGANS
[...] The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Embassy via diplomatic note of Tunisia's decision to pursue membership in several UNESCO organs during the UNESCO General Conference in Paris October 6-23, and requests U.S. support for Tunisia's candidacies. 2. According to Tunisian [...]
2009-09-29 13:47:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL TS UN
09TUNIS788U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 16:23:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN
09TUNIS801UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: TUNISIA PRESSING HARD TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph ten. 2. (SBU) Summary: A senior Foreign Ministry official convoked the Ambassador on October 30 to press for U.S. support for a Tunisian proposal before the UNGA Third Committee to designate 2010 "The Year of Youth" and organize an inter [...]
2009-10-30 16:57:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SCUL TS UN
09TUNIS830TUNISIA AND UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: COUNTRY SPECIFIC
[...] (C) The Ambassador explained U.S. opposition to no-vote actions, and requested Tunisian support (or at least abstention) on pending human rights resolutions concerning Iran, Burma, and North Korea in a November 12 meeting with Mokhtar Chaouachi, the MFA's Director-General for UN and Internatio [...]
2009-11-13 16:27:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TS UN
09ULAANBAATAR309UNGA Demarche Delivered to Mongolian Government
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Baatar, Director of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),stated that countries should not be singled out in the UNGA for Human Rights abuses. Rather, he argued, the Third Committee session is a forum for discussing the [...]
2009-10-26 09:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN
09UNROME22FAO 125TH FINANCE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS: FUNDING FOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) Member representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on March 9-10 to discuss funding for FAO's ambitious new reform program and to review the agency's human resource management strategy. Noting a shortfall in voluntary financial contr [...]
2009-03-27 11:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME23FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF CONTINUES PRESSING FOR NOVEMBER
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Charge met privately with FAO Director General Jacques Diouf on March 26 to review the status of issues related to food security and agriculture following the latter's official visit to New Yor [...]
2009-03-28 04:54:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO UN PREL EAGR EAID
09UNROME27NEW PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On April 2, newly-elected President Kanayo Nwanze of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) briefed Executive Board members on his "vision" for this small, bu [...]
2009-04-09 14:04:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDUN EFIN EAGR EAID ECON IFAD
09UNROME29ONE BILLION NOT SERVED: HOW THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
[...] According to separate studies published in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),there are approximately one billion hungry, or "food insecure," people in the world. Both organizations have since predicted that this number wil [...]
2009-04-22 16:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SOCI PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME30RECOMMENDATION TO PAY UN FAO ARREARS; GENEVA GROUP UPDATE ON
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The major internal reform plan agreed last November by member states of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is under way and appears at this early juncture to be progressing well, along a posit [...]
2009-04-30 14:35:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN UN FAO EAID AMGT
09UNROME38FAO 126TH FINANCE COMMITTEE OUTCOMES: FUNDING FOR FOOD
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and for official use only; not for transmission outside USG channels. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Finance Committee (FC) of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held its 126th session from May 11-15 in Rome, concurrent with FAO' [...]
2009-05-21 16:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO UN EFIN EAID
09UNROME40FAO COUNCIL APPROVES NOVEMBER FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT, REVIEWS
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or distribution outside the USG. Summary: ------- 2. (SBU) During the 136th session of FAO Council, from June 15-19, members debated the merits of a proposal from Director General Diouf to host a Heads-of-State [...]
2009-06-24 11:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME41COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS): REFORM PROCESS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or dissemination outside USG channels. Summary: -------- 2. (U) Within the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),efforts are well under way to reform the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),a commi [...]
2009-06-24 14:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EAGR FAO UN
09UNROME43WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 ANNUAL SESSION: THE
[...] The 2009 Annual Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from June 8-12. The primary discussion and recurring theme centered on a review of WFP's financial framework aimed at better aligning it to the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan. The Board also took note of a rec [...]
2009-07-01 12:20:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME44FAO REFORM PROGRAM MOVING STEADILY FORWARD: UNTAI STATUS
[...] Summary. As part of this mission's regular reporting on efforts to reform the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),we provide below brief updates on the eight key focus areas covered in our latest report on the United Nations Transparency and Accountability Initiative (or, "UNTAI"),[...]
2009-07-23 15:35:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN FAO EAID EAGR
09UNROME45FAO REFORM MOVING FORWARD: UNTAI PROGRESS REPORT
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. As part of this mission's regular reporting on reform of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),we offer below our assessments on eight key issues covered in our latest report for [...]
2009-07-24 16:50:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID FAO UN
09UNROME47SE GRATION MEETS WITH ROME-BASED FOOD AGENCIES
[...] On June 30, U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan J. Scott Gration and his deputy, Tim Shortley, held introductory meetings with FAO Deputy Director General Jim Butler and WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran as well as their respective Sudan Operations teams. Gration expressed optimism for durab [...]
2009-08-06 11:09:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME49REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. This is an action request; please see paragraphs four, six, and eight. Summary ------- 3. (SBU) Amidst an intensified focus on food and agricultural issues due to rising global hunger and maln [...]
2009-08-14 14:56:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAGR EAID UN FAO
09UNROME51FAO BUDGET CHIEF PROVIDES DETAILS OF REVISED BUDGET REQUEST,
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Responding to concerns voiced by the U.S. and other Rome-based missions over the FAO's latest budget request during a recent meeting of the Finance Committee (septel),FAO Management revised its draft [...]
2009-08-17 09:25:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAGR EAID EFIN UN FAO
09UNROME52FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SIGNIFICANT BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The FAO Finance Committee (FinCom) held its 128th session from July 27-31 in Rome, giving particular attention to a controversial biennial budget proposal tabled by FAO managemen [...]
2009-08-17 09:34:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09UNROME53FAO DG DIOUF'S VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTING L'AQUILA SUMMIT FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. FAO Director General (DG) Jacques Diouf told the Charge on August 28 that he was delighted with President Obama's strong leadership on food security at the L'Aquila Summit and wants to use the November World Food Summit to adopt the five L'Aquila princi [...]
2009-09-01 12:05:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR FAO PREL EAID UN WB
09UNROME54RECOMMENDED STRATEGY ON FAO DRAFT BUDGET
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The FAO Director General distributed on September 1 a revised draft Program of Work and Budget (PWB) for the 2010-11 biennium that proposes a significant 7.1 percent increase over the cur [...]
2009-09-03 16:36:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME55COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY REFORM PROCESS GENERALLY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified for USG only. Please handle accordingly. -------- Summary -------- 2. (SBU) The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Bureau convened on September 4 the final negotiating session of its "Contact Group" - a group comprising F [...]
2009-09-09 10:13:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PHUM EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME58WORLD FOOD SUMMIT "ZERO DRAFT" DECLARATION: IMPROVED, BUT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request --------------------- 2. (SBU) To prepare for the November 16-18 World Summit on Food Security, to be co-hosted in Rome by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director Gener [...]
2009-10-05 10:41:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME59COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: FINAL DRAFT TEXT FOR
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Pursuant to an agreement of the 34th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),members have been engaged in a year-long process to reform the CFS. The focus of the [...]
2009-10-07 18:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09UNROME60FAO 137TH COUNCIL: IMPASSE OVER PROPOSED BUDGET LEVEL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request ------------------- 2. (SBU) Members at the September 28-October 2 meeting of the FAO Council could not reach consensus on the level of the organization's budget for the 201 [...]
2009-10-09 10:03:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME61REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. From October 14-17, the U.S. delegation to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) worked with other delegations to reform the FAO technical committee into a body that will provide value-ad [...]
2009-10-23 17:34:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME69FAO BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: U.S. ACHIEVES KEY OBJECTIVES,
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The 36th Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization was held in Rome November 18-23, beginning a mere three hours after the closing of the World Food Summit. The Un [...]
2009-11-27 16:18:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR EAID FAO UN
09UNROME70WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 SECOND REGULAR
[...] The 2009 Second Regular Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from November 9-12. Improved collaboration among the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies as well as other partners was a prominent theme. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark was invited as a sp [...]
2009-12-01 01:58:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME72HOW BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL (AS PART OF THE CONSULTATIVE
[...] (U) On December 1, the Ambassador met with the Director General, Emile Frison, and Deputy DG of Bioversity International (BI) - the Rome-based leg of the Consultative Group on Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - for an introductory briefing on BI's work and its contribution to global food securit [...]
2009-12-04 21:22:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON PREL UN
09UNROME74WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-10 14:14:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME77WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-11 09:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME86FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION BRIEFING ON 2010
[...] On December 10, the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) briefed donors on FAO's component of the 2010 Humanitarian Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP). At $7.1 billion, the 2010 CAP addresses 12 major crises, covering the needs of 48 mi [...]
2009-12-23 11:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO AORC EAID PREF EAGR UN WFP
09UNROME88WANTED: AMERICAN FOOD SECURITY EXPERT(S) TO SERVE ON NEW
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. As part of a major reform plan for the FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) approved during an October 2009 plenary session (ref B),a High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition is being [...]
2009-12-29 15:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME89WANTED: AMERICAN FOOD SECURITY EXPERT(S) TO SERVE ON NEW
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. As part of a major reform plan for the FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) approved during an October 2009 plenary session (ref B),a High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition is being [...]
2009-12-29 15:50:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNVIEVIENNA1EU ON "HARM REDUCTION": THROW US A BONE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 13:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UNODC UN
09UNVIEVIENNA109GUIDANCE REQUEST: SEEKING PRINCIPLED SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: (This is a guidance request. Please see paras 12-13.) Director General ElBaradei stepped forward last month with a proposal to increase the IAEA's regular budget by 23 percent. Member States are generally unhappy with the proposal, but are waiting on tenterhooks for the U.S. [...]
2009-03-17 14:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EAID UN
09UNVIEVIENNA11IAEA/2020: A LOW-RISK FORUM FOR DISCUSSING THE
[...] (U) Summary: IAEA Board Vice Chair Kauppi intends to preside over informal deliberations on the long-term future of the Agency, putting to use, guardedly, the Commission of Eminent Persons report of spring 2008. Kauppi's plan entails monthly meetings on six major topics, such as nuclear power [...]
2009-01-14 07:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA110Vienna Adopts International Roadmap for Fighting Drugs
[...] (U) The high-level segment of United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) met March 11 and 12 in Vienna to conclude the review of the commitments emanating from the 1998 UNGA Special Session (UNGASS) on international drug control. The Commission adopted a Political Declaration and Actio [...]
2009-03-17 15:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM UNODC EAID SNAR UN AF RU
09UNVIEVIENNA127 UN Commission Adopts Fourteen Drug Control Resolutions
[...] (U) Following on the High-Level Segment (Ref A),the regular session of the 52nd UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND),held March 16-20, adopted 14 drug control-related resolutions to guide the work of Member States and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the coming year. The Secreta [...]
2009-03-25 15:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV UN KCRM AF UNCND CU IR
09UNVIEVIENNA129FRANCE SOFTENS VIEWS ON UNCITRAL REFORM, SEEKS GUIDELINES
[...] (U) The French mission on March 3 hosted an informal meeting to discuss UNCITRAL's working methods and rules of procedure. Representatives of 20 countries, the European Commission, and the UNCITRAL Secretariat attended the meeting. Switzerland, Colombia, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and the U.S. c [...]
2009-03-26 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA146Human Trafficking Back on UNODC's Agenda
[...] (SBU) Following a busy and difficult year for anti-human trafficking issues in Vienna in 2008, the UN Office on Drugs and Crme (UNODC) is taking measures to improve and focus its activities. UNODC has formulated a draft thematic program to fight human trafficking and consolidated the UN.GIFT [...]
2009-04-06 15:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM UN KTIP
09UNVIEVIENNA149WORKING TO CLARIFY THE IAEA'S POLICY ON PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has made progress on the issue of Program Support Costs (PSCs) with the recent release of an official policy that addresses some - but not all - transparency issues raised by the U.S. and Geneva Group (reftels). Ambassador met with IAEA officials to define these issues [...]
2009-04-07 09:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP TRGY PREL UN
09UNVIEVIENNA15 CHINA IN VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN GROUP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (SBU) Mission conveyed to the Permanent Mission of France, host of the January 22 meeting, Ref A instructions that the U.S. supports inviting Russia and Poland to the meeting, if the Afghan ambassador here concurs. According to the French Mis [...]
2009-01-16 08:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN CH
09UNVIEVIENNA152UNODC AND COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE AF-PAK POLICY
[...] This is action request. Please, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Ambassador met UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on April 2, and discussed with him the Administration's new Af-Pak strategy and deployed the points in Ref A, highlighting our new regional emphasis and our interest in incorporati [...]
2009-04-08 12:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF AS CA IR IT JA PK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA159UN VIENNA CHIEF SEEKS EXTENSION OF TERM?
[...] (C) Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director General of UNOV, may seek to extend his current and second term, which expires in May 2010, to December 31, 2011, to coincide with the term of UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Given USG advocacy [...]
2009-04-09 15:17:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAMGT KCRM SNAR IT UN
09UNVIEVIENNA170AFGHANISTAN: PAKISTAN NOT A FRIEND, FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to our Afghan embassy contact, Afghanistan does not want to invite Pakistan to the next Friends of Afghanistan meeting in Vienna,to be hosted by UK on April 28. The GOA is apparently concerned that inclusion of Pakistan could politicize the Group,and could be a precu [...]
2009-04-17 10:23:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF CA IR IPK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA174IAEA BUDGET HAWKS MOBILIZING
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA regional groups have begun clarifying their positions on the IAEA draft budget in preparation for the April 27-28 meeting of the Program and Budget Committee (PBC). Most Member States have criticized Director General ElBaradei's proposed increase of 23 percent, but there ar [...]
2009-04-17 15:29:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA182IAEA BUDGET: G-77 OPENS DOOR TO SAFEGUARDS, CLOSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Member States have refined their positions in preparation for the April 27-28 meeting of the Program and Budget Committee (PBC). There is growing support for a real increase, but Member States await a U.S. position to galvanize the discussion. Individual European hardliner [...]
