A/RES/52/145 Page 3 6. Urges all the Afghan parties to bring an end to discrimination on the basis of gender and to the deprivation of human rights of women without delay and, in particular, to take measures to ensure: (a) The effective participation of women in civil, cultural, economic, political and social life throughout the country; (b) Respect for the right of women to work and their reintegration in employment; (c) The 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; (d) Respect for the right of women to security of person and to ensure that those responsible for physical attacks on women are brought to justice; (e) Respect for freedom of movement for women and their effective access to the facilities necessary for the protection of their right to the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health; (f) Equal access for women to health facilities; 7. Also urges all the Afghan parties to work closely and to cooperate with the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan with a view to achieving a comprehensive political solution leading to the cessation of armed confrontation and to the establishment of a democratic Government elected through free and fair elections, based on the right to self-determination of the people of Afghanistan; 8. Further urges all the Afghan parties to ensure that United Nations programmes are carried out without discrimination against women either as participants or as beneficiaries; 9. Demands that all the Afghan parties fulfil their obligations and commitments regarding the safety of all personnel of diplomatic missions, the United Nations and other international organizations, including their premises in Afghanistan, and that they cooperate fully with the United Nations and associated bodies as well as with other humanitarian organizations and agencies; 10. Urges all the Afghan parties to provide efficient and effective remedies to the victims of grave violations of human rights and of accepted humanitarian rules and to bring their perpetrators to trial in accordance with internationally accepted standards; 11. Recognizes that the promotion and protection of human rights should be an essential element in the achievement of a comprehensive solution to the crisis in Afghanistan, and, therefore, invites the Special Mission and the Special Rapporteur to exchange relevant information and to strengthen their mutual consultation and cooperation; 12. Urges all the Afghan parties fully to respect international humanitarian law, to protect civilians, to halt the use of weapons against the civilian population, to refrain from storing munitions in residential areas, to prohibit the drafting and recruitment of children as para-combatants, to ensure their reintegration into society and to stop the practice of using people as human shields; 13. Invites all the Afghan parties to support the International Committee of the Red Cross, in particular by providing access to all prisoners, and to release all non-criminal civilian prisoners; /...