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7.
Calls upon all Afghan and international parties to coordinate with
UNAMA in the implementation of its mandate and in efforts to promote the security
and freedom of movement of United Nations and associated personnel throughout
the country;
Reiterates the need to ensure security of United Nations staff and its
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support for the measures already taken by the Secretary-General in this regard;
9.
Stresses the importance of a strong presence of UNAMA and other
United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in the provinces, encourages the
Secretary-General to continue his current efforts to take necessary measures to
address the security issues associated with their presence, and strongly supports the
authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the coordination
of all activities of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Afghanistan;
10. 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 to
work closely with the United Nations to build on the lessons learned from the 2009
and 2010 elections to deliver further improvements to the electoral process,
including addressing the sustainability of the electoral process, and, taking into
account the commitments made at the London and Kabul Conferences, reaffirms
UNAMA’s leading role in supporting, at the request of the Afghan Government, the
realization of these commitments, and requests that, upon the request of the
Government of Afghanistan, UNAMA provide technical assistance to the relevant
Afghan institutions to support constructive electoral reforms; and further calls upon
members of the international community to provide assistance as appropriate;
11. Welcomes the renewed efforts of the Afghan Government, including
through the national Consultative Peace Jirga held in June 2010, the establishment
of the High Peace Council and the implementation of the Afghanistan Peace and
Reintegration Programme, to promote dialogue with those elements in opposition to
the Government who are ready to renounce violence, break ties with Al-Qaida and
other terrorist organizations, denounce terrorism and accept the Afghan
Constitution, particularly as it relates to gender and human rights issues, 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), 1822 (2008) and 1904 (2009) as well as other relevant resolutions of the
Council, also welcomes the measures taken by the Government of Afghanistan, and
encourages it to continue to increase the participation of women, minorities and
civil society in outreach and consultation processes, and recalls that women can
play a vital role in the peace process, as recognized in Security Council resolution
1325 (2010) and related resolutions;
12. Stresses the role of UNAMA in supporting the process of peace and
reconciliation, including the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme, as
mandated in this Resolution, and encourages the international community to assist
the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan in this regard including through
continued support to the Peace and Reintegration Trust Fund and, in this context,
notes the conference on reintegration to be hosted by the Afghan Government in
Kabul in the spring of this year;
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