E/2002/27 E/CN.6/2002/13 “(d) The equal right of women and girls to education without discrimination, the reopening of schools and the admission of women and girls to all levels of education; “(e) Respect for the right of women and girls to security of person, and that those responsible for physical attacks on women and girls are brought to justice; “(f) Respect for freedom of movement for women and girls; “(g) Respect for the effective and equal access of women and girls to the facilities necessary to achieve the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; “3. Welcomes the establishment of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and encourages the international community to continue to provide funding and technical assistance so that the Ministry can develop the capacity to act as a catalyst for gender mainstreaming throughout the Government; “4. Calls upon the international community to continue to provide financial and technical assistance to protect women’s human rights and support initiatives to end violence against them, as well as to strengthen the capacity of Afghan women to participate effectively in political and economic life and in conflict resolution and peace-building efforts and to increase their economic security; “5. Encourages the continuing efforts of the United Nations, international and non-governmental organizations and donors to ensure that all United Nations-assisted programmes in Afghanistan are formulated and coordinated in such a way as to promote and ensure the participation of women in those programmes, and that women benefit equally with men from such programmes, and to that end, encourages such measures as the establishment of culturally sensitive programmes to sensitize Afghan officials, ministry staff and technical departments concerning international principles of human rights and gender equality; “6. Appeals to all States and to the international community to ensure that all humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to the people of Afghanistan is based on the principle of non-discrimination, integrates a gender perspective and actively attempts to promote the participation of both women and men and to promote peace and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; “7. Encourages United Nations agencies to intensify their efforts to employ more women in their programmes in Afghanistan, particularly at the decision-making level, to ensure, inter alia, the functioning of all programmes in order to better address the needs of the female population; “8. Stresses the importance of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan giving special attention to the human rights of women and girls and fully incorporating a gender perspective in his work; “9. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to review the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan and to submit to the Commission on the 39

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