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
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