E/2004/27 E/CN.6/2004/14 appropriate technologies and access to and control over natural resources as well as access to markets and information; (r) To consider implementing gender budgeting in the national budget and in all budgets of ministries; (s) To ensure that Afghan women are well represented at international conferences and that during the upcoming Berlin Conference adequate attention is given to issues relating to the rights of women and girls; (t) To support measures to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by women and girls, 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; 4. Encourages the continuing efforts of the United Nations and its agencies, donors and civil society, guided by Security Council resolution 1325 (2000): (a) To 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) To support fully the Afghan Transitional Administration 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) To support capacity-building for Afghan women to enable them to participate fully in all sectors, with special emphasis on ensuring women’s participation and representation in all aspects of the 2004 electoral process; (d) To provide technical and other relevant assistance so that the judicial system has the capacity to adhere to international standards of human rights; 5. Invites the United Nations system, international and non-governmental organizations, and donors: (a) To ensure a human rights-based approach and coherent policy and resources for gender mainstreaming in all programmes and operations, based on the principles of non-discrimination and equality between women and men, and to ensure that women benefit equally with men from such programmes in all sectors; (b) To ensure the full and effective participation of Afghan women in all stages of humanitarian assistance, recovery, reconstruction and development, including planning, programme development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; (c) To support the elements of civil society active in the field of human rights and encourage the involvement of women therein; (d) To ensure that all their international and national personnel, prior to beginning their service, receive training in gender equality as well as appropriate training in the history, culture and traditions of Afghanistan and are fully familiar with and guided by international standards of human rights; 5

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