A/RES/68/11
The situation in Afghanistan
them by all members of Afghan society, including in remote areas, and reiterates
further the need to provide vocational training for adolescents;
67. Commends the relief efforts by the Government of Afghanistan and donors,
but continues to express its concern at the overall humanitarian situation, stresses
the continued need for food assistance, ensuring that the basic needs of internally
displaced persons are met, and calls for continued international support in this
regard, as well as for the early fulfilment, before the approaching winter, of the
urgent humanitarian needs in the 2013 Common Humanitarian Action Plan for
Afghanistan;
68. Recognizes that underdevelopment and lack of capacity increase the
vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and to harsh climate conditions, and
in this regard urges the Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the
international community, to increase its efforts aimed at strengthening disaster risk
reduction at the national and subnational levels and at modernizing the agricultural
sector and strengthening its agricultural production, thereby reducing the
vulnerability of Afghanistan to adverse external conditions such as drought,
flooding and other natural disasters;
69. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that continue to host
Afghan refugees, in particular Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran,
acknowledging the huge burden they have so far shouldered in this regard, and asks
for continued generous support by the international community, with a view to
facilitating their voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return, rehabilitation and
reintegration;
70. Welcomes the outcome of the International Conference on the Solutions
Strategy for Afghan Refugees to Support Voluntary Repatriation, Sustainable
Reintegration and Assistance to Host Countries, held in Geneva on 2 and 3 May
2012, and looks forward to the further implementation of the joint communiqué of
the Conference, aimed at increased sustainability of returns and continued support
for host countries, through the sustained support and the directed efforts of the
international community;
71. Reiterates to host countries and the international community the
obligations under international refugee law with respect to the protection of
refugees, the principle of voluntary return and the right to seek asylum and to ensure
full, safe and unhindered access for humanitarian relief agencies in order to provide
protection and assistance to the refugees, and calls upon countries to continue to
accept an appropriate number of Afghan refugees for resettlement, as a manifestation
of their shared responsibility and solidarity;
72. Welcomes the continued return of Afghan refugees and internally
displaced persons, in a voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable manner, while
noting with concern that conditions in parts of Afghanistan are not yet conducive to
a safe and sustainable return to some places of origin;
73. Urges the Government of Afghanistan, acting with the support of the
international community, to continue to strengthen its efforts to create the conditions
for sustainable return by continuing to strengthen its absorption capacity for the full
rehabilitation and reintegration of the remaining Afghan refugees and internally
displaced persons;
74. Notes, in this regard, the continued constructive work between the
countries of the region, as well as the tripartite and quadripartite agreements
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