2009-04-24 13:31:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA187Anti-Human Trafficking Working Group Prepares
[...] On April 15-16 Vienna-based delegates and anti-human trafficking government experts from several countries gathered in Vienna to participate in a working group designed to assist the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) [...]
2009-04-27 15:30:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN
09UNVIEVIENNA195 Debriefing UNODC on ISAF Counternarcotics Activities --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has requested to be debriefed on NATO-ISAF counternarcotics activities so that UNODC can factor these activities into its ongoing analysis of Afghan opium cultivation and trafficking. UNVIE supports this request and [...]
2009-04-30 08:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NATO UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA20 NEW AFGHAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FRIENDS GROUP, IAEA
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and DCM met with new Afghanistan ambassador Abdul Shoogufan on January 16 to discuss the Friends of Afghanistan Group, and UNODC and IAEA issues. Shoogufan stressed that most of Afghanistan's problems have been imported from neighbors and spoke at length about the challenge o [...]
2009-01-22 08:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR JA PK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA201U.S. STIRS UP IAEA BUDGET TALKS, LEAVES THE WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: (This is a guidance request. Please see paragraphs 15 - 17.) The U.S. delegation achieved its primary goal during budget negotiations at the IAEA this week to leave the door open to a "meaningful, real increase." While the U.S. was alone in its strong appeal for a budget incr [...]
2009-05-04 15:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA205UNODC Briefs on TIP Report for Secretary General
[...] UNODC Executive Director Costa and John Sandage, Deputy Director of UNODC's Division of Treaty Affairs, briefed member states on UNODC's report to the UN General Assembly, in advance of the May 13th thematic debate on trafficking in persons. The paper, entitled "Improving the coordination of e [...]
2009-05-07 06:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN
09UNVIEVIENNA219IAEA BOARD CHAIR TAKES THE BUDGET IN HAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat has developed a new budget proposal for 2010-2011 that takes the previous proposal of a 23 percent increase over two years and "stretches" it over four years. The effort is likely a face-saving measure that recognizes the reality of the global economic dow [...]
2009-05-11 12:39:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA222UNODC and AFPAK STRATEGIES Loom Large for Vienna Friends of
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on April 28 chaired by the UK Ambassador, Vienna's Friends of Afghanistan heard a presentation by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on its 2009-2011 Afghanistan counter-narcotics strategy. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa informed delegations he would [...]
2009-05-11 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AF PK UN PTER UK
09UNVIEVIENNA227DEEPENING IMPASSE IN IAEA BUDGET TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Member States met on May 13 to "get down to business" on the budget. European hardliners have not relinquished their calls for a "revised" budget proposal based on zero growth. Nor has the G-77 progressed beyond general support for increases in technical cooperation and [...]
2009-05-13 15:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA249 EVALUATING PARIS PACT ON AFGHANISTAN: OPTIMIZING THE NEXT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A May 14 briefing for donor and participant countries by the consultant UNODC hired to assess the Paris Pact emphasized inefficiencies in expert roundtable meetings, the unsustainable Pact footprint, the Pact's enduring political utility, and under-utilization of the ADAM system, [...]
2009-05-29 14:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA267LATEST IAEA PROPOSAL FRUSTRATES BUDGET HAWKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA budget hawks (UK, Germany, France, et. al.) are frustrated and annoyed that the IAEA Secretariat has not submitted a revised budget based on Zero Real Growth (ZRG). To their dismay, Board Vice Chair Feruta circulated a third budget proposal June 5 featuring a 12.7 percent [...]
2009-06-09 12:33:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA27IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - FORCING THE ISSUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The issue of Program Support Costs (PSCs) at the IAEA has become increasingly irksome. The IAEA's unpublished policy of charging 7 percent PSCs has grown to include even the cost-free experts on loan to the IAEA from Member States, while continuing to exempt donations to the T [...]
2009-01-23 15:28:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY UN PREL CN UK
09UNVIEVIENNA275REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: BORROWING TO FUND IAEA
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) Summary: Member States recognize the IAEA's infrastructure needs, but many are under instructions to reject the budgetary increases that would resolve them. As budget negotiations intensify, Canada, France, Germany, the [...]
2009-06-15 12:54:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA279DG ELBARADEI FUELS THE BUDGET DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Director General ElBaradei intervened during a session of the ongoing Board of Governors meeting to deliver an impassioned plea in favor of a budget increase. ElBaradei said "two decades" of zero growth had restricted the IAEA's ability to do its job, and warned that Member [...]
2009-06-17 14:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA284 KEY PARIS PACT MEMBERS URGE RESULTS RATHER THAN MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an informal June 9 meeting, key Paris Pact members agreed to continue their support for the Pact. They also agreed to use 2010 to review the implementation of recommendations from three past roundtables -- precursors, financial flows, and cross-border management. In addition [...]
2009-06-18 09:11:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN AF PK CA RU IT UK SW AS
09UNVIEVIENNA294UNODC URGES DONORS TO USE ADAM
[...] In a June 22 meeting with Charge and UK Ambassador, UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa gave his positive response to the May 27 joint U.S.-UK letter requesting UNODC to expand its benchmarks for measuring counternarcotics successes in Afghanistan (Septel). In the course of this meeting, C [...]
2009-06-23 11:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR USAID AF UN
09UNVIEVIENNA296ASSESSING UNODC'S ANTONIO COSTA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),is scheduled to roll out UNODC's annual World Drug Report with the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske on June 24. Costa is an ambitious and energetic [...]
2009-06-23 11:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK
09UNVIEVIENNA3 AFGHAN MINISTERS TALK COUNTERNARCOTICS IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the Paris Pact meeting in Vienna on December 15-16, Ambassador and DCM met with Afghanistan's Minister of Counternarcotics General Khodaidad, Deputy Minister of Interior General Daud Daud, and other Afghan officials. The Ministers complained about the lack of countern [...]
2009-01-09 08:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR CA GM JA PK SW UN
09UNVIEVIENNA303 UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 12:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA304 UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 15 meeting, UNODC Deputy Director for Operations Bernard Frahi shared with us the terms of reference for his recent mission to Pakistan and UNODC's plans for its program there. (Mission report and terms of reference were emailed to the Department - IO/T, INL/PC, and SC [...]
2009-06-25 14:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA31 Breaking the UNGASS Impasse on "Harm Reduction"
[...] (U) This is an action message for INL/PC and IO/T. Please see paragraph 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Negotiations for the UNGA special session have hit an impasse, created by EU insistence on adding the controversial term "harm reduction" to various parts of the draft UNGASS actio [...]
2009-01-27 16:21:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC UK CO RS JA CA FR SW GM
09UNVIEVIENNA313REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: POSSIBLE IAEA BUDGET DEAL
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraphs 11-12. 2. (SBU) Summary: Recognizing the deadlock in IAEA budget negotiations, the Board Vice Chair will present IAEA Member States with yet another budget proposal on July 1. This will be the fourth budget proposal since Director [...]
2009-06-30 14:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EAIO UN
09UNVIEVIENNA320ACTION REQUEST: IAEA BUDGET TALKS HIT WALL,
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Mission is concerned that a months-long effort to achieve an increase in the IAEA budget is increasingly likely to end in failure. Hewing to a policy of zero growth, France and Germany have blocked Mission's effor [...]
2009-07-06 16:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA321IMPACT OF AMANO "DOWRY" ON IAEA BUDGET
[...] (C) Summary: Now that Yukiya Amano has been elected to the post of IAEA Director General, many IAEA Member States expect Japan to flood the Agency with cash. There is some truth to this perception, thought the actual amounts may not amount to a "flood." Japan privately supports a budget inc [...]
2009-07-07 15:11:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA323 FINLAND SEEKS TOP UNODC JOB
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finland's Ministry of Justice is considering naming its Director of International Affairs, Matti Joutsen, as a candidate to replace UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa, who is lobbying for an extension after his second term expires in May 2010 (Reftels). As several EU co [...]
2009-07-08 15:28:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK FI
09UNVIEVIENNA328IAEA BUDGET TALKS DISINTEGRATE AS EURO "HAWKS"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European position on the IAEA budget increase has hardened. They no longer describe funding for Safeguards and Security as "priorities," but merely "desirable." The G8 process has had no affect on their zero growth position. If anything, the "budget hawks" have gained mo [...]
2009-07-09 16:01:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA33 UNODC:Costa Welcomes Renewed Focus on Multilateral
[...] (SBU) In a candid January 27 review of upcoming priorities, UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa described for Ambassador his interest in finding ways to better address the "transmission belt" of organized crime and smuggling that moves illegal drugs from producers to the markets. Costa expl [...]
2009-01-29 11:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM UN PGOV PREL AF KWMN PHUM SMIG
09UNVIEVIENNA336TERRORISM PREVENTION BRANCH PERFORMING WELL, FACES BUDGET
[...] (SBU) John Sandage, Officer-in-Charge of UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB),briefed UNODC member states on July 7 on the Branch's mid-year 2009 Project Implementation, as well as its ongoing budget woes. Like many UNODC branches, Sandage said TPB will also suffer a funding shortfall i [...]
2009-07-15 14:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PREL AFIN UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA339IAEA BUDGET TALKS IN NEED OF SALVATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA budget negotiations in Vienna are seized up; a consensus outcome is readily imagined but key local players lack the authority to effect it. Germany and France have not budged from their zero growth positions, though French representatives told us they have recommended fle [...]
2009-07-16 12:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA347UNCITRAL Reviews Revised Model Law on Procurement
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The forty-second session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) met in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. During the Commission meeting, a Committee of the Whole was formed to engage in a second reading of the revised UNCITRAL model law on procu [...]
2009-07-22 15:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA351 MORE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR UNODC ANTI-PIRACY ACTIVITIES
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. At a July 22 meeting, UNODC Operations Division Director Francis Maertens told Charge that UNODC seeks additional voluntary contributions to expand its anti-piracy programs off the Somali coast to additional countries in the region, and to exte [...]
2009-07-23 09:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM EWWT UNODC UN AU UK TZ DJ YM SO KE SE
09UNVIEVIENNA356UNCITRAL Adopts Insolvency Practice Guide At Commission
[...] (U) Summary and Background. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) held its forty-second session in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. UNCITRAL is composed of 60 member states, including the United States. The session was also attended by 26 observer states, [...]
2009-07-24 15:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA358Increasing Speculation on Future of UNODC Executive
[...] (SBU) Summary: Delegations in Vienna are starting to discuss more openly their position on a potential one year extension of Executive Director Costa's term, as well as the possibility of other candidates. In the past week Charge has been approached by Canada, Sweden, Australia and France, al [...]
2009-07-27 12:21:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC PREL PTER EAID UN AF PK CA RU
09UNVIEVIENNA36UPDATE ON UNGASS NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Ambassador deployed Ref A guidance verbatim with Namibian Ambasssador Selma Ashipala-Musavyi. 2. (C) She asked if the pause involved the whole negotiations or just "harm reduction." Per guidance, Ambassador said that we were requesting a pause in negotiations. She said that she unde [...]
2009-01-30 13:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KCRM PGOV SNAR UN
09UNVIEVIENNA361UNODC'S MAJOR DONORS MEET; SEND STRONG MESSAGES TO COSTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 14:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR UN
09UNVIEVIENNA362IAEA BUDGET: FRAGILE CONSENSUS BUILDING AROUND
[...] (U) This is an action request for IO; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: After five months of budget negotiations, IAEA Member States appear to be moving toward a consensus to increase the IAEA's Regular Budget by 5.4 percent from 2009 to 2010, a level that satisfies minimal U.S. objec [...]
2009-07-30 12:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA368SUBDUED BOARD APPROVES IAEA BUDGET INCREASE, EYES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Budget negotiations at the IAEA concluded successfully on August 3 with a Board of Governors' agreement to approve an increase of 5.4 percent. The dozen statements from a wide range of Member States mostly focused on their "disappointment" with the end result. They also previe [...]
2009-08-03 14:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA38FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] Per Reftel instructions, Mission sent inquiries to the following UN bodies in Vienna and has received their responses. ------ UNIDO ------ 2. The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO) provided UNVIE with a 2008 list of NGOs with consultative or observer status. [...]
2009-01-30 15:43:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI UN
09UNVIEVIENNA399UNVIE Registers U.S. Intent on UNCITRAL with WEOG Chair
[...] Per reftel action request, on August 24 UNA officers raised the issue of U.S. reelection to the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) with Harry Macdonald, from the United Kingdom (UK) Permanent Mission, which is current WEOG Chair in Vienna. UNA officers previewed our intent to [...]
2009-08-24 15:19:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECIN ETRD PREL UN UNCITRAL
09UNVIEVIENNA403SEEKING CREATIVE FUNDING FOR THE TOP U.S. INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Mission advises flexibility and creativity in current negotiations to create a new mechanism for reviewing implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC),particularly relating to the issue of how the new mechanism will be funded. As negotiations reach the final stages, w [...]
2009-08-27 06:30:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UN AU KCRM KCOR
09UNVIEVIENNA404SEEKING CREATIVE FUNDING FOR THE TOP U.S. INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Mission advises flexibility and creativity in current negotiations to create a new mechanism for reviewing implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC),particularly relating to the issue of how the new mechanism will be funded. As negotiations reach the final stages, w [...]
2009-08-27 06:30:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UN AU KCRM KCOR
09UNVIEVIENNA405NAS Officers' Consultations in Vienna: Keep Them Coming
[...] Summary. UNVIE welcomed the opportunity to host incoming Embassy Dushanbe Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) Officer Anne Carson for August 11-12 consultations with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). NAS Carson met with a range of UNODC experts involved in programs in Afghanistan and Cent [...]
