A/RES/64/11
United Nations
Distr.: General
20 January 2010
General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 17
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 November 2009
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/64/L.8 and Add.1)]
64/11. The situation in Afghanistan
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 63/18 of 10 November 2008 and all its previous
relevant resolutions,
Recalling also all relevant Security Council resolutions and statements by the
President of the Council on the situation in Afghanistan, in particular resolutions
1659 (2006) of 15 February 2006, 1817 (2008) of 11 June 2008, 1868 (2009) of
23 March 2009 and 1890 (2009) of 8 October 2009, as well as the statements by the
President of the Council of 11 July 2008 1 and 15 July 2009, 2
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Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, and respecting its multicultural, multiethnic and historical heritage,
Welcoming the first elections in Afghanistan run entirely under the
responsibility of the Afghan authorities with the support of the international
community, applauding the courage of the Afghan people for their active
engagement in the electoral process and participation in the election despite the
security threats and incidents caused by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other illegal
armed groups and those involved in the narcotics trade, welcoming the efforts of the
relevant institutions to address irregularities identified by the electoral institutions
in Afghanistan and to ensure a credible and legitimate process in accordance with
the Afghan electoral law and within the framework of the Afghan Constitution,
urging all political actors to respect the rule of law and to continue to take
responsibility for the stability and unity of Afghanistan, and stressing the need for
the new Government of Afghanistan to build a renewed relationship of trust with its
citizens by achieving concrete and visible results,
Reaffirming its continued support for the implementation of the Afghanistan
Compact of 31 January 2006, 3 which provides the framework for the partnership
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1
S/PRST/2008/26; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2007–31 July 2008.
S/PRST/2009/21; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2008–31 July 2009.
3
S/2006/90, annex.
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