Security Council resolution 2145 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Mar. 2015]
Symbol: S/RES/2145 (2014)
Date: 2014-03-17
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/69 [46] AFGHANISTAN SITUATION
S/69 [47] UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
Subjects: UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan > Terms of reference|UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan > Terms of reference|Taliban (Afghanistan)|Qaida (Organization)|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM|PROGRAMME OWNERSHIP|INSTITUTION BUILDING|AFGHANISTAN|AFGHANISTAN SITUATION|ELECTION VERIFICATION|WOMEN'S STATUS|RECONCILIATION|REGIONAL COOPERATION|INTERNAL SECURITY|CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|DRUG CONTROL|GOVERNANCE|HUMAN RIGHTS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2145 (2014)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                17 March 2014




               Resolution 2145 (2014)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7139th meeting, on
               17 March 2014

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its re solution
               2096 (2013) extending through 19 March 2014 the mandate of the United Nations
               Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as established by resolution 1662
               (2006),
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and national unity of Afghanistan,
                     Reiterating support for the Transition (Inteqal) process which will entail the
               assumption of full responsibility by Afghanistan’s institutions in the security sector,
               consistent with the London, Kabul, Bonn and Tokyo Conferences and the Lisbon
               and Chicago Summits, recognizing that transition is not only a security process but
               also entails the full assumption of Afghan leadership and ownership in governance
               and development, and affirming that the United Nations support in Afghanistan
               takes full account of the transition process in Afghanistan,
                    Emphasizing the Kabul Process towards the primary objective of accelerat ed
               Afghan leadership and ownership, strengthened international partnership and
               regional cooperation, improved Afghan governance, enhanced capabilities of
               Afghan security forces, economic growth and better protection for the rights of all
               Afghan citizens, including women and girls, and welcoming specifically the
               commitments made by the Afghan Government,
                     Stressing the importance of a comprehensive approach to address the security,
               economic, governance and development challenges in Afghanistan, which are of an
               interconnected nature, and recognizing that there is no purely military solution to
               ensure the stability of Afghanistan,
                     Reaffirming its continued support for the Government and people of
               Afghanistan as they rebuild their country, and strengthen the foundations of
               sustainable peace and constitutional democracy,
                    Welcoming the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn on 5 December
               2011 and its Conference Conclusions (S/2011/762), as well as the declaration in



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               Bonn that the Process of Transition, to be completed by the end of 2014, should be
               followed by a Decade of Transformation (2015-2024),
                     Welcoming also the process by which Afghanistan and its regional and
               international partners are entering into long-term strategic partnership and other
               agreements, aimed at achieving a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan,
                    Welcoming further the strategic consensus between the Government of
               Afghanistan and the International Community on a renewed and enduring
               partnership for this Transformation Decade based on firm mutual commitments, and
               welcoming progress made towards meeting the mutual commitments set out in the
               Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework to support the sustainable economic
               growth and development of Afghanistan, and reaffirming the importance of
               continued efforts by the Government of Afghanistan and the international
               community towards meeting their mutual commitments,
                     Reaffirming that sustainable progress on security, governance, human rights,
               including the rights of women and girls, rule of law and development as well as the
               cross-cutting issues of counter-narcotics, anti-corruption and accountability are
               mutually reinforcing and that governance and development programmes prioritized
               for implementation in transition should be consistent with the goals set forth in the
               Tokyo Declaration and the National Priority Programmes, and welcoming the
               continuing efforts of the Government of Afghanistan and the international
               community to address these challenges through a comprehensive approach,
                     Reaffirming specifically in this context its support for the implementation,
               under the leadership and ownership of the Afghan people, of the commitments set
               out in the London (S/2010/65) and Kabul Conference Communiqués, of the
               Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) and of the National Drugs
               Control Strategy, as part of the comprehensive implementation strategy to be taken
               forward by the Government of Afghanistan with the support of the region and the
               international community and with a central and impartial coordinating role for the
               United Nations, consistent with the Kabul Process and in line with the National
               Priority Programmes,
                      Stressing the crucial importance of advancing regional cooperation as an
               effective means to promote security, stability and economic and social development
               in Afghanistan, recalling the importance of the Kabul Declaration of 22 December
               2002 on Good-Neighbourly Relations (Kabul Declaration) (S/2002/1416), welcoming,
               in this regard, the continued commitment of the international community to support
               stability and development in Afghanistan, and noting international and regional
               initiatives such as the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a
               Secure and Stable Afghanistan, the quadrilateral Summit of Afghanistan, Pakistan,
               Tajikistan and the Russian Federation as well as the Trilateral Summit of
               Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, the Trilateral Summit of Afghanistan, Pakistan and
               Turkey and the Trilateral Summit of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UK, as well
               those as by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Collective Security
               Organization (CSTO) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
               (SAARC) and the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan
               (RECCA) process,
                    Commending the outcome of the Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference, which
               convened in Kabul in June 2012, where Afghanistan and its regi onal partners



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           reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen regional security and cooperation for a
           secure and stable Afghanistan, including through enhanced regional dialogue and
           confidence building measures, welcoming the confidence building measures on
           Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Narcotics and Trade, Commerce and Investment
