S/RES/2145 (2014)
Supporting the Afghan Government’s continued ban of Ammonium Nitrate
fertilizer, urging prompt action to implement regulations for the control of all
explosive materials and precursor chemicals, thereby reducing the ability of
insurgents to use them for improvised explosive devices, and calling upon the
international community to support the Afghan Government’s efforts in this regard ,
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), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and
2122 (2013) on women and peace and security, and its resolution 1612 (2005), 1882
(2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012) and 2143 (2014) on children and armed conflict,
and 2117 (2013) on small arms and light weapons, and taking note of the reports of
the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (S/2013/245) and the
Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (S/2013/689), as well as the conclusions
of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
(S/AC.51/2011/3),
1.
Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 7 March 2014
(S/2014/163);
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 stresses
the need to ensure continued adequate resourcing for UNAMA to fulfil its mandate;
3.
Decides to extend until 17 March 2015 the mandate of UNAMA, as
defined in its resolutions 1662 (2006), 1746 (2007), 1806 (2008), 1868 (2009), 1917
(2010), 1974 (2011), 2041 (2012) and 2096 (2013), and paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7
below;
4.
Recognizes that the renewed mandate of UNAMA takes full account of
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;
5.
Calls on the United Nations, with the support of the international
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;
6.
Decides further that UNAMA and the Special Representative of the
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:
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