The situation in Afghanistan
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28. Welcomes and encourages further efforts by the Government of
Afghanistan, with the support of the Assistance Mission, the international
community and other partners, including the Afghan Independent Human Rights
Commission, to protect and promote the human rights of all detainees and prevent
violations thereof in all Afghan prisons and detention facilities, consistent with the
Afghan Constitution, Afghan laws and international obligations, welcomes the
cooperation of the Government, as well as the efforts of the international
community to provide support in this regard, takes note of the recommendations
contained in the reports of the Assistance Mission of 10 October 2011 and
20 January 2013, notes the progress made in this regard, including the establishment
by the Government of a commission to investigate Afghan detention facilities,
encourages further progress on addressing allegations of human rights abuses of
detainees, and reiterates the importance of respecting the rule of law and established
legal processes and procedures;
29. Welcomes the commitment by the Government of Afghanistan to provide
unimpeded access for relevant organizations to all prisons in Afghanistan,
emphasizes the importance of ensuring access for relevant organizations, and calls
for full respect for relevant international law, including humanitarian law and
human rights law, where applicable, including with regard to minors, if detained;
C.
Public administration
30. Urges the Government of Afghanistan to continue to effectively reform
the public administration sector in order to implement the rule of law and to ensure
good governance and accountability, in accordance with the Kabul process and the
Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework,3 at both the national and subnational
levels, with the support of the international community, welcomes the efforts of the
Government and commitments made, most recently at the Tokyo Conference, in this
regard stresses the importance of transparent appointment and promotion procedures
for civil servants, and continues to encourage the Government to make active use of
the Senior Appointments Panel;
31. Encourages the international community, including all donor nations as
well as international institutions and organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, to assist the Government of Afghanistan in making capacitybuilding and human resources development a cross-cutting priority and to align, in a
coordinated manner, with efforts by the Government, including the work of the
Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission, to build
administrative capacity at the national and subnational levels;
32. Reiterates the importance of institution-building in complementing and
contributing to the development of an economy characterized by sound
macroeconomic policies, the development of a financial sector that provides
services, inter alia, to microenterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and
households, transparent business regulations and accountability, and emphasizes the
connection between generating economic growth, including through infrastructural
projects, and the creation of job opportunities in Afghanistan;
33. Recalls the ratification by Afghanistan of the United Nations Convention
against Corruption,8 reiterates its appreciation for the anti-corruption commitments
made by the Government of Afghanistan at the Tokyo Conference, calls for decisive
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