A/RES/59/213 the African Union and the Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Stressing the need for extending the scope of cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the area of combating illegal exploitation of natural resources, Emphasizing the importance of the effective, coordinated and integrated implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 10 the Doha Development Agenda, 11 the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development 12 and the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (“Johannesburg Plan of Implementation”), 13 Welcoming the adoption of the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to complement the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Acknowledging the entry into force of the 1999 Algiers Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, and noting the centrality of international partnership and cooperation between the African Union, the relevant United Nations organs and the wider international community in the global fight against terrorism, Taking note of the Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases, 14 and the Framework for Action thereon, and the Maputo Declaration on Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases, 15 Acknowledging the contribution of the United Nations Liaison Office in strengthening coordination and cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations, as well as the need to consolidate it so as to enhance its performance, Convinced that strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union and its organs will contribute to the advancement of the principles of the Constitutive Act of the African Union and to the development of Africa, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;1 2. Welcomes the cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations and, in this respect, the continuing participation in and constructive contribution of the African Union and its specialized agencies to the work of the United Nations, and calls upon the two organizations to enhance the involvement of the African Union in all United Nations activities concerning Africa; Stresses the need for closer cooperation and coordination between the 3. African Union and the United Nations, and urges the United Nations system to continue to support the African Union on an ongoing basis in accordance with the _______________ 10 See resolution 55/2. See A/C.2/56/7, annex. 12 Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18–22 March 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.II.A.7), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 13 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 2, annex. 14 Organization of African Unity, document OAU/SPS/ABUJA/3. 15 A/58/626, annex I, Assembly/AU/Decl.6 (II). 11 3