A/RES/56/223 2. Also welcomes the sixth report of the Secretary-General on the verification of compliance with the peace agreements;3 3. Recalls the report of the Commission for Historical Clarification4 and the recommendations contained therein; 4. Welcomes the commitment made by the Government of Guatemala to the full implementation of the peace agreements through the adoption of social policies anchored to the agreements; 5. Recalls that the Commission to Follow up the Implementation of the Peace Agreements has rescheduled the pending commitments and included others not initially scheduled; 6. Takes note of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General 5 aimed at ensuring that the Mission can respond adequately to the demands of the peace process until 31 December 2002, as well as of his proposals relating to the changes in the structure and staffing of the Mission for the period 2001–2003; 7. Also takes note of the agreement reached by the parties regarding the importance of the continuing presence of the Mission in Guatemala until 2003; 8. Notes with satisfaction the progress made in the implementation of the peace agreements, in particular the partial fulfilment of the Fiscal Pact for a Future with Peace and Development which establishes the basis for increased public spending on the peace agenda and paves the way for the modernization of the economic system, and stresses the need to complete its implementation, in particular as regards measures to enhance public confidence in Government spending; 9. Also notes with satisfaction the significant reforms introduced in labour laws and the reinforcement of the operational capacities, training and full deployment of the National Civil Police; 10. Underlines with concern the fact that key commitments remain outstanding in the areas of fiscal, judicial, military, electoral and land reform, as well as decentralization and rural development, and therefore urges that those commitments be implemented without further delay; 11. Notes that the consolidation of the peace-building process remains a significant challenge that requires a concerted national effort to guarantee the irreversibility of the peace process; 12. Also notes that the present Government has taken a significant step forward by signing and ratifying various important international human rights instruments; 13. Encourages the Government to implement the recommendations contained in the reports of the Mission on human rights, in particular those related to the systematic impunity for crimes and human rights violations and the alarming increase in incidents directed at individuals working on human rights and judicial issues; 14. Underlines the importance of implementing fully the Agreement on identity and rights of indigenous peoples 6 as a key to fighting discrimination and _______________ 6 2 A/49/882-S/1995/256, annex.