2009-08-27 07:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN KCRM SNAR OEXC
09UNVIEVIENNA422StaffDel Nunez-Neto Meeting with UNODC Terrorism Prevention
[...] SUMMARY: At the request of Congressional staff delegation (staffdel) Nunez-Neto, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) officials provided the staffdel with background information on its findings related to the production and trafficking of illicit drugs and insurgency or terrorist activities. [...]
2009-09-10 15:02:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR PTER UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA428NSC's Holgate Steers Vienna toward the Nuclear Security
[...] (SBU) Summary: Laura Holgate, NSC Senior Director for WMD Terrorism and Threat Reduction, visited Vienna to explain and build support for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit in April (reftel). Holgate also laid the groundwork for the first "Sherpa Meeting" in the lead-up to the Summit, s [...]
2009-09-15 12:40:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PTER KCRM IAEA ENRG TRGY UN
09UNVIEVIENNA429STATES PARTIES FACE OBSTACLES IN EFFORTS TO CREATE A NEW
[...] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted two intergovernmental expert working group meetings during the period August 25 to September 4 to help promote implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). 2. During the Review of Implementation Working Group on August 25 to [...]
2009-09-16 15:17:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN AU KCRM KCOR
09UNVIEVIENNA439DECEMBER 2009 WMD TERRORISM WORKSHOP IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) circulated an updated draft agenda for their 01-03 December 2009 workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, entitled "Workshop for Central Asian Countries on Non-Proliferation and International Lega [...]
2009-09-23 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN PTER KCRM TX
09UNVIEVIENNA442THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA MEETING IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Assistant to the President and U.S. Sherpa Gary Samore outlined the preliminary agenda of the Summit and solicited initial reactions from participants in a September 15 first Sherpa meeting. Samore explained to representatives of nearly all 37 Summit-invitee countries t [...]
2009-09-24 07:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY UN
09UNVIEVIENNA454Meeting of UNCITRAL Working Group on Arbitration -Revision
[...] (U) Summary. The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (on Arbitration) continues its revision of the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The Working Group (WG),which had completed a second reading of Articles 1-26 at prior sessions, met in Vienna September 14-18, [...]
2009-10-02 14:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA455MEETING OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRATION - REVISION
[...] Summary. The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (on Arbitration) continues its revision of the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The Working Group (WG),which had completed a second reading of Articles 1-26 at prior sessions, met in Vienna September 14-18, 200 [...]
2009-10-02 14:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA465 COUNTRIES ADDRESS REVIEW AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted two intergovernmental meetings from September 30 - October 2 in order to advance implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC). 2. During the Expert Meeting on Review of Implementation (September 3 [...]
2009-10-09 10:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN AU KCRM KCOR
09UNVIEVIENNA467INL DAS VERVILLE AND BREAKING THE DEADLOCK ON A NEW
[...] In a whirlwind Vienna tour, INL DAS Elizabeth Verville hosted several meetings with key delegations in an effort to break the deadlock on creating a new anti-corruption review mechanism (reftel) for the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). In meetings with Ambassadors from the key obstruc [...]
2009-10-14 07:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM KCOR UN AU
09UNVIEVIENNA468UNCITRAL Sorieul Hails U.S. Support, More Needed
[...] UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) benefits from unwavering U.S. support, and hopes that it can count on the U.S. for support for an increased budget as well as political assistance in helping UNCITRAL strike the right balance between its technical work and political visibility [...]
2009-10-14 08:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA49SECOND UNCAC WORKSHOP ON BRIBERY IN INTERNATIONAL
[...] On January 28-29, 2009, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted the second open-ended experts workshop on International Cooperation between Public International Organizations and States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). Workshop participants discussed ways to imp [...]
2009-02-05 12:02:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN KCRM UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA491OPPONENTS TO IAEA 2011 BUDGET GROWTH MOBILIZING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a speech October 21 at the U.S. Institute for Peace, Secretary Clinton implied USG support for a further increase in the IAEA's budget and authorities. Formal negotiations among Member States to determine the 2011 level will not begin until later this winter, but the UK and [...]
2009-10-29 15:24:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA506ANYTHING LEFT TO SQUEEZE FROM THE IAEA'S "FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Member States are looking forward - some with relief - to the final session of the year-long Future of the Agency (FOA) process on November 19 - 20. The Brazilian chair of the process will circulate and then formally submit a report to the March Meeting of the Board of Governor [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA509IAEA BUDGET: DEPUTY DG SHARES VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Deputy Director General David Waller contributed his views on the 2011 budget process, focusing on issues of sequencing, financing capital investments, and building alliances among G8 countries. Waller described DG ElBaradei's recent meetings in Washington as "very positiv [...]
2009-11-09 14:09:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA52DOUBLING THE IAEA BUDGET? WHERE TO PUT THE MONEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Administration's stated aim of doubling the IAEA's budget has ignited high expectations within the IAEA Secretariat and high anxiety among most other Member States. Anticipating a change in U.S. approach, DG ElBaradei has instructed managers to build significant increases in [...]
2009-02-06 14:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA525UNCITRAL SECURED TRANSACTIONS NEGOTIATIONS NEARING
[...] Summary. Excellent progress was made during the November 2-6 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group (WG) discussions on a Supplement to the 2007 UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions ("the Guide") that deals with security rights in intellect [...]
2009-11-18 15:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA54GUIDANCE DELIVERED ON UNGASS REVIEW NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Charge delivered verbatim reftel points to CND chairperson Namibian Ambassador Selma Ashipala-Musavyi on USG support for needle exchange programs as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce HIV/AIDS. Per r [...]
2009-02-06 15:43:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KCRM PREL SNAR AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA541IAEA Budget Kick-Off Reveals Old Fissures, New Rifts
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the Budget Working Group was short and perfunctory, but elicited four telling statements from the G-77, EU, U.S., and Canada. Subsequent conversations also revealed much about the issues facing Member States as they aim for intense budget negotiations Januar [...]
2009-12-03 08:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA PREL UN
09UNVIEVIENNA545IO A/S BRIMMER,S FIRST CALL ON DG AMANO AND
[...] (C) IO A/S Esther Brimmer, accompanied by IO DAS Nerissa Cook, was among the first to welcome newly instated IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on his first day in office December 1. She assured Amano of full U.S. support to make his tenure a success, for which Amano was grateful. Amano outl [...]
2009-12-04 08:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA548Paris Pact Partners Launch Next Phase of Cooperation to
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted from November 26-27 a meeting of the 7th Policy Consultative Group of the Paris Pact Initiative during which more than 50 Paris Pact partners agreed to launch in 2010 the third phase of cooperation to target trafficking and consumption of [...]
2009-12-04 12:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN SNAR AF
09UNVIEVIENNA555IAEA: DG AMANO CITES SAFEGUARDS AND BUDGET
[...] (S) U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher, accompanied by Special Assistant Jim Timbie, pledged full U.S. support to newly instated IAEA Director General Amano in an introductory call December 4. Amano confirmed his planned trip to Washington January 11-12 and welcome [...]
2009-12-10 08:39:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP TRGY PREL UN JA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA557FUTURE OF THE AGENCY SPUTTERS BUT WON'T GO OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The November 19 final meeting of the Future of the Agency (FOA) broke no new ground, though it did provide yet another platform for Iran to bemoan "some Member States' insistence on politicizing the IAEA." The remaining time was dedicated to the question of Board composition an [...]
2009-12-11 14:47:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PREL IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA560Assistant Secretary Brimmer Meets with UNODC, UNIDO
[...] Summary. In December 1 meetings with Antonio Costa, Executive Director of UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),and Kandeh Yumkella, the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer [...]
2009-12-15 07:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA57IAEA TO PROPOSE LARGE BUDGET INCREASE FEBRUARY 13
[...] (U) This a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Top officials at the IAEA have informed Mission they will propose a 20 percent increase in the IAEA budget when the 2010-2011 draft budget document is released on Friday, February 13 (strictly protect). Mission reques [...]
2009-02-09 12:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA578INL A/S JOHNSON MEETINGS ON AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) During a brief stopover in Vienna, INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson met on December 9 with UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa and with UNODC officials involved in regional and bilateral counternarcotics (CN) work with Iran. Ambassador Davies a [...]
2009-12-18 11:44:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPGOV UN KCRM UNODC IR
09UNVIEVIENNA582UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement Makes Progress
[...] SUMMARY. At its December 7-11 meeting, the UNCITRAL Working Group on Procurement made significant progress in a second reading of the current draft revisions to the 1994 Model Law, but did not cover all of the articles. The remaining articles should be addressed at the next meeting in Apri [...]
2009-12-22 13:17:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAU AORC EINV ETRD UN UNCITRAL
09UNVIEVIENNA6PARIS PACT BREAKS NEW GROUND
[...] (SBU) The Sixth Policy Consultative Group Meeting of the Paris Pact Initiative was held in Vienna December 15-16, 2008. African states participated in this annual meeting for the first time. Members reviewed the 2008 roundtables and approved three for 2009. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Mar [...]
2009-01-12 12:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN AF FR IR CA PK UN RS ZK
09UNVIEVIENNA64ADVOCATING NEEDLE EXCHANGE AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A instructions, Charge approached CND chair Ambassador Ashipala on Friday, Feb 6 to explain change in the USG position regarding the ongoing UNGASS review negotiations (Ref B). On the same day Missionoffs shared with Russia and Japan highlights of the new USG position: support fo [...]
2009-02-13 15:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KCRM PREL SNAR AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA65IAEA PROPOSES UNPRECEDENTED, 23 PERCENT BUDGET
[...] (U) The IAEA released its biennial budget document on February 15, proposed an unprecedented, 23 percent increase. The increase would bring the IAEA regular budget from just under 300 million Euros in 2009 to 368 million in 2010 and 383 million in 2011. The proposed increase is split roughly [...]
2009-02-17 13:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA7 FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN TO MEET AGAIN JANUARY 22
[...] (U) This is an action request for IO, INL and SCA. Please see Para 8. 2. (U) The French Mission will host the next meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan Group (Ref A) on January 22. The draft agenda includes corruption, precursors, UNODC Independence Evaluation Unit report on Afgha [...]
2009-01-12 14:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN
09UNVIEVIENNA72UNODC Financial Crisis: Tough Choices But Silver Lining?
[...] (SBU) Unexpected declines in UNODC's General Purpose Fund (GPF) contributions have created a financial crisis within the UNODC. Compounding that assessment are interest losses stemming from the world financial crisis and the inherent difficulties associated with managing an exploding Special P [...]
2009-02-20 14:08:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM EAID UN
09UNVIEVIENNA74IAEA BUDGET KICK-OFF LESS CONTENTIOUS THAN
[...] (U) Summary: The IAEA opened 2010-2011 budget negotiations with an informal presentation on February 20. Most Member States expressed concern over the size of the proposed increase, but were not as aggressive as Mission had expected. Members of the G-77 took particular issue with the proposed [...]
2009-02-20 14:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA75POLITICS SATURATE OPENING OF "FUTURE OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The initial meeting of the year-long, Future of the Agency (FOA) process got off to a disappointing - if predictable - start. Most Member States had not given thought to specific issues and their statements were overtly political and unconstructive. Only the U.S. and Canada offe [...]
2009-02-20 15:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL
09UNVIEVIENNA77 CALLING COSTA ON UNODC REORGANIZATION
[...] (U) Ambassador contacted UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on February 23 and delivered points in Ref A, noting in particular that the USG sought to maintain the current balance between the normative work of the Division of Treaty Affairs (DTA) and the programmatic work of the Division of [...]
2009-02-23 15:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN
09UNVIEVIENNA80REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS AT
[...] (SBU) This is a guidance request. Per reftel, the simmering issue of Program Support Costs (PSCs) may come to the fore sooner rather than later. A Canadian contribution of nearly 4 million USD for the Nuclear Security Fund is on hold pending release of an official PSC policy, and there is so [...]
2009-02-25 13:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA
09UNVIEVIENNA85Iran Poised to Chair 2010 Session of the UN Commission on
[...] (U) This is an action request for IO, INR and NEA, see Para 13. 2. (SBU) The chairmanship of the 2010 UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will rotate to the Asia Group. Iran has announced to the Group its intention to pursue the position. If no other Asian country seeks the chairmanship [...]
2009-02-27 10:43:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM UN IR
09UNVIEVIENNA89SENIOR SENATE INVESTIGATOR WALKS THE HALLS OF
[...] (SBU) Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Senior Investigator Doug Frantz relied on his journalistic experience and extensive network of contacts to conduct an unconventional, one-man staffdel to Vienna February 9 - 13. Engaged by SFRC Chairman John Kerry (whom he knew in connection to t [...]
2009-03-04 09:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA AORC KNNP UN PREL PARM TRGY JA
09UNVIEVIENNA97CND: MORALES TO REQUEST DELISTING OF COCA LEAF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 14:30:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALSNAR EAID PREL UN BL
09UNVIEVIENNA99 ANTI-CRIME VISION FOR UNODC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In anticipation of this week's high-level meeting in Vienna on anti-drug issues, Antonio Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),issued a paper that paints a broad picture for UNODC's anti-crime work. On March 5, he provided a preview and briefing on this pape [...]
2009-03-10 13:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN KCRM UNODC
09USNATO388SEPTEMBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING:
[...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary from the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: Afghanistan: At the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Secretary General Rasmussen told Allies that he expected to get the Commander of ISAF's strategic assessment of the situation in Afgh [...]
2009-09-11 18:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK UK XG RS
09USNATO392RFG: COMMANDER OF ISAF BRIEFS NAC ON ASSESSMENT;
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: At the September 16 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (COMISAF),U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, briefed NATO PermReps f [...]
2009-09-16 18:27:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK
09USNATO447NATO SYG OFFERS SUPPORT TO KAI EIDE AND UNAMA
[...] (U) On October 12, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a press statement expressing the Alliance's support for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. He also expressed his and the Alliance's confidence in Kai Eide, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. 2. (U) The f [...]