           Opportunity, and those on Education, Disaster Management and Regional
           Infrastructure, welcoming the Fourth Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference in
           Tianjin, China in 2014, and noting that the Istanbul Process is intended to
           complement and cooperate with, and not substitute for, existing efforts of regional
           organizations, particularly where they relate to Afghanistan,
                 Welcoming also the outcome of the International Conference on the Solution s
           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 looking 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 sustained support and directed efforts of the international
           community,
                 Stressing the central and impartial role that the United Nations will continue 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 Kabul Process through
           the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in support of the priorities set
           up by the Government of Afghanistan and affirmed at the Tokyo Conference; and
           expressing its appreciation and strong support for the ongoing efforts of the
           Secretary-General, his Special Representative for Afghanistan and in particular the
           women and men of UNAMA who are serving in difficult conditions to help the
           people of Afghanistan,
                 Reaffirming that, consistent with the transition process, the role of
           international actors will evolve further from direct service delivery to support and
           capacity building for Afghan institutions, enabling the Government of Afghanistan
           to exercise its sovereign authority in all its functions, including the phasing out of
           all Provincial Reconstruction Teams, as well as the dissolution of any structures
           duplicating the functions and authority of the Government of Afghanistan at the
           national and subnational levels,
                Stressing the importance of a comprehensive and inclusive, Afghan-led and
           Afghan-owned political process in Afghanistan to support reconciliation for all
           those who are prepared to reconcile as laid forth in the 20 July 2010 Kabul
           Conference Communiqué on dialogue for all those who renounce violence, have no
           links to international terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaida, respect the
           constitution, including its human rights provisions, notably the rights of women, and
           are willing to join in building a peaceful Afghanistan, and further elaborated in the
           5 December 2011 Bonn Conference Conclusions supported by the Government of
           Afghanistan and the international community, with full respect for the
           implementation of measures and application of the procedures introduced by the
           Security Council in its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011) and 2082 (2012),
                 Recalling the Government of Afghanistan’s commitments at the Kabul and
           Tokyo Conferences to strengthen and improve Afghanistan’s electoral process,
           including long-term electoral reform, in order to ensure that future elections will be
           transparent, credible, inclusive and democratic, welcoming the Presidential decree of


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               26 July 2012, and Afghan preparations for the 2014 presidential and provincial
               council elections, and looking forward to preparations for the 2015 parliamentary
               elections,
                     Reaffirming that Afghanistan’s peaceful future lies in the building of a stable,
               secure, economically sustainable state, free of terrorism and narcotics and based on
               the rule of law, strengthened democratic institutions, respect for the separation of
               powers, reinforced constitutional checks and balances and the guarantee and
               enforcement of citizens’ rights and obligations, welcoming the contribution of the
               International Contact Group to the United Nations efforts in coordinating and
               broadening international support for Afghanistan,
                    Emphasizing once again the agreements reached at the North Atlantic Treaty
               Organization’s (NATO) Lisbon and Chicago Summits between the Government of
               Afghanistan and countries contributing to the International Security Assistance
               Force (ISAF) to gradually transfer full security responsibility in Afghanistan to the
               Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) country-wide by the end of 2014, taking
               note of the Declaration by NATO and the Government of the Islamic Republic of
               Afghanistan on an enduring partnership signed in Lisbon on 20 November 2010,
               acknowledging the joint efforts under the Transition (Inteqal) process, welcoming
               progress towards the completion of the security transition, notably the 18 June 2013
               milestone when all areas of Afghanistan entered the Transition,
                     Underlining the importance of operationally capable, professional, incl usive
               and sustainable Afghan National Security Forces for meeting Afghanistan’s security
               needs, with a view to lasting peace, security and stability, stressing the long-term
               commitment, beyond 2014, and into the Transformation Decade (2015 -2024), of the
               international community to support the further development, including training, and
               professionalization of the Afghan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and
               retention of women to the Afghan National Security Forces,
                     Welcoming the Chicago Summit Joint Declaration on Afghanistan which
               stresses the long-term commitment, beyond 2014, to lasting peace, security and
               stability in Afghanistan, noting the decision of the Government of Afghanistan and
               NATO for NATO to work towards continuing to train, advi se and assist the Afghan
               National Security Forces after 2014, noting that any new mission should have a
               sound legal basis, as stated in paragraph 14 of the Chicago Summit Joint
               Declaration on Afghanistan, in this regard, emphasizing the importance of
               discussions on Afghanistan at the next NATO Summit in the United Kingdom in
               September 2014, noting the responsibility of the Government of Afghanistan to
               sustain a sufficient and capable ANSF supported by the international community, as
               decided at the International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn on 5 December
               2011, through training, equipping, financing and capability development of the
               ANSF beyond the end of the transition period, and welcoming as reaffirmed in the
               Chicago Summit Joint Declaration the financial sustainment of the ANSF with a
               clear view to the assumption, no later than 2024, of full financial responsibility for
               its own security forces by the Government of Afghanistan,
                     Recognizing that security gains must be supported by progress in Afghan
               governance and development capacity, noting, in this context, the objectives of
               UNAMA and of ISAF as also noted in resolution 2120 (2013), and stressing the
               need for coordination and mutual support, where appropriate, taking due account of
               their respective designated responsibilities,


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                 Reiterating the need for all United Nations agencies, funds and programmes,
           through the Country Team mechanism and a “One-UN” approach under the
           guidance of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, to increase efforts,
           in full consultation and cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan, to achieve
