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(a) promote through an appropriate UNAMA presence, to be determined in
full consultation and cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan, and in
support of the Afghan Government’s efforts, implementation of the Kabul Process
throughout the country, including through enhanced cooperation with the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and facilitate inclusion in and understanding of
the Government’s policies;
(b) support the efforts of the Afghan Government, in fulfilling its
commitments as stated at the London, Kabul and Bonn Conferences, to improve
governance and the rule of law including transitional justice, budget execution and
the fight against corruption, throughout the country in accordance with the Kabul
Process and the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework, with a view to helping
bring the benefits of peace and the delivery of services in a timely and sustainable
manner;
(c) continue, with the support of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, to cooperate with and build capacity of the
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), to cooperate also
with the Afghan Government and relevant international and local non-governmental
organizations to monitor the situation of civilians, to coordinate efforts to ensure
their protection, to promote accountability, and to assist in the full implementation
of the fundamental freedoms and human rights provisions of the Afghan
Constitution and international treaties to which Afghanistan is a State party, in
particular those regarding the full enjoyment by women of their human rights;
(d) coordinate and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance,
including in support of the Afghan Government and in accordance with
humanitarian principles, with a view to building the capacity of the Government so
it can assume the central and coordinating role in the future, including by providing
effective support to national and local authorities in assisting and protecting
internally displaced persons and to creating conditions conducive to the voluntary,
safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees from neighbouring and other
countries and internally displaced persons;
Calls upon all Afghan and international parties to coordinate with
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UNAMA in the implementation of its mandate and in efforts to promote the security
and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel throughout
the country;
Reiterates the need to ensure security of United Nations staff and its
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support for the measures already taken by the Secretary-General in this regard;
10. Stresses the critical importance of a continued presence of UNAMA and
other United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in the provinces, consistent
with the transition process, in support of and in cooperation with the Afghan
Government, in response to needs and with a view to security and including the
objective of overall United Nations effectiveness, and strongly supports the
authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the coordination
of all activities of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Afghanistan
based on a “One-UN” approach;
11. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue his current efforts to take
necessary measures to address the security issues associated with the United Nations
presence and, during the current process of transition and beyond, particularly
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