21. Recalls Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, commends the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan to mainstream gender issues and to protect and promote the equal rights of women and men as guaranteed, inter alia, by virtue of its ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378. and by the Afghan Constitution, welcomes the level of participation of Afghan women in the parliamentary and provincial council elections, including the election of female candidates to these bodies, and reiterates the continued importance of the full and equal participation of women in all spheres of Afghan life;
21. 回顾安全理事会关于妇女与和平与安全的第1325(2000)号决议，赞扬阿富汗政府努力将两性平等视为一项重要工作，保护和促进由包括经其批准的《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》同上，第1249卷，第20378号。 和由《阿富汗宪法》作出保障的男女平等权利，欣见许多阿富汗妇女参加了议会和省议会选举，包括选举妇女进入上述议会，并重申妇女必须继续平等地全面参与阿富汗所有领域的活动；