A/RES/59/112 A-B United Nations Distr.: General 15 February 2005 General Assembly Fifty-ninth session Agenda items 27 and 39 (d) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 8 December 2004 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.44 and Add.1)] 59/112. Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security A THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 58/27 A of 5 December 2003 and all its previous relevant resolutions, Recalling also all relevant Security Council resolutions and statements by the President of the Council on the situation in Afghanistan, in particular the most recent resolutions 1536 (2004) of 26 March 2004 and 1563 (2004) of 17 September 2004, as well as statements by the President of the Council on 6 April and 15 July 2004 1 and 12 October 2004, 2 Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, and respecting its multicultural, multiethnic and historical heritage, Applauding the adoption of a pluralistic and democratic constitution on 4 January 2004, the first direct election of a Head of State in the history of Afghanistan, on 9 October 2004, and the substantive progress achieved in the empowerment of women in Afghan politics as historic milestones in the political process, which will help to consolidate durable peace and national stability in Afghanistan, Emphasizing the desirability of a new government being representative of the ethnic, cultural and geographical diversity of the country, _______________ 1 S/PRST/2004/9 and S/PRST/2004/25; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2003–31 July 2004. 2 S/PRST/2004/35; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2004–31 July 2005. 04-48298