2009-10-12 11:57:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS NATO UN AF
09USNATO483NATO SYG CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UN IN KABUL
[...] (U) On October 28, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement condemning the attack earlier in the day against a UN guesthouse in Kabul. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary General's statement follows: BEGIN TEXT 28 Oct. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 154 Statement by the Secret [...]
2009-10-28 15:41:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPTER NATO UN PREL MOPS AF
09USNATO512UN REQUESTS NATO ASSISTANCE FOR CONGO MISSION
[...] (SBU) On November 6, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Martin Howard distributed to Allies a United Nations request for NATO assistance in the form of equipment and training aids for a unit of 200 Tanzanian trainers that will train the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of th [...]
2009-11-10 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MCAP MOPS MARR PINS PGOV UN NATO
09USUNNEWYORK10UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF 2009 REGULAR BUDGET
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note dated December 30, 2008 from the Secretary General requesting payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN regular budget for 2009 in the amount of $598,292,101. The note also refers to o [...]
2009-01-06 21:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC AFIN ABUD
09USUNNEWYORK1006UNGA FIFTH COMMITTEE: GRIDLOCK ON UN COMMON SYSTEM
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 7, 11, and 13. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During the last few weeks, the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly has been meeting informally to discuss the UN Common System of salaries and benefits. The Committee has been unable to adopt a resolution [...]
2009-11-09 16:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ACABQ UN UNGA KUNR
09USUNNEWYORK1008UNGA PASSES CONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly met in plenary on November 4th and 5th to discuss the Report of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the report on the UN fact-finding mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report). A draft resolution endorsing the report passed with 118 for, 18 against [...]
2009-11-09 21:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN UNGA IS
09USUNNEWYORK1011USUN DISCUSSION WITH SPANISH MOD OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Wolff met on November 9 with a delegation from the Spanish Ministry of Defense who were in New York to meet with the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to discuss Spain's candidate for the UNIFIL Force Commander position. Luis Cuesta, Secretary General of Defens [...]
2009-11-11 21:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1021UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR TWO
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated October 29, 2009 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...]
2009-11-12 20:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK1042MISSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA NUTRITION ADVISOR
[...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Nutrition Advisor Mark Phelan for November 19-20, 2009, to meet with the UNICEF Emergency Nutrition Team. This meeting will take place at the United Nations in New York. 2. Mr. Phelan holds a Top Secret security clearance. 3. Doug Merca [...]
2009-11-17 00:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK107UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT 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 February 4, 2009 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex one contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fol [...]
2009-02-10 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC AFIN
09USUNNEWYORK1075UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING U.S. ASSESSMENTS
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a note and attachment dated 11 November 2009 from the Secretary-General requesting payment of U.S. assessed contributions which remain outstanding. The note states that as of 6 November 2009, amounts assessed [...]
2009-11-30 16:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK1077UN ORGANIZATIONS ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 16:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN UNDP UNFPA UNDEF
09USUNNEWYORK1101UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 22:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN UNFF
09USUNNEWYORK1110MISSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID ALONZO FULGHAM (ACTING
[...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Steve Pierce (A/COO) for December 10-11, 2009, to discuss with senior USUN officials future cooperation with the UN in New York. 2. Laurie Phipps, ECOSOC Section, will be the POC at USUN. Ms. Phipps' office pho [...]
2009-12-09 20:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN
09USUNNEWYORK1111UN ORGANIZATIONS ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 13:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN UNDP UNIFEM
09USUNNEWYORK1156NORWAY PREVIEWS PM,S TOPICS FOR POTUS MEETING;
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 8 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Larsen previewed the topics that Prime Minister Stoltenberg will raise with President Obama during his upcoming visit to Oslo - an action plan for UN Millennium Development Goals Four and [...]
2009-12-23 21:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UN AF CG SU
09USUNNEWYORK1160UN HOLDS ANNUAL HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL
[...] At the December 8-9, 2009 high-level United Nations (U.N.) conference convened in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),57 donors and private sector companies pledged contributions totaling $424 million for 2010. This amount marks an increase of more than 10 percent from th [...]
2009-12-24 18:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF UN
09USUNNEWYORK12UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR
[...] USUN has faxed 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 January 7, 2009 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as foll [...]
2009-01-08 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK14SCSL JUDGE NOMINATION LETTER DELIVERED TO UN
[...] Per reftel, on January 9, USUN delivered a letter from Ambassador Khalilzad to Under Secretary for Legal Affairs Patricia O'Brien nominating Justice Shireen Fisher for the vacant position on the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. USUN will keep the Department apprised as [...]
2009-01-09 21:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KJUS UN SL NL
09USUNNEWYORK17UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 17:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK189AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]
2009-02-27 16:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI UN
09USUNNEWYORK194MEETING OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP ON REVISION OF
[...] Summary. UNCITRAL Working Group II met in New York February 9-13 to continue its second reading of the draft revised model arbitration rules. The Working Group completed its review of nine articles: 18 through 26. (The draft text currently contains 41 articles.) Considerable discussion was [...]
2009-02-27 21:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EINV ETRD UNCITRAL AU UN
09USUNNEWYORK201AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]
2009-03-02 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI EU UN
09USUNNEWYORK211AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH U/SYG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Sha Zukang reviewed his department's development priorities during a March 2 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice, focusing on a nine-page customized report reviewing DESA's cooperation with USG agencies and proposing areas for [...]
2009-03-04 22:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON PREL KGHG SENV UN CH
09USUNNEWYORK226UN COUNTER-TERRORISM TASK FORCE REPORTS ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary. UN Assistant Secretary General Robert Orr convened an informal briefing on the status of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force's (CTITF) efforts to implement the UN Global Counter-terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288). Orr reported on the new Task Force office which has been [...]
2009-03-09 23:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UN PARM
09USUNNEWYORK274UN REQUEST 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 March 6, 2009 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follo [...]
2009-03-18 13:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK287BENEFITS FOR SAME SEX PARTNERS IN THE UN COMMUNITY
[...] This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 2 below. 2. Ambassador Rice has received a March 9 letter from the Chief of the UN's Human Resources Service requesting whether the UN should grant the male spouse of a male United States citizen staff member entitlements ( [...]
2009-03-19 20:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL UN
09USUNNEWYORK33UN REPORT TO TACKLE EARLY RECOVERY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With a June deadline set by the Security Council approaching a report on strengthening the UN's response to immediate post-conflict situations, the UN Secretariat is now soliciting views from member states and within the UN on the following themes: 1) how to better incorporate [...]
2009-01-20 23:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUN KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK351COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW) 2009 SESSION
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Commission on the Status of Women held its annual two-week session from March 2-13, 2009. The new positions of the U.S. were well received, Agreed Conclusions were adopted by consensus, an annual resolution on Palestinian women was adopted by a vote of 30-3 [...]
2009-04-03 16:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PHUM UN KWMN
09USUNNEWYORK357AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL
[...] On April 2, Special Advisor for Africa and Under Secretary-General Cheick Sidi Diarra briefed Ambassador Rice on his office's support for implementation of the New Partnership for African Development (NePAD). As Diarra's office is mandated by the General Assembly to provide "global advocacy" [...]
2009-04-06 19:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA SOCI UN
09USUNNEWYORK361BOLIVIAN CHARGE PLEDGES DIALOGUE, PUSHES "MOTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Recently arrived Bolivian Charge d'Affaires Pablo Solon Romero paid a courtesy call April 6 on Ambassador Wolff, agreeing to pursue an open and constructive dialogue with USUN on issues of concern and avoiding the temptation to use the UN as a propaganda pulpit. Ambassador Wolff [...]
2009-04-07 20:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV SNAR UN BL
09USUNNEWYORK414HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF DONORS ON THE HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary - Meeting in New York April 16 to address the increasingly complex operating environment for aid agencies in Sudan, 17 donors from North America, Europe and Asia gave their general support to the UN Track III approach outlined in the document "Towards a more predictable, accountable [...]
2009-04-22 22:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM PREL UN SU
09USUNNEWYORK418NEW UN WOMEN'S MECHANISM PROPOSED
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request. Members of the General Assembly voiced measured support for continuing deliberations on the creation of a new "entity" to deal with women's empowerment and gender equality that would be a hybrid between a full-fledged Fund (such as UNICEF or UNDP) and an offic [...]
2009-04-23 17:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PHUM UN KWMN
09USUNNEWYORK44MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR
[...] (U) Summary. The Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) met on January 22 to discuss the transition from the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) to the STL and to discuss other issues. End Summary. Preparations for the Transition [...]
2009-01-23 23:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS UN LE
09USUNNEWYORK448AMB VERVEER AND DEPUTY SG MIGIRO DISCUSS WOMEN AT THE UN
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer and UN Deputy-Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro met April 28 at the UN for a cordial discussion of the need to move forward on reforming the UN's gender architecture, the importance of Security Council Resolutions 1325 [...]
2009-05-01 19:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI EAID KWMN UN
09USUNNEWYORK450UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 13:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK451AMB RICE DISCUSSES WOMEN'S ISSUES WITH STEPHEN LEWIS
[...] (SBU) Former Canadian ambassador Stephen Lewis spoke to Ambassador Rice April 27 on the need for a new UN agency on women's affairs, and to plead for U.S. support to move quickly to establish the new agency. Lewis, through his previous positions as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Canadian [...]
2009-05-04 20:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI EAID KWMN ZI UN
09USUNNEWYORK460AMBASSADOR RICE’S MAY 4 TELCONS WITH UN
[...] (C) Ambassador Rice spoke with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon three times on May 4 to discuss concerns over the Board of Inquiry's report on incidents at UN sites in December 2008 and January 2009. Rice called the Secretary-General to register concern about the scope of the report. She cited in part [...]
2009-05-05 22:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK468GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon transmitted to the Security Council on May 5 his letter and summary of the Board of Inquiry's conclusions and recommendations into nine incidents involving the UN in Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009. The Security Council will discuss in inf [...]
2009-05-07 15:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK48UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 20:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK486AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH DANISH CLIMATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Danish Climate Minister Hedegaard sought the Ambassador's views on the likelihood of Congressional adoption of climate change legislation by December, and encouraged USG engagement with China. She also hoped that U.S. leadership would draw out clearer positions from Japan and Ca [...]
2009-05-12 09:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KGHG SENV UN DA
09USUNNEWYORK495SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY:
[...] (C) According to the Russian Council Presidency, the Libyan delegation on May 12 continued to insist that consultations on the Gaza Board of Inquiry report be scheduled by May 13 or they would call for a formal Council meeting under Rule 2 of the Council's rules of procedure. Ambassador Rice [...]
2009-05-13 01:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK50UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR THE
[...] This is an action cable please see paragraph 5. 2. USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) two notes from the SYG dated January 23, 2009 concerning the financing of the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Territory of [...]
2009-01-26 20:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK500SECURITY COUNCIL AND GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY:
[...] (C) The Security Council held short consultations on May 13 on the Secretary-General's transmittal to the Council of his letter and summary of the Gaza Board of Inquiry report and Libya's draft resolution on the matter. The Council agreed to take no further action and asked the Presidency to [...]
2009-05-13 23:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK501UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR
[...] 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 May 8, 2009 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follow [...]
2009-05-14 13:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC AFIN
09USUNNEWYORK504AMBASSADOR RICE'S MAY 13 BILATERAL MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Lebanese Perm Rep Nawaf Salam on May 13 for their first bilateral meeting. Ambassador Salam reviewed the electoral playing field in Lebanon ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. He expressed appreciation for Ambassador Rice's statements in the Council on L [...]
2009-05-14 20:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KPAL KWBG LE IS
09USUNNEWYORK505AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS NY STATE GOVERNOR PATERSON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of the UN Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-Moon, Ambassador Rice arranged a meeting between the SYG and NY State Governor David Paterson to solicit cooperation from the State on security issues pertaining to the UN's Capital Master Plan (CMP). Both the SYG and Governor [...]
2009-05-14 20:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ASEC AMGT UN
09USUNNEWYORK509PGA,S OFFICE REACHES OUT TO MISSION ON FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Paul Oquist Kelley, Senior Advisor to President of the General Assembly (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, phoned Ambassador Wolff twice from Tripoli on May 13 to discuss the foundering preparation process for the June 1-3 UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Imp [...]
2009-05-14 22:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID UN
09USUNNEWYORK511MEETING OF THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE
[...] On May 13, 2009, UK Ambassador Sawyer hosted a breakfast meeting for the Five Principal Contributors to the UN (B-5) on the Peacekeeping Budget. Attending were: UK - Ambassador Sawyer with Wasim Mir and Simon Thomas; U.S. - Ambassador Wolff and MR Counselor Bruce Rashkow; France - Ambassador [...]
2009-05-15 20:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AMGT AORC KPKO UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK518EU INITIATIVE TO ENLIST US SUPPORT REGARDING
[...] (U) As a follow up to the scale of assessment discussion that occurred in Geneva in April 2009 among the Directors of the International Organization Bureaus from the capitals of the G7 Members (US, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada),the Japanese Mission hosted a meeting on May 1 [...]
2009-05-19 13:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK534AMBASSADOR RICE PUSHES UN TO IMPROVE HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice contacted UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark to register major concerns over the UN's insufficient capacity to manage humanitarian coordination re [...]
2009-05-27 15:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PHUM UN PTER PREF PK
09USUNNEWYORK535REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF IMMUNITY
[...] USUN Host Country MinCouns called in Georgian Mission Deputy PermRep Irakli Chikovani March 26 to hand over note verbale requesting that the Government of Georgia waive the immunity from criminal jurisdiction enjoyed by Georgian Mission Counselor Alexander Chelizde so that he could face charg [...]
2009-05-27 16:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL GG UN CHELIDZE ALEXANDER
09USUNNEWYORK544ECOSOC ELECTIONS TO 21 UN BODIES
[...] SUMMARY: ECOSOC elected membership to 21 of its subsidiary bodies on May 18. The United States was elected to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Balloting was necessary for only the International Narcotics Control Board; elected were experts from India, France, Thailand [...]
