United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 44Situation in Central America : procedures for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace and progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development, published in 1999.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1997–2004

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/58/238

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What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics

Budget Contributions Elections Guatemala Human Rights Treaties Trust Funds Voter Registration

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the second2 and the third3 reports of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Guatemala peace agreements;

Takes note of the eighth report on human rights of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala;1

Welcomes the progress made to date in implementing the peace agreements, in particular the recently adopted constitutional reforms, and stresses the need to ensure their broad acceptance in the upcoming referendum, through enhanced mechanisms of voter registration, to allow the widest participation possible;

Underscores the importance of further complying with the commitments set out in the peace agreements, particularly on issues identified as priorities, namely, the need to increase fiscal resources for the consolidation of the peace process, and to address the areas of land and justice;

Calls upon the parties to implement fully the commitments they entered into in the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights and those in the other peace agreements, in particular those contained in the third phase (1998–2000) of the Implementation, Compliance and Verification Timetable for the Peace Agreements;5

Urges the parties and all sectors of Guatemalan society to remain committed to the goals of the peace agreements, particularly during the electoral period, and to strengthen further the efforts towards consensus-building, reconciliation and development, with particular attention to the most vulnerable sectors of society;

Invites the international community to continue its support for peace-related activities in Guatemala, inter alia, through voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for the Guatemala peace process established by the Secretary-General;

Decides to authorize the renewal of the mandate of the Mission from 1 January to 31 December 1999;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit an updated report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, with his recommendations with regard to the Mission after 31 December 1999;

Also requests the Secretary-General to keep the General Assembly fully informed of the implementation of the present resolution.

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