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services, inter alia, to microenterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises and
households, transparent business regulations and accountability, and emphasizes the
connection between generating economic growth, including through infrastructural
projects, and the creation of job opportunities in Afghanistan;
34. Recalls the ratification by Afghanistan of the United Nations Convention
against Corruption, 8 reiterates its appreciation for the anti-corruption commitments
made by the Government of Afghanistan at the Tokyo Conference, calls for decisive
action by the Government to fulfil those commitments in order to establish a more
effective, accountable and transparent administration at the national, provincial and
local levels of government, welcomes the efforts of the Government in this regard,
including the issuance of the presidential decree in July 2012, and also welcomes
continued international support for Afghanistan’s governance objectives, while
noting with deep concern the effects of corruption with regard to security, good
governance, the combating of the narcotics industry and economic development;
35. Welcomes the Subnational Governance Policy, underscores the
importance of more visible, accountable and capable subnational institutions and
actors in reducing the political space for insurgents, emphasizes the importance of
the Kabul process being accompanied by the implementation of national
programmes at the subnational level, encourages the capacity-building and
empowerment of local institutions in a phased and fiscally sustainable manner, and
calls for the predictable and regular allocation of more resources to provincial
authorities, including continued vital support from the Assistance Mission and the
international community;
36. 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 of property rights, including for women, and welcomes the
steps already taken by the Government in this regard;
D.
Human rights
37. Recalls the constitutional guarantee of respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all Afghans as a significant political achievement, calls
for full respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, without
discrimination of any kind, and stresses the need to fully implement the human
rights provisions of the Afghan Constitution, in accordance with obligations under
applicable international law, in particular those regarding the full enjoyment by
women and children of their human rights;
38. Acknowledges and encourages the efforts made by the Government of
Afghanistan in promoting respect for human rights, expresses its concern at the
harmful consequences of violent and terrorist activities, including against persons
belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other
violent and extremist groups and other illegal armed groups and criminals for the
enjoyment of human rights and for the capacity of the Government to ensure human
rights and fundamental freedoms for all Afghans, notes with concern reports of
incidents in which violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law
have occurred, including violations committed against women and children, in
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