The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

Stresses the importance of the provision of sufficient security for the holding of credible parliamentary elections; calls upon the Government of Afghanistan, with the assistance of the international community, including through the Operation Enduring Freedom coalition and the Assistance Force, in accordance with their respective designated responsibilities, to continue to address the threat to the security and stability of Afghanistan posed by Al-Qaida operatives, the Taliban and other extremist groups, factional violence among militia forces and criminal violence, in particular violence involving the drug trade; calls upon the Assistance Mission to continue to provide the necessary support to the Government of Afghanistan in order to facilitate timely and inclusive parliamentary and local elections; calls for full respect for human rights and international humanitarian law throughout Afghanistan and, with the assistance of the Assistance Mission, full implementation of the human rights provisions of the new Afghan Constitution; calls for the provision of continued international assistance to the vast number of Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons to facilitate their safe and orderly return and sustainable reintegration into society so as to contribute to the stability of the entire country; requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly every 6 months during its 59th session on developments in Afghanistan, including after parliamentary elections, and on the future role of the Assistance Mission, and to report to the Assembly at its 60th session on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 69th plenary meeting

Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.
In: Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security : resolutions / adopted by the General Assembly - A/RES/59/112 A-B - 15 Feb. 2005 - p. [1]-5.