Security Council resolution 1746 (2007) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)]
Symbol: S/RES/1746(2007)
Date: 2007-03-23
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/62 [47] UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
S/62 [46] AFGHANISTAN SITUATION
Subjects: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan|Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board in Afghanistan|Afghan National Armed Forces|Afghan National Police|UN. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights|Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission|Action Plan on Peace, Reconciliation and Justice in Afghanistan|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated Individuals and Entities|Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy|Afghanistan National Drug Control Strategy|Counter Narcotics Trust Fund (Afghanistan) > Budget contributions|International Security Assistance Force|Operation Enduring Freedom Coalition|Taliban (Afghanistan)|Qaida (Organization)|Conference on Consolidation of Peace in Afghanistan (2nd : 2006 : Tokyo)|London Conference on Afghanistan (2006 : London) > Participants|Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking Routes from Afghanistan (2nd : 2006 : Moscow)|Afghanistan Compact|SPECIAL MISSIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|ELECTIONS|HUMAN RIGHTS|DRUG CONTROL|AFGHANISTAN|AFGHANISTAN SITUATION|GOOD OFFICES|REGIONAL COOPERATION|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|GOVERNANCE|AID COORDINATION|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|NEGOTIATION|CONSTITUTIONS|SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT|SECURITY SECTOR REFORM|ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS|SECURITY AND SAFETY STAFF|RULE OF LAW|ARMED FORCES|POLICE|DISARMAMENT|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|SOCIAL INTEGRATION|PROGRAMMES OF ACTION|PRISON REFORM|JUDICIAL SYSTEM|CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS|IMPUNITY|CONFERENCES|LAW REFORM|CAPACITY BUILDING|PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION|ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM|POLITICAL REPRESENTATION|ACCOUNTABILITY|TECHNICAL COOPERATION|VOTER REGISTRATION|ELECTION LAW|FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE|CORRUPTION|HUMAN RIGHTS|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|WOMEN'S RIGHTS|DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES|OPIUM POPPY|DRUG TRAFFIC|PRECURSOR CHEMICALS|LAUNDERING OF FUNDS|FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT|RELIEF PERSONNEL|AFGHAN REFUGEES|REPATRIATION|PERIODIC REPORTS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CONGO
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: PANAMA
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: QATAR
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SLOVAKIA
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                   S/RES/1746 (2007)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              23 March 2007




               Resolution 1746 (2007)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5645th meeting on
               23 March 2007

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its resolution
               1662 (2006) extending through 23 March 2007 the mandate of the United Nations
               Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as laid out in the report of the
               Secretary-General of 7 March 2006 (S/2006/145), and its resolution 1659 (2006)
               endorsing the Afghanistan Compact, and recalling also the report of the Security
               Council mission to Afghanistan, 11 to 16 November 2006 (S/2006/935),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and national unity of Afghanistan,
                    Reaffirming its continued support for the Government and people of
               Afghanistan as they rebuild their country, strengthen the foundations of sustainable
               peace and constitutional democracy and assume their rightful place in the
               community of nations,
                    Reaffirming in this context its support for the implementation, under the
               ownership of the Afghan people, of the Afghanistan Compact, of the Afghanistan
               National Development Strategy (ANDS) and of the National Drugs Control Strategy,
               and noting that sustained efforts by all relevant actors are required to consolidate
               progress made towards their implementation and to overcome current challenges,
                    Recalling that the Afghanistan Compact is based on a partnership between the
               Afghan Government and the international community, with a central and impartial
               coordinating role for the United Nations,
                     Recognizing once again the interconnected nature of the challenges in
               Afghanistan, reaffirming that sustainable progress on security, governance and
               development, as well as the cross-cutting issue of counter-narcotics is mutually
               reinforcing and welcoming the continuing efforts of the Afghan Government and the
               international community to address these challenges in a coherent manner through
               the comprehensive framework provided by the Afghanistan Compact,
                    Noting, in the context of a comprehensive approach, the synergies in the
               objectives of UNAMA and of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF),



