E/2002/27 E/CN.6/2002/13 and the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and that it has signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, “Reaffirming that all States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and must comply with the obligations they have assumed under the various international instruments to which they are a party, “Welcoming the Agreement on provisional arrangements in Afghanistan pending the re-establishment of permanent government institutions, signed in Bonn on 5 December 2001, “Welcoming also the round table on building women’s leadership in Afghanistan, convened by the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the Government of Belgium on 10 and 11 December 2001, “Welcoming further developments in Afghanistan that will allow for all Afghans to enjoy inalienable rights and freedom unfettered by oppression and terror, “Welcoming the commitment of the Afghan Interim Administration to the active participation of Afghan women in political and economic life, to the education of girls as well as boys and to the right of women to work outside the home, “Welcoming also the fact that women hold two seats in the Afghan Interim Administration and are included in the twenty-one-member Special Independent Commission for the Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga, “Welcoming further the signing by the Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration of the Declaration of the Essential Rights of Afghan Women, “Welcoming the fact that the United Nations Immediate and Transitional Assistance Programme for the Afghan People 2002 reflects the needs and contributions of women and girls, “Expressing its appreciation for the international community’s support of and solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, particularly the women and girls, “1. Welcomes the commitment made by the Afghan Interim Administration to recognize, protect, promote, and act in accordance with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, regardless of gender, ethnicity or religion, in accordance with international human rights instruments; “2. Urges the Afghan Interim Administration to continue to make progress in ensuring: “(a) The repeal of all legislative and other measures that discriminate against women and girls and impede the realization of all their human rights; “(b) The effective participation of women in civil, cultural, economic, political and social life throughout the country; “(c) Respect for the equal right of women to work and their reintegration in employment in all segments of the Afghan society; 38