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Afghanistan without the request from the Afghan Government, and encouraging,
pursuant to resolution 1817 (2008), Member States to increase their cooperation
with the INCB, notably by fully complying with the provisions of Article 12 of the
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances, 1988,
Recalling its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006)
and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, its resolutions 1325
(2000), 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on women and
peace and security, and its resolution 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), and
2068 (2012) on children and armed conflict, and taking note of the report of the
Secretary-General (S/2011/55) on Children and Armed Conflict in Afghanistan as
well as the conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and
Armed Conflict (S/AC.51/2011/3),
Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 5 March 2013
1.
(S/2013/133);
2.
Expresses its appreciation for the United Nations’ long-term
commitment, including beyond 2014 and into the Transformation Decade, to support
the Government and the people of Afghanistan and reiterates its full support to the
work of UNAMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and
emphasises the importance of adequate resourcing for UNAMA to fulfil its mandate;
3.
Decides to extend until 19 March 2014 the mandate of UNAMA, as
defined in its resolutions 1662 (2006), 1746 (2007), 1806 (2008), 1868 (2009), 1917
(2010), 1974 (2011), 2041 (2012) and paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 below;
Recognizes that the renewed mandate of UNAMA takes full account of
4.
the transition process and is in support of Afghanistan’s full assumption of
leadership and ownership in the security, governance and development areas,
consistent with the understandings reached between Afghanistan and the
international community in the London, Kabul, Bonn and Tokyo Conferences and
the Lisbon and Chicago Summits;
Calls on the United Nations, with the support of the international
5.
community, to support the Government of Afghanistan’s National Priority
Programmes covering the issues of security, governance, justice and economic and
social development and to support the full implementation of mutual commitments
made on these issues at international Conferences, as well as on continuing
implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy, and requests that UNAMA,
in an increasingly enabling function, assist the Government of Afghanistan on its
way towards ensuring full Afghan leadership and ownership, as defined by the
Kabul process;
Decides further that UNAMA and the Special Representative of the
6.
Secretary-General, within their mandate and guided by the principle of reinforcing
Afghan sovereignty, leadership and ownership, will continue to lead and coordinate
the international civilian efforts, in accordance with the London, Kabul and Tokyo
Conference Communiqués and the Bonn Conference Conclusions, with a particular
focus on the priorities laid out below;
(a) promote, as co-chair of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board
(JCMB), more coherent support by the international community to the Afghan
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