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UNCLAS MADRID 001345 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IO/RHS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC PHUM SOCI SP
SUBJECT: FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR THE WORLD 
TOURSIM ORGANIZATION 
 
REF: STATE 131870 
 
¶1. (U) As per reftel, Econoff conducted an extensive review 
into the membership and affiliates of the UN's World Tourism 
Organization (UNWTO) to ensure that none of the WTO's 
associates or members condone pedophilia.  Based on the 
review, Post determined that the UNWTO does not grant any 
official status, accreditation, or recognition to any 
organization which promotes and condones or seeks the 
legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member 
organizations that do.  The UNWTO is based in Madrid, Spain. 
 
¶2. (U) In conducting its review, Post examined the roughly 
300 affiliate members of the UNWTO comprised of business 
groups, destination councils, and educational institutions. 
Post has a copy of this list and will send it on to IO/RHS 
per reftel.  Alternately, the list can be accessed at 
www.untwo.org/afiliados/directory/en/director y/php. 
 
¶3. (U) The UNWTO has an extensive program under its "Task 
Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in 
Tourism" which was established in 1997.  The task force had 
its twenty-third meeting on November 10, 2008 in London where 
it formally launched a new awareness campaign to raise the 
profile of sexual exploitation of children in tourism. 
 
¶4. (U) Total staff time dedicated to this project was 
approximately 2-3 hours. 
 
 
¶5. (U) The Embassy contact for this issue is Economic Officer 
Lourdes Lamela, LamelaLM@state.gov,  34 91 587-2399. 
 
AGUIRRE