The delegation of Costa Rica will vote in favour of the draft resolution contained in document A/53/L.6, which calls for the lifting of the unilateral economic, commercial and financial measures against Cuba.
On this occasion, as in previous years, we base our position on unflinching support for th…
My delegation is pleased that this open debate on protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and other victims of armed conflict is taking place. It will allow us to take another look at some of the cardinal principles that we believe must guide the actions of the Security Council and our Or…
My country is taking part in this ministerial level meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Africa with particular interest and motivation. Sweden’s acclaimed leadership and its traditional solidarity with the causes of the developing world have encouraged and spurred on the members of t…
Costa Rica is extremely pleased at Mr. Didier Opertti’s
In presenting our respectful greetings to the Secretary-General, my delegation also wishes to express its sincere recognition of the enormously courageous efforts he has made in the Secretariat in favour of maintaining international peace and …
We are meeting today to adopt a creative solution to the conflict that arose following the reprehensible terrorist attacks on Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 772, a solution that will allow for a prompt end to be put to the sanctions regime imposed by the Security Council on Libya through its resol…
It has been more than 10 years since the United Nations began what we might call its long, frustrating and exhausting presence in Angola. The many resolutions, presidential statements and statements to the press have yielded absolutely no positive results. Today we face an extremely grave situation …
My delegation views with deep concern the deterioration of the political and military situation in Georgia. The renewed tension and the resulting risk of new clashes call for resolute action on the part of the international community to reach a political solution to the conflict.
Moreover, we are a…
This is the second time that my delegation has taken part in a meeting of the Security Council to establish a peacekeeping mission. We are particularly pleased to be approving this mission to Sierra Leone in view of the fact that that country, after confronting a chaotic situation, has embarked on t…
From the moment when you, Mr. President, initiated consultations among the members of the Security Council concerning the specific request made by the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations on 22 June 1998 to hold a formal meeting of the Security Council, the delegation of Costa Rica …
Let me begin by expressing to you, Mr. President, the appreciation of the Costa Rican delegation for your visionary decision to include the question of the impact of armed conflict on children on the agenda of the Security Council for this month.
I would also like to take this opportunity to expres…
My delegation did not intend to take the floor at this stage. However, having listened to the statements made by a number of delegations, I must say that their unfair statements regarding the members of the Bureau are regrettable, particularly bearing in mind that the Chairman of the Fifth Committee…
Building a firm and lasting peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a process that requires meticulousness and great care, and one that has been undertaken in difficult circumstances. As the Secretary-General notes in his most recent report, it requires patience and persistence. At this post-conflict sta…
Allow me at the outset to welcome General Higino Carneiro and to express our satisfaction at his presence here today.
Once again, the Security Council is having to meet to take decisions on the situation in Angola. Once again, the Security Council is having to face an attitude of
UNITA has indicat…
The delegation of Costa Rica is grateful for your decision, Mr. President, which has made it possible in a short period of time to have this open debate with the presence of the Secretary-General in order to consider and adopt a draft resolution consistent with the responsibilities of the Security C…
The delegation of Costa Rica, which proposed the International Day of Peace — observed each year on the opening day of the regular session of the General Assembly — is in full agreement with the proposed change, which is being made because the session of the General Assembly is to begin on an earlie…
On 25 May this year, five years will have elapsed since this Council established the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia. Those years have marked a historic era …
Costa Rica believes that in countries that have suffered internal conflict there can be no peace without justice and no reconciliation without the truth coming to light, and that a free and democratic society cannot be constructed while criminals who have committed the most horrible atrocities go un…
My delegation is pleased to be here today at this formal meeting to consider the situation in Angola in the presence of the Vice-Minister for Territorial Administration of Angola. We welcome him and express our appreciation to him.
New information and events show that the current stage in Angola is…
I wish first to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his objective, realistic, lucid and comprehensive report on the situation in Africa. What we have before us is essentially a vast programme of action for the entire United Nations system; in its implementation the Security Council must…
My delegation is pleased to support this draft resolution on the reactivation of the International Commission of Inquiry into the flow of arms in Rwanda. It is undeniable that the illegal flow of arms to the Great Lakes region lends itself to civil violence and acts of genocide. The massacre of civi…
