GEN

Welcomes the initiation of cooperation in the fields of early warning and conflict prevention, and encourages the pursuit of this initiative with a view to formulating practical recommendations to facilitate the establishment of relevant operational mechanisms, where necessary; requests the Secretary-General of the UN, acting in cooperation with the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie, to encourage the holding of periodic meetings between representatives of the two organizations, in order to promote the exchange of information, coordination of activities and identification of new areas of cooperation; strongly encourages the International Organization of la Francophonie and the Peacebuilding Commission to continue to cooperate actively; invites the specialized agencies and the funds and programmes of the UN system, as well as the regional commissions, including the ECA, to collaborate to this end with the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie by identifying new synergies in favour of development, in particular in the areas of poverty elimination, energy, sustainable development, education, training and the development of new information technologies.

Adopted without vote, 39th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.