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11. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue his current efforts to take
necessary measures to address the security issues associated with the United Nations
presence and, particularly encourages careful coordination with the Afghan
National Defence and Security Forces;
12. Underscores the importance of a sustainable democratic development in
Afghanistan with all Afghan institutions acting within their clearly defined areas of
competence, in accordance with the relevant laws and the Afghan Constitution, and
welcomes, in this regard, the commitment of the Government of Afghanistan at the
Kabul Conference, reaffirmed at the Bonn and Tokyo Conferences, to deliver further
improvements to the electoral process, including addressing the sustainability of the
electoral process, and, taking into account the commitments by the international
community and the Afghan Government made at the London, Kabul, Bonn, and
Tokyo Conferences, reaffirms UNAMA’s supporting role, at the request of the
Afghan Government, in the realization of these commitments, and requests that,
upon the request of the Government of Afghanistan, UNAMA provide assistance to
the relevant Afghan institutions to support the integrity and inclusiveness of the
electoral process, including measures to enable the full and safe participation of
women, welcomes the participation of women in the electoral process as candidates,
registered voters and campaigners, and further calls upon members of the
international community to provide assistance as appropriate;
13. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Afghan Government to advance
the peace and reconciliation process, including by the High Peace Council and the
implementation of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme, to promote
an inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned dialogue on reconciliation and political
participation as laid forth in the 20 July 2010 Kabul Conference Communiqué on
dialogue for all those who renounce violence, have no links to international terrorist
organizations, including Al-Qaida, respect the constitution, including its human
rights provisions, notably the rights of women, and are willing to join in building a
peaceful Afghanistan, and as further elaborated in the principles and outcomes of
the 5 December 2011 Bonn Conference Conclusions, and encourages the
Government of Afghanistan to make use of UNAMA’s good offices to support this
process as appropriate, in full respect of the implementation of measures and
procedures introduced by the Security Council in its resolution 1267 (1999), 1988
(2011), 2082 (2012) and 2160 (2014), as well as other relevant resolutions of the
Council;
14. Welcomes also the measures taken by the Government of Afghanistan,
including the adoption, in October 2014, of the National Action Plan for the
implementation of the Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), and encourages it to
continue to increase the participation of women as well as minorities and civil
society in outreach, consultation and decision-making processes, recalls that women
play a vital role in the peace process, as recognized in Security Counc il resolution
1325 (2000) and related resolutions, therefore reiterates the need for the full, equal
and effective participation of women at all stages of peace processes, and urges
their involvement in the development and implementation of post -conflict strategies
in order to take account of their perspectives and needs as affirmed by the Bonn and
Tokyo Conferences;
15. Notes the establishment of the Committee pursuant to Security Council
resolution 1988 (2011), its methods and procedures, including proc edures to
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