               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/1383 (2001)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               6 December 2001




               Resolution 1383 (2001)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4434th meeting on
               6 December 2001

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its resolution
               1378 (2001) of 14 November 2001,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity and national unity of Afghanistan,
                    Stressing the inalienable right of the Afghan people themselves freely to
               determine their own political future,
                     Determined to help the people of Afghanistan to bring to an end the tragic
               conflicts in Afghanistan and promote national reconciliation, lasting peace, stability
               and respect for human rights, as well as to cooperate with the international
               community to put an end to the use of Afghanistan as a base for terrorism,
                     Welcoming the letter of 5 December 2001 from the Secretary-General
               informing the Council of the signature in Bonn on 5 December 2001 of the
               Agreement on provisional arrangements in Afghanistan pending the reestablishment of permanent government institutions (S/2001/1154),
                    Noting that the provisional arrangements are intended as a first step towards
               the establishment of a broad-based, gender sensitive, multi-ethnic and fully
               representative government,
                    1.    Endorses the Agreement on provisional arrangements in Afghanistan
               pending the re-establishment of permanent government institutions as reported in
               the Secretary-General’s letter of 5 December 2001;
                     2.    Calls on all Afghan groups to implement this Agreement in full, in
               particular through full cooperation with the Interim Authority which is due to take
               office on 22 December 2001;
                    3.   Reaffirms its full support to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and endorses the missions entrusted to him in annex 2 of the abovementioned Agreement;




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                    4.    Declares its willingness to take further action, on the basis of a report by
               the Secretary-General, to support the Interim institutions established by the abovementioned Agreement and, in due course, to support the implementation of the
               Agreement and its annexes;
                   5.    Calls on all Afghan groups to support full and unimpeded access by
               humanitarian organizations to people in need and to ensure the safety and security of
               humanitarian workers;
                    6.    Calls on all bilateral and multilateral donors, in coordination with the
               Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Agencies and all
               Afghan groups, to reaffirm, strengthen and implement their commitment to assist
               with the rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction of Afghanistan, in coordination
               with the Interim Authority and as long as the Afghan groups fulfil their
               commitments;
                    7.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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