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| Identifier: | 04VATICAN2817 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 04VATICAN2817 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Vatican |
| Created: | 2004-07-21 04:53:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | PREL PHUM SMIG VT Human Trafficking |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS VATICAN 002817 SIPDIS DEPT. FOR EUR/WE: LEVIN; G/TIP: AMBASSADOR MILLER; PRM E.O. 12958 N/A TAGS: PREL, PHUM, SMIG, VT, Human Trafficking SUBJECT: VATICAN TRAFFICKING DVC PRODUCES BIG RESULTS Ref:A) Vatican 0283; B) State 59846 ------- Summary ------- 1. A June 30 Trafficking in Persons Digital Video Conference (DVC) linked key Holy See contacts and media with G/TIP's Ambassador John Miller. In conjunction with Embassy Rome, Embassy Vatican brought together three key elements in the fight against human trafficking: Vatican officials and religious personnel, faith-based organizations and NGOs, and media interested in raising awareness of this modern-day slavery. Participants left the event better informed about the Department's anti-TIP initiatives and enthused about further efforts against trafficking. Post will continue to use DVC technology to connect the Department with Vatican-affiliated organizations worldwide. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- ----- Conference Links Department with Vatican Community --------------------------------------------- ----- 2.A June 30 Digital Video Conference (DVC) dedicated to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) linked key Holy See contacts and media with G/TIP's Ambassador John Miller. In conjunction with Embassy Rome, Embassy Vatican brought together three key elements in the fight against human trafficking: Vatican officials and religious personnel involved with the Catholic Church's efforts to address TIP, faith-based organizations and NGOs as first responders for victims, and media as a strategic resource for raising awareness of TIP. ---------------------------- Influential Officials Attend ---------------------------- 3.Participants included Holy See officials from the Secretariat of State and from the Council for Migrants and SIPDIS d Itinerant Peoples. In addition, top officials from the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and Holy Cross Fathers attended the session and expressed interest in becoming more involved in fighting TIP. Both male religious orders have a significant presence on the ground in both origin and destination countries. They should be instrumental in the expansion of Post's highly successful anti-trafficking training program implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with funding from PRM (ref a). An element of the program's expansion entails training personnel from male religious orders to confront the demand side of trafficking and generally raise awareness. ------------------ Lively Interaction ------------------ 4.Ambassador Nicholson began the afternoon with an introduction to the issue and to the participants. Attendees appreciated Ambassador Miller's effort to summarize key findings of the 2004 Annual TIP Report, many of them Italy specific. Several representatives made presentations and participated actively in the lively question and answer session. The Italian Union of Major Superior's (USMI) Sister Eugenia Bonetti, a 2004 TIP Report "Trafficking Hero," critiqued aspects of current Italian laws that do little to discern between illegal immigration and human trafficking, and therefore limit assistance for those affected by the latter. ------------------------ Extensive Media Coverage ------------------------ 5.Media coverage of the DVC was extensive and included reports in U.S.-based Catholic and non-Catholic print media. U.S. television coverage is also expected. Coverage in Italy was broad and included FIDES (Vatican- affiliated international news agency), ANSA (Italy's official news agency), AGI (Italy's second largest news agency), and AP.com (AP-affiliated agency). -------- Comment: -------- 6. Post thanks Embassy Rome and G/TIP for their work on the DVC and notes the positive feedback from our participants. We appreciate Ambassador Miller's offer to continue dialogue with Vatican-affiliated organizations and plan to organize further DVC events to that end. Nicholson NNNN 2004VATICA02817 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
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