A/RES/67/16 29. Welcomes the appointment of the new Chair of the High Peace Council in April 2012 as an important step in the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process; 30. Calls upon all relevant States and international organizations to remain engaged in the Afghan-led peace process, and recognizes the impact terrorist attacks have on the Afghan people and risk having on future prospects for a peace settlement; 31. Underlines the fact that reconciliation and reintegration efforts should enjoy the support and participation of all Afghans, including civil society, minorities and women’s groups, as reinforced most recently in the Bonn Conference conclusions and the Tokyo Declaration; 32. Calls upon the Government of Afghanistan to ensure that the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme is implemented in an inclusive manner, regardless of gender or social status and consistent with the Afghan Constitution and the international legal obligations of Afghanistan, while upholding the human rights of all Afghans and countering impunity; 33. Welcomes the establishment of the Peace and Reintegration Trust Fund, recalls the respective commitments made at the London and Kabul Conferences, and encourages the international community to assist the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan in this regard, including through continued support and contributions to the Trust Fund; 34. Recognizes the increased number of reintegrees who have joined the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme, encourages further efforts to address remaining operational challenges, including through an appropriate vetting mechanism and by ensuring that this work is linked to wider efforts to address conflict and grievance resolution at the local level, and also encourages the international community to support this Afghan-led effort; Governance, rule of law and human rights 35. Emphasizes that good governance, the rule of law and human rights form the foundation for the achievement of a stable and prosperous Afghanistan, and notes the importance of building the capacity of the Government of Afghanistan to promote and protect human rights, the rule of law and good governance in an accountable and effective manner; A. Democracy 36. Recognizes the importance of holding free, fair, transparent, credible, secure and inclusive elections as crucial steps towards consolidating democracy for all Afghans, stresses the responsibility of the Afghan authorities in this regard, also stresses the need for the timely and orderly preparation of elections, recognizes the efforts made in this regard by the Government of Afghanistan and calls upon the Government to continue its preparations, welcomes the efforts made by the Government in this regard, including the issuance of the presidential decree of 26 July 2012, and also welcomes the subsequent announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission of the date for the upcoming presidential and provincial elections, calls upon the international community to continue to provide financial and technical assistance, stresses the leading role of the Assistance Mission in coordinating these efforts, and calls upon the international community to support the Government and the relevant Afghan institutions; 9