E/2001/27 E/CN.6/2001/14 rights, and encouraging women and men worldwide to continue efforts to draw attention to their situation and to promote the immediate restoration of their ability to enjoy their human rights, “1. Strongly condemns the continuing grave violations of the human rights of women and girls, including all forms of discrimination against them in all areas of Afghanistan, particularly in areas under the control of the Taliban; “2. Also condemns the continued restrictions on women’s access to health care and the systematic violation of the human rights of women in Afghanistan, including the restrictions on access to education and employment outside the home, on freedom of movement and on freedom from intimidation, harassment and violence, which have a serious detrimental effect on the wellbeing of Afghan women and the children in their care; “3. Urges the Taliban and other Afghan parties to recognize, protect, promote and act in accordance with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, regardless of gender, ethnicity or religion, in accordance with international human rights instruments, and to respect international humanitarian law; “4. Urges all the Afghan parties, in particular the Taliban, to bring to an end, without delay, all human rights violations against women and girls, and to take urgent measures to ensure: “(a) The repeal of all legislative and other meas ures that discriminate against women and girls and those that impede the realization of all their human rights; “(b) The effective participation of women in civil, cultural, economic, political and social life throughout the country; “(c) Respect for the equal right of women to work and their reintegration in employment in all segments of the Afghan society, as well as through the United Nations system and human rights organizations operating within Afghanistan; “(d) The equal 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; “(e) Respect for the right of women and girls to security of person, and that those responsible for physical attacks on women and girls are brought to justice; “(f) Respect for freedom of movement for women and girls; “(g) Respect for the effective and equal access of women and girls to the facilities necessary to protect their right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; “5. Encourages the continuing efforts of the United Nations, international and non-governmental organizations and donors to ensure that all United Nations-assisted programmes in Afghanistan are formulated and coordinated in such a way as to promote and ensure the participation of 41