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Increase its efforts for the protection of civilians

Ensure human rights and international humanitarian law education for all security forces and prison and judicial personnel and adopt further measures to ensure their full accountability for any violations of these

Move swiftly to pass its new Media Law.

Enact, with immediate effect, the new Media Law which could help to promote and protect freedom of expression

Take concrete measures to promote and protect the rights of women and children, in particular to facilitate their access to education and health as basic prerequisites for growth and development.

Strengthen and support the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission so that it discharges its mandate in the most effective manner.

Enact, with immediate effect, the new Media Law passed by the Lower House of Parliament.

Promote a public discussion on women's rights and encourage influential men- whether elders, clerics, politicians or others - to participate in this discussion and raise awareness, especially amongst boys, of the importance of seeing women and girls as equal and respected partners in society.

Step up its efforts to guarantee the right to education to all children and take effective measures to substantially increase the rate of attendance, particularly of the female population, in schools.

Take the necessary steps to prevent the assassination or intimidation of female teachers and students.

Proceed with its review of the Shia Personal Status Law, ensure that it conforms to international commitments and actively works to promote the rights of women.

Take effective action against child labour, and against smuggling or abduction, exploitation or sexual abuse of children.

Strengthen safeguards for the exercise of freedom of expression and adopt legislation to protect media diversity.

Redouble its advocacy efforts to enhance public awareness on gender equality and women's role in social and economic development.

Expedite the implementation of all measures to address the situation of vulnerable groups in particular women and children.

Strengthen and consolidate the implementation of the transitional justice programme it has adopted.

Make further efforts to ensure the implementation of the legal framework which guarantees human rights, including the Constitution

Give continuity to fighting poverty and improving the quality of life of people

Extend an open invitation to all special procedures of the Human Rights Council and establish an adequate mechanism to bring to date all national reports to the Committees and to respond to information requests of the special procedures

Increase efforts in the process of technical support and consultation services in order to support the reforms in the area of human rights in order to align them with international standards

Further promote economic and social development and urge the international community to honour its commitment of assistance, making more investment in the field of welfare and assisting the sustainable development for Afghanistan

Advance in the coordination of the different government departments with competencies on the issue of water

Take all the appropriate measures to ensure the creation of a functional and independent judiciary

Endeavour to improve on the institutions of health care delivery in order to facilitate accessible health services for its citizens, especially women and children

Continue its efforts to enable women to enjoy their legitimate rights, and to highly prioritize awareness raising among all sections of the community regarding the women's rights and the importance of their realization within the cultural and civil context of the Afghani society

Continue taking steps aiming to achieve further economic empowerment of women

Continue its efforts in improving the situation of women

Adopt more effective and strict good governance policies in order to ensure prosperity for the Afghan people

Introduce and adopt a gender strategy that would be implemented in the higher education institutions

Implement UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, including by supporting the participation of women in peace talks, and continuing to increase the proportion of women playing an active role in the security forces, in particular the police, while ensuring their safety and dignity in their place of work