2009-06-01 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECOSOC UN AORC INCB
09USUNNEWYORK559NO WAIVER FOR CHELIDZE
[...] The Permanent Mission of Georgia's note 6/85-02 of June 1, 2009 (text follows in paragraph 2 below) informs USUN that the Government has decided not to waive the immunity of Alexander Chelizde from criminal jurisdiction so that he could face the third degree assault charges that the Queens Co [...]
2009-06-03 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL GG UN
09USUNNEWYORK562FOLLOW UP ON G-7 INITIATIVE ON REGULAR AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 28, 2009, the Canadian Mission hosted a follow up meeting of the G7 at the level of Fifth Committee experts to the scale of assessment discussion that occurred in Geneva in April 2009 among the Directors of the International Organization Bureaus from the capitals of the G7 [...]
2009-06-04 14:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK574MUSLIM AMBASSADORS PRAISE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on June 4 hosted 28 Ambassadors from Muslim-majority countries at her residence to view President Obama's speech in Cairo a few hours earlier and discuss it. There was uniform praise for the President's sincerity and honesty, and most judged the speech a watershed [...]
2009-06-08 23:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS UN EG
09USUNNEWYORK603REPATRIATION OF SIMON TARALALA
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Simon Taralala, the 16 year-old adopted son of Papua New Guinea Deputy PermRep Mathilda Takaku, has been in foster care under the control of New York City's Administration of Children's Services (NYC [...]
2009-06-18 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL PP UN
09USUNNEWYORK617UNSC: UNDOF MANDATE RENEWED FOR SIX MONTHS
[...] (U) The Security Council adopted resolution 1875 on June 23 extending the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights for another six months until December 30, 2009. The Council also agreed to an accompanying Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2009/18) which was read by the Pre [...]
2009-06-25 02:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK618AMBASSADOR RICE'S JUNE 22 MEETING WITH TERJE
[...] (C) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen told Ambassador Rice on June 22 that the June 7 Lebanese Parliamentary elections had been "good news" and described three possible regional scenarios going forward in order of probability: (1) business as usual, (2) a regional war started by Hizballah involving [...]
2009-06-25 02:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LE SY IR SA VT
09USUNNEWYORK624UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on June 23. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry briefed the Council and highlighted the concerted push to create the conditions for re-launching negotiations for a two state solution. [...]
2009-06-26 00:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK646AMBASSADOR DICARLO'S JUNE 30 MEETING WITH IDF BG
[...] (C) Summary: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Brigadier General Yossi Heymann, who leads the IDF delegation to the UNIFIL monthly tripartite meetings, told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 30 that Iran and Hizballah are the major Israeli concerns when discussing the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Israeli [...]
2009-07-02 00:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN IS LE SY IR
09USUNNEWYORK655G7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN REGULAR BUDGET SCALES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 17:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK663G-7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN PEACEKEEPING BUDGET
[...] (C) On 2 July 2009, the Japanese Mission hosted a meeting of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the U.S.) to exchange views regarding negotiation of the peacekeeping scale of assessment during the upcoming fall session of the [...]
2009-07-09 15:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK676UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON SYG'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July 8 Security Council consultations on the UNSCR 1701 report, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams told the Council that the successful Lebanese parliamentary elections and the calm during the reporting period offers a real opportunity for full implementation of UNS [...]
2009-07-11 00:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK696PROTECTING U.S. EQUITIES ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 21:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK717MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS FOR LIBYANS IN INTERNATIONAL
[...] USUN has received a note verbale from the African Union Observer Mission to the UN requesting a Libyan employee of that office be granted a multiple entry visa instead of the single entry visa given to Libyan G-4 applicants as mandated by the reciprocity schedule. (Text of AU note appears in [...]
2009-07-23 21:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CVIS PREL AU UN
09USUNNEWYORK721CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 23 Alain LeRoy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed Security Council members in consultations on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movements and initial investigation. LeRoy said the cache rep [...]
2009-07-24 16:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK725MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer, Shaun Coughlin on July 27 to hold meetings with UN officials regarding the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and Sri Lankan issues. 2. POC is Le [...]
2009-07-24 23:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KJUS EAP UN
09USUNNEWYORK729DENIAL OF A VISA TO A MEMBER OF THE IRANIAN
[...] (S) Upon receipt of reftel, USUN called the Iranian Mission to inform them that the Department decided to deny a visa to Alireza Salari Sharifabadi, who has planned to attend the meetings on the World Financial and Economic Crisis from June 24-26 at UNHQ. The Mission made no comment. USUN a [...]
2009-07-29 14:28:00USUN New YorkSECRETOFDP PREL CVIS IR UN
09USUNNEWYORK733UN REQUEST 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 26 June 2009 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follow [...]
2009-07-30 23:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK734UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK735UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR 15
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 27, 2009 concerning the financing of 15 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows [...]
2009-07-30 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK74AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Head of the Palestinian Observer Mission Riyad Mansour used his January 28 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge renewed USG engagement with the UN. He said the Palestinian Mission is interested in building consensus for UN actions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and enco [...]
2009-01-30 20:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PGOV UN IS
09USUNNEWYORK746G-7 PLUS EU MEETING ON THE UN BUDGET SCALES OF
[...] On 30 July 2009, the UK mission hosted a meeting of the G-7 working group on the scales of assessment, which consists of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 and, for the first time, Sweden, the incumbent EU president. Attendees included Chris Plunkett for Canada, Gregory Cazalet for Fra [...]
2009-08-04 22:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK758MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer Shaun Coughlin on August 11 and 12. The purpose is to hold meetings with OLA Deputy Peter Taksoe-Jensen as well as NGOs including Open Society Justice Initiative an [...]
2009-08-10 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KJUS EAP UN
09USUNNEWYORK768UNIFIL TCC MEETING: DPKO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 13, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed Security Council members and troop contributing countries (TCCs) in a private meeting on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movement and initi [...]
2009-08-14 20:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK770AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...]
2009-08-14 22:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN
09USUNNEWYORK774MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JENNIFER LANDSIDLE,
[...] Mission clearance is granted for L/LEI Attorney-Adviser Jennifer Landsidle on August 19 to attend a meeting at the UK Mission to the UN with representatives from the UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) and UK Mission Legal Adviser Cathy Adams, and UK Assistant Legal Adviser Katharine Shepard on p [...]
2009-08-17 20:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA UN PBTS SO
09USUNNEWYORK794MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED FOR UN WORKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 20:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KRVC TPHY UN
09USUNNEWYORK796AMBASSADOR RICE AND SYG BAN DISCUSS GADDAFI VISIT,
[...] (C) Summary: On the margins of a meeting to discuss the Security Council program of work for September, Ambassador Rice asked SYG Ban to help ensure Gaddafi's participation in the Security Council was productive. She also told Ban that the U.S. wanted to see continued UN leadership on donor co [...]
2009-08-27 23:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUN UNGA XD XA
09USUNNEWYORK797UNSC ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING UNFIL'S MANDATE
[...] (U) The Council adopted unanimously UNSCR 1884 on August 27, thereby renewing UNIFIL's mandate until August 31, 2010. Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US co-sponsored the resolution. There were no explanations of vote by Council members. (Note: Text of UNSCR 1884 will [...]
2009-08-27 23:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK799UNSC : MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on August 19. He focused on evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes, the continuing difficulties at the borde [...]
2009-08-28 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO KBIO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK80DEATH OF ALBANIAN DEPUTY PERMREP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP AL UN
09USUNNEWYORK825MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen J. Rapp, and Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty to attend on September 10 - 11 the Consultative Conference on International Criminal Justice and to meet with UN Legal Advisor Patricia O'Brien and Deputy Pe [...]
2009-09-09 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU
09USUNNEWYORK843G7 AND EU MEETING ON THE SCALES OF ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 4, 2009 the Canadian Mission, hosted a meeting to discuss the next steps in the joint strategy for the scales debate this fall. The attendees were: Wasim Mir for the UK, Gregory Cazelet for France, Masatoshi Sugiura and Akihiro Okochi for Japan, Thomas Mangartz for Ge [...]
2009-09-17 21:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK845MUCH ADO ABOUT PAGE LIMITS IN UN COMMITTEE ON
[...] Summary: From 8-14 September 2009, the Committee on Conferences convened in New York to review the draft calendar of conferences and to discuss the administrative and logistical considerations pertaining to conference servicing. Of particular contention were issues relating to the scheduling o [...]
2009-09-18 17:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK854UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST SEPTEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Robert Serry briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on 17 September. He focused on the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Serry noted efforts aimed at the deve [...]
2009-09-23 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHUM KBIO UN IS LE IV SO
09USUNNEWYORK862USUN REITERATES REQUEST TO JOIN UK EFFORT TO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On July 31 of this year, USUN recommended that the Department support the United Kingdom's effort to shift the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone's residual mechanism to the UN Security Council and to [...]
2009-09-29 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS UN SL
09USUNNEWYORK87UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR UNAMID
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated January 30, 2009 requesting payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for the period [...]
2009-02-03 17:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC AFIN
09USUNNEWYORK898UN REQUEST 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 26 August 2009 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as foll [...]
2009-10-13 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK899UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR UNIFIL
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated 11 September 2009 requesting payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for the period from 1 Septembe [...]
2009-10-13 21:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC AFIN
09USUNNEWYORK9UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF 2009 ASSESSMENT FOR CAPITAL
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated December 30, 2008 requesting payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2009 in the amount of $75,534,800. The note also [...]
2009-01-06 21:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC AFIN CMP
09USUNNEWYORK917G77 OPPOSES CHANGES TO THE REGULAR BUDGET SCALES
[...] This is an action request. See para 16. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Beginning with the last meeting of the G7 plus EU Group (G7 Group) on scales at the margins of the Fall meeting of the Geneva Group CLM (GG),the subject of scales has begun in earnest in the 64th General Assembly (GA). At the GG [...]
2009-10-15 21:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK923U.N.'S GENERAL DEBATE WRAP-UP: HITTING THE HIGH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. member states focused on four main topics and touched on others during the opening of the 64th General Assembly. Climate change dominated the speeches, with calls for United Nations reform, particularly pertaining to the Security Council, coming in second. Other central iss [...]
2009-10-19 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN
09USUNNEWYORK924UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: SEEKING MOMENTUM FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's September 22 high-level event on climate change drew leaders from nearly one hundred countries just a day before the start of the UN General Assembly and three months before the anticipated Climate Change Convention ministerial in Copenhagen. Leaders from a [...]
2009-10-19 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON KGHG SENV UN
09USUNNEWYORK925U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 28, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The continuation of the U.N. General Debate saw an impassioned and unscripted speech by the Honduran Foreign Minister calling on the United Nations to restore order and democracy in her besieged country. To highlight the point, she called Honduran President Zelaya on her cell phon [...]
2009-10-19 15:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD
09USUNNEWYORK928UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...]
2009-10-19 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK935MISSSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID/OFDA STAFF
[...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Hydrometorological Hazard Advisor Ayse Sezin Tokar, USAID/DCHA/OFDA Geographic Information Systems Coordinator Nate Smith, and USAID/DCHA/OFDA Information Management Coordinator Rhonda Davis Stewart for October 26-28, 2009, to participate in the [...]
2009-10-22 10:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK952MISSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID/DCHA Deputy Assistant Administrator Jon Brause for November 2-3, 2009, to participate in the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Advisory Board, hosted by the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs. This meeting will take place at the U [...]
2009-10-27 20:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK960UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 14:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK961UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. USUN has faxed to IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt a note from the United Nations dated 8 October 2009 requesting payment in the amount of $1,249,361.00 for the third session of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties of the Treaty on the Non-Proli [...]
2009-10-29 16:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK962GOLDSTONE REPORT: MEETING BETWEEN USUN DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DPR Alex Wolff met October 28, 2009, with Israeli Legal Adviser Ehud Keinan, at the latter's request. Keinan provided information on the investigations the GOI has undertaken in response to complaints arising out of Operation Cast Lead. He noted the internal GOI debate on how t [...]
2009-10-29 21:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS
09USUNNEWYORK978HHS SECRETARY SEBELIUS - SYG BAN CALL ON
[...] (SBU) (Begin summary) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke via teleconference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Director-General of the World Health (WHO) Organization Margaret Chan, the Executive Director of the UN Fund for Children (UNICE [...]
2009-11-02 21:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNICEF WHO EAID SOCI UN
09VATICAN108EMBASSY VATICAN AIDS CONFERENCE LINKS FAITH-BASED WITH
[...] (U) Embassy Vatican and Caritas Internationalis co-hosted a very successful international conference on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS from October 14 to the 16. The conference also aimed at improving access to testing and treatment for children living with HIV and [...]
2009-10-30 17:17:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV KIRF ECON EAID KHDP TSPL UN XA VT
09VATICAN119POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...]
2009-11-19 15:33:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALAORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF
09VATICAN125COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG
[...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...]
2009-12-01 16:26:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT
09VIENNA1127AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT UNSC NONPROLIFERATION SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 06:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP UN AU
09VIENNA1195AUSTRIA: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) Amb. Eacho delivered ref A demarche August 16 to Austrian Political Director Stefan Lehne, emphasizing both the potential impact on Iran's conduct in the upcoming Oct. 1 P-5 1 talks and potential downstream benefits should further discussion of sanctions in the UNSC prove necessary. Lehne [...]
2009-09-17 14:04:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IAEA PARM UN IR AU
09VIENNA1620AUSTRIA RECEIVES 1267 PRE-NOTIFICATION LISTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 08:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN
09VIENNA36AUSTRIAN POSITION ON OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 15:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF IR UN EAID
09VIENNA404AUSTRIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 06:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN AU
09VIENTIANE12OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: LAO RESPONSE
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director General Saleumxay Kommasith (protect),who was very familiar with the issue. DG Saleumxai advised that Laos supported the South Korean candidacy throughout the Asia Group deliberations. When a consensus choice could n [...]
