United Nations Security Council Resolution 1589
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1589, adopted unanimously on March 24, 2005, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan
, particularly Resolution 1536
(2004), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for an additional period of twelve months until March 24, 2006.
, territorial integrity
, independence and unity of Afghanistan and welcomed the holding of a presidential election in October 2004. It stressed the need to tackle challenges in the country, including narcotic
s, terrorism
, the lack of security, reform and development, human rights
, nationwide disarmament
programmes and illegal armed groups. The Council also reaffirmed its support for the 2001 Bonn Agreement
, Berlin Declaration and Kabul Declaration on Good-Neighborly Relations.
of UNAMA for an additional twelve months from the date of the adoption of the current resolution. The Afghan authorities were urged to put in place a representative electoral process, while stressing the importance of upcoming elections which required further contributions to the International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF).
The resolution welcomed progress in setting up the new Afghan Parliament
, progress in the disarmament
, demobilisation
and reintegration
programme and a national drug control strategy. Meanwhile, efforts to combat the illegal drug trade
by the Afghan authorities were welcomed by the Council. UNAMA was required to continue supporting the development of a transparent and fair justice system.
The Security Council called for respect of human rights and international humanitarian law
throughout Afghanistan, calling on UNAMA to assist in the implementation of human rights aspects of the Afghan constitution
. Furthermore, the development of the Afghan National Army
and Afghan National Police
was welcomed by Council members, while ISAF, including Operation Enduring Freedom, was asked to address the threat of terrorism, factional violence and criminal activities in the country.
Finally, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan
was directed to report regularly on the situation in Afghanistan and the future role of UNAMA.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution
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1589, adopted unanimously on March 24, 2005, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, particularly Resolution 1536
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1536
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1536, adopted unanimously on March 26, 2004, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan, particularly Resolution 1471 , the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for an additional...
(2004), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for an additional period of twelve months until March 24, 2006.
Observations
The Security Council reaffirmed its commitment to the sovereigntySovereignty
Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
, territorial integrity
Territorial integrity
Territorial integrity is the principle under international law that nation-states should not attempt to promote secessionist movements or to promote border changes in other nation-states...
, independence and unity of Afghanistan and welcomed the holding of a presidential election in October 2004. It stressed the need to tackle challenges in the country, including narcotic
Narcotic
The term narcotic originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with any sleep-inducing properties. In the United States of America it has since become associated with opioids, commonly morphine and heroin and their derivatives, such as hydrocodone. The term is, today, imprecisely...
s, terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
, the lack of security, reform and development, human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
, nationwide disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
programmes and illegal armed groups. The Council also reaffirmed its support for the 2001 Bonn Agreement
Bonn Agreement (Afghanistan)
Officially the Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan Pending the Re-Establishment of Permanent Government Institutions, the Bonn Agreement was the initial series of agreements intended to re-create the State of Afghanistan following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in response to the...
, Berlin Declaration and Kabul Declaration on Good-Neighborly Relations.
Acts
The Security Council renewed the mandateMandate (international law)
In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....
of UNAMA for an additional twelve months from the date of the adoption of the current resolution. The Afghan authorities were urged to put in place a representative electoral process, while stressing the importance of upcoming elections which required further contributions to the International Security Assistance Force
International Security Assistance Force
The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
(ISAF).
The resolution welcomed progress in setting up the new Afghan Parliament
National Assembly of Afghanistan
The National Assembly is Afghanistan's national legislature. It is a bicameral body, comprising two chambers:*Wolesi Jirga or the House of the People: the 250-member lower house.*Meshrano Jirga ) or the House of Elders: an upper house with 102 seats....
, progress in the disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
, demobilisation
Demobilization
Demobilization is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary...
and reintegration
Social integration
Social integration, in sociology and other social sciences, is the movement of minority groups such as ethnic minorities, refugees and underprivileged sections of a society into the mainstream of societies...
programme and a national drug control strategy. Meanwhile, efforts to combat the illegal drug trade
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
by the Afghan authorities were welcomed by the Council. UNAMA was required to continue supporting the development of a transparent and fair justice system.
The Security Council called for respect of human rights and international humanitarian law
International humanitarian law
International humanitarian law , often referred to as the laws of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus that comprises "the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law." It...
throughout Afghanistan, calling on UNAMA to assist in the implementation of human rights aspects of the Afghan constitution
Constitution of Afghanistan
The Constitution of Afghanistan is the supreme law of the state Afghanistan, which serves as the legal framework between the Afghan government and the Afghan citizens...
. Furthermore, the development of the Afghan National Army
Afghan National Army
The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...
and Afghan National Police
Afghan National Police
The Afghan National Police - ANP - is the primary national police force in Afghanistan. It serves as a single law enforcement agency all across the country. The Afghan police force was first created with the establishment of the Afghan nation in the early 18th century...
was welcomed by Council members, while ISAF, including Operation Enduring Freedom, was asked to address the threat of terrorism, factional violence and criminal activities in the country.
Finally, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
was directed to report regularly on the situation in Afghanistan and the future role of UNAMA.
See also
- Civil war in AfghanistanCivil war in AfghanistanThe Afghan civil war began when the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan took power in a military coup, known as the Saur Revolution, on 27 April 1978. Most of Afghanistan subsequently experienced uprisings against the unpopular Marxist-Leninist PDPA government. The Soviet Union...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003 – 2005)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–present)War in Afghanistan (2001–present)The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...