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PP RUEHROV
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P R 161058Z FEB 10
FM AMEMBASSY VATICAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1260
INFO RUEHROV/AMEMBASSY VATICAN 1300

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 VATICAN 000029 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR: G/TIP; G (LAURA PENA); EUR/WE (MARTIN); EUR/PGI; INL; 
DRL; PRM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MCA
VT 
SUBJECT: 2010 TIP REPORT INPUT FOR VATICAN CITY STATE/HOLY SEE 
 
REF: STATE 2094 
 
REPORTING QUESTIONS 
 
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¶1.  (U) Following are responses to reftel questions, keyed to 
reftel paragraphs: 
 
 
 
25 A. Reliable sources (MFA officials) report that there is no 
trafficking-related activity in Vatican City State. 
 
 
 
25 B. There is no documentation of trafficking in persons in 
Vatican City State.  Vatican City State comprises just 0.17 
square miles, and has a population of only about 800 -- about 
450 of the residents are Vatican citizens, and the remainder are 
Italians, or nationals of other countries who work for the Holy 
See.  Vatican City's sole purpose is to provide the Holy See 
(the universal government of the Catholic Church) a sovereign 
and independent enclave within the city of Rome from which to 
operate as a sovereign state. 
 
 
 
25 C,D.E. N/A. There is no trafficking of persons in, to, or 
from Vatican City State. 
 
 
 
26 A thru F. N/A. TIP is not a problem in Vatican City State. 
 
 
 
27 A thru L. N/A. Vatican City State has a complicated legal 
system based in part on Italian law, its own laws as defined by 
the Holy See, and the Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church. 
Where Vatican City State has not enacted laws on a specific 
issue (e.g., TIP) -- and when such laws in the Italian penal 
code are not contrary to Catholic doctrine, Canon Law or other 
legislation enacted by the Holy See -- Italian law may/may be 
applied.  Most of the 800 or so residents of Vatican City State 
to which such laws may be applied are male Roman Catholic 
clergy, monks, nuns, and Swiss Guards.  (Note: In addition to 
their vows of service to others, most of these individuals are 
bound by vows of celibacy.) 
 
 
 
28 A thru M. N/A. TIP is not a problem in Vatican City State. 
 
 
 
29 A thru D. The Holy See's Pontifical Council for Migrants and 
Itinerants has the lead on TIP issues at the Vatican, and 
provides moral and doctrinal guidance for Vatican residents -- 
and, indeed, for Catholics globally -- on the issue.  Other 
agencies focused on TIP include the Holy See's Secretariat of 
State (MFA-equivalent) and the Pontifical Council for Justice 
and Peace.  These entities prepare policy documents on 
TIP-related issues for use within the Catholic Church, and as 
moral/conscience guidance for the wider international community. 
 They may also collaborate with members of Catholic religious 
orders, lay movements, and  charitable organizations in anti-TIP 
efforts. 
 
 
 
29 E, F, G. N/A 
 
 
 
30 A, B. The Holy See, which oversees Vatican City State, 
provides moral and doctrinal guidance condemning TIP as a grave 
sin and a crime against human dignity.  It has been a consistent 
voice at the international level to draw attention to TIP, its 
victims, and its social consequences.  It supports international 
and U.S.-funded TIP prevention and rehabilitation programs. 
 
 
 
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¶2.  (U) Over the past five years, a counter-trafficking training 
project for religious personnel -- funded by PRM and private 
sources, supported by Embassy Vatican and the Holy See, and 
implemented by the International Organization for Migration 
(IOM) -- has achieved considerable results: 
 
 
 
-- Creation and verification of a training module to promote 
better understanding of the trafficking phenomenon; 
 
 
 
-- Training of more than 500 nuns in some 40 countries to 
address the needs of victims of trafficking through direct 
assistance, and in TIP prevention activities for at-risk groups; 
 
 
 
-- Development of a self-sustaining mechanism of grass-roots 
sharing of best practices, and of training activities among 
Catholic women religious; 
 
 
 
-- Creation of a global network of women religious for 
international referrals for mutual assistance and information 
exchange to better support victims of trafficking and at-risk 
groups in origin, transit and destination countries; 
 
 
 
-- Promotion and launching of the same training and networking 
efforts for male religious of various faiths (i.e., 
inter-religious, not just Catholic), replicating and enhancing 
the awareness raising and capacity-building module of the nuns' 
program; and 
 
 
 
-- Preparation of two training manuals: one for Catholic nuns 
(PDF copy available at Embassy's Portal, Policy Issues section 
http://diplopedia.state.gov/index.php?title=V atican), and 
another for male religious leaders, already beta-tested with 
Muslim theology students training with the World Islamic Call 
Society in Libya, and with a group of Catholic clergy in 
Portugal.  The module is due for publication in 2010/2011. 
NOYES