Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie A/RES/73/290 participation of women and youth in conflict prevention, management and resolution mechanisms, including through their involvement in the negotiation and implementation of peace agreement processes; 11. 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 into 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 Peace Operations and the Department of Operational Support of the Secretariat, on the other, with a view to reaching a satisfactory level of French-speaking personnel involved in United Nations peacekeeping operations in French-speaking countries, where the need has been expressed by the Secretariat, including the number of women, within the existing relevant United Nations legislative framework on staff selection; 12. Notes that a large number of civilian and military peacekeeping personnel are deployed by the United Nations in francophone countries, and i n 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 -speaking personnel to senior-level positions in peacekeeping operations in francophone countries, t aking fully into account Article 101 of the Charter of the United Nations; 13. Welcomes the good functioning of the Francophone Expertise and Training Network for Peace Operations and the fruitful cooperation that it has established with the Secretariat, particularly with the Police Division of the Department of Peace Operations, to improve the capacity of the peacekeeping personnel deployed in French-speaking countries by promoting the use of the French language through the dissemination of the En avant! learning method and the organization of training courses by the Department of Peace Operations and the Department of Operational Support; 14. Also welcomes the good functioning of the Boutros-Ghali Peacekeeping Observatory, which constitutes in particular a framework for exchanges between French-speaking experts and personalities from personnel-contributing countries and strives to support French-speaking States in their efforts to better prepare for their participation in peacekeeping operations, particularly those deployed in a francophone environment; 15. Further welcomes the participation of the International Organization of la Francophonie in the work of the Peacebuilding Commission on Burundi, the Central African Republic, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, and strongly encourages the International Organization of la Francophonie and the Peacebuilding Commission to continue to cooperate actively; 16. Welcomes the establishment in 2018 of the Francophone Network for the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Violent Extremism that Could Lead to Terrorism (FrancoPREV), which aims to pool francophone expertise, disseminate results of research conducted in French-speaking countries and exchange good practices in the area of prevention, while respecting the local context of each country; 17. Also welcomes the cooperation between the International Organization of la Francophonie and the United Nations to prevent and combat terrorism, particularly with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate; 19-06370 5/11