AG/RES. 1466 (XXVII-O/97)
SUPPORT FOR BUILDING THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION
AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE IN GUATEMALA
(Resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session, held on June 4, 1997)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
BEARING IN MIND the mandate for cooperation in and support for the consolidation of
democracy and the peace process conferred on the General Secretariat through resolution
MRE/RES. 2/93 of the Ad Hoc Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on Guatemala and
through General Assembly resolution AG/RES. 1378 (XXVI-O/96) of June 1996;
CONSIDERING:
The signing of the Agreement on Firm and Lasting Peace between the Government of
Guatemala and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit in Guatemala City on December 29,
1996, which ended more than three decades of internal conflict;
The strong commitment of the parties to carry out the task of implementing the
agreements and thereby to consolidate peace and democracy in Guatemala; and
The commitment of the international community to continue supporting the country in its
efforts to fully implement the above-mentioned agreements; and
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the report of the Secretary General on the development of the
Special Program of Support for Guatemala,
RESOLVES:
- To congratulate Guatemalan President Alvaro Arz�, his administration, and the people
of Guatemala on reaching the historic agreement, which is laying the foundation for firm
and lasting peace in Guatemala.
- To reiterate its support for the Government and people of Guatemala in their efforts to
consolidate democracy and achieve firm and lasting peace in the country.
- To instruct the Secretary General to continue lending his full support to the
objectives of democratic consolidation, peace, reconstruction, and reconciliation in
Guatemala, through the Special Program of Support for Guatemala, which was established in
1996.
- To request the General Secretariat to maintain and expand the components of the program
mentioned in the previous paragraph, in accordance with the specific request of the
Government of Guatemala and within allocated resources approved in the program-budget and
other resources, with a particular focus on democratic institution-building, conflict
resolution, education for democracy, electoral reform, the rapid conclusion of the
mine-clearing operation, and the reintegration into society of people who were involved in
or affected by the internal armed conflict.
- To request the General Secretariat to develop and implement, in close cooperation with
the Government of Guatemala, an integral support and advisory program for several of the
communities most affected by the internal armed conflict.
- To request the Secretary General to continue coordinating efforts with the Secretariat
of the United Nations and other international organizations to support initiatives to
build Guatemala in the wake of the internal armed conflict.
- To request the Secretary General to inform the Permanent Council, prior to the twenty-
eighth regular session of the General Assembly, on how the Special Program of Support for
Guatemala is faring.
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