2009-01-08 09:05:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID IR LA PREF UN
09VILNIUS555LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
[...] We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In part [...]
2009-10-26 13:53:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM PREL LH
09WARSAW1096POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES, OFFERS A FEW
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) Poland will support UNGA Third Committee country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. Although some states argue that the resolutions cross into the domain of the UN Human Rights Council, MFA UN and Huma [...]
2009-10-29 10:26:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN PL
09WARSAW279POLES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 07:41:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK IR UN PL
09WELLINGTON211NEW ZEALAND DEMARCHE RESPONSE - SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 03:57:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN NZ
09ZAGREB10DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. OPPOSITION TO IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 15:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF IR UN EAID HR
09ZAGREB210CROATIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HRC
[...] This is an Action Request - see para 3. 2. Poloff delivered reftel demarches on April 14 to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material, including the diplomatic note. She stated that Croatia is inclined to support our candidacy fo [...]
2009-04-20 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB246CROATIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. HRC CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 06:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB637DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGRARDING 64TH UNGA, THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 15:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN HR
10ADDISABABA388USAU: AFRICAN UNION STRUGGLES WITH AMISOM MEDIA
[...] (C) Summary: Seconded UN Public Information Officer (PIO) reveals a "complete blockage" of African Union strategic communications efforts on the eve of a major planned offensive by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Transitonal Federal Government (TFG) forces, and blames the Office [...]
2010-02-24 14:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER SO UN AU
10ALGIERS116ALGERIAN CT CHIEF PRESSES NEA DAS SANDERSON ON TSA
[...] (C) Meeting with NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Counterterrorism Coordinator Kamel Rezag Bara objected that putting Algeria on the list of countries subject to enhanced airport screening is at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting terrorism and its close security partner [...]
2010-02-10 08:04:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AG UN US
10ANKARA209TURKEY: USMISSION GENEVA CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. USMission Geneva Charge d'Affaires Griffiths and Deputy Legal Adviser Mansfield visited Ankara February 1 to discuss the defamation of religions resolution and draft treaty being planned by the OIC in the UN Human Rights Council. They met with Turkey's Ambassador for Human Rights [...]
2010-02-09 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF UN TU AORC
10ASHGABAT173TURKMENISTAN: NEW UN COORDINATOR FOCUSING ON
[...] (C) UN Resident Coordinator Lenni Montiel arrived in Turkmenistan in December 2009. Since his arrival, he has already tried to change elements of how the UN mission conducts business internally and how it interacts with the Turkmenistan Government. In a meeting on February 2, Montiel emphasi [...]
2010-02-05 13:11:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL SENV UN TX
10ASHGABAT217TURKMENISTAN: UN REGIONAL CENTER SEES WATER AS A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Finding a way to get Central Asian countries to come to agreement on water sharing is one of the top priorities of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. The Center is organizing workshops and conferences that focus on improving negotiating [...]
2010-02-16 12:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV PREL EAID UN ZK TX
10ASHGABAT90TURKMENISTAN: UN SRSG FOR AFGHANISTAN MEETS
[...] (C) The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, met with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on January 15 to discuss further assistance for Afghanistan, according to international newswires. Turkmen media highlighted the visit and emphasized Turkmenistan's role in provid [...]
2010-01-20 12:44:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF UN TX
10ASHGABAT92TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON HAITI ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 13:56:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HA UN TX
10ASUNCION77PARAGUAY DEBATES HAITI DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs America Desk Officer said February 12 there are ongoing internal discussions regarding a Paraguayan desire to deploy in support of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) under the Paraguayan flag. He said internal discussions are prelim [...]
2010-02-12 14:42:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MCAP MASS PA HA PGOV UN SOCI CG
10BAGHDAD283DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH ON IRAQ UNIVERSAL
[...] (C) On February 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. Selim stated that she will lead Iraq's delegation to Geneva for the Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on February 16. She noted that the final list of delegates is not yet [...]
2010-02-03 15:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN IZ
10BAKU63IRAN: CHILD MALNUTRITION, DRUG USE, DRUG LABS AFFLICT URBAN POOR
[...] (C) Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children's rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities. Among other activities the NGO operates child-feeding programs that support approximately 4,000 families. The pair work in some of th [...]
2010-02-01 09:05:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN
10BEIJING114UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR
[...] (C) On January 4, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points soliciting information relevant to the review of the two entities of interest to China, the Benevolence International Foundation and the Eastern Tu [...]
2010-01-15 08:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PINR PREL CH YM UN
10BEIJING262TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267
[...] (C) On February 2, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo reftel points informing the PRC of U.S. plans to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee by February 11, 2010 [...]
2010-02-02 08:36:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10BEIJING379UPDATE: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN
[...] (S) In response to State reftel delivered to the MFA on February 2, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Attache Jiang Bo informed PolOff on February 12 that the PRC supported U.S. proposal to submit the name of Muthanna Hadith al-Dari to the UN 1267 S [...]
2010-02-12 08:44:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPTER KTFN PINR PREL CH UN JO SY IZ
10BEIJING425DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN 1267 SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF
[...] (SBU) On February 23, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Second Secretary Xu Zhongsheng reftel points sharing USG findings based on its completion of review of the third tranche of names circulated by the UN 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban [...]
2010-02-23 08:55:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN PREL UNSC EFIN CH UN
10BEIJING432FEBRUARY 23, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-PRC RELATIONS,
[...] Key points at the February 23, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --China looks to the United States to take credible measures to undo the damage to U.S.-PRC relations following arms sales to Taiwan and President Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama. --China hopes relevant parties will show flexi [...]
2010-02-23 23:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM KN NG DA UN CH IR JA PK IN ZA IS
10BEIRUT40UNIFIL EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND
[...] The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has an authorized strength of 15,000 troops with current troop strength at just over 12,500. In response to ref A, we found no public or media reports concerning trafficking in persons (TIP) or sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) involving [...]
2010-01-13 16:21:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM LE UN
10BELGRADE94SERBIA TO DONATE FUNDS TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) Per reftel requests, Embassy presented points to Foreign Affairs Ministry North America Desk Officer Srdjan Miljkovic on assistance to Haiti and Haiti air traffic. We also expressed appreciation for the work of the five Serbian police officers participating in MINUSTAH at the time of th [...]
2010-01-19 16:32:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM UN HA SR
10BERLIN106GERMAN GOVERNMENT INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 15
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany is increasing its official assistance to Haiti to 15 million euros following the January 12 earthquake. The increase reflects 5 million euros in new funds from the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) that will support construction of housing for displa [...]
2010-01-25 17:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN70GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]
2010-01-20 06:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN71GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]
2010-01-20 06:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN80GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 10 MILLION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Germany is actively engaging the German government and public on Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and has formed an internal task force to coordinate our initiatives. As part of our efforts, I would like to update you on our outreach activities, the German go [...]
2010-01-21 06:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN98GERMAN PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR HAITI REACH 86
[...] (U) SUMMARY. German private donations for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti have reached 86 million euros. A televised fundraiser on January 19 was responsible for over 20 million euros of the total. While private donations are less than at a similar point following the 2004 Asia [...]
2010-01-25 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERN25TFHA01: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI: SWISS
[...] Pol-Econ couns. delivered points (reftels A,B,and C) to Swiss Foreign Ministry Americas' Office Deputy Director Daniel Hunn on January 19. Hunn thanked the US for the information and said that Switzerland is grateful that the United States is leading the assistance effort, since it has many ca [...]
2010-01-22 07:02:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDUN PREF EAID PHUM
10BOGOTA287UNHCHR REP BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON INTELLIGENCE PURGING
[...] (C) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Chief of Mission Christian Salazar briefed the Ambassador on the results of a delegation of Colombian intelligence officials to Germany in early February to observe safeguards and procedures for protecting citizens from abuse of inf [...]
2010-02-17 19:57:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM UN CO
10BRASILIA204Brazil: March HRC
[...] On February 24, poloff delivered the points reftel to Nathanael de Souza e Silva and Bruna Vieira de Paula of the Division of Human Rights, Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Religious and racial intolerance 2. Poloff handed Silva and de Paula a copy of the U.S.-proposed Action Plan [...]
2010-02-27 21:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN BR GV IR BM CG IS
10BRATISLAVA22SLOVAK PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] (U) According to MFA officials, Slovakia has pledged the following humanitarian assistance to Haiti: - 50,000 euros in financial aid - 18-person medical team - 44-bed field hospital - an unspecified amount of tents, sleeping bags, blankets, clothes, etc. The physical aid is en ro [...]
2010-01-20 10:16:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN LO HA
10BRATISLAVA42SLOVAKIA ON IRAN UPR SESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 15:16:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM IRL UN LO
10BRIDGETOWN162TFHA01: St. Lucia, Dominica may have Creole-Speaking Police
[...] (SBU) Embassy contacts in St. Lucia and Dominica have each signaled that they may be able to supply up to 15 Creole-speaking law enforcement personnel for assignment with the UN in Haiti. St. Lucia is much further along in its thinking; the special services unit (SSU) deputy chief told Emboff [...]
2010-02-18 15:45:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN KPKO MASS HA XL
10BUDAPEST27HUNGARY'S RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] PolOff delivered reftel information January 19, and expressed appreciation for Hungary's support to the MFA's Director for International Development Cooperation, Denes Tomaj. The MFA confirmed January 20 that they have no/no outstanding requests to the USG for assistance in coordinating Hunga [...]
2010-01-20 13:27:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM UN HA HU
10BUENOSAIRES23Argentina Reconsidering its Position on "Defamation of
[...] (C) A Foreign Ministry contact informed poloff on January 13 that the Government of Argentina (GOA) is strongly reconsidering its previous position on the Defamation of Religion issue in the UN, and is very likely to change its position from abstaining to voting along with the United States. [...]
2010-01-14 17:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN AR
10BUENOSAIRES92Argentina to Speak Out on Human Rights in Iran during the UN
[...] (SBU) On January 26, poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Human Rights division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina. The GOA shared aspects of its carefully-crafted recommendations and questions to be presented to Iran during the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodi [...]
2010-01-28 20:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UN UNHRC IR AR
10CAIRO187MFA, ACTIVIST EXPECTATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 17 UPR REF: 09 CAIRO 2277; 09 CAIRO 1948; 09 CAIRO 1433; 09 CAIRO 44 CLASSIFIED BY: Donald A. Blome, Minister-Counselor, State, ECPO; REASON: 1.4(B),(D)
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-11 08:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN KTIP EG
10CAIRO247DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION
[...] (C) On February 23, we delivered ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby. On defamation of religions, Shalaby said Egypt would support the OIC position. He believed there is currently no broad backing for a binding treaty. On Guinea, Shalaby said Nigeria would take [...]
2010-02-25 15:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN EG
10CAIRO253UPR REACTION: GOE DISPLEASED WITH THE U.S., ACTIVISTS
[...] KEY POINTS -- (C) GOE officials, including presidential advisor Soliman Awad, expressed displeasure with the number and the tone of U.S. recommendations at the February 17 UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt's human rights record. -- (C) The MFA noted [...]
2010-02-25 15:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UN KIRF EG
10CAIRO366Nonproliferation Meetings in Cairo: UNSCR 1540 Workshop and
[...] (U) Key Points: -- A United Nations multilateral workshop for African countries on implementation of UNSCR 1540 was held December 7-10, 2009 in Cairo. The workshop focused on countering WMD proliferation through strengthened border controls. -- U.S. -Egypt bilaterals on the margins [...]
2010-02-24 15:24:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP UN ETRD PBTS PREL EG CF CG KE MO NI GH
10CANBERRA1AUSTRALIA WILL CONSIDER COSPONSORING LISTING
[...] (S) The Australian government will consider co-sponsoring the request to list Al-Qa,ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its two leaders under UNSCR 1267. Peter Scott, Director of Sanctions and Transnational Crime at DFAT, said that he would be unable to give a firm answer on whether Aust [...]
2010-01-04 00:13:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN AS
10CANBERRA12AUSTRALIA WILL COSPONSOR REQUEST TO LIST YEMENI
[...] (S) The Australian government has agreed to cosponsor our request to list Yemen-based al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its two leaders, Nasir al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri, under UNSCR 1267. Sanctions and Transnational Crime Section Director Peter Scott of the Department of Forei [...]
2010-01-06 04:15:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN AS
10CHISINAU35DEMARCHE REPLY: TFHA01: HAITI:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM UN MD
10CHISINAU36DEMARCHE REPLY: TFHA01: HAITI:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM UN MD
10COLOMBO134SRI LANKA NABS DRUG TRAFFICKERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Media is reporting and contacts confirm that Sri Lankan Police and Customs officials have seized over 40 kilos of heroin in the past week in three different drug busts. On February 15, Customs officials reported they had arrested two Pakistani nationals with 83 packets of heroin [...]
2010-02-24 04:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAPER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE
10COLOMBO66COLOMBO PLAN JANUARY SESSION READOUT
[...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Ambassador (and current Colombo Plan Council President) led a discussion about the Eminent Persons' Report at the 267th session of the Colombo Plan Council held January 20. Despite its impressive work plan, the Colombo Plan has languished in recent years with little funding [...]
2010-01-29 03:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE
10DHAKA92ON THE RIGHT TRACK: PDAS MOON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) In January 21 meetings at the Foreign Ministry, SCA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Moon and the Ambassador underscored opportunities for closer U.S.- Bangladesh cooperation on a wide range of issues including regional integration, refugees, and multilateral issues. The Foreign Mi [...]
2010-01-31 08:54:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BM KN BG
10DHAKA99BANGLADESH: OPEN TO DIALOGUE BUT NON-COMMITTAL, ON
[...] (C) During a visit by DRL Senior Advisor Ambassador Michael Kozak, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) expressed its openness to alternatives to a United Nations resolution banning defamation of religions. Interlocutors stressed Bangladesh,s commitment to religious tolerance and fundamental [...]
