Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie A/RES/73/290 18. Further welcomes the endorsement by the Heads of State and Government of countries using French as a common language at the seventeenth Summit of la Francophonie of the declaration commending the adoption of General Assembly resolution 71/291 of 15 June 2017 on the establishment of the Office of CounterTerrorism; 19. Welcomes the involvement of the International Organization of la Francophonie in promoting international criminal justice as well as the signing of a partnership agreement between the International Organization of la Francophonie and the International Criminal Court, which illustrates the role played by the International Organization of la Francophonie in protecting human rights, restoring the rule of law and combating impunity; 20. Also welcomes the importance given by the States members of the International Organization of la Francophonie to cooperating in the area of international criminal justice, and their efforts to prevent the crime of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and to combat impunity for the perpetrators of such crimes, and in this connection stresses the importance of facilitating the development of mutual legal assistance between States in order to investigat e and prosecute the most serious crimes; 21. Further welcomes the efforts of the International Organization of la Francophonie to establish citizen-responsive democratic governance of security systems, to define a francophone position with regard to just ice, truth and reconciliation in order to support French-speaking States in crisis and in transition, and to promote the diversity of legal systems; 22. Welcomes the creation of two new regional offices of the International Organization of la Francophonie, one for North Africa, in Tunis in 2019, and one for the Middle East, in Beirut in 2020 or 2021, following the decision endorsed at the seventeenth Summit of la Francophonie; 23. Also welcomes the action taken by the International Organization of la Francophonie and its member States and Governments aimed at promoting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals; 12 24. Further welcomes the action taken by the International Organization of la Francophonie in promoting education and training, including the integration of digital issues in those areas, and welcomes in this regard the commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the Protocol establishing the International French-Language University for African Development (Senghor University in Alexandria, Egypt) and its primary and effective role in training African country executives and in supporting the promotion of their skills; 25. Welcomes the work of the Francophonie Institute for Education and Training in Dakar, the main mission of which is to provide the States and Governments of the International Organization of la Francophonie and their partners with technical expertise for developing, implementing, monitoring and evalu ating their education policies in order to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; 26. Also welcomes the economic forum held in Yerevan on 9 and 10 October 2018 on the margins of the seventeenth Summit of la Francophonie, which brought together business leaders from the francophone countries and representatives of international economic organizations, and in this regard notes with appreciation the launch of the Francophone Network of Ministers for the Digital Economy at the economic forum; __________________ 12 6/11 See resolution 70/1. 19-06370