Resolution nº S/RES/1806 (2008) of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2008
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/1806 (2008)

Security Council

Distr.: General

20 March 2008

Original: English

08-27931 (E) 200308

*0827931*

Resolution 1806 (2008)

Adopted by the Security Council at its 5857th meeting, on 20 March 2008

The Security Council

,

Recalling

its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, in particular its resolution

1746 (2007) extending through 23 March 2008 the mandate of the United Nations

Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as established by resolution 1662

(2006), and

recalling also

its resolution 1659 (2006) endorsing the Afghanistan

Compact,

Reaffirming

its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial

integrity and national unity of Afghanistan,

Reaffirming

its continued support for the Government and people of

Afghanistan as they rebuild their country, strengthen the foundations of sustainable

peace and constitutional democracy and assume their rightful place in the

community of nations,

Reaffirming

in this context its support for the implementation, under the

ownership of the Afghan people, of the Afghanistan Compact, of the Afghanistan

National Development Strategy (ANDS) and of the National Drugs Control Strategy,

and

noting

that sustained and coordinated efforts by all relevant actors are required

to consolidate progress made towards their implementation and to overcome

continuing challenges,

Recalling

that the Afghanistan Compact is based on a partnership between the

Afghan Government and the international community, based on the desire of the

parties for Afghanistan to progressively assume responsibility for its own

development and security, and with a central and impartial coordinating role for the

United Nations,

Stressing

the central and impartial role that the United Nations continues to

play in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan by leading the efforts of the

international community, including, jointly with the Government of Afghanistan, the

coordination and monitoring of efforts in implementing the Afghanistan Compact,

and

expressing

its appreciation and strong support for the ongoing efforts of the

Secretary-General, his Special Representative for Afghanistan and the women and

men of UNAMA,

Recognizing

once again the interconnected nature of the challenges in

Afghanistan,

reaffirming

that sustainable progress on security, governance and