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production sector as well as other sectors, thus improving substantially the lives,
health and security of the people, particularly in rural areas;
17. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that continue to host
Afghan refugees, acknowledging the huge burden they have so far shouldered in this
regard, and reminds them of their obligations under international refugee law with
respect to the protection of refugees, the principle of voluntary return and the right
to seek asylum and to allow international access for their protection and care;
18. Urges the Government of Afghanistan, acting with the support of the
international community, to continue and strengthen its efforts to create the
conditions for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return and reintegration
of the remaining Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons;
19. Calls for the provision of continued international assistance to the large
numbers of Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons to facilitate their
voluntary, safe and orderly return;
20. Urges the Government of Afghanistan to meet its responsibilities under
the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer
of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, 14 to cooperate fully with the
mine action programme coordinated by the United Nations, and to execute the
destruction of all existing stocks of anti-personnel landmines;
21. Endorses the key principles for cooperation between the Government of
Afghanistan and the international community during the post-Bonn process as set
out in the report of the Secretary-General,5 including the leadership role of
Afghanistan in the reconstruction process, the just allocation of domestic and
international reconstruction resources across the country, regional cooperation,
lasting capacity- and institution-building, combating corruption and the promotion
of transparency and accountability, public information and participation, and the
continued central role of the United Nations in the post-Bonn process, which should
also include fields in which the United Nations offers the best expertise available;6
22. Invites all States and intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations providing assistance to Afghanistan to focus on capacity-building and
institution-building and to ensure that such work complements and contributes to
the development of an economy characterized by sound macroeconomic policies,
the development of a financial sector that provides services, inter alia, to
microenterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and households, transparent
business regulations and accountability;
23. Urges the Government of Afghanistan to continue to effectively reform
the public administration sector in order to implement the rule of law, to ensure
good governance and accountability at both national and local levels and to lead the
fight against corruption;
24. Also urges the Government of Afghanistan to address, with the assistance
of the international community, the question of claims for land property through a
comprehensive land titling programme, including formal registration of all property
and improved security for property rights, and welcomes the steps already taken by
the Government of Afghanistan in this regard;
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Ibid., vol. 2056, No. 35597.
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