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Costa Rica

ISO: CRI UN member since 1945
658
Speeches
120
Speakers
6859
Votes
5848
Yes
100
No
531
Abstentions
81
SC Sponsored
Top 32%
Co-sponsor influence
2024

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Voting alignment is computed from UN General Assembly roll-call votes (1946–present). Agreement rates count the share of resolutions where both countries cast the same vote (Yes/No/Abstain), weighted by the inverse square root of the number of countries voting, to down-weight near-unanimous resolutions. Ideal points are estimated using a Bayesian item-response model (Voeten 2013) that places each country on a left–right policy dimension each session. Issue-area breakdowns use the topic codes assigned by the UN Bibliographic Information System.

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Co-sponsorship network influence PageRank in the SC co-sponsorship graph per year · view full rankings

2024: top 32% by influence · 107 co-sponsoring partners · betweenness 0.001068

Voting alignment over time ideal point (re-centred) — 0 = global average · positive = more Western-aligned · BSV2017

Position consistency: more stable than 32% of countries (std dev 0.44, ranked among 199 countries)

Closest neighbours countries with the most similar voting alignment in a given year

Issue-area voting alignment % yes votes by issue category · 5-year rolling average

Speeches

Speeches per year

Dominant Topics

Peacekeeping support and operations General statements and positions Peace processes and negotiations Sustainable development and climate Human rights and rule of law Global economic relations Economic development programmes War and military aggression
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SC Representatives

Official Security Council representatives on record at the UN Digital Library.

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Delegates (by speeches)

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Session Date Speaker Source
79 Sept. 26, 2024 Mr. Arnoldo André Tinoco UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.12
78 Sept. 22, 2023 Mr. Arnoldo André Tinoco UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.11
77 Sept. 21, 2022 Mr. Arnoldo André Tinoco UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.7
76 Sept. 21, 2021 Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.4
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.5
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.5
74 Sept. 25, 2019 Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.6
73 Sept. 27, 2018 Ms. Epsy Campbell Barr UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.11
72 Sept. 19, 2017 Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.5
71 Sept. 20, 2016 Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.10
70 Sept. 30, 2015 Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.19
69 Sept. 24, 2014 Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.7
68 Sept. 24, 2013 Ms. Laura Chinchilla Miranda UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.6
67 Oct. 1, 2012 Mr. José Enrique Castillo Barrantes UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.19
66 Sept. 22, 2011 Ms. Laura Chinchilla Miranda UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.16
65 Sept. 23, 2010 Ms. Laura Chinchilla Miranda UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.11
64 Sept. 24, 2009 Mr. Oscar Arias Sánchez UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.6
63 Sept. 24, 2008 Mr. Oscar Arias Sánchez UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.8
62 Oct. 2, 2007 Mr. Bruno Stagno Ugarte UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.14
61 Sept. 19, 2006 Mr. Oscar Arias Sánchez UNDL ↗ A/61/PV.11
60 Sept. 22, 2005 Mr. Marco Vinicio Vargas UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.21
59 Sept. 21, 2004 Mr. Abel Pacheco de la Espriella UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.3
58 Sept. 24, 2003 Ms. Linnette Saborío UNDL ↗ A/58/PV.10
57 Sept. 18, 2002 Mr. Roberto Tovar Faja UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.15
56 Nov. 13, 2001 Mr. Roberto Rojas López UNDL ↗ A/56/PV.50
55 Sept. 14, 2000 Mr. Roberto Rojas López UNDL ↗ A/55/PV.15
54 Sept. 22, 1999 Mr. Miguel Angel Rodríguez Echeverría UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.9
53 Sept. 21, 1998 Mr. Roberto Rojas López UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.8
52 Sept. 23, 1997 Mr. José María Figueres Olsen UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.8
51 Sept. 24, 1996 Mr. Fernando Naranjo Villalobos UNDL ↗ A/51/PV.7
50 Oct. 5, 1995 Mr. Fernando Naranjo Villalobos UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.21
49 Sept. 28, 1994 Mr. José María Figueres Olsen UNDL ↗ A/49/PV.8
48 Oct. 8, 1993 Mr. Bernd Niehaus-Quesada UNDL ↗ A/48/PV.23
47 Sept. 28, 1992 Mr. Bernd Niehaus-Quesada UNDL ↗ A/47/PV.15
46 Sept. 26, 1991 Mr. Bernd Niehaus-Quesada UNDL ↗ A/46/PV.11
45 Sept. 24, 1990 Mr. Bernd Niehaus-Quesada UNDL ↗ A/45/PV.5
44 Oct. 3, 1989 Mr. Oscar Arias Sánchez UNDL ↗ A/44/PV.16
43 Oct. 3, 1988 Mr. Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto UNDL ↗ A/43/PV.15
42 Sept. 23, 1987 Mr. Oscar Arias Sánchez UNDL ↗ A/42/PV.8
41 Sept. 24, 1986 Mr. Oscar Arias Sánchez UNDL ↗ A/41/PV.9
40 Sept. 25, 1985 Mr. Carlos José Gutiérrez UNDL ↗ A/40/PV.9
39 Oct. 10, 1984 Mr. Carlos José Gutiérrez UNDL ↗ A/39/PV.28
38 Oct. 14, 1983 Mr. Fernando Volio Jiménez UNDL ↗ A/38/PV.33
37 Oct. 12, 1982 Mr. Fernando Volio Jiménez UNDL ↗ A/37/PV.27
36 Oct. 1, 1981 Mr. Bernd Niehaus-Quesada UNDL ↗ A/36/PV.22
35 Oct. 7, 1980 Mr. Bernd Niehaus-Quesada UNDL ↗ A/35/PV.27
34 Oct. 3, 1979 Mr. Rafael Calderón-Fournier UNDL ↗ A/34/PV.19
33 Sept. 27, 1978 Mr. Rodrigo Carazo UNDL ↗ A/33/PV.11
32 Sept. 26, 1977 Mr. Gonzalo Facio UNDL ↗ A/32/PV.7
31 Sept. 27, 1976 Mr. Gonzalo Facio UNDL ↗ A/31/PV.6
30 Oct. 2, 1975 Mr. Gonzalo Facio UNDL ↗
29 Sept. 27, 1974 Mr. Gonzalo Facio UNDL ↗
28 Oct. 2, 1973 Mr. Gonzalo Facio UNDL ↗
27 Oct. 2, 1972 Mr. Gonzalo Facio UNDL ↗
25 Sept. 23, 1970 Mr. Gonzalo Facio UNDL ↗
24 Oct. 3, 1969 Mr. Fernando Lara Bustamante UNDL ↗
22 Sept. 28, 1967 Mr. Fernando Lara Bustamante UNDL ↗
21 Sept. 28, 1966 Mr. Fernando Lara Bustamante UNDL ↗
20 Sept. 29, 1965 Mr. Mario Gómez Calvo UNDL ↗
19 Dec. 7, 1964 Mr. Daniel Oduber UNDL ↗
18 Sept. 24, 1963 Mr. Daniel Oduber UNDL ↗
17 Oct. 5, 1962 Mr. Daniel Oduber UNDL ↗
16 Oct. 11, 1961 Mr. Gonzalo Ortiz Martín UNDL ↗
15 Oct. 14, 1960 Mr. Gonzalo Ortiz Martín UNDL ↗
14 Sept. 25, 1959 Mr. Gonzalo Ortiz Martín UNDL ↗
13 Sept. 30, 1958 Mr. Alfredo Vargas Fernández UNDL ↗
12 Sept. 27, 1957 Mr. Alberto F. Cañas UNDL ↗
11 Nov. 28, 1956 Mr. Alberto F. Cañas UNDL ↗
10 Sept. 22, 1955 Mr. Benjamín Núñez UNDL ↗
9 Sept. 24, 1954 Mr. Fernando Fournier UNDL ↗
8 Sept. 25, 1953 Mr. Eladio Trejos Flores UNDL ↗
7 Nov. 11, 1952 Mr. Alfredo Volio Mata UNDL ↗
6 Nov. 15, 1951 Mr. Alfredo Volio Mata UNDL ↗

