A/RES/56/220 A-B basis of gender, ethnicity or religion, and in accordance with their obligations under international law, and to protect and promote the equal rights of women and men; 15. Urges all Afghan groups to refrain from the recruitment or use of children in armed conflicts contrary to international standards and to take all necessary measures for the demobilization and social reintegration of war-affected children; 16. Stresses the responsibility of all Afghan groups to facilitate the provision of efficient and effective remedies to the victims of grave violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law and to bring the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international standards; 17. Appeals to all States and to the international community to ensure that all humanitarian assistance and future rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes integrate a gender perspective, that they actively attempt to promote the participation of both women and men, and that women benefit equally with men from those programmes; 18. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that continue to host Afghan refugees, urges the Governments concerned to fulfil their obligations under international refugee law with respect to the protection of refugees and the right to seek asylum, and calls upon the international community to do likewise; 19. Recognizes the large number of refugees in neighbouring countries, and calls upon the international community to consider providing further assistance in support of Afghan refugees; 20. Expresses its appreciation to the Governments of neighbouring States hosting United Nations agencies for their cooperation, and calls upon them to continue to facilitate the work of those United Nations humanitarian operations which are temporarily based on their territory in order to ensure an efficient delivery of emergency aid into Afghanistan; 21. Urgently appeals to all States, the United Nations system and international and non-governmental organizations to continue to provide, in close collaboration with the interim authority and Afghan civil society, when conditions on the ground permit, all possible humanitarian, financial, technical and material assistance for the Afghan population, especially in the areas most affected by the drought, as well as assistance to promote the voluntary, safe and dignified return of refugees and internally displaced persons; 22. Calls upon the international community to respond generously to the donor alert, future consolidated appeals as well as long-term interventions towards rehabilitation and reconstruction, and in this respect invites Member States to participate actively in the ministerial level meeting on reconstruction assistance to be held in Japan in January 2002; 23. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session a report on the actions taken pursuant to the present resolution. 91st plenary meeting 21 December 2001 7