           greater coherence, coordination, efficiency and full alignment with the National
           Priority Programmes identified by the Government of Afghanistan,
                 Welcoming the efforts of countries that are sustaining their civilian efforts to
           assist the Government and the people of Afghanistan and encouraging the
           international community to further enhance their contributions in a co ordinated
           manner with the Afghan authorities and UNAMA, with a view to strengthening
           Afghan leadership and ownership, as reaffirmed at the Tokyo Conference in July
           2012,
                 Stressing the need to further improve the efficient and effective delivery of
           humanitarian assistance, including through enhanced coordination among the United
           Nations agencies, funds and programmes under the authority of the Special
           Representative of the Secretary-General and between the United Nations and other
           donors, especially where it is most needed, welcoming the establishment of the
           United Nations Common Humanitarian Fund, and supporting the Afghan Government
           to increasingly take the lead in coordinating humanitarian assistance to its citizens,
                 Emphasizing the need for all, within the framework of humanitarian
           assistance, of upholding and respecting the humanitarian principles of humanity,
           neutrality, impartiality and independence,
                 Reiterating its concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, in particular
           the ongoing violent and terrorist activities by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other
           violent and extremist groups, illegal armed groups, criminals and those involved in
           the production, trafficking or trade of illicit drugs, and the strong links between
           terrorism activities and illicit drugs, resulting in threats to the local population,
           including women, children, national security forces and international military and
           civilian personnel, including humanitarian and development workers,
                 Recognizing the continuously alarming threats posed by the Taliban, Al-Qaida
           and other violent and extremist groups and illegal armed groups as well as the
           challenges related to the efforts to address such threats, and expressing its serious
           concern over the harmful consequences of violent and terrorist activities by the
           Taliban, Al-Qaida and other violent and extremist groups and illegal armed groups
           on the capacity of the Afghan Government to guarantee the rule of law, to provide
           security and basic services to the Afghan people, and to ensure the improvement and
           protection of their human rights and fundamental freedoms,
                 Recalling its resolutions 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the
           protection of civilians in armed conflict, expressing its serious concern with the high
           number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, in particular women and children, the
           increasingly large majority of which are caused by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other
           violent and extremist groups and illegal armed groups, condemning the targeted
           killing of women and girls, in particular high level female officials, reaffirming that
           all parties to armed conflict must take all feasible steps to ensure the protection of
           affected civilians, especially women, children and displaced persons, including from
           sexual violence and all other forms of gender based violence, and that perpetrators
           of such violence must be held accountable, calling for all parties to comply with



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               their obligations under international law including international humanitarian law
               and human rights law and for all appropriate measures to be taken to ensure the
               protection of civilians, and recognizing the importance of the ongoing monitoring
               and reporting to the United Nations Security Council, including ISAF, of the
               situation of civilians and in particular civilian casualties, taking note of the progress
               made by Afghan and international forces in minimizing ci vilian casualties, and
               noting the 8 February 2014 report by UNAMA on the protection of civilians in
               armed conflict,
                     Expressing also concern with the serious threat that anti-personnel mines,
               remnants of war and Improvised Explosive Devices pose to the civ ilian population,
               and stressing the need to refrain from the use of weapons and devices prohibited by
               international law,
                     Encouraging the international community and regional partners to further
               effectively support Afghan-led sustained efforts to address drug production and
               trafficking, notably through the JCMB’s working group on counter-narcotics as well
               as regional initiatives, and recognizing the threat posed by the production, trade and
               trafficking of illicit drugs to international peace and stability i n different regions of
               the world, and the important role played by the United Nations Office on Drug and
               Crime (UNODC) in this regard,
                     Expressing concern at the increase in poppy production as noted in the
               UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2013, noting the serious harm that opium
               cultivation, production and trafficking and consumption continues to cause to the
               stability, security, social and economic development and governance of Afghanistan
               as well as to the region and internationally, and stressing the important role of the
               United Nations to continue to monitor the drug situation in Afghanistan,
                    Stressing the need for coordinated regional efforts to combat the drug problem,
               and in this regard, welcoming the Regional Ministerial Conference on Counter-Narcotics in Islamabad on 12 and 13 November 2012, aimed at enhancing regional
               cooperation to counter-narcotics,
                     Welcoming the ongoing work of the Paris Pact Initiative as one of the most
               important frameworks in the fight against opiates originating in Afghanis tan, taking
               note of the Vienna Declaration, and emphasizing the aim of the Paris Pact to
               establish a broad international coalition to combat the traffic of illicit opiates, as
               part of a comprehensive approach to peace, stability, and development in
               Afghanistan, the region and beyond,
                    Recalling the declaration addressed to the International Narcotics Control
               Board (INCB) by the Government of Afghanistan that there is no legal use for acetic
               anhydride in Afghanistan for the time being and that producing and exporting
               countries should abstain from authorizing the export of this substance to
               Afghanistan without the request from the Afghan Government, and encouraging,
               pursuant to resolution 1817 (2008), Member States to increase their cooperation
               with the INCB, notably by fully complying with the provisions of Article 12 of the
               United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and
               Psychotropic Substances, 1988, and encouraging further international and regional
               cooperation with a view to prevent the diversion and trafficking of chemical
               precursors into Afghanistan,




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                  Supporting the Afghan Government’s continued ban of Ammonium Nitrate
           fertilizer, urging prompt action to implement regulations for the control of all
           explosive materials and precursor chemicals, thereby reducing the ability of