81 Security Council draft resolutions co-sponsored by Costa Rica. Data from the UNBench dataset (Liang et al.).

Draft Adopted as Title Session
S/1997/18* — Draft resolution —
S/1997/816 — Draft Resolution —
S/1997/872 — Draft Resolution —
S/1998/1117 S/RES/1212(1998) Security Council resolution 1212 (1998) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Civilian P… —
S/1998/353 S/RES/1165(1998) Security Council resolution 1165 (1998) [on the establishment of a 3rd Trial Chamber of t… —
S/1998/810 S/RES/1193(1998) Security Council resolution 1193 (1998) [on the situation in Afghanistan] —
S/2008/182 S/RES/1805(2008) Security Council resolution 1805 (2008) [on extending the mandate of the Counter-Terroris… —
S/2008/283 S/RES/1812(2008) Security Council resolution 1812 (2008) [on the extension of the mandate of the United Na… —
S/2008/403 S/RES/1820(2008) Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) [on acts of sexual violence against civilians in … —
S/2009/500 S/RES/1889(2009) Security Council resolution 1889 (2009) [on women and peace and security] —
S/2009/582 S/RES/1894(2009) Security Council resolution 1894 (2009) [on the protection of civilians in armed conflict] —
S/2011/24 — draft resolution —
S/2011/425 S/RES/1998(2011) Security Council resolution 1998 (2011) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2013/368 S/RES/2106(2013) Security Council resolution 2106 (2013) [on sexual violence in armed conflict] —
S/2013/570 S/RES/2117(2013) Security Council resolution 2117 (2013) [on small arms] —
S/2015/333* — Draft Resolution —
S/2016/1052 S/RES/2325(2016) Security Council resolution 2325 (2016) [on non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and bi… —
S/2016/1073 S/RES/2331(2016) Security Council resolution 2331 (2016) [on trafficking in persons in armed conflicts] —
S/2016/846 — draft resolution —
S/2017/781 S/RES/2378(2017) Security Council resolution 2378 (2017) [on UN peacekeeping reform] —
S/2018/667 S/RES/2427(2018) Security Council resolution 2427 (2018) [on children and armed conflict] —
S/2019/179 S/RES/2457(2019) Security Council resolution 2457 (2019) [on ending conflict in Africa by 2020] —
S/2019/268 S/RES/2462(2019) Security Council resolution 2462 (2019) [on prevention and suppression of the financing o… —
S/2019/475 S/RES/2474(2019) Security Council resolution 2474 (2019) [on persons missing as a result of armed conflict] —
S/2020/240 — Draft Resolution —
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