United Nations Office of Verification in El Salvador : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Decides, in accordance with the recommendation contained in paragraph 33 of the report of the Secretary-General, that: (a) the Representative of the Secretary-General in El Salvador should be withdrawn at the conclusion of the mandate of the UN Office of Verification in El Salvador on 31 Dec. 1996; (b) the responsibilities of verification and good offices entrusted to UN should be executed through periodic visits to El Salvador by a high-level envoy from Headquarters who will keep the Secretary-General informed on a regular basis; also decides that the envoy will be assisted for a period of 6 months in the discharge of these responsibilities by a small support unit in El Salvador, working with the administrative support of UNDP; requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to it before the end of June 1997 on the implementation of the present resolution, including an assessment of the peace process in El Salvador.

Adopted without vote, 87th meeting

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Symbol on document: A/RES/51/199.
Adopted at the 87th plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1996.