A/RES/54/189A-B Page 10 ethnicity or religion, in accordance with international human rights instruments, inter alia, the International Covenants on Human Rights;5 13. Strongly urges all of the Afghan parties to end discriminatory policies and to recognize, protect and promote the equal rights and dignity of women and men, including their rights to full and equal participation in the life of the country, freedom of movement, access to education and health facilities, employment outside the home, personal security and freedom from intimidation and harassment, in particular with respect to the implications of discriminatory policies for the distribution of aid, notwithstanding some progress made with respect to access to education and health care for girls and women; 14. Urges all Afghan parties to prohibit conscripting or enlisting children or using them to participate in hostilities in violation of international law; 15. Appeals to all States and to the international community to ensure that all humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan integrates a gender perspective, that it actively attempts to promote the participation of both women and men and that women benefit equally with men from such assistance; 16. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that continue to host Afghan refugees, appeals to the Governments concerned to reaffirm their commitment to international refugee law on the rights of asylum and protection, and calls upon the international community to do so and to consider providing further assistance to Afghan refugees; 17. Expresses concern over the continued laying of anti-personnel landmines, and urges all Afghan parties to put a complete halt to the use of landmines, which continues to take a heavy toll on civilians and seriously impedes the delivery of humanitarian assistance; 18. Urgently appeals to all States, the United Nations system and international and non-governmental organizations to continue to provide, when conditions on the ground permit, all possible financial, technical and material assistance for the Afghan population and the voluntary, safe and secure return of refugees and internally and forcibly displaced persons; 19. Calls upon the international community to respond to the inter-agency consolidated appeal for emergency humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance for Afghanistan, launched by the Secretary-General on 23 November 1999 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2000, bearing in mind the availability also of the Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund; 20. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session a report on the actions taken pursuant to the present resolution; 21. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fifth session, under the cluster of items on coordination of humanitarian assistance, the sub-item entitled “Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan”. 84th plenary meeting 17 December 1999  6HH UHVROXWLRQ  $ ;;,