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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
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