25 framework meetings were held. They include the national forums of constituted bodies, one on the elderly and one on secularity. The objectives of the forum on secularity were: - to identify and analyse favourable practices and practices which can ultimately pose a threat to public peace and affect rights and liberties in a secular State; - to propose recommendations that can preserve secularity as a factor of peace and strengthening of social cohesion in Burkina Faso; - to propose measures for implementing and monitoring the recommendations of the Forum. The participants made recommendations that can preserve secularity as a factor of peace and social cohesion in our country. The National Elderly Forum, held from 22 to 23 October 2012 enabled participants exchange views on the specific problems of the elderly and capitalize their contributions in the development of Burkina Faso. At the end of the deliberations, some recommendations were made, notably on the development of a national strategy for the protection and promotion of the elderly, support for implementation of the new national health programme for the elderly, adoption of a preferential public transport tariff policy to facilitate the movement of the elderly and retirees. The National Forum of Constituted Bodies was held on 6 November 2012. The objective was to reflect on the specific expectations of each segment of the nation and discuss issues of common interest, in line with the Government’s ambition to improve performance, accelerate the emergence and enhance the international outreach of Burkina Faso. The conclusion of the sectoral collective agreements also contributed to create favourable conditions for healthy and profitable working relations. The same applies to the annual meetings between the Government and the Unions, held on 18 December 2012 and between the Government and the Private Sector, held on 30 July 2012. They constitute effective consultation frameworks for creating the conditions for developing the private sector and