OEA/Ser.P AG/RES. 1820 (XXXI-O/01) 5 June 2001 Original: Spanish OAS SPECIAL PROGRAM OF SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN GUATEMALA (Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on June 5, 2001; subject to review by the Style Committee) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HAVING SEEN the report of the Secretary General on the Special Program of Support for Guatemala (CP/doc. ); CONSIDERING the firm commitment of the Government of Guatemala, as a matter of state policy, to implementation of the commitments undertaken in the peace agreements signed in Guatemala City on December 29, 1996; BEARING IN MIND the solidarity of the international community, expressed in its commitment to continue supporting Guatemala in its efforts to carry out those accords fully; RATIFYING the content and scope of Permanent Council resolution CP/RES. 784 (1266/01); TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the progress made in implementing the accords, especially in the area of human rights, which is essential to strengthening peace and democracy, pursuant to the provisions of General Assembly resolutions AG/RES. 1672 (XXIX-O/99) and AG/RES. 1703 (XXX-O/00); and TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION that the three-year period for implementing the OAS Special Program of Support for democratic consolidation, peace, reconstruction, and reconciliation in Guatemala, signed by the Government of Guatemala and the OAS General Secretariat (OEA/Ser.D/V.22/96), has expired, RESOLVES: 1. To commend the efforts of the Government of Guatemala and the progress made in fulfilling the commitments of the peace accords. 2. To recognize the Government of Guatemala and the General Secretariat for their achievements in implementing the OAS Special Program of Support for democratic consolidation, peace, reconstruction, and reconciliation in Guatemala, which stems from resolutions MRE/RES/1/93 and MRE/RES/2/93, adopted at the Ad Hoc Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Hemisphere on June 3, 1993, and from General Assembly resolution AG/RES. 1378 (XXVI-O/96). 3. To recognize in particular the Governments of the United States of America, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Sweden, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Soros-Guatemala Foundation for their financial contributions to the five components of the Special Program of Support for Guatemala. 4. To support the Government of Guatemala in its wish to continue benefiting from the Special Program of Support by signing a new agreement between that Government and the OAS General Secretariat entitled "OAS Special Program of Support for Strengthening Democratic Institutions in Guatemala." 5. To request the General Secretariat to continue its support of efforts to consolidate democracy and peace in Guatemala, within the Organization's program-budget and other resources, by signing the framework agreement mentioned in operative paragraph 4 of this resolution, which is to specify program areas and approaches to implementation of the program, which will continue and extend its current reach, particularly in the areas of state reform and modernization and strengthening local democratic institutions. 6. To request the international community to continue its financial assistance to projects under the Special Program of Support for Guatemala, including the new Program components. 7. To request the General Secretariat to report on the implementation of this resolution to the General Assembly at its thirty-second regular session.