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The situation in Afghanistan
administrative reforms of the Ministry of the Interior, including the implementation
of its anti-corruption action plan, and leadership development, as well as to
progressively enhance the quality of the Afghan National Police, with the necessary
continued financial and technical support of the international community, recognizes
the significant contribution that has been made by international and regional
partners, including the International Police Coordination Board, to achieve that aim,
and also recognizes in this context the significant contribution of the European
Union Police Mission in Afghanistan;
12. Notes, in the context of the comprehensive approach, the continued need
to maintain, strengthen and review civil-military relations among international
actors, as appropriate, at all levels in order to ensure complementarity of action
based on the different mandates and comparative advantages of the humanitarian,
development, law enforcement and military actors present in Afghanistan;
13. Urges the Afghan authorities, with the support of the international
community, to take all possible steps to ensure the safety, security and free
movement of all United Nations, development and humanitarian personnel and their
full, safe and unhindered access to all affected populations, and to protect the
property of the United Nations and of development or humanitarian organizations,
and notes the efforts made in regulating private security contractors operating in
Afghanistan;
14. Recognizes the efforts of the Afghan authorities, in accordance with
General Assembly resolution 68/101 of 13 December 2013 on the safety and
security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, to
bring to justice the perpetrators of attacks, and calls upon the Afghan authorities to
continue its efforts in this regard;
15. Remains deeply concerned about the persistent problem of anti-personnel
landmines and explosive remnants of war, which constitute a great danger to the
population and a major obstacle to the resumption of social and economic activities
and to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, early recovery and reconstruction
efforts, welcomes the achievements to date in the implementation of the Mine
Action Programme for Afghanistan, underscores the importance of sustained
international assistance for the implementation of the 10-year operational workplan
of the Mine Action Programme, aimed at declaring Afghanistan mine-free by 2023,
encourages the Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the United Nations
and all relevant actors, to continue its efforts to meet its responsibilities under the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of
Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, 7 to eliminate all known or new
stocks of anti-personal landmines, and to cooperate fully with the Mine Action
Programme, and to continue removal of anti-personnel landmines, anti-vehicle
landmines and explosive remnants of war, and expresses the need to provide
assistance for the care, rehabilitation, and economic and social reintegration of
victims, including persons with disabilities;
Peace, reconciliation and reintegration
16. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to
advance peace and reconciliation, including by the High Peace Council, and the
implementation of the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme to promote an
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