Resolution 1471(2003) / adopted by the Security Council at its 4730th meeting, on 28 March 2003

Security Council resolution 1471 (2003) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)]

Decides to extend UNAMA for an additional period of 12 months from the date of adoption of this resolution; stresses that the continued provision of focused recovery and reconstruction assistance can contribute significantly to the implementation of the Bonn Agreement; stresses also, in the context of paragraph 3 above, that while humanitarian assistance should be provided wherever there is a need, recovery or reconstruction assistance ought to be provided, through the Transitional Administration, and implemented effectively, where local authorities demonstrate a commitment to maintaining a secure environment, respecting human rights and countering narcotics; requests UNAMA, with the support of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to continue to assist the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in the full implementation of the human rights provisions of the Bonn Agreement and the National Human Rights Programme for Afghanistan, in order to support the protection and development of human rights in Afghanistan; requests the International Security Assistance Force, in implementing its mandate in accordance with resolution 1444 (2002) of 27 Nov. 2002, to continue to work in close consultation with the Secretary-General and his Special Representative.

Adopted unanimously, 4730th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2002-31 July 2003 - S/INF/58 - (SCOR, 58th year).