S/RES/2274 (2016) programmes, encourages additional international support for the four priorities identified in that Strategy, and commends the support provided by the UNODC to the Triangular Initiative and the Central Asian Regional Coordination and Information Centre (CARICC) within the framework of the Paris Pact Initiative and the Rainbow Strategy and the UNODC regional programme for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries, as well as the contribution of the Domodedovo Police Academy of Russia; 42. Acknowledges that illicit proceeds of the drug trafficking significantly contributes to the financial resources of the Taliban and its associates, and calls for a review, in close consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, of the United Nations role in supporting the Government of Afghanistan to combat illicit economy, including counter-narcotics, and encouraging international cooperation in this regard including to further address regional linkages and concerns; 43. Welcomes the continued efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in empowering the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics -led implementation of the Afghan National Drug Control Str ategy, including through the JCMB’s Counter Narcotics Monitoring Mechanism; 44. Calls upon States to strengthen international and regional cooperation to counter the threat to the international community posed by the production, trafficking, and consumption of illicit drugs originating in Afghanistan, with a view to its progressive elimination, in accordance with the principle of common and shared responsibility in addressing the drug problem of Afghanistan, including through strengthening the law enforcement capacity and cooperation against the trafficking in illicit drugs and precursor chemicals and money -laundering and corruption linked to such trafficking, and calls for full implementation of its resolution 1817 (2008); 45. Appreciates the work of the Paris Pact initiative and its “Paris-Moscow” process in countering the production, trafficking and consumption of opium and heroin from Afghanistan and the elimination of poppy crops, drug laboratories and stores as well as the interception of drug convo ys, underlines the importance of border management cooperation, and welcomes the intensified cooperation of the relevant United Nations institutions with the OSCE and the CSTO in this regard; 46. Reiterates the importance of accelerating the establishment of a fair and transparent justice system, eliminating impunity and contributing to the affirmation of the rule of law throughout the country and welcomes steps taken by the Government of Afghanistan in this regard such as ensuring the declaration of asse ts by the members of the Supreme Court, launching a systematic performance review and further increasing the number of female judges; 47. Stresses in this context the importance of further progress in the reconstruction and reform of the prison sector in Afghanistan, in order to improve the respect for the rule of law and human rights therein, emphasizes the importance of ensuring access for relevant organizations, as applicable, to all prisons and places of detention in Afghanistan, calls for full respect for relevant international law including humanitarian law and human rights law, notes the recommendations contained in the report of the Assistance Mission dated 25 February 2015, welcomes the adoption of the National Action Plan to fully eliminate tortu re in Afghan detention facilities, and encourages the Government of Afghanistan to consider 16-04126 17/20

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