A/RES/59/112 A-B 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General5 and the recommendations contained therein; 2. Urges the Government of Afghanistan and local authorities to take all possible steps to ensure the 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, and calls upon the international community to continue to support the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan in the area of security in a coordinated manner; Strongly condemns all acts of violence and intimidation directed against 3. humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, regrets the loss of life and physical harm, and urges the Government of Afghanistan to make every effort to identify and to bring to justice the perpetrators of attacks; Welcomes the progress of the disarmament, demobilization and 4. reintegration process for ex-combatants, including child soldiers, by the Government of Afghanistan and the efforts of the international community to assist in this process, and urges all Afghan parties to continue their efforts in this regard; recognizing the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan, reiterates the importance of ending the use of children contrary to international law, while welcoming the recent accession by Afghanistan to the Convention on the Rights of the Child 7 and the Optional Protocol thereto on the involvement of children in armed conflict; 8 and stresses the importance of the demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers and care for other war-affected children, and notes in this regard the value of preparing an action plan to address this issue; Reiterates the importance of providing Afghan children with educational 5. and health facilities in all parts of the country, recognizing the special needs of girls, and encourages the Government of Afghanistan, with the assistance of the international community, to expand those facilities and to promote full and equal access to them by all members of Afghan society; Welcomes the initiative of the Government of Afghanistan to formulate a 6. national plan of action on combating child trafficking, encourages the Government, in the formulation of the plan of action, to be guided by the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 9 and stresses the importance of considering becoming party to this Protocol; 7. Reminds all Afghan parties of their commitment to the Bonn Agreement3 and the Berlin Declaration,4 and calls for the full respect of 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 obligations under the Afghan Constitution and international law, and commends the commitment of the Government of Afghanistan in this respect; Emphasizes again the necessity of investigating allegations of current 8. and past violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, including violations committed against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, _______________ 7 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531. Resolution 54/263, annex I. 9 See resolution 55/25. 8 7