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11. Encourages continuing cooperation between the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Council of Europe, in particular
in the protection and promotion of the rights of refugees, asylum-seekers and
internally displaced persons, and in the prevention and reduction of statelessness,
and recognizes the importance of the interface offered by the presence at the
Council of Europe of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Representation to the European Institutions in Strasbourg;
12. Recognizes the continuing close liaison and fruitful cooperation between
United Nations missions and the field offices of the Council of Europe;
13. Encourages further cooperation between the United Nations and the
Council of Europe in the area of democracy and good governance, including
through their engagement with civil society, as appropriate, and the strengthening of
the links between the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development and the Council of Europe Project on Education for Democratic
Citizenship and Human Rights;
14. Notes the important role of the United Nations Development Programme
and the Council of Europe in supporting good local democratic governance, and
encourages a deepening of the cooperation following the signature in February 2010
of the memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Development
Programme Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent
States and the Council of Europe in this field;
15. Acknowledges the importance of fostering the development of the
information society and the Internet in line with the Tunis Commitment and Tunis
Agenda for the Information Society, 13 encourages continued cooperation between
the United Nations and the Council of Europe in this area, and notes that the
information society and the Internet can, inter alia, promote awareness and
understanding of the exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental
freedoms;
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16. Welcomes and encourages the close cooperation between the two
organizations in the fight against transnational organized crime, cybercrime,
corruption and money-laundering, as well as regarding the protection of the rights of
victims of such crimes, and recalls that the Council of Europe Convention on
Cybercrime 14 and the Additional Protocol thereto 15 are open for accession by all
States;
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17. Welcomes the collaboration between the respective mechanisms of the
United Nations and the Council of Europe regarding the fight against terrorism in
full respect of human rights and the rule of law, encourages the further contribution
of the Council of Europe to the implementation of Security Council resolutions
1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001 and 1624 (2005) of 14 September 2005, and
welcomes the commitment of the Council of Europe to the promotion of the
implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy; 16
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18. Supports the development of cooperation, where appropriate, between
the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and the Council of Europe, with a
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See A/60/687.
Council of Europe, European Treaty Series, No. 185.
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Ibid., No. 189.
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Resolution 60/288.
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