2010-02-03 02:15:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BG
10FREETOWN73Preparing for Sierra Leone's 2012 Elections
[...] (U) Embassy has begun a series of meetings aimed at determining what needs to be done to ensure that Sierra Leone's 2012 elections comes off smoothly and honestly. We are trying to see what, if anything, the US might do to help that process. Post would welcome any guidance from the Departme [...]
2010-02-25 12:48:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM EAID SL UN
10GENEVA30UNRISD- IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL CRISIS ON DEVELOPING
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) held a forum November 12-13 on "Social and Political Dimensions of the Global Crisis: Implications for developing countries." The forum consisted of five sessions and 24 presentations by representatives from UNDP, ILO, CoopAfri [...]
2010-01-15 12:54:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID UN ECOSOC
10HANOI54Vietnam Considers Aid to Haiti
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 03:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM PGOV EAID UN HA VM
10KABUL478UN SRSG: ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS BEHIND
[...] (C) Summary: Recently returned from the London Conference, SRSG Eide led an upbeat meeting of ambassadors of major JCMBou arned, however, that both the UN and GIRoA were "much further along" at this stage in preparations in 2009 and that their relative progress this time is lagging significant [...]
2010-02-08 06:26:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PREL UN
10KAMPALA33UGANDA'S RESPONSE TO HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:01:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM UN UG
10KHARTOUM127Special Envoy Discusses Election Preparations with DSRG
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 20 meeting with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jasbir Lidder, Special Envoy (SE) Scott Gration said strong United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) leadership is needed to meet current and future challenges, including support for the elec [...]
2010-02-22 16:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO UN SU
10KHARTOUM234WEST DARFUR HEALTH SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Following the March 2009 non-governmental organizations (NGO) expulsions, the West Darfur State Ministry of Health (SMoH) and several national and international NGOs took over affected clinic facilities and continue to provide care. The SMoH has worked considerably to preserve co [...]
2010-02-11 09:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
10KHARTOUM242WEST DARFUR HEALTH SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Following the March 2009 non-governmental organizations (NGO) expulsions, the West Darfur State Ministry of Health (SMoH) and several national and international NGOs took over affected clinic facilities and continue to provide care. The SMoH has worked considerably to preserve co [...]
2010-02-11 09:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
10KHARTOUM326Darfur - One Year After the Humanitarian Organization
[...] (SBU) Summary:C,B Nearly one year after the Government of National Unity (GNU)-mandated expulsion of 13 international humanitarian organizations and three local aid agencies, the structure of humanitarian assistance provision in Darfur has been significantly altered.C,B Following the expulsio [...]
2010-02-24 16:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
10KHARTOUM336DARFUR: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN JEBEL MARRA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between members of the armed opposition group Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Jebel Marra, an area transecting all three Darfur states, remains ongoing and has extended to the SLA/AW stronghold of Deribat, according to h [...]
2010-02-26 12:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
10KHARTOUM65Charge's Meeting with UNSRSG Ashraff Qazi
[...] (sbu) Summary. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Whitehead met with United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraff Qazi, the head of the United Nations Mission to Sudan (UNMIS),on January 11. Qazi discussed UNMIS personnel changes, Sudan's upcoming general elections, [...]
2010-01-13 07:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV PTER KDEM UN SU UG
10KHARTOUM89UNMIS SRSG Qazi Reportedly Plans to Depart Sudan
[...] (sbu) Derek Plumbly, Chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission, on February 1 informed Commission members that he had just met with Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraff Qazi, who has directed the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) since the expulsion o [...]
2010-02-01 13:50:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU UN
10KYIV295UKRAINE: UNHRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered reftel demarche on February 25 to the Ukrainian MFA desk officer responsible for the UNHRC, Svitlana Pereverten. On religious and racial intolerance, Ms. Pereverten commented that Ukraine has never and will never support the defamation resolution. The Embassy share [...]
2010-02-25 15:31:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN UP
10LISBON30PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 10:11:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM PGOV UN HA PO
10LONDON221UK SUPREME COURT QUASHES DOMESTIC TERRORIST
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 12:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETTC PTER UN UK
10LONDON263UK SUPREME COURT DENIES STAY OF DECISION TO QUASH
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The British Supreme Court on February 4 denied a request from HM Treasury to stay the court's January 27 decision to quash part of the UK's terrorist finance regime. Most UK banks have agreed to HMT requests to maintain a freeze until temporary fast-track legislation is in pla [...]
2010-02-04 17:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON KTFN ETTC PTER UN UK
10LONDON456DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK GIVES TACTICAL ADVICE ON
[...] (C/NF) Alastair Long, head of the UN Human Rights team at the FCO, told Poloff in response to reftel demarche that HMG is broadly supportive of U.S. goals for the upcoming Human Rights Council session. He reported positive progress on the U.S. defamation of religions action plan within the [...]
2010-02-26 13:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN IR UK
10MADRID61SPAIN-HAITI: INT'L COORDINATION AND REGISTRATION
[...] In response to reftel Econoff contacted the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). Luz Corcobado Lopez, Head of AECID's Humanitarian Aid section, said that Spain, like other European Union member states, provides real time information on humanitarian aid direct [...]
2010-01-21 12:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF UN SP
10MEXICO444GOM Consulting Internally on Reintroducing 2005 HRC
[...] Poloff met February 8 with GOM Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) Director for Women's Affairs Norma Contreras to present a USG proposal that Mexico reintroduce one of the resolutions it sponsored in the Human Rights Council in 2005. This "Resolution on Women and Property" (CHR, CHR 20 [...]
2010-02-09 15:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC MX UN PHUM KWMN SOCI
10MEXICO604RECALL 10 MEXICO 604
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 22:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN MX
10MEXICO606Mexico requests USG support for candidate Ambassador Jorge
[...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 000584 dated February 8, addressed to the Embassy advised us that Mexico is seeking the support of the USG for the reelection of Ambassador Jorge Palacios Trevino to the Inter-American Judicial Committee (IJC) for the period 2011-20 [...]
2010-02-18 23:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MX UN
10MINSK16ASSISTANCE TO HAITI FROM BELARUS APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 13:25:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN BO
10MONROVIA174LIBERIA: STUDENT RIOT DISRUPTS YOUTH ASSEMBLY
[...] SUMMARY: A student riot on January 16 during a youth assembly resulted in the arrest of seven students. Several students were denied entry to the assembly and protested, attacking the police, who arrested seven. The students were taken to a local police station. A mob of students then attacke [...]
2010-02-09 15:57:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC PREL SOCI KCRM UN LI
10NASSAU60Bahamas Response: Haiti: International Coordination and
[...] (U) EconOff/Mission Disaster Relief Officer delivered reftel points to Under Secretary and Disaster Assistance Coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Carlton Wright. Wright noted that the GCOB is aware of the OCHA's Financial Tracking System and has been using it. AVANT [...]
2010-01-19 23:22:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM UN BF
10NDJAMENA27EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
[...] (U) The following responds to Reftel request for analysis of measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP) involving UN peacekeeping personnel in Chad. THE MINURCAT MISSION --------------------- 2. (U) MINURCAT, the UN Mission in the Central Afr [...]
2010-01-15 10:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PHUM UN CT CD SU
10NDJAMENA35AMB BECHIR BRIEFS ON JEM, CHAD-SUDAN, AND
[...] (C) Chad U.S. Ambassador Bechir came by this afternoon to provide me a few more details on the Chad-Sudan peace deal, on JEM, and on the MINURCAT extension issue, adding that FORMIN Faki had asked him to do so. ------------------ JEM/KHALIL IBRAHIM ------------------ 2. (C) Bechir said [...]
2010-01-19 16:09:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF MARR SU LY UN CD
10NDJAMENA43CHAD AND THE UN CONTEND OVER MINURCAT EXTENSION:
[...] (C) The GOC and the UN have been sparring over the issue of the extension of MINURCAT's mandate since Jan 5. The GOC delivered Jan 15 a note verbale to the UN Secretariat informing it of Chad's "request for the withdrawal from Chad of the PKO" and requesting further "to discuss as soon as p [...]
2010-01-25 15:08:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF MARR UN SU LY CD
10NDJAMENA63CHAD AND UN NEGOTIATING MINURCAT WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C) MG Cammaert, head of the UN Technical Assessment Mission to discuss MINURCAT extension with the GOC, told Perm Five ambassadors here Jan 28 that his initial conversations with his GOC counterparts indicated that the GOC insisted on a framework of "MINURCAT withdrawal in accordance with UNS [...]
2010-01-29 10:59:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU LY UN CD
10NDJAMENA65CHAD ELECTION PROCESS PUSHES ON: OPERATING BUDGET
[...] (SBU) The Chadian electoral process, aimed at national legislative and municipal elections in Nov-Dec 2010, continues to roll forward, with the key steps of establishing a Permanent Board of Elections (BPE) and an electoral budget of USD 49 million taken by the government on Jan 27. Most of [...]
2010-01-30 16:12:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU LY UN EU CD
10NDJAMENA70MINURCAT WITHDRAWAL: NO AGREEMENT, BUT COMPROMISE
[...] (C) The Cammaert Mission prepares to leave Chad Feb 2 without having definite agreement from the GOC on a plan of withdrawal for MINURCAT that would satisfy UN goals and security requirements. The GOC wants MINURCAT's military component out soon but would permit its civilian component to sta [...]
2010-02-02 12:01:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF UN PKO CT CD
10NEWDELHI103TFHA01: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel A and B demarche points to Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) division on January 19. 2. (U) An MEA official said that India had decided to give a total of USD 5 million in cash to Haiti, an increase from the USD 1 million [...]
2010-01-22 02:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID KDEM OIIP UN HA IN
10NEWDELHI373MEA UNRESPONSIVE ON INDIAN CANDIDATE TO HEAD UN
[...] (U) On February 24, PolOff reached out to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) United Nations Political Division (UNP) in an effort to gain more information about Kamlesh Vikamsey, the Indian candidate to head the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). Sanjay Rana, the Director of [...]
2010-02-26 11:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PREL AMGT IN
10NEWDELHI384INDIA: PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (U) Post delivered Ref A points to the United Nations Economic and Social Division (UNES) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on February 23. Due to staffing issues within UNES, we have been unable to obtain the GOI's reaction to our six priorities. However, UNES Under Secretary Abhish [...]
2010-02-26 13:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN IN
10NIAMEY127UN-AU-ECOWAS Team Briefs Dip Corps on Meeting with CSRD
[...] (C/NF) On the afternoon of February 21, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Systems Coordinator Khardiata Lo N'Diaye summoned the heads of mission of Algeria (dean of diplomatic corps),China, the EU, France, Nigeria, Spain (as EU President),and the United States for an out-brief by the visiti [...]
2010-02-23 22:12:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM SOCI ECOWAS UN AU NG
10OSLO81NORWAY SEEKS CLOSE COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON HRC MARCH
[...] (C) On February 25, Poloff met with Vebjorn Heines, Coordinator of Human Rights Council (HRC) issues at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Heines said Norway sees eye-to-eye with the United States on virtually every one of our priorities, with the exception of Goldstone. Norway [...]
2010-02-26 12:45:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN NO
10PANAMA11Demarche Response: Panama Passes On UN Human Rights Council
[...] (C) Panama will not run for the UN Human Rights Council in 2010, according to Tomas Guardia, the Director of International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Guardia stated to Poloff that Panama did not have the resources in Geneva necessary to participate in the [...]
2010-01-20 13:42:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN
10PARIS159FRENCH RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI - SNAPSHOT:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the international community transitions from the immediate crisis to the stabilization period before the long-term effort of reconstruction, France remains committed to sending physical and financial reinforcements to aid Haitian disaster victims. Following the conclusion of [...]
2010-02-10 12:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM CVIS UN FR HA
10PARIS65FRENCH RELIEF EFFOTS IN HAITI - SNAPSHOT: JANUARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Responding immediately to the earthquake on January 12, France quickly mobilized physical and financial resources to assist Haitian disaster victims. President Sarkozy convened an inter-ministerial meeting of his Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Economy, and Defense at t [...]
2010-01-21 17:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID PHUM UN FR HA
10PARIS84MINURCAT: FRENCH WANT TO PRESERVE UN PRESENCE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Maintaining a UN presence in Chad and C.A.R. remains a French priority but obtaining an extension of MINURCAT will require effort to overcome Chad President Deby's opposition, MFA Chad/C.A.R. desk officer Vincent Alexandre said on January 21. Such a presence is necessary becau [...]
2010-01-26 18:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR KPKO UN CD CT FR
10PORTAUPRINCE158Haiti: UK and Canadian Donor Plans for Corrections Sector
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NAS met on February 11 with officials from the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) and Canada's Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START),to discuss corrections sector development plans in the wake of the January 12 earthquake in Hait [...]
2010-02-13 20:03:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV SNAR SOCI KPKO KJUS UN XL HA
10PRETORIA384DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICA: PRIORITIES FOR MARCH UN
[...] (SBU) The South African Government's (SAG) positions in the 13th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will be essentially unchanged from those of the 12th session apart from slight nuances. The SAG continues to assert that Defamation of Religion (DoR) must be addressed, although it conce [...]
2010-02-25 12:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN SA
10QUITO27TFAH01: Ecuador on assistance for Haiti
[...] (U) Poloff delivered points (refs A-C) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Planning Galo Yepez, and Acting Director General for North American Affairs Fernando Chavez. Both officials expressed their support for current U.S. assistance efforts and the need for mil [...]
2010-01-20 21:34:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM MARR UN HA EC
10QUITO31Corrected: TFAH01: Ecuador on assistance for Haiti
[...] (U) Poloff delivered points (refs A-C) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Planning Galo Yepez, and Acting Director General for North American Affairs Fernando Chavez. Both officials expressed their support for current U.S. assistance efforts and the need for mil [...]
