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associated bodies as well as with other humanitarian organizations and agencies in their efforts to respond
to the humanitarian needs of the people of Afghanistan;
6. Urges all parties to prevent the looting of United Nations premises and food supplies, not to hamper
the delivery of humanitarian assistance and to facilitate the work of organizations in implementing
humanitarian assistance, in particular the supply of food, medicines, shelter and health care, for which access
to those in need is essential;
7. Expresses grave concern at the indiscriminate use of landmines in Afghanistan, which seriously
impedes the delivery of humanitarian assistance;
8. Urgently appeals to all States, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system,
specialized agencies and other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to continue to provide,
on a priority basis and as far as conditions on the ground permit, all possible financial, technical and material
assistance for the restoration of basic services and the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the voluntary, safe
and secure return of refugees and internally displaced persons with dignity and honour, and appeals to the
international financial and development institutions to assist in the planning of the reconstruction of
Afghanistan;
9. Calls upon the international community to respond to the inter-agency consolidated appeal for
emergency humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance for Afghanistan to be launched by the Secretary-General
for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998, bearing in mind the availability also of the Afghanistan
Emergency Trust Fund;
10. Denounces the continuing discrimination against girls and women and other violations of human
rights and international humanitarian law in Afghanistan, notes with deep concern their adverse effects on
international relief and reconstruction programmes in Afghanistan, and calls upon all Afghan parties to respect
fully the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, in particular of women and girls, in accordance with
all human rights instruments and standards, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women;3
11. Calls upon the organizations of the United Nations system to cooperate fully in the implementation
of policies and measures recommended by the Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs, as mentioned
in paragraph 7 of the report of the Secretary-General;2
12. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session a report
on the actions taken pursuant to the present resolution;
13. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session, under the cluster of items on
coordination of humanitarian assistance, the item entitled "Emergency international assistance for peace,
normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan".
78th plenary meeting
19 December 1997
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