S/RES/2041 (2012)
Looking forward also to the International Conference on Afghan Refugees in
May 2012 in Switzerland and a successful outcome for the population of Afghan
refugees and returnees in the region, which aims at the adoption of a roadmap for
action,
Stressing the central and impartial role that the United Nations continues to
play in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan by leading the efforts of the
international community, including, jointly with the Government of Afghanistan, the
coordination and monitoring of efforts in implementing the Kabul Process through
the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in support of the priorities set
up by the Government of Afghanistan and expressing its appreciation and strong
support for the ongoing efforts of the Secretary-General, his Special Representative
for Afghanistan and in particular the women and men of UNAMA who are serving
in difficult conditions to help the people of Afghanistan,
Expressing its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive
review undertaken in accordance with the request in paragraph 43 of Security
Council resolution 1974 (2011) and taking due note of its findings contained in the
Secretary-General’s report on Afghanistan dated 5 March 2012 (SC/2012/133),
Reaffirming that, consistent with the transition process, the role of
international actors will evolve further from direct service delivery to support and
capacity-building for Afghan institutions, enabling the Government of Afghanistan
to exercise its sovereign authority in all its functions, including the phasing out of
all Provincial Reconstruction Teams, as well as the dissolution of any structures
duplicating the functions and authority of the Government of Afghanistan at the
national and subnational levels,
Stressing the importance of a comprehensive and inclusive, Afghan-led and
Afghan-owned political process in Afghanistan to support reconciliation for all
those who are prepared to reconcile as laid forth in the 20 July 2010 Kabul
Conference Communiqué and further elaborated in the 5 December 2011 Bonn
Conference Conclusions supported by the Government of Afghanistan and the
international community, with full respect for the implementation of measures and
application of the procedures introduced by the Security Council in its resolutions
1267 (1999) and 1988 (2011) as well as other relevant resolutions of the Security
Council and noting, in this context, the establishment of the Committee pursuant to
Security Council resolution 1988 (2011),
Recalling the support of the Traditional Loya Jirga in November 2011 to the
Government of Afghanistan’s reconciliation process and supporting the aims of the
High Peace Council and its outreach efforts both within and outside Afghanistan,
Recalling the Government of Afghanistan’s commitments at the Kabul
Conference to strengthen and improve Afghanistan’s electoral process, including
long-term electoral reform, in order to ensure that future elections will be
transparent, credible and democratic, and reaffirming that Afghanistan’s peaceful
future lies in the building of a stable, secure, economically sustainable state, free of
terrorism and narcotics and based on the rule of law, strengthened democratic
institutions, respect for the separation of powers, reinforced constitutional checks
and balances and the guarantee and enforcement of citizens’ rights and obligations,
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