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