A/RES/62/6
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
13 December 2007
Sixty-second session
Agenda item 19
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 November 2007
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/62/L.7 and Add.1)]
62/6. The situation in Afghanistan
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 61/18 of 28 November 2006 and all its previous
relevant resolutions,
Recalling also all relevant Security Council resolutions and statements by the
President of the Council on the situation in Afghanistan, in particular resolutions
1659 (2006) of 15 February 2006, 1746 (2007) of 23 March 2007 and 1776 (2007)
of 19 September 2007, as well as the statement by the President of the Council on
17 July 2007, 1
Expressing its strong commitment to the implementation of the Afghanistan
Compact and the annexes thereto, 2 which provide the framework for the partnership
between the Government of Afghanistan and the international community based on
the desire of both for Afghanistan to progressively assume responsibility for its own
development and security, and stressing the need for sustained international efforts
to support Afghanistan to achieve that end,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity and national unity of Afghanistan, and respecting its multicultural,
multi-ethnic and historical heritage,
Recognizing once again the interconnected nature of the challenges in
Afghanistan, reaffirming that sustainable progress on security, governance and
development, as well as the cross-cutting theme of counter-narcotics, is mutually
reinforcing, and welcoming the continuing efforts of the Government of Afghanistan
and the international community to address these challenges in a coherent manner,
Reiterating the urgent need to tackle the challenges in Afghanistan, in
particular the increased violent criminal and terrorist activities by the Taliban,
Al-Qaida, illegally armed groups and those involved in the narcotics trade, in
particular in the south and east, and the development of Afghan Government
institutions, including at the subnational level, the strengthening of the rule of law,
the acceleration of justice sector reform, the promotion of national reconciliation,
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S/PRST/2007/27; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2006–31 July 2007.
S/2006/90, annex.