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6. Calls upon States and interested international organizations, in a spirit of solidarity and burdensharing, to provide appropriate forms and levels of support for the practical implementation of the Programme
of Action;
7. Invites international financial and other institutions to contribute to the financing of projects and
programmes within the framework of the implementation of the Programme of Action;
8. Invites the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States to intensify bilateral and
subregional cooperation in maintaining the balance of commitments and interests in the process leading up
to the implementation of the Programme of Action;
9. Calls upon the Governments of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States to
continue to strengthen their commitment to the principles underpinning the Programme of Action, in
particular human rights and refugee protection principles, and to lend high-level political support to ensure
progress in its implementation;
10. Emphasizes the necessity of fulfilling the recommendations of the Programme of Action relating
to ensuring respect for human rights as an important factor in the management of migration flows, the
consolidation of democracy, the rule of law and stability;
11. Urges the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in coordination with the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, to take into account those elements of the Programme
of Action that are relevant to her mandate;
12. Encourages the involvement of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in the
follow-up to the Conference, and invites them to demonstrate stronger support for the process of the
multinational constructive dialogue among a wide range of the countries concerned and further action with
a view to the full implementation of the recommendations of the Conference;
13. Calls upon the Governments of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States as well
as international organizations to strengthen further their cooperation with non-governmental organizations and
to increase their involvement in the implementation of the outcome and the follow-up to the Conference;
14. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to enhance its
relationship with other key international actors, such as the Council of Europe, the European Commission
and other human rights, development and financial institutions, in order to better address the wide-ranging
and complex issues in the Programme of Action;
15. Recognizes the importance of undertaking measures, on the basis of strict adherence to all of the
principles of international law, including humanitarian law and international human rights standards, to
prevent situations leading to new flows of refugees and displaced persons and other forms of involuntary
displacement;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session on
progress achieved in the implementation of the Programme of Action;
17. Decides to continue examination of this question at its fifty-third session.
70th plenary meeting
12 December 1997