CP/RES. 776 (1252/00)

SPECIFIC VOLUNTARY FUND IN SUPPORT OF
THE HIGH LEVEL MISSION TO PERU

            THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

            CONSIDERING that strengthening and consolidating democratic processes in the hemisphere, while respecting the principle of nonintervention, is one of the principal objectives of the Organization of American States;

            CONVINCED that the Organization, at the request of a member state, should express its hemispheric solidarity and support democratization efforts in that country;

RECALLING:

            That resolution AG/RES. 1753 (XXX-0/00), upon invitation of the Government of Peru, resolved to send a mission to Peru comprising the Chair of the General Assembly and the Secretary General of the OAS, with the purpose of exploring, with the Government of Peru and other sectors of the political community, options and recommendations aimed at further strengthening democracy in that country; and

            That the initial visit of this OAS High-Level Mission which took place between June 27-30, 2000 led to the establishment of both an agenda for reform and a Permanent Secretariat in Lima to facilitate dialogue on that agenda between the Government of Peru and other sectors of the political community;

            TAKING NOTE of the first two reports of the OAS High-Level Mission on progress achieved, and in particular, the second report, regarding the establishment by the OAS dialogue process of a methodology, a detailed agenda and a timetable for reforms over the next six months;

            TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the most recent developments in Peru which are leading to the convening of new presidential and legislative elections and are accelerating the timeframe within which some of the reforms must be completed;

RECOGNIZING:

            The necessity, in the current political context, of preserving the dialogue which has been initiated by Peruvians, with the facilitation of the OAS High-Level Mission;

            That the continuation of the critical support function of the OAS High-Level Mission to this process of national consensus-building, reform and strengthening democracy in Peru will require the securing of sufficient financial resources,

RESOLVES:

            1.         To establish, effective immediately, a "Specific Voluntary Fund in Support of the High-Level Mission to Peru," in order to provide the Mission's Permanent Secretariat in Lima with the necessary human, logistical, and infrastructure resources to carry out its mandate.

            2.         To invite all Member States, Permanent Observer States, multilateral institutions and other potential donors, as defined in Article 69 of the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat and in accordance with other norms and regulations of the Organization, to contribute to the aforementioned Specific Voluntary Fund.

            3.         To invite the Secretary General to administer the Specific Voluntary Fund in accordance with the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat and with other norms and regulations of the Organization, and to report to the Permanent Council on the implementation of this resolution.

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