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               and stressing the need for continued cooperation and coordination, taking due
               account of their respective designated responsibilities,
                     Reiterating its concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, in particular
               the increased violent and terrorist activities by the Taliban, Al-Qaida, illegally
               armed groups and those involved in the narcotics trade, and the links between
               terrorism activities and illicit drugs, resulting in threats to the local population,
               national security forces and international military and civilian personnel, and
               stressing the importance of the security and safety of the United Nations and
               associated personnel,
                    Expressing also its concern over the harmful consequences of the insurgency
               on the capacity of the Afghan Government to provide security and basic services to
               the Afghan people, and to ensure the full enjoyment of their human rights and
               fundamental freedoms,
                    Recalling the importance of the Kabul Declaration of 22 December 2002 on
               Good-Neighbourly Relations (Kabul Declaration) (S/2002/1416), welcoming the
               New Delhi Declaration adopted at the Second Regional Economic Cooperation
               Conference on Afghanistan on 19 November 2006, looking forward to the Third
               Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to be held in
               Islamabad, Pakistan in 2007, and stressing the crucial importance to all parties of
               advancing regional cooperation as an effective means to promote security,
               governance and development in Afghanistan,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006)
               on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and its resolution 1325 (2000) on
               women and peace and security,
                     Stressing the central and impartial role that the United Nations continues to
               play in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan by leading the efforts of the
               international community, including, jointly with the Government of Afghanistan, the
               coordination and monitoring of efforts in implementing the Afghanistan Compact,
               and expressing its appreciation and strong support for the ongoing efforts of the
               Secretary-General, his Special Representative for Afghanistan and the women and
               men of UNAMA,
                    1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 15 March 2007
               (S/2007/152);
                    2.   Expresses its appreciation for the United Nations long-term commitment
               to work with the Government and the people of Afghanistan;
                    3.   Decides to extend the mandate of UNAMA, as established by resolution
               1662 (2006), until 23 March 2008;
                     4.    Stresses the role of UNAMA to promote a more coherent international
               engagement in support of Afghanistan, to extend its good offices through outreach
               in Afghanistan, to support regional cooperation in the context of the Afghanistan
               Compact, to promote humanitarian coordination and to continue to contribute to
               human rights protection and promotion, including monitoring of the situation of
               civilians in armed conflict;
                    5.   Welcomes UNAMA’s expanded presence in the provinces, through
               regional and provincial offices, which support efforts at the central level to



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           coordinate and monitor the implementation of the Afghanistan Compact and assist
           the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan and its international partners in
           improving the delivery of services to Afghan citizens throughout the country, and
           encourages further progress in this regard, including in the southern and eastern
           provinces, security circumstances permitting;
                 6.   Reiterates its call on the Afghan Government, and on all members of the
           international community and international organizations, to implement the
           Afghanistan Compact and its annexes in full;
                 7.   Emphasizes the importance of meeting the benchmarks and timelines of
           the Compact for the progress on security, governance and development as well as
           the cross-cutting issue of counter-narcotics and of increasing the effectiveness and
           coordination of the assistance to Afghanistan;
                 8.   Acknowledges the central role played by the Joint Coordination and
           Monitoring Board in facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the Compact,
           stresses the role of the JCMB to support Afghanistan by, inter alia, coordinating
           international assistance and reconstruction programmes, encourages efforts to
           strengthen the JCMB Secretariat, welcomes the results of the JCMB meeting at
           senior officials level held in Berlin on 30 and 31 January 2007, and encourages
           further efforts to provide appropriate high level political guidance and promote a
           more coherent international engagement;
                 9.   Calls on all Afghan parties and groups to engage constructively in an
           inclusive political dialogue, within the framework of the Afghan Constitution and
           Afghan-led reconciliation programmes, and in the social development of the
           country, and stresses the importance of these factors to enhance security and
           stability;
                 10. Stresses the need for further progress on security sector reform, inter alia
           in order to advance towards the goal of ethnically balanced Afghan security forces
           providing security and ensuring the rule of law throughout the country, welcomes in
           this regard the ongoing efforts to increase functionality, professionalism and
           accountability of the security sector, including the Afghan National Army and the
           Afghan National Police, including the recent proposed contributions by the United
           States and other partners, and calls for proper monitoring of the deployment of the
           Auxiliary Police to ensure its accountability to central authorities;
                 11. Welcomes the decision by the European Union to establish a mission in
           the field of policing with linkages to the wider rule of law and counter narcotics, to
           assist and enhance current efforts in the area of police reform at central and
           provincial levels, and looks forward to the early launch of the mission;
                 12. Welcomes the successful conclusion of the disarmament, demobilization
           and reintegration (DDR) process started in October 2003, as well as the launch of
           the programme of disbandment of illegal armed groups (DIAG) and the
           commitments made in this regard at the Second Tokyo Conference on Consolidation
           of Peace in Afghanistan on 5 July 2006, calls for determined efforts by the Afghan
           Government to pursue at all levels the timely implementation of the programme
           throughout the country, including through the implementation of the newly adopted
           Action Plan, and requests the international community to extend further assistance
           to these efforts, taking fully into account the guidance by UNAMA;



