A/RES/71/289
Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie
Republic, the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea -Bissau, Haiti,
Lebanon and Mali;
5.
Also welcomes the strengthened cooperation between the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International
Organization of la Francophonie, including to provide support for French -speaking
countries in the context of the universal periodic review and other human righ ts
mechanisms, and further welcomes the renewal of the cooperation agreement
between the two organizations for the period 2016–2017 and of the programmes
implemented since the renewal of the agreement, in the three identified areas of
cooperation, namely, the promotion of diversity and the fight against all forms of
discrimination, support for the United Nations human rights mechanisms , and
protection of the rights of migrants;
6.
Expresses its deep concern about the continued violations of human
rights and international humanitarian law, including in countries in crisis or
emerging from crisis, and particularly against women and children, as well as
refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants, and welcomes the
implementation of the cooperation agreement between the International
Organization of la Francophonie and the International Committee of the Red Cross
signed in May 2014;
7.
Welcomes the development of cooperation between the United Nations
and the International Organization of la Francopho nie, with the participation of
other regional and subregional organizations, as well as non -governmental
organizations, in the fields of early warning and crisis and conflict prevention,
encourages the pursuit of this initiative with a view to formulating practical
recommendations to facilitate the establishment of relevant operational mechanisms,
where necessary, and invites the relevant stakeholders to redouble their efforts to
reduce risks and latent vulnerabilities, including by considering the developm ent of
risk management and resilience strategies;
8.
Recognizes, as part of the cooperation between the United Nations and
the International Organization of la Francophonie, the interest in intensifying efforts
to move from early warning to rapid response and the need to promote the full
participation of women and youth in conflict prevention, management and
resolution mechanisms through their involvement in negotiation and peace
agreement processes;
9.
Welcomes the impetus given to the participation of States members of the
International Organization of la Francophonie in peacekeeping operations, while
recalling that it is up to the United Nations to preserve multilingualism and the
Secretariat to integrate multilingualism in the activities of these operations, and
draws attention to the strengthened cooperation between the International
Organization of la Francophonie, on the one hand, and the Department of
Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support of the Secretariat, on
the other, with a view to increasing the number of French-speaking personnel,
including women, involved in United Nations peacekeeping operations;
10. Notes that a large number of civilian and military peacekeeping
personnel are deployed by the United Nations in francophone countries, and in this
regard encourages the continuation of efforts by the States members of the
International Organization of la Francophonie and by the Organization itself, taking
into account the authority of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, to
increase the supply of French-speaking civilian and military contingents on missions
to francophone countries and to build their capacities, including access by French 4/9
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