A/RES/63/18 also to be made to reduce the demand for drugs globally in order to contribute to the sustainability of the elimination of illicit cultivation in Afghanistan; 79. Urges the Government of Afghanistan, assisted by the international community, to promote the development of sustainable livelihoods in the formal production sector as well as other sectors, and to improve access to reasonable and sustainable credit and financing in rural areas, thus improving substantially the lives, health and security of the people, particularly in rural areas; 80. Supports the fight against the illicit trafficking in drugs from and precursors to Afghanistan and neighbouring States and countries along trafficking routes, including increased cooperation among them in strengthening anti-narcotic controls and the monitoring of the international trade in chemical precursors; 81. Calls upon States to strengthen international and regional cooperation to counter the increasing threat to the international community posed by the illicit production of drugs in Afghanistan and trafficking in drugs, recognizes the progress achieved by relevant initiatives within the framework of the Paris Pact, the Second Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking Routes from Afghanistan, held in Moscow from 26 to 28 June 2006, the meeting in Kabul in October 2007, and the Tehran agreement on a triangular initiative by Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan, and stresses the importance of further progress in the implementation of these initiatives; 82. Pays homage to all those who have lost their lives in the fight against drug traffickers, in particular members of the security forces of Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries; 83. Welcomes recent initiatives to promote border management cooperation in drug control between Afghanistan and its neighbours; 84. Stresses the importance of further, effective cooperative support by relevant international and regional actors, including the United Nations and the Force within its designated responsibilities, to Afghan-led sustained efforts to address the threat posed by the illicit production of and trafficking in drugs; 85. Expresses its appreciation for the work of the Mission as mandated by the Security Council in its resolution 1806 (2008), and stresses the continued importance of the central and impartial role played by the Mission in promoting and coordinating a more coherent international engagement; 86. Welcomes the ongoing extension of the presence of the Mission into additional provinces, which thus ensures that the United Nations fulfils its essential coordinating role, and encourages the Mission to consolidate its presence and to continue its expansion throughout the country, in particular in the south, security conditions permitting; 87. Stresses the need to ensure that the Mission is adequately resourced to fulfil its mandate; 88. Acknowledges the central role played by the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board in facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the Afghanistan Compact, stresses the role of the Board to support Afghanistan by, inter alia, coordinating international assistance and reconstruction programmes, and welcomes further efforts to provide appropriate guidance and promote a more coherent international engagement; 12