Ⅴ. ENHANCING COOPERATION AND SUPPORT IN PURSUANCE OF THE BIWAKO MILLENNIUM FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
51. The Biwako Millennium Framework for Action has seven strategies categorized under three areas of “cooperation and support in pursuance of the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action”, namely “subregional cooperation and collaboration”, “regional collaboration” and “interregional collaboration”. The following are additional strategies to reinforce the implementation of the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action targets.
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52. Together with such partners as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization and relevant funds, agencies and other entities within the United Nations system, ESCAP should enhance interagency coordination to implement the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action and Biwako Plus Five effectively.
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53. Governments and international organizations are encouraged to enhance subregional cooperation and collaboration through their involvement in subregional governmental organizations and through regional programmes and projects, such as the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia. Collaboration with regional and subregional disability-related organizations, projects and activities, such as the Asia-Pacific Development Centre on Disability, the Asia and Pacific Disability Forum and the Pacific Islands Forum, should be encouraged.
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54. In support of the effective implementation of the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action and Biwako Plus Five, ESCAP is encouraged to develop knowledge networks and disseminate and exchange information throughout the region concerning good practices in cooperation with stakeholders, including civil society organizations and the private sector, and in partnership with international and regional forums, such as the Asia-Pacific Development Centre on Disability, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Asia and Pacific Disability Forum.