A
      The General Assembly,
 
      Recalling its resolutions on the situation in Central America and, in
particular, resolution 50/226 of 10 May 1996, by which it, inter alia, decided
to establish the United Nations Office of Verification in El Salvador to
follow up implementation of pending aspects of the peace accords in El
Salvador through 31 December 1996 after the expiration of the mandate of the
Mission of the United Nations in El Salvador,
 
      Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the United
Nations Office of Verification in El Salvador,
 
      Recognizing with satisfaction the efforts that continue to be made by
the Government, other parties to the peace accords and the people of El
Salvador to honour the commitments contained in the accords and to consolidate
the peace process,
 
      Welcoming the progress made towards a society characterized by
democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights,
 
      Paying tribute to those Member States which have contributed personnel
and voluntary funding to the Office and to technical assistance projects
undertaken in support of the peace process,
 
      1.    Welcomes the continuing commitment of the Government and people of
El Salvador to the consolidation of the peace process;
 
      2.    Pays tribute to the accomplishments of the United Nations Office
of Verification in El Salvador, under the authority of the Secretary-General
and his Representative;
 
      3.    Notes with satisfaction the commitment by the Government of El
Salvador and other parties to the peace accords to the full implementation of
the provisions of the peace accords, and urges them to work together to
complete this implementation without delay;
 
      4.    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be withdrawn at the conclusion of the mandate of the United Nations Office of
Verification in El Salvador on 31 December 1996;
 
      (b)   The responsibilities of verification and good offices entrusted to
the United Nations 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;
 
      5.    Also decides that the envoy will be assisted for a period of six
months in the discharge of these responsibilities by a small support unit in
El Salvador, working with the administrative support of the United Nations
Development Programme;
 
      6.    Emphasizes the importance of a continued and enhanced cooperation
of the various agencies, offices and programmes of the United Nations system
active in El Salvador with the efforts of the Organization as verification of
the peace accords approaches its conclusion and in the consolidation of the
peace process;
 
      7.    Calls upon Member States and international institutions to
continue to provide assistance to the Government and people of El Salvador and
to lend support to the efforts of the United Nations in El Salvador for the
purposes of peace-building and development;
 
      8.    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.
 
                                         B
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Recalling its resolutions on the situation in Central America and, in
particular resolution 51/199 of 17 December 1996, by which it, inter alia,
decided that the responsibilities of verification and good offices entrusted
to the United Nations should be executed through periodic visits to El
Salvador by a high-level envoy from Headquarters, who would keep the
Secretary-General informed on a regular basis, and that the envoy would be
assisted for a period of six months in the discharge of those responsibilities
by a small support unit in El Salvador, working with the administrative
support of the United Nations Development Programme,
 
     Having considered the report of the Secretary-General containing an
assessment of the peace process in El Salvador,
 
     Paying tribute to the efforts that have been made by the people of El
Salvador to achieve the general objectives of the peace process established by
the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Marti para la
Liberaci"n Nacional as contained in the Geneva Agreement of 4 April 1990,
 
     Paying tribute also to the contribution made by the various United
Nations missions in El Salvador, namely the United Nations Observer Mission in
El Salvador, the Mission of the United Nations in El Salvador and the United
Nations Office of Verification in El Salvador, as well as the support unit and
the envoy of the Secretary-General to the implementation of the peace accords
in El Salvador,
 
     Welcoming the progress made in the past five years towards a society
characterized by democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights,
 
     Acknowledging with gratitude the contributions of Member States that have
made available personnel and voluntary funding to the support unit for the
envoy of the Secretary-General in El Salvador and to technical assistance
projects in support of the peace process,
 
     1.   Welcomes the continuing commitment of the Government and people of
El Salvador to the consolidation of the peace process;
 
     2.   Urges all concerned to continue working together to complete the
implementation of the peace process in El Salvador without delay;
 
     3.   Decides that, taking into account the recommendation contained in
the report of the Secretary-General, the support unit for his envoy in El
Salvador should be closed down as a separate entity, as it has concluded its
mandate; 
 
     4.   Welcomes the proposal of the Secretary-General to assign two
international Professionals and two local consultants as a unit under the
administrative structure of the United Nations Development Programme, for a
period of six months, funded by the available balance under the Trust Fund for
the Mission of the United Nations in El Salvador, to follow up on the
outstanding elements of the peace accords, while the verification and good
offices responsibilities of the Organization would continue to be carried out
from Headquarters;
 
     5.   Emphasizes the importance of the continued cooperation of the
various agencies, offices and programmes of the United Nations system active
in El Salvador in the consolidation of the peace process;
 
     6.   Calls upon Member States and international institutions to maintain
their political, technical and financial support to the efforts of the
Government and people of El Salvador to promote peace, freedom, democracy and
development in that country;
 
     7.   Requests the Secretary-General to keep it informed of further
developments in the implementation of the peace process in El Salvador, as he
deems appropriate.