2010-01-21 19:05:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM MARR UN HA EC
10QUITO35TFAH01: Ecuador's President intends to visit Haiti on
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Planning Galo Yepez informed Poloff and DAO representative that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa intends to visit Haiti on January 28. Yepez emphasized repeatedly that Correa would visit Port-au-Prince in his capacity as P [...]
2010-01-22 20:12:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID UN HA EC
10RABAT124MOROCCAN CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION TO INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) On February 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy seeking support of the United States for Morocco's candidacy for reelection to the Council of International Telecommunication Union (French original scanned and e-mailed to NEA/MAG). 2. ( [...]
2010-02-12 16:53:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ECPS UN MO
10ROME94Italy Supports Copenhagen Accord; Waiting for BASIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Italian FonMin Frattini confirmed to the Ambassador that Italy supports the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Through the EU, Italy will associate itself with and inscribe a target in the accord. Frattini dismissed the idea that Tunisia would listen to Italian urging to sig [...]
2010-01-26 12:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT
10SANJOSE15COSTA RICAN FRUSTRATION WITH INABILITY TO IMPACT UNSC
[...] (U) Costa Rica finished its two-year stint on the United Nations Security Council on December 31 disappointed by its inability to have a significant impact on the way the body worked. Costa Rica began its turn on the Council with high hopes for improving the internal operations of the body. H [...]
2010-01-22 16:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN CS
10SANTIAGO106Chile Demarched on Iran's Universal Periodic Review at UN
[...] (SBU) On January 28, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Carmen Hertz, Director of the Office of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Gerardo Ateaga, Deputy Director. Amb. Hertz said that Chile's representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Amb. Carlos Portales, wo [...]
2010-01-29 20:10:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN UNHRC IR CI
10SEOUL3ROKG AGREES TO CO-SPONSOR UNSCR 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 05:09:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN KN KS
10SEOUL323ROK, U.S. PRIORITIES IN SYNC FOR MARCH UN HUMAN
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on February 26 to MOFAT Human Rights and Social Affairs Division Director Cho Tae-ick seeking ROK support for U.S. priorities at the March UN Human Rights Council (HRC) session. Cho, who will be in Geneva for part of the session, said he would pass reftel inf [...]
2010-02-25 09:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINR KN KS UN
10SOFIA49BULGARIA CONFIRMS ADDITIONAL AID TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points A and B to MFA Head of Latin America Directorate Svetla Stefanova on January 19. We expressed our appreciation for Bulgaria's humanitarian assistance to Haiti and requested all additional donations be documented through the UN Office for the Coordination of [...]
2010-01-20 15:44:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF PHUM UN HA BU
10STATE11688MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MATEUSZ STASIEK
[...] (U) Mission clearance is requested for Mateusz Stasiek, Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellow from IO/HR, to participate in UNDEF meeting on February 5, 2010. Mission POC is USUN/NY: Brian Kidwell. 2. (U) No other Mission assistance is requested at this time. 3. (U) Department appreciates [...]
2010-02-04 21:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM UN
10STATE16231USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Af [...]
2010-02-23 01:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16233USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Af [...]
2010-02-23 01:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16234USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Af [...]
2010-02-23 01:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16235USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY -------------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under Secretary for Democr [...]
2010-02-23 01:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16236USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY -------------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under Secretary for Democrac [...]
2010-02-23 01:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE2600GUIDANCE FOR JANUARY 14 BRIEFING BY UNRCCA SRSG
[...] (U) USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points in paragraph two for the January 14 Security Council Briefing by the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General(SRSG) Miroslav [...]
2010-01-12 00:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UN TX
10STATE4673ACTION REQUEST: SEEK ELECTION TO ECOSOC COMMITTEE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4-5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) is the committee responsible for making recommendations for ECOSOC approval regarding which NGOs should be granted consultative status. Consultative status allows NGOs [...]
2010-01-15 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN
10STATE4909TFHA01: HAITI: INT'L COORDINATION AND REGISTRATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has the responsibility to mobilize and coordinate humanitarian action in disasters and emergencies. In the days following the earthquake in Haiti, the [...]
2010-01-19 02:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM UN
10STATE5153MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR KIRKPATRICK,
[...] Mission clearance is requested for Katherine G. Kirkpatrick, Margaret E. Keapproth, Cornelius V. Kelliher, and William P. Fischer, A/GIS/IPS/RA, for the dates of January 26-28, 2010. The purpose of the visit is to assist a National Archives and Records Administration Appraisal Archivist in the [...]
2010-01-19 20:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAINF AMGT OTRA UN
10STATE5694INSTRUCTION: CERD CANDIDATES
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. The twenty-third Meeting of States Parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination will be held on Thursday, January 21, in New York, where nine members will be elected, most likely by acclamation. 2. (C) [...]
2010-01-20 20:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM UN
10STATE6315UN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: CO-SPONSOR UNGA PLENARY
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to co-sponsor and join consensus on the resolution "Earthquake in Haiti: humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and rehabilitation as a result of the earthquakes' devastating effects" provided the resolution text does not change significantly from the wordin [...]
2010-01-22 00:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN
10STATE6434INSTRUCTIONS: JOIN CONSENSUS ON UN PLENARY
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus on the resolution entitled "International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development," provided that the resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REF t [...]
2010-01-22 13:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN
10STATE7459MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR APPRAISAL ARCHIVIST
[...] Mission clearance is requested for Lisa Roberson, appraisal archivist for the National Archives. The purpose of her January 27 visit is the appraisal of updates to the USUN records disposition schedule. 2. USUN action officer for the visit is Dennis Riley, USUNNY/REF, (212) 415-4179. Mr. R [...]
2010-01-25 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAINF AMGT OTRA UN
10STATE7783USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from February 1-5. The purpose is to hold meetings with United Nations Security Council Delegations and to partpicpate in the Residual Mechanism Expert Gro [...]
2010-01-26 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE8495USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J. Rapp on January 29, 2010. The purpose is to hold a meeting with OLA Deputy Peter Taksoe-Jensen. 2. (SBU) No other Mission assistance is requested at this time. 3. (SBU) Department appreciates Po [...]
2010-01-27 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE8853MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANNE JOYCE L/EUR
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Anne Joyce from the Office of the Legal Advisor to participate in the Residual Mechanism Expert Group Meetings hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations on February 4 and 5, 2010. Mission POC is USUN/Legal: Mary McLeod 2. (SBU) No [...]
2010-01-28 17:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10TASHKENT9Uzbekistan: Strengthening Laws On Child Labor
[...] (U) Summary: At the end of December, President Karimov strengthened Uzbekistan's legal framework against child labor by signing into law amendments that increase penalties on public officials for using child labor, impose penalties on private individuals using child labor, and do away wi [...]
2010-01-14 05:56:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN KTIP UZ
10TELAVIV105GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP: NO GOI DECISION ON
[...] (C) PolCouns called on MFA Deputy Director for UN and IO Affairs Eviatar Manor January 18 to review Israeli positions in advance of U.S.-Israeli IO consultations in Washington this week. Manor, who will head the Israeli delegation, said that while there is broad acceptance, including by the I [...]
2010-01-19 12:10:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
10TOKYO380USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (C) Drawing on points in reftel, Embassy Poloff met February 25 with MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Division's Tomoko Onishi to review U.S. goals for the March session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Prefacing her comments with the caveat that Japan's positions for the HRC session r [...]
2010-02-25 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN JA
10UNROME11NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF OPERATIONS AT FAO DESCRIBES
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During an introductory meeting on January 29, FAO's new Deputy Director General (DDG) of Operations, He Changchui, described to the Ambassador his work priorities [...]
2010-02-01 17:26:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR ECON EAID FAO UN KBIO
10UNROME14INVESTING IN FOOD SECURITY: EXPERTS ADDRESS RESPONSIBLE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On January 24, the Swiss Development Corporation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),and the International Fund for Agricultural Investment ( [...]
2010-02-04 22:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EINV ECON ETRD PREL UN FAO
10UNROME15131ST SESSION OF THE FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE - WFP MATTERS
[...] On February 1, the 131st session of the FAO Finance Committee, of which the U.S. is a member, discussed a number of budgetary and financial matters of the World Food Program which will be presented to the First Session of the WFP Executive Board February 8 through 11. The Committee discussed [...]
2010-02-05 18:36:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP FAO PREL UN EAID EAGR
10UNROME19USUN ROME CO-HOSTS HIGH LEVEL FOOD SECURITY EVENT ON HAITI
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (U) The U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, joined by the Haitian and Brazilian Missions, co-hosted a high-level meeting `Supporting a Haitian-Led Food Security P [...]
2010-02-17 11:25:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR PREL HA
10UNROME20COUNSELOR MILLS DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On February 12, Cheryl Mills, Secretary Clinton's Chief of Staff and Counselor, discussed next steps on food security issues with key interlocutors on the margin [...]
2010-02-17 11:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR PREL HA
10UNROME23HAITI: FEEDING HAITIANS: SEEDS FOR SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Since the first days after the earthquake in Haiti, there has been concern - and considerable confusion - regarding the need for internationally sourced seed to meet the needs of the upcoming planting season. Haiti's Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Development [...]
2010-02-19 17:52:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR HA BTIO
10UNROME25WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2010 FIRST REGULAR
[...] The 2010 First Regular Session of the WFP Executive Board was held in Rome from February 8-11. Highlights from the session included: the election of a new Executive Board Bureau, an update on Haiti, guest speakers OCHA Under Secretary General Sir John Holmes and economist Jeffrey Sachs, and a [...]
2010-02-23 15:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
10UNROME28CHINA'S GROWING ROLE AT ROME-BASED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref A request for information on China's emerging role in Africa, USUN Rome notes that in recent years China has increased its contribution to, and infl [...]
2010-02-26 12:48:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID UN CH
10UNROME4FAO DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL BRIEFS ON PRIORITY AREAS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Deputy Director General (DDG) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),Jim Butler, told the DCM on January 13 that U.S. leadership on global food sec [...]
2010-01-19 16:42:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO UN EAGR EAID PREL PTER
10UNROME5REFORMING THE FAO: THE ROLE FOR THE ROME CHAPTER OF THE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution outside U.S. Government channels. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On January 14, the Mission co-hosted with UK counterparts a well-attended meeting of the Rome Chapter of the Geneva Group, and discussed ways to st [...]
2010-01-19 18:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO UN EAID EAGR PREL
10UNVIEVIENNA12FY 2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] Per Reftel instructions, Mission sent inquiries to the following UN bodies in Vienna and has received their responses. ------ UNIDO ------ 2. The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO) provided UNVIE with a 2009 list of NGOs with consultative or observer status. [...]
2010-01-20 15:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI UN
10UNVIEVIENNA26IAEA's Budget Working Group Fulfills a Promise - But Little
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Budget Working Group (BWG) January 13-15 allowed a refreshingly non-polemical discussion on IAEA programs, but fell short of Geneva Group hopes to identify programs for emphasis or de-emphasis in the IAEA's 2011 budget. In contrast to Geneva Group readiness, the G-77 did no [...]
2010-02-01 14:45:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PREL IAEA UN
10UNVIEVIENNA34PROGRESS DELAYED TOWARD A REVIEW MECHANISM FOR ORGANIZED
[...] SUMMARY: INL DAS Elizabeth Verville chaired a two day expert meeting, hosted by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from January 25-26, in order to resume discussions of possible mechanisms to review implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC). The ma [...]
2010-02-04 13:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCOR KCRM PGOV UN BE CH CO AR PK PE RS MX
10UNVIEVIENNA35NEW CONSTELLATION POSES CHALLENGES FOR ADVANCING ANTI-CRIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Our partial success in negotiating a U.S.- backed review mechanism for an anticorruption convention last year has inspired a group of countries -- Russia, Iran, Algeria, China and Pakistan -- to coordinate more closely in Vienna at UN-related meetings on anti-crime and anti-drug [...]
2010-02-04 13:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UN AU KCRM KCOR RS CH PK EG AG SZ
10UNVIEVIENNA38JONATHON LUCAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] International Narcotics Control Board President Sevil Atasoy announced the appointment of Jonathan Lucas (Seychelles) as Secretary of the INCB and Chief of the INCB Secretariat on February 3. Lucas succeeds Koli Kouame (Ctte d'Ivoire) who retired from the organization on January 31. Prior to h [...]
2010-02-05 14:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR APER UN XA
10UNVIEVIENNA4IAEA MEMBER STATES REV UP FOR 2011 BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Member States preparing to tackle the open question of the IAEA's 2011 regular budget during the first meeting of the open Working Groug January 13-18, the U.S. will need to clarify soon our goals for the 2011 budget. The Budget Working Group (BWG),open to all Member Stat [...]
2010-01-04 15:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
10UNVIEVIENNA42COSTA ANGST RISES IN VIENNA-TIME FOR PLAN B?
[...] (U) Action Request for IO/GS. See paragraph 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Costa (Italy) is scheduled to complete his second-and last- term in May 2010. Given conflicting reports as to whether UN Secretary General Ban ki Mo [...]
2010-02-08 14:54:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK
10UNVIEVIENNA50UNODC: Afghan Opium Stabilizing: What is International
[...] Summary. Fresh off his trip to the January 28 London Conference, and with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) "Winter Afghanistan Opium Assessment Survey" in hand, Executive Director Costa predicted that after two years of significant decline (36 percent overall),opium cultivation in Afgh [...]
2010-02-12 07:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP
10UNVIEVIENNA55Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-17 12:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
10UNVIEVIENNA61Anti-Human Trafficking Recommendations Reached, Russia,
[...] (U) The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Working Group (WG) engaged in three days of often fruitful discussion and emerged with nearly fifty recommendations that will be forwarded to the Organized Crime Convention (UNTOC) Conference of the Parties (COP) in October 2010. The U.S. delegation (USDEL) [...]
2010-02-19 13:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN RS CH PK MX AG IR
10UNVIEVIENNA62Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-19 13:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
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