The situation in Afghanistan A/RES/70/77 22. Encourages Afghanistan and Pakistan to enhance their relationship, which could lead to cooperation to effectively combat terrorism and move forward the Afghan-led peace process; 23. Underlines the fact that the peace process should enjoy the support and participation of all Afghans, including civil society, in particular women’s groups and minorities, as reinforced most recently in the Bonn Conference conclusions and the Tokyo Declaration, welcomes the steps taken towards greater cooperation between the High Peace Council and civil society, and encourages further cooperation in the future; Governance, rule of law and human rights 24. Emphasizes that good governance, the rule of law and human rights form the foundation for the achievement of a stable and prosperous Afghanistan, 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, and calls upon the international community to support Afghanistan’s governance objectives in this regard, including as outlined in the Self reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework; 25. Welcomes the commitment of the Government of Afghanistan to its comprehensive reform agenda, which, inter alia, has resulted in the creation of a series of policy-making councils chaired by the President, strengthening the National Unity Government decision-making processes and follow-up, and the adoption of 100-day action plans by ministries to monitor the delivery of services and to enhance accountability and transparency for citizens; A. Democracy 26. Welcomes the establishment of the National Unity Government, emphasizes the importance of all parties in Afghanistan working together to achieve a unified, peaceful, democratic and prosperous future for all the people of Afghanistan, and welcomes the achievements of the Government of Afghanistan in strengthening the democratic institutions; 27. Recalls the commitment of the Government of Afghanistan, reiterated at the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan, to strengthen and improve Afghanistan’s electoral process through long-term electoral reform, including by considering lessons learned in the light of previous elections, and to promote the participation of women in order to ensure that future elections will be transparent, credible, inclusive and democratic, reaffirms that Afghanistan’s peaceful future lies in strengthened and transparent democratic institutions, respect for the separation of powers, reinforced constitutional checks and balances and the guarantee and enforcement of citizens’ rights and obligations, and welcomes in this regard the establishment of the Special Electoral Reform Commission and i ts work and the intention of the Government of Afghanistan to hold parliamentary elections and district council elections as soon as possible; B. Justice 28. Welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Afghanistan on justice sector reform and the commitment to improve access to the delivery of justice throughout Afghanistan made by the Government at the London Conference on Afghanistan, held on 4 December 2014, urges the Government to implement its reform agenda, as envisaged in its paper, entitled “Realizing Self-Reliance: 9/24