A/RES/63/18 63. Recognizes the special needs of girls, strongly condemns terrorist attacks on education facilities, especially on those for Afghan girls, and encourages the Government of Afghanistan, with the assistance of the international community, to expand those facilities, to train professional staff and to promote full and equal access to them by all members of Afghan society, including in remote areas; 64. Welcomes the continuous return of refugees and internally displaced persons, in a voluntary and sustainable manner, while noting with concern that conditions in parts of Afghanistan are not yet conducive to safe and sustainable returns to some places of origin; 65. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that continue to host Afghan refugees, acknowledging the huge burden they have so far shouldered in this regard, and reminds them of their obligations under international refugee law with respect to the protection of refugees, the principle of voluntary return and the right to seek asylum and to allow international access for their protection and care; 66. Urges the Government of Afghanistan, acting with the support of the international community, to continue to strengthen its efforts to create the conditions for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return and reintegration of the remaining Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons; 67. Welcomes, in this regard, the continued constructive work between the countries of the region, and the tripartite agreements between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Government of Afghanistan and the Governments of countries hosting refugees from Afghanistan, in particular Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran; 68. Calls for the provision of continued international assistance to the large numbers of Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons to facilitate their voluntary, safe, dignified and orderly return and sustainable reintegration into society so as to contribute to the stability of the entire country; 69. Recognizes that underdevelopment and lack of capacity increase the vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and to harsh climate conditions, and urges in this regard the Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the international community, to increase its efforts aimed at modernizing the agricultural sector and strengthening its agricultural production, thereby reducing Afghanistan’s vulnerability to adverse external conditions such as drought, flooding and the recent steep rise in global food prices; 70. Expresses its concern at the worsening humanitarian situation, especially the perilous food security situation, created in particular by high world food and energy prices and continued drought conditions in Afghanistan, and calls for urgent international support for and the early fulfilment, before the approaching winter, of the funding target of the emergency appeal to address the high food price and drought crisis; 71. Welcomes the growing number of poppy-free provinces and other positive developments in fighting drug production in Afghanistan, as reported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the “Afghanistan Opium Survey 2008”, 15 released on 26 August 2008, but reiterates its deep concern about the continued cultivation and production of narcotic drugs in Afghanistan, mainly 14F _______________ 15 10 Available from www.unodc.org/unodc/en/crop-monitoring/index.html.