           insurgents to use them for improvised explosive devices, and calling upon the
           international community to support the Afghan Government’s efforts in this regard ,
                Recalling its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006)
           and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, its resolutions 1325
           (2000), 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and
           2122 (2013) on women and peace and security, and its resolution 1612 (2005), 1882
           (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012) and 2143 (2014) on children and armed conflict,
           and 2117 (2013) on small arms and light weapons, and taking note of the reports of
           the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (S/2013/245) and the
           Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (S/2013/689), as well as the conclusions
           of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
           (S/AC.51/2011/3),
                1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 7 March 2014
           (S/2014/163);
                 2.   Expresses its appreciation for the United Nations long-term commitment,
           including beyond 2014 and into the Transformation Decade, to support the
           Government and the people of Afghanistan and reiterates its full support to the work
           of UNAMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and stresses
           the need to ensure continued adequate resourcing for UNAMA to fulfil its mandate;
                3.    Decides to extend until 17 March 2015 the mandate of UNAMA, as
           defined in its resolutions 1662 (2006), 1746 (2007), 1806 (2008), 1868 (2009), 1917
           (2010), 1974 (2011), 2041 (2012) and 2096 (2013), and paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7
           below;
                 4.   Recognizes that the renewed mandate of UNAMA takes full account of
           the transition process and is in support of Afghanistan’s full assumption of
           leadership and ownership in the security, governance and development areas,
           consistent with the understandings reached between Afghanistan and the
           international community in the London, Kabul, Bonn and Tokyo Conferences and
           the Lisbon and Chicago Summits;
                 5.   Calls on the United Nations, with the support of the international
           community, to support the Government of Afghanistan’s National Priority
           Programmes covering the issues of security, governance, justice and economic and
           social development and to support the full implementation of mutual commitments
           made on these issues at international Conferences, as well as on continuing
           implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy, and requests that UNAMA,
           in an increasingly enabling function, assist the Government of Afghanistan on its
           way towards ensuring full Afghan leadership and ownership, as defined by the
           Kabul process;
                 6.   Decides further that UNAMA and the Special Representative of the
           Secretary-General, within their mandate and guided by the principle of reinforcing
           Afghan sovereignty, leadership and ownership, will continue to lead and coordinate
           the international civilian efforts, in accordance with the London, Kabul and Tokyo
           Conference Communiqués and the Bonn Conference Conclusions, with a particular
           focus on the priorities laid out below:


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                     (a) promote, as co-chair of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board
               (JCMB), more coherent support by the international community to the Afg han
               Government’s development and governance priorities, including through supporting
               the ongoing development and sequencing of the National Priority Programmes,
               mobilization of resources, coordination of international donors and organizations,
               and direction of the contributions of United Nations agencies, funds and
               programmes, in particular for counter-narcotics, reconstruction and development
               activities; at the same time, coordinate international partners for follow up, in
               particular through information sharing, support efforts to increase the proportion of
               development aid delivered through the Afghan Government, in line with the
               commitments made at the Kabul and Tokyo Conferences, and support efforts to
               increase the transparency and effectiveness of the Af ghan Government’s use of such
               resources;
                     (b) support, at the request of the Afghan authorities, the organization of
               future Afghan elections, including the 2014 presidential and provincial council
               elections and the 2015 parliamentary elections, as well as to strengthen, in support
               of the Government of Afghanistan’s efforts, the sustainability, integrity and
               inclusiveness of the electoral process, as agreed at the London, Kabul, Bonn and
               Tokyo Conferences and the Chicago Summit; and provide capacity building and
               technical assistance to the Afghan institutions involved in this process;
                     (c) provide outreach as well as good offices to support, if requested by the
               Afghan Government, the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process of peace and
               reconciliation, including through the implementation of the Afghan Peace and
               Reintegration Programme and proposing and supporting confidence building
               measures within the framework of the Afghan constitution and with full respect for
               the implementation of measures and application of the procedures introduced by the
               Security Council in its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011), 1989 (2011) and 2082
               (2012) and 2083 (2012) as well as other relevant resolutions of the Council;
                     (d) support regional cooperation, with a view to assisting Afghanistan utilize
               its role at the heart of Asia to promote regional cooperation, and to work towards a
               stable and prosperous Afghanistan, building on the achievements made;
                     (e) continue, with the support of the Office of the United Nations High
               Commissioner for Human Rights, to cooperate with and strengthen the capacity of
               the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), to cooperate also
               with the Afghan Government and relevant international and local non -governmental
               organizations to monitor the situation of civilians, to coordinate efforts to ensure
               their protection, to promote accountability, and to assist in the full implementation
               of the fundamental freedoms and 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,
               including the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against
               Women (CEDAW);
                     (f) continue the cooperation with ISAF and the NATO Senior Civilian
               Representative at all levels and throughout the country in support of the ongoing
               transition to full Afghan leadership and ownership agreed to at the Kabul and
               London Conferences as well as the Lisbon and Chicago Summits, in a sustainable
               manner to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of all Afghans, in
               accordance with their existing mandates, in order to optimize civil -military


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           coordination, to facilitate the timely exchange of information and, to ensure
           coherence between the activities of national and international security forces and of
           civilian actors in support of an Afghan-led development and stabilization process,
