Through the Peace Fund, the OAS provides technical and political support to Belize and Guatemala regarding their territorial dispute.  This has been accomplished through efforts of conciliation and mediation and actions aimed towards promoting the implementation of peace building measures, as stated in the "Agreement on a Framework for Negotiations and Confidence-Building Measures between Belize and Guatemala" signed on September 7, 2005.

In addition, the OAS Adjacency Zone local office performs verifications and activities to provide support to institutions of Belize and Guatemala, including the armed forces. Programs are being executed to promote the integration of communities located in this Zone, such as relocation program, among others.

Related Documents

• Joint declaration >>
• Discurso del Secretario General durante la ceremonia de firma
  del Acuerdo Especial entre Belice y Guatemala.
  8th December, 2008 >> (Only available in Spanish)

• Photo Gallery >>

Press releases

8th December, 2008

• Guatemala and Belize sign historic agreement on territorial differendum (OASPress) >> 
• OEA felicita a Guatemala y Belice por llevar disputa territorrial a CIJ (Univision.com) >>
• Guatemala y Belice abren camino para consulta (Prensalibre.com) >>
• U.S. Congratulates Belize, Guatemala (CaribWorldNews.com) >>
• Estados Unidos felicita a Guatemala y Belice por llevar su disputa a La Haya (Univision.com) >>
• Belize and Guatemala ink the compromis (channel5belize) >>
• Belize and Guatemala sign special agreement (LoveFM.com) >>
• Guatemala y Belize suscriben histórico acuerdo sobre diferendo territorial (espacinsular.org) >>
• Belize & Guatemala Sign Special Agreement in Washington (7newsbelize.com) >>


10th December, 2008

• ICJ STAT - Guatemala’s arguments with respect to the claim over Belizean territory (Amandala online) >> 
• Guatemala and Belize sign special Agreement (The Guatemala Times) >>
• Guatemala and Belize agree to take border dispute to The Hague (Mercopress) >>
• Belize & Guatemala Make History in Washington (7newsbelize.com) >>
• F.M. Elrington addresses “hysteria” against compromis...(channel5belize) >>
• Guatemala y Belice firman acuerdo para resolver conflicto territorial (La Patria en linea) >>

11th December, 2008

• BELIZE-GUATEMALA: Decades-Old Land Dispute Heads to Court (IPS) >> 
• Belizeans abroad support going to the I.C.J. (channel5belize) >>

19th February, 2009

• Zona de adyacencia Belize – Guatemala (OASPress) >>

25th February, 2009

• Belize y Guatemala resaltan la labor de la OEA en la zona de adyacencia e instan a la colaboración de países donantes (OASPress) >> 

• Photo Gallery >>