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(l) Respect the equal right of women to work and promote their reintegration
in employment in all sectors and at all levels of Afghan society;
(m) Protect the equal right of women and girls to security of person, and to
bring to justice those responsible for violence against women and girls;
(n) Initiate rapid demobilization and disarmament, and facilitate the
reintegration of those, in particular women and girls, who have participated in or
have otherwise been affected by war into society and work;
(o) Raise awareness of the need to prevent and eliminate violence, including
domestic violence, against women, with the aim of changing the attitudes and
behaviour that allow such crimes to take place, and strengthen efforts to prevent and
eliminate violence against women by using legislative measures;
(p) Ensure the effective and equal access of women and girls to the facilities
necessary to protect the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health in accordance with the obligations of Afghanistan under
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;11
(q) Ensure the equal right of women to own land and other property, inter
alia, through the right to inheritance, and undertake administrative reforms and other
necessary measures to give women the same right as men to credit, capital,
appropriate technologies and access to and control over natural resources as well as
access to markets and information;
4.
Encourages the continuing efforts of the United Nations and its agencies,
donors and civil society, guided by Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), on
women and peace and security, to:
(a) Provide financial and technical assistance, including support to the
Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the Afghan Independent Human Rights
Commission, to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental
freedoms by women and girls so as to strengthen the capacity of Afghan women to
participate fully and effectively in conflict resolution and peace-building efforts and
in civil, political, economic, cultural and social life;
(b) Fully support the Afghan Transitional Authority regarding the
participation of women in society, inter alia, by providing support to ministries to
develop their capacity to mainstream gender issues into their programmes;
(c) Provide technical and other relevant assistance so that the judicial system
has the capacity to adhere to international standards of human rights;
(d) Support measures to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights and
fundamental freedoms by women and girls, and to hold accountable those who were
responsible for gross violations of human rights in the past and to ensure that full
investigations are conducted and perpetrators brought to justice in accordance with
international standards in order to combat impunity;
5.
Invites the United Nations system, international and non-governmental
organizations, and donors to:
(a) Ensure a human rights-based approach and coherent policy and resources
for gender mainstreaming in all programmes and operations, based on the principles
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