           including through engagement with provincial reconstruction teams and engagement
           with non-governmental organizations, in particular through its participation on the
           Joint Afghan-NATO Inteqal Board (JANIB) as an observer;
                 7.    Also reaffirms that UNAMA and the Special Representative will increase
           efforts to achieve greater coherence, coordination, efficiency among relevant United
           Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Afghanistan to maximize their
           collective effectiveness in full alignment with the National Priority Programmes
           identified by the Government of Afghanistan, and continue to lead int ernational
           civilian efforts with an emphasis on enabling and strengthening the role of Afghan
           institutions to perform their responsibilities in the following priority areas:
                 (a) promote through an appropriate UNAMA presence, to be determined in
           full consultation and cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan, and in
           support of the Afghan Government’s efforts, implementation of the Kabul Process
           throughout the country, including through enhanced cooperation with the United
           Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and facilitate inclusion in and understanding of
           the Government’s policies;
                (b) support the efforts of the Afghan Government, in fulfilling its
           commitments as stated at the London, Kabul, Bonn and Tokyo Conferences, to
           improve governance and the rule of law including transitional justice, budget
           execution and the fight against corruption, throughout the country in accordance
           with the Kabul Process and the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework, with a
           view to helping bring the benefits of peace and the delivery of services in a timely
           and sustainable manner;
                 (c) coordinate and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance,
           including in support of the Afghan Government and in accordance with
           humanitarian principles, with a view to building the capacity of the Government so
           it can assume the central and coordinating role in the future, including by providing
           effective support to national and local authorities in assisting and protecting
           internally displaced persons and to creating conditions conduci ve to the voluntary,
           safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees from neighbouring and other
           countries and internally displaced persons;
                 8.   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;
                9.    Reiterates the need to ensure security of United Nations staff and its
           support for the measures already taken by the Secretary-General in this regard;
                10. Stresses the critical importance of a continued presence of UNAMA and
           other United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in the provinces, consistent
           with the transition process, in support of and in cooperation with t he Afghan
           Government, in response to needs and with a view to security and including the
           objective of overall United Nations effectiveness, and strongly supports the
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               of all activities of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Afghanistan
               based on a “One-UN” approach;
                    11. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue his current efforts to take
               necessary measures to address the security issues associated with the U nited Nations
               presence and, during the current process of transition and beyond, particularly
               encourages careful coordination with the Afghan national security forces, supported
               by the Assistance Force, as appropriate;
                     12. 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 at the
               Kabul Conference, reaffirmed at the Bonn and Tokyo Conferences, to deliver further
               improvements to the electoral process, including addressing the sustainability of the
               electoral process, and, taking into account the commitments by the international
               community and the Afghan Government made at the London, Kabul, Bonn, and
               Tokyo Conferences, reaffirms UNAMA’s supporting role, at the request of the
               Afghan Government, in the realization of these commitments, and requests that,
               upon the request of the Government of Afghanistan, UNAMA provide assistance to
               the relevant Afghan institutions to support the integrity and inclusiveness of the
               electoral process, including measures to enable the full and safe participation of
               women, welcomes the participation of women in the electoral process as candidates,
               registered voters and campaigners, and further calls upon members of the
               international community to provide assistance as appropriate;
                     13. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Afghan Government to advance
               the peace and reconciliation process, including by the High Peace Council and the
               implementation of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme, to promote
               an inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned dialogue on reconciliation and political
               participation as laid forth in the 20 July 2010 Kabul Conference Communiqué on
               dialogue for all those who renounce violence, have no links to international terrorist
               organizations, including Al-Qaida, respect the constitution, including its human
               rights provisions, notably the rights of women, and are willing to join in building a
               peaceful Afghanistan, and as further elaborated in the principles and outcomes of
               the 5 December 2011 Bonn Conference Conclusions, 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), 1988
               (2011) and 2082 (2012), as well as other relevant resolutions of the Council;
                    14. Welcomes also the measures taken by the Government of Afghanistan,
               and encourages it to continue to increase the participation of women as well as
               minorities and civil society in outreach, consultation and decision -making
               processes, recalls that women play a vital role in the peace process, as recognized in
               Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and related resolutions, therefore reiterates
               the need for the full, equal and effective participation of women at all stages of
               peace processes, and urges their involvement in the development and
               implementation of post-conflict strategies in order to take account of their
               perspectives and needs as affirmed by the Bonn and Tokyo Conferences;
                     15. Notes the establishment of the Committee pursuant to Security Council
               resolution 1988 (2011), its methods and procedures, including new procedures to


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           facilitate and expedite requests for travel ban exemptions in support of the peace
           and reconciliation process, introduced in Security Council resolution 2082 (2012),
           welcomes in this context, the cooperation of the Afghan Government, the High
           Peace Council and UNAMA with the Committee, including by providing relevant
           information for updating the 1988 List, and by identifying individuals, groups,
           undertakings and entities associated with the Taliban in constituting a threat to the
           peace, stability and security of Afghanistan, as per the designation criteria set out in
           Security Council Resolution 2082 (2012), and notes that means of financing or
