The situation in Afghanistan
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51. Reiterates the importance of the Afghan National Plan of Action on
Combating Child Trafficking, also reiterates its calls for the comprehensive
implementation of the Plan of Action, and welcomes the accession of Afghanistan to
the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially
Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against
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Social and economic development
52. Welcomes the Government of Afghanistan’s strategy document entitled
“Towards self-reliance: strategic vision for the transformation decade”, as well as of
the national priority programmes contained therein, with their focus on economic
growth, revenue generation, job creation, governance and human development;
53. Renews its commitment to long-term support for the economic
development of Afghanistan on the basis of mutual accountability and in accordance
with the reform agenda of the Government, as agreed in the S elf-Reliance through
Mutual Accountability Framework;
54. Welcomes the renewed version of the Tokyo Mutual Accountability
Framework, the Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework, and the
monitoring mechanism included therein, which will guide the activities of the
National Unity Government of Afghanistan and the international community at least
to the end of the term of the present Government, in which the Government
reaffirmed its commitment to improve security and political stability, fight
corruption, improve governance, the rule of law and human rights, restore fiscal
sustainability and integrity of public finance and commercial banking, re form
development planning and management and ensure citizen’s development rights,
create an enabling environment for private sector development and inclusive growth
and renew development partnerships and improve aid effectiveness, and in which
the international community committed to enhance the efficiency of development
aid, align part of its assistance with Afghan priorities and channel part of its
assistance through the national budget of the Government;
55. Urgently appeals to all States, the United Nations system and
international and non-governmental organizations, including the international and
regional financial institutions, to continue to provide, in close coordination with the
Government of Afghanistan and in accordance with the strategy documen t entitled
“Towards self-reliance: strategic vision for the transformation decade”, as well as
the national priority programmes contained therein, all possible and necessary
humanitarian, recovery, reconstruction, development, financial, educational,
technical and material assistance for Afghanistan, and underlines the crucial
importance of continued and sequenced implementation of the reform agenda,
national priority programmes and the development and governance goals as agreed
in the Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework;
56. Recognizes the substantial development and the notable progress made
by Afghanistan with the steadfast support of the international community in the past
years, expresses its support for the reaffirmation and consolid ation of the
partnership between Afghanistan and the international community at the London
Conference on Afghanistan in 2014 at the outset of the transformation decade
(2015–2024), during which Afghanistan will consolidate its sovereignty through
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