A/RES/52/176 Page 3 as a higher expression of the common association called for in the Tegucigalpa Protocol of 12 December 1991,4 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;5 2. Commends the efforts of the peoples and Governments of the Central American countries to reestablish peace and democracy throughout the region and promote sustainable development by implementing the commitments adopted at the summit meetings, and supports the decision of the presidents that Central America should become a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development; 3. Emphasizes the importance of the global frame of reference and the establishment of national and regional development priorities as the basis for promoting the effective, consistent and sustainable progress of the Central American peoples, and for providing international cooperation in accordance with the new circumstances in and outside the region; 4. Recognizes the need to continue to follow closely the situation in Central America in order to support national and regional efforts to overcome the underlying causes that have led to armed conflicts, avoid setbacks and consolidate peace and democratization in the area, and promote the objectives of the Alliance for the Sustainable Development of Central America;2 5. Welcomes the signing of the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace3 and the entry into force of the other agreements concluded during the peace process between the Government of Guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca, as well as the progress achieved in implementing those agreements, and urges all sectors of Guatemalan society to combine efforts and work with courage and determination to consolidate peace in keeping with the spirit and letter of the Peace Agreements; 6. Requests the Secretary-General, the bodies and programmes of the United Nations system, and the international community to continue to support and verify in Guatemala the implementation of all the peace agreements signed under United Nations auspices, compliance with which is an essential condition for a firm and lasting peace in that country, and to provide their resolute support for the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala in the fulfilment of its mandate; 7. Recognizes the importance of the Central American Integration System as the necessary legal and institutional body for coordinating and harmonizing efforts to achieve economic, social, cultural, environmental and political integration of the Central American countries in accordance with the goals and priorities established by the Governments of the isthmus in order to consolidate peace and democratization, and calls upon the international community, the United Nations system and other international governmental and non-governmental organizations to provide generous and effective cooperation with a view to improving the competence and efficiency of the Central American Integration System in the fulfilment of its mandate; 8. Encourages the Central American Governments to continue to carry out their historic responsibilities by fully implementing the commitments they have assumed under regional or national agreements, especially the commitments to implement the social programme to overcome poverty and unemployment, establish a more just and equitable society, improve public safety, consolidate a modern and transparent public administration and to eliminate corruption, impunity, acts of terrorism and drug and arms trafficking, all of which are necessary and urgent measures for establishing a firm and lasting peace in the region; 4 A/46/829-S/23310, annex III; see Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-sixth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1991, document S/23310. 5 A/52/344. /...