           supporting these individuals, groups, undertakings and entities includes but is not
           limited to proceeds derived from illicit cultivation, production and trafficking of
           narcotic drugs originating in and transiting through Afghanistan, and the trafficking
           of precursors into Afghanistan, and encourages the continuation of such
           cooperation;
                 16. Stresses the role of UNAMA in supporting, if requested by the
           Government of Afghanistan, an inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process of
           peace and reconciliation, including the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme,
           while continuing to assess, including in collaboration with the AIHRC, its human
           rights and gender implications, including the promotion and protection of human
           rights, 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;
                 17. Reaffirms support to the ongoing Afghan-led regional effort within the
           framework of the “Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a
           Secure and Stable Afghanistan”, looks forward to the next Ministerial Conference to
           be held in Tianjin, China in 2014, calls on Afghanistan and its regional partners to
           keep up the momentum and continue their efforts to enhance regional dialogue and
           confidence through the Istanbul Process, and notes that the Istanbul Process is
           intended to complement and cooperate with, and not substitute for, existing efforts
           of regional organizations, particularly where they relate to Afghanistan;
                 18. Welcomes ongoing efforts by the Government of Afghanistan, its
           neighbouring and regional partners and international organizations, including the
           Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to foster trust and cooperation with each
           other as well as recent cooperation initiatives developed by the countries concerned
           and regional organizations, including Trilateral, Quadrilateral, SCO and SAARC
           Summits;
                 19. Calls for strengthening the process of regional cooperation, including
           measures to facilitate regional trade and transit, including through regional and
           bilateral transit trade agreements, expanded consular visa cooperation and
           facilitation of business travel, to expand trade, to increase foreign investments and
           to develop infrastructure, including infrastructural connectivity, energy supply,
           transport and integrated border management, with a view to strengthening
           Afghanistan’s role in regional economic cooperation, promoting sustainable
           economic growth and the creation of jobs in Afghanistan;
                20. Emphasizes in this regard, the importance of strengthening local and
           regional networks of transportation that will facilitate connectivity for economic
           development, stability and self-sustainability, particularly the completion and
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               to foster further connectivity, and the enhancement of international civil aviation
               capabilities;
                     21. Reaffirms the central role played by the JCMB in coordinating,
               facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the Afghanistan National
               Development Strategy (ANDS) and the National Priority Progr ammes, and calls
               upon all relevant actors to enhance their cooperation with the JCMB in this regard,
               with a view to further improve its efficiency;
                    22. Calls on international donors and organizations and the Afghan
               Government to adhere to their commitments made at the Tokyo Conference and
               previous international conferences, and reiterates the importance of further efforts
               in improving aid coordination and effectiveness, including by ensuring transparency,
               combating corruption, and enhancing the capacity of Government of Afghanistan to
               coordinate aid;
                     23. Calls upon the Afghan Government, with the assistance of the
               international community, including ISAF and the Operation Enduring Freedom
               coalition, in accordance with their respective designated responsibil ities as they
               evolve, to continue to address the threat to the security and stability of Afghanistan
               posed by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other violent and extremist groups, illegal armed
               groups, criminals and those involved in the production, trafficking or trade of illicit
               drugs;
                     24. Reiterates the importance of increasing, in a comprehensive framework,
               the functionality, professionalism and accountability of the Afghan security sector
               through appropriate vetting procedures, training, including on child ri ghts,
               mentoring, equipping and empowerment efforts, for both women and men, in order
               to accelerate progress towards the goal of self-sufficient, ethnically balanced and
               women inclusive Afghan security forces providing security and ensuring the rule of
               law throughout the country, and stresses the importance of the long -term
               commitment by the international community, beyond 2014, to ensure a capable,
               professional and sustainable Afghan National Security Force;
                     25. Welcomes in this context the continued progress in the development of
               the Afghan National Army and its improved ability to plan and undertake
               operations, and encourages sustained training efforts, including through the
               contribution of trainers, resources and Advisory Teams through the NATO Training
               Mission-Afghanistan, and advice in developing a sustainable defence planning
               process as well as assistance in defence reform initiatives;
                    26. Takes note of the ongoing efforts of the Afghan authorities to enhance the
               capabilities of the Afghan National Police, calls for further efforts towards that goal
               and stresses the importance, in this context, of international assistance through
               financial support and provision of trainers and mentors, including the contribution
               of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, the European Gendarmerie Force
               (EGF) contribution to this mission and the European Union through its police
               mission (EUPOL Afghanistan), as well as the German Police Project Team (GPPT),
               noting the importance of a sufficient and capable police force for Afghanistan’s long
               term security, welcomes the ten year vision for the Ministry of Interior and Afghan
               National Police, including the commitment to develop an effective strategy for
               coordinating increased recruitment, retention, training, and capacity dev elopment
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           of their gender integration strategy, and welcomes UNAMA’s continued support for
           women police associations;
                 27. Welcomes the progress in the implementation by the Afghan Government
           of the programme of disbandment of illegal armed groups and its integration with
           the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme, and calls for accelerated and
           harmonized efforts for further progress, with support from the international
           community;
                 28. Condemns in the strongest terms all attacks, including Improvised
           Explosive Device attacks, suicide attacks, assassinations and abductions, targeting
           civilians and Afghan and international forces and their deleterious effect on the
           stabilization, reconstruction and development efforts in Afghanistan, and condemns
           further the use by the Taliban and other extremist groups of civilians as human
