A/RES/58/27A-B 3. Urges all Afghan groups to actively support the Transitional Administration in meeting the responsibilities under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction,6 to cooperate fully with the mine action programme coordinated by the United Nations and to execute the destruction of all existing stocks of landmines; Stresses the coordinating role of the Special Representative of the 4. Secretary-General for Afghanistan for the United Nations system in ensuring a seamless transition from humanitarian relief to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan, including the cooperation of the United Nations system with other actors in the international community, in particular with the international financial institutions; Commends the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the 5. United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the Emergency Relief Coordinator for the work accomplished; Welcomes the recent substantial contributions to the Law and Order Trust 6. Fund, and at the same time regrets that the funding provided to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund and the Law and Order Trust Fund, which were designed to contribute to the mobilization of international support to Afghanistan, remains inadequate; Urges the international community to actively participate in and 7. financially contribute to these rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, and encourages the international community to channel assistance through the national development budget of the Afghan Transitional Administration and to focus attention on building the capacity of Afghans; Strongly condemns the recent deliberate attacks and all other acts of 8. violence and intimidation directed against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, and regrets the loss of life and physical harm suffered among such staff; Urges the Transitional Administration and local authorities to ensure the 9. safety, security and free movement of all United Nations and humanitarian personnel, as well as their safe and unimpeded access to all affected populations, and to protect the property of the United Nations and of humanitarian organizations, including non-governmental organizations; 10. Notes the ratification by Afghanistan of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women5 on 5 March 2003, and at the same time strongly condemns once again continuing discrimination against women and girls, as well as against persons belonging to ethnic and religious groups, including minorities; 11. Emphasizes the importance of actively involving all elements of Afghan society, in particular women, in the development and implementation of relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes; 12. Reminds all Afghan groups of their commitment to the Bonn Agreement,1 and calls upon them to respect fully the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, without discrimination of any kind, including on the basis of gender, ethnicity or religion, in accordance with their obligations under international law, and to protect and promote the equal rights of women and men; 8

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