United Nations A/RES/55/177 General Assembly Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 43 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.33/Rev.1 and Add.1)] 55/177. United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 54/99 of 8 December 1999, in which it decided to authorize the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala from 1 January to 31 December 2000, Taking into account that, for the first time since the signing of the peace agreements, Guatemala held general elections during the period from November to December 1999 and that the peaceful transfer of power signals significant progress towards the consolidation of an inclusive and democratic political system, Underlining the fact that substantive aspects of the agenda of the peace agreements are yet to be implemented and that their implementation requires a revised calendar prepared by the Commission to Follow up the Implementation of the Peace Agreements, Taking into account that the parties have requested the United Nations to support the consolidation of the peace-building process until 2003, 1 Taking into account also the tenth 2 and eleventh 3 reports of the Mission on human rights, Taking into account further the fourth 4 and fifth 5 reports of the SecretaryGeneral on the verification of compliance with the peace agreements, Taking into account the report of the Commission for Historical Clarification,6 Stressing the positive role played by the Mission in support of the Guatemala peace process, and emphasizing the need for the Mission to continue to enjoy the full support of all parties concerned, 1 See A/55/389, para. 9. A/54/688, annex. 3 A/55/174, annex. 4 A/54/526. 5 A/55/175. 6 A/53/928, annex. 2 00 57001 Distr.: General 1 March 2001