           shields;
                 29. Notes with concern the continued high incidence of attacks against
           humanitarian and development workers, including attacks on health care workers,
           and medical transports and facilities, condemns these attacks in the strongest terms,
           emphasizing that the attacks impede efforts to aid the people of Afghanistan, and
           calls on all parties to ensure full, safe and unhindered access of all humanitarian
           actors, including United Nations staff and associated personnel, and comply fully
           with applicable international humanitarian law, and to respect the United Nations
           guiding principles of emergency humanitarian assistance;
                 30. Welcomes the achievements to date in the implementation of the Mine
           Action Programme of Afghanistan, and encourages the Government of Afghanistan,
           with the support of the United Nations and all the relevant actors, to continue i ts
           efforts towards the removal and destruction of anti-personnel landmines, anti-tank
           landmines and explosive remnants of war in order to reduce the threats posed to
           human life and peace and security in the country, and expresses the need to provide
           assistance for the care, rehabilitation, and economic and social reintegration of
           victims, including persons with disabilities;
                31. Recognizes the progress made by ISAF and other international forces in
           minimizing the risk of civilian casualties, notes the 8 February 2014 UNAMA report
           on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and calls on them to continue to take
           robust efforts in this regard, notably by the continuous review of tactics and
           procedures and the conduct of after-action reviews and investigations in cooperation
           with the Afghan Government in cases where civilian casualties have occurred and
           when the Afghan Government finds these joint investigations appropriate;
                 32. Expresses its strong concern about the recruitment and use of children by
           the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other violent and extremist groups in Afghanistan as well
           as the killing and maiming of children as a result of the conflict, reiterates its strong
           condemnation of the recruitment and use of child soldiers in violation of applicable
           international law and all other violations and abuses committed against children in
           situations of armed conflict, in particular those involving attacks against schools,
           education and health care facilities, including the burning and forced closure of
           schools, and the intimidation, abduction and killing of education personnel,
           particularly those attacks targeting girls’ education by illegal armed groups,
           including the Taliban, and noting, in this context, the listing of the Taliban in the
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               (S/2013/245), and the use of children in suicide attacks, and calls for those
               responsible to be brought to justice;
                     33. In this context, stresses the importance of implementing Security Council
               resolution 1612 (2005) on children and armed conflict and subsequent resolutions,
               supports the decree by the Minister of the Interior reaffirming the Afghan
               Government’s commitment to preventing violations of the rights of the child dated
               6 July 2011, welcomes the progress made on the implementation of the Action Plan,
               and its annex, on children associated with the ANSF, signed in January 2011, in
               particular the establishment of the Afghan Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee on
               Children and Armed Conflict, the appointment of a focal point on child protection,
               and the endorsement by the Afghan Government of a roadmap to accelerate
               compliance with the Action Plan, calls for the full implementation of the provisions
               of the plan, in close cooperation with UNAMA, and requests the Secretary-General
               to continue to give priority to the child protection activities and capacity of
               UNAMA and continue to include in his future reports the matter of children and
               armed conflict in the country in line with the relevant Security Council resolutions;
                     34. Remains concerned at the serious harm that opium cultivation,
               production and trafficking and consumption continue to cause to the security,
               development and governance of Afghanistan as well as to the region and
               internationally, takes note of the UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2013 released
               in November 2013, calls on the Afghan Government, with the assistance of the
               international community, to accelerate the implementation of the National Drug
               Control Strategy, including through alternative livelihood programmes, and to
               mainstream counter-narcotics throughout national programmes, encourages
               additional international support for the four priorities identified in that Strategy, and
               commends the support provided by the UNODC to the Triangular Initiative and the
               Central Asian Regional Coordination and Information Centre (CARICC) within the
               framework of the Paris Pact Initiative and the Rainbow Strategy and the UNODC
               regional programme for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries, as well as the
               contribution of the Domodedovo Police Academy of Russia;
                    35. Welcomes the continued efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs
               and Crime in empowering the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics-led
               implementation of the Afghan National Drug Control Strategy, including through the
               JCMB’s Counter Narcotics Monitoring Mechanism;
                     36. Calls upon States to strengthen international and regional cooperation t o
               counter the threat to the international community posed by the production,
               trafficking, and consumption of illicit drugs originating in Afghanistan, with a view
               to its progressive elimination, in accordance with the principle of common and
               shared responsibility in addressing the drug problem of Afghanistan, including
               through strengthening the law enforcement capacity and cooperation against the
               trafficking in illicit drugs and precursor chemicals and money-laundering and
               corruption linked to such trafficking, and calls for full implementation of its
               resolution 1817 (2008);
                     37. Appreciates the work of the Paris Pact initiative and its “Paris-Moscow”
               process in countering the production, trafficking and co nsumption of opium and
               heroin from Afghanistan and the elimination of poppy crops, drug laboratories and
               stores as well as the interception of drug convoys, underlines the importance of



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           border management cooperation, and welcomes the intensified cooperation of the
           relevant United Nations institutions with the OSCE and the CSTO in this regard;
                38. Reiterates the importance of completing the National Priority Programme
           on Law and Justice for All, by all the relevant Afghan institutions and other actors in
           view of accelerating the establishment of a fair and transparent justice system,
           eliminating impunity and contributing to the affirmation of the rule of law
           throughout the country;
                 39. Stresses in this context the importance of further progress in the
           reconstruction and reform of the prison sector in Afghanistan, in order to improve
