Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa A/RES/74/73 17. Welcomes the efforts of Cameroon and the Congo in providing assistance to the Interregional Coordination Centre for Maritime Security in the Gul f of Guinea and the Regional Centre for Maritime Security in Central Africa, respectively, and urges other member States to honour their financial commitments in order to ensure the predictable and sustainable operation of the two Centres; 18. Encourages Member States to continue to implement the outcomes of the Summit of Heads of State and Government on Maritime Safety and Security in the Gulf of Guinea by operationalizing the Interregional Coordination Centre for Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea and activities of the Regional Centre for Maritime Security in Central Africa, and also encourages the implementation of the Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa adopted at the African Union Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa; 19. Calls upon Member States and subregional bodies to take immediate concerted action to counter the phenomenon of poaching and trafficking in wildlife and natural resources, including through the implementation of the provisions of its resolutions 69/314, 70/301, 71/326 and 73/343; 20. Welcomes the determination of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States and the Economic Community of West African States to initiate common policies and joint programmes on the management of pastoralism and cross-border transhumance; 21. Encourages the development of mechanisms for Community regulation, and calls for the holding of a high-level conference to discuss issues relating to pastoralism and cross-border transhumance with a view to ensuring joint and integrated management thereof; 22. Expresses its full support for the efforts of the United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of Central African States, emphasizes the importance of the ongoing reform process of the Economic Community of Central African States, and encourages the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee and the international community to support that reform; 23. Encourages the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee to pursue their discussions on concrete conflict prevention initiatives, and requests in this regard the assistance of the Secretary-General; 24. Requests the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, to facilitate the efforts undertaken by the States members of the Standing Advisory Committee, in particular for their execution of the Implementation Plan for the Kinshasa Convention; 14 25. Requests the Secretary-General and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with the support of the international community, to continue to assist the countries of Central Africa in tackling the issues of refugees and displaced persons in their territories; 26. Requests the Secretary-General and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide their full assistance for t he proper functioning of the Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa; 27. Welcomes the increased contributions made by several Member States to the trust fund of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security __________________ 14 6/7 See A/65/717-S/2011/53, annex. 19-21874