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encourages careful coordination with the Afghan national security forces, supported
by the Assistance Force, as appropriate;
12. Underscores the importance of a sustainable democratic development in
Afghanistan with all Afghan institutions acting within their clearly defined areas of
competence, in accordance with the relevant laws and the Afghan Constitution, and
welcomes, in this regard, the commitment of the Government of Afghanistan at the
Kabul Conference, reaffirmed at the Bonn and Tokyo Conferences, to deliver further
improvements to the electoral process, including addressing the sustainability of the
electoral process, and, taking into account the commitments by the international
community and the Afghan Government made at the London, Kabul, Bonn, and
Tokyo Conferences, reaffirms UNAMA’s supporting role, at the request of the
Afghan Government, in the realization of these commitments, and requests that,
upon the request of the Government of Afghanistan, UNAMA provide assistance to
the relevant Afghan institutions to support the integrity of the electoral process, and
further calls upon members of the international community to provide assistance as
appropriate;
13. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Afghan Government to advance
the peace and reconciliation process, including by the High Peace Council and the
implementation of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme, to promote
an inclusive, Afghan-led dialogue on reconciliation and political participation as
laid forth in the 20 July 2010 Kabul Conference Communiqué on dialogue for all
those who renounce violence, have no links to international terrorist organizations,
including Al-Qaida, respect the constitution, including its human rights provisions,
notably the rights of women, and are willing to join in building a peaceful
Afghanistan, and as further elaborated in the principles and outcomes of the
5 December 2011 Bonn Conference Conclusions, and encourages the Government
of Afghanistan to make use of UNAMA’s good offices to support this process as
appropriate, in full respect of the implementation of measures and procedures
introduced by the Security Council in its resolution 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011) and
2082 (2012), as well as other relevant resolutions of the Council;
14. Welcomes also the measures taken by the Government of Afghanistan,
and encourages it to continue to increase the participation of women as well as
minorities and civil society in outreach, consultation and decision-making
processes, recalls that women play a vital role in the peace process, as recognized in
Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and related resolutions, therefore reiterates
the need for the full, equal and effective participation of women at all stages of
peace processes and urges their involvement in the development and implementation
of post-conflict strategies in order to take account of their perspectives and needs as
affirmed by the Bonn and Tokyo Conferences;
15. Notes the establishment of the Committee pursuant to Security Council
resolution 1988 (2011), its methods and procedures, including new procedures to
facilitate and expedite requests for travel ban exemptions in support of the peace
and reconciliation process, introduced in Security Council resolution 2082 (2012),
welcomes in this context, the cooperation of the Afghan Government, the High
Peace Council and UNAMA with the Committee, including by providing relevant
information for updating the 1988 List, and by identifying individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban in constituting a threat to the
peace, stability and security of Afghanistan, as per the designation criteria set out in
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