           the respect for the rule of law and human rights therein, emphasizes the importance
           of ensuring access for relevant organizations, as applicable, to all prisons and places
           of detention in Afghanistan, calls for full respect for relevant international law
           including humanitarian law and human rights law, and notes the recommendations
           contained in the report of the Assistance Mission dated 20 January 2013, and the
           appointment by the Government of Afghanistan of a Commission to inquire into the
           findings of the report;
                 40. Notes with strong concern the effects of corruption on security, good
           governance, counter-narcotics efforts and economic development, welcomes the
           anti-corruption commitments made by the Government of Afghanistan at the Tokyo
           Conference as reinforced in the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework, welcomes
           the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan in this regard, including the issuance
           of the presidential decree in July 2012, calls for continued action by the
           Government to fulfil those commitments in order to establish a more effective,
           accountable and transparent administration at the national, provincial and local
           levels of government, and also welcomes continued international support for
           Afghanistan’s governance objectives;
                 41. Encourages all Afghan institutions, including the executive and
           legislative branches, to work in a spirit of cooperation, recognizes the Afghan
           Government’s continued efforts in pursuing legislative and public administration
           reform in order to tackle corruption and to ensure good governance, as agreed at the
           Bonn Conference, with full representation of all Afghan women and men, and
           accountability at both national and subnational levels, welcoming the issuance of the
           Presidential decree of July 2012, and stresses the need for further international
           efforts to provide technical assistance in this area, recognizes Government of
           Afghanistan efforts in this regard, and reiterates the importance of the full,
           sequenced, timely, and co-ordinated implementation of the National Priority
           Programme on National Transparency and Accountability;
                 42. Calls for full respect for and protection for all human rights and
           fundamental freedoms, including those of human rights defenders, and of
           international humanitarian law throughout Afghanistan, welcomes the growth in
           Afghan free media, but notes with concern the continued restrictions on freedom of
           media, and attacks against journalists by terrorist as well as e xtremist and criminal
           groups, commends the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
           (AIHRC) for its courageous efforts to monitor respect for human rights in
           Afghanistan as well as to foster and protect these rights and to promote the
           emergence of a pluralistic civil society, stresses the importance of full cooperation
           with the AIHRC by all relevant actors and promoting their independence as well as
           of ensuring their safety, and supports broad engagement across government agencies


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               and civil society for the realization of the mutual commitments made, including the
               commitment to provide sufficient government financing for the AIHRC, reiterates
               the important role of the AIHRC, and supports the efforts of the AIHRC to
               strengthen its institutional capacity and independence within the framework of the
               Afghan constitution;
                     43. Recognizes that despite progress achieved on gender equality, enhanced
               efforts, including on measurable and action oriented objectives, are necessary to
               secure the rights and full participation of women and girls and to ensure all women
               and girls in Afghanistan are protected from violence and abuse, that perpetrators of
               such violence and abuse must be held accountable, and that women and girls enjoy
               equal protection under the law and equal access to justice, emphasizes the
               importance of maintaining adequate legislative protections for women, strongly
               condemns discrimination and violence against women and girls, in particular
               violence aimed at preventing girls from attending schools, stresses the importance
               of implementing Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888
               (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and 2122 (2013), and notes the
               mainstreaming commitments introduced therein, and of ensuring that women fleeing
               domestic violence are able to find safe and secure refuge;
                     44. Welcomes the Afghan Government’s commitment to strengthen the
               participation of women in all Afghan governance institutions, including elected and
               appointed bodies and the civil service, notes the progress in this regard, welcomes
               its continued efforts to protect and promote the full participation of women in the
               electoral process, supports efforts to accelerate full implementation of the National
               Action Plan for Women in Afghanistan, to integrate its benchmarks into the National
               Priority Programmes and to develop a strategy to implement fully the Elimination of
               Violence Against Women law, including services to victims and access to justice,
               recalls that the promotion and protection of women’s rights are an integral part of
               peace, reintegration and reconciliation, recalls that women play a vital role in the
               peace process, welcomes the Afghan Government’s commitment to developing,
               implementing and monitoring the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and
               Security and identifying further opportunities to support the participation of women
               in the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, notes the
               UNAMA report into the Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence
               against Women in Afghanistan, and the importance of its full implementation, and
               requests the Secretary-General to continue to include in his reports to the Sec urity
               Council relevant information on the process of integration of women into the
               political, economic and social life of Afghanistan;
                     45. 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;
                     46. Affirms also the importance of voluntary, safe, orderly return and
               sustainable reintegration of internally displaced persons, and welcomes the inclusion
               of Afghanistan as a pilot country for the Secretary General’s initiative on durable
               solutions, and the progress made on the development of an internally displaced
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                 47. Notes the need to continue to strengthen, with the support of the
           international community, Afghanistan’s absorption capacity for the full rehabilitation
           and reintegration of the remaining Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons;
                 48. Requests that the Secretary-General reports to the Council every three
           months on developments in Afghanistan, and to include in his reports an evaluation
           of progress made against the benchmarks for measuring and tracking progress in the
           implementation of UNAMA’s mandate, including at the subnational level, and
           priorities as set out in this resolution;
                49.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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