A/RES/58/154 the Problems of Refugees, Displaced Persons, Other Forms of Involuntary Displacement and Returnees in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Relevant Neighbouring States, and welcomes the positive results achieved by them in the implementation of the Programme of Action adopted by the Conference;3 3. Invites all States that have not yet done so to accede to and implement fully the 1951 Convention 4 and the 1967 Protocol 5 relating to the Status of Refugees; 4. Calls upon States and interested international organizations, in a spirit of solidarity and burden-sharing, to provide appropriate forms and levels of support for activities undertaken in follow-up to the Programme of Action; Invites international financial and other institutions to contribute to the 5. financing of projects and programmes within the framework of such follow-up activities; Invites the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States to 6. intensify bilateral, subregional and regional cooperation in maintaining the balance of commitments and interests in such activities; Calls upon the Governments of the countries of the Commonwealth of 7. Independent States to continue to strengthen their commitment to the principles underpinning the Programme of Action, in particular principles of human rights and refugee protection, and to lend high-level political support to ensure the implementation of activities undertaken in follow-up to the Programme of Action; Invites the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 8. and the International Organization for Migration to enhance their mutual relationship with other key international actors, such as the Council of Europe, the European Commission and human rights, development and financial institutions, in order better to address the wide-ranging and complex issues in activities undertaken in follow-up to the Programme of Action; Welcomes the progress made in building civil society, in particular 9. through the development of the non-governmental sector and the development of cooperation between non-governmental organizations and the Governments of a number of countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and notes in this regard the relationship between adherence to the principles of the Programme of Action and success in promoting civil society, especially in the field of human rights; 10. 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 multinational constructive dialogue among a wide range of countries concerned; 11. Emphasizes the necessity of undertaking follow-up activities to the Programme of Action in relation 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; _______________ 4 5 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, No. 2545. Ibid., vol. 606, No. 8791. 3

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