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                     13. Stresses the need for accelerated progress in the implementation of the
               10-year strategy for justice reform in the framework of the Afghanistan Compact,
               including through definition of responsibilities and provision of adequate resources,
               invites the Afghan Government, with the assistance of the international community,
               to continue to work towards the establishment of a fair and transparent justice
               system, including the reconstruction and reform of the correctional system, in order
               to strengthen the rule of law throughout the country and eliminate impunity, and
               takes note with interest of the initiative to organize in Rome a Conference on Rule
               of Law in Afghanistan to enhance Afghan and international commitment to justice
               sector reform;
                     14. Welcomes the continued efforts by the Afghan authorities to promote
               legislative reform, and stresses the importance of international support for capacitybuilding in such reform and its implementation;
                     15. Welcomes the establishment of the provincial councils in accordance with
               the Afghan Constitution, encourages all institutions to work in a spirit of
               cooperation, calls on the Afghan Government to pursue continued public
               administrative reform in order to ensure good governance, full representation and
               accountability at both national and local levels, and stresses the need for further
               international efforts to provide technical assistance in this regard, particularly at the
               local level;
                     16. Calls upon the Afghan Government, with support from the international
               community, to begin planning and preparation for Afghanistan’s next election cycle,
               including the establishment of a permanent Civil Voter Registry (CVR) as called for
               in the Afghanistan Compact, the passage and implementation of an updated Election
               Law, and financial and political support for the Independent Election Commission
               (IEC) to ensure that it possesses the resources needed, and to ensure that
               Afghanistan is set on the path to the creation of affordable and sustainable systems
               that will contribute to free, fair and transparent elections;
                     17. Notes with concern the effects of widespread corruption on security, good
               governance and counter-narcotics efforts, and calls on the Afghan Government, with
               the assistance of the international community, to vigorously lead the fight against
               corruption and to sustain its efforts to establish a more effective, accountable and
               transparent administration, and welcomes recent steps by the Afghan Government in
               this regard;
                     18. Calls for full respect for human rights and international humanitarian law
               throughout Afghanistan; requests UNAMA, with the support of the Office of the
               United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to continue to assist in the
               full implementation of the human rights provisions of the Afghan Constitution and
               international treaties to which Afghanistan is a state party, in particular those
               regarding the full enjoyment by women of their human rights; commends the Afghan
               Independent Human Rights Commission for its courageous efforts to monitor
               respect for human rights in Afghanistan as well as to foster and protect these rights;
                     19. Stresses the importance of the ongoing process of national reconciliation
               undertaken by the Government of Afghanistan and encourages the full and timely
               implementation, with international support, of the Action Plan on Peace, Justice and
               Reconciliation in accordance with the Afghanistan Compact, without prejudice to
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           1267 (1999) of 15 October 1999 and other relevant resolutions of the Security
           Council;
                 20. Welcomes the cooperation of the Afghan Government and UNAMA with
           the Security Council’s Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999)
           with the implementation of resolution 1735 (2006), and encourages the continuation
           of such cooperation;
                 21. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the ANDS,
           stresses the need for continued leadership by the Afghan Government in its
           implementation, and encourages the participants at the London Conference to
           continue to fulfil and consider increasing their pledges, including financial
           assistance for the implementation of the Strategy;
                 22. Expresses its concern at the serious harm that increasing opium
           cultivation, production and trafficking causes to the security, development and
           governance of Afghanistan as well as to the region and internationally; calls on the
           Afghan Government, with the assistance of the international community, to pursue
           effective implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy; and encourages
           additional international support for the four priorities identified in that Strategy,
           including through contributions to the Counter Narcotics Trust Fund and continued
           regional cooperation for the fight against the illicit trafficking in drugs and
           precursors and against money-laundering linked to such trafficking;
                 23. Welcomes the outcome of the Second Ministerial Conference on Drug
           Trafficking Routes from Afghanistan organized by the Government of the Russian
           Federation in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime held
           in Moscow from 26 to 28 June 2006 (S/2006/598), within the framework of the
           Paris Pact initiative, and calls upon States to strengthen international and regional
           cooperation to counter the threat to the international community posed by the illicit
           production and trafficking of drugs originated in Afghanistan;
                24. Calls upon all Afghan and international parties to continue to cooperate
           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;
                 25. Calls upon the Afghan Government, with the assistance of the
           international community, including the International Security Assistance Force and
           Operation Enduring Freedom coalition, in accordance with their respective
           designated responsibilities as they evolve, to continue to address the threat to the
           security and stability of Afghanistan posed by the Taliban, Al-Qaida, other extremist
           groups and criminal activities, welcomes the completion of ISAF’s expansion
           throughout Afghanistan and calls upon all parties to uphold international
           humanitarian and human rights law and to ensure the protection of civilian life;
                 26. Welcomes the ongoing efforts by the Government of Afghanistan and its
           neighbouring and regional partners to foster trust and cooperation with each other,
           stresses the importance of increasing cooperation between Afghanistan and the
           partners against the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other extremist groups, in promoting
           peace and prosperity in Afghanistan and in fostering cooperation in the economic
           and development sectors as a means to achieve the full integration of Afghanistan
           into regional dynamics and the global economy, and further welcomes progress in
           this regard;


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                     27. Recognizes the importance of voluntary, safe, orderly return and
               sustainable reintegration of the remaining Afghan refugees for the stability of the
               country and the region, and calls for continued and enhanced international
               assistance in this regard;
                    28. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council every six months
               on developments in Afghanistan;
                    29.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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