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United Nations Missions in Central America
United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA)
Its creation stems from the request made by the five Central
American Governments on 31 March 1989 and reiterated, after
Honduras lifted its reservation, in Tela (Honduras), on 7 August
1989. The Secretary-General must submit a proposal to the
Security Council for the establishment of ONUCA, whose mission
implies:
a) termination of aid to irregular forces and insurrectionist
movements; and
b) non-use of the territory to attack other States.
A preliminary reconnaissance mission composed of military and
civilian personnel is in Central America since the third of
September and will report to the Secretary-General on the
requirements of ONUCA, both in personnel and equipment, on the
basis of which the Secretary-General will make a formal proposal
to the Security Council.
United Nations Observers for the Verification of the Elections
in Nicaragua (ONUVEN)
ONUVEN was created as a result of the request by the Government
of Nicaragua made on 3 March 1989. On the basis of the
Declaration of Costa del Sol (14 February 1989), the Foreign
Minister of Nicaragua requested the Secretary-General to
establish a group of international observers in order to verify
the electoral process in Nicaragua (See document A/44/375 of 7
July 1989 and DPI backgrounder 89-20105). ONUVEN officially
opened its offices in Managua and started its activities on 25
August 1989. The Secretary-General has appointed Elliot
Richardson as his Personal Representative for the verification
of the electoral process in Nicaragua. The Chief of the
Mission, Iqbal Riza, has been appointed Deputy Personal
Representative (See Press Release SG/A/422/rev.1*, of 30 August
1989).
The International Support and Verification Commission (CIAV)
As envisioned in Chapter I, Annex I, under the Machinery item of
the Tela Agreement, the Secretaries-General of the United
Nations and the Organization of American States decided to
establish CIAV, for the "voluntary demobilization, repatriation
or relocation in Nicaragua or third parties of the members of
the Nicaraguan Resistance and their families, as well as
assistance in the demobilization of all those involved in armed
actions in the countries of the region when they voluntarily
seek it". The functions and activities of this commission will
start on 6 September 1989. On 5 September 1989 it was announced
that as a first step of CIAV activities, the Secretaries-General
of the United Nations and the Organization of American States
(OAS) would send a mission to Honduras and Nicaragua in order to
make contacts for the carrying out of its responsibilities in
the execution of the Joint Plan (See Press Releases SG/SM/4327
of 5 September 1989, SG/1875*/Rev.1 of 25 August 1989 and
A/44/451, S/20778 of 9 August 1989).
NOTE: For background information, see also UN press release
SG/A/423 of 1 September 1989, on the appointement by the
Secretary-General of Alvaro de Soto as his Personal
Representative for the Central American peace process.
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