Eleven years have elapsed since the start of the tragic and bloody conflict in Syria. There have been 11 years of violence, destruction and massive displacement of the population. There have been 11 years of sporadic ceasefire violations, arbitrary detentions and the continued presence of foreign fo…
Once again, another serious crisis with dangerous global repercussions is knocking on the doors of Eastern Europe and our Organization. By recognizing certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent entities, the Russian Federation is violating the sovereignty and territorial integri…
One million Afghan children are at risk of starvation in the coming months, with similar situations in Yemen, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Haiti and numerous other places. There are 45 million people in grave danger of starvation, yet hunger can be stopped, and humankind can dedicate itself to making that …
Costa Rica would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report on the topic of today’s debate
(A/76/311 and A/76/311/Add.1). We also wish to acknowledge the delegations of Singapore and Norway for having coordinated the informal consultations on draft resolution A/76/L.20, on oceans and the l…
Costa Rica welcomes the report of the Secretary- General on the promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace (A/76/357). The culture of peace teaches us that conflicts are resolved at the negotiating table, and not on the batt…
Costa Rica would like to thank Mexico and its team, as well as today’s briefers for their briefings. Allow me to stress the following points.
First, Costa Rica regrets that the Security Council has not yet fully integrated the consideration of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition into …
Costa Rica wishes to congratulate Ambassador Martin Hermann, Permanent Representative of Denmark, and Ambassador Alya Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar, on their appointment as co-facilitators of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
Costa Rica associ…
Costa Rica thanks the President of the International Criminal Court for introducing his annual report (see A/76/293), which provides a clear overview of the work carried out by the Court during the reporting period and the main challenges it face. In addition to the significant number of proceedings…
Costa Rica mourns the untimely loss of Judge James Crawford, who was undoubtedly one of the most brilliant minds in public international law of recent decades. We trust that his legacy will live on and influence a new generation of judges and practitioners. We would also like to congratulate Judge J…
Costa Rica would like to discuss the recent report of the Secretary-General, Our Common Agenda, under agenda item 124.
Perhaps the most important lesson to be drawn from the current crises is the relative fragmentation of our international system. We often forget that what happens anywhere can affe…
At the end of the term of the current Secretary-General, this Organization will have been led exclusively by men for 80 uninterrupted years. That is 80 years during which patriarchy, hard security and toxic militarism have thrived and during which women and girls have been told that they just do not…
Costa Rica, along with Mexico and Slovenia and supported by a large number of sponsors, is pleased to present to the General Assembly draft resolution A/75/L.125, entitled “World Wetlands Day”, which was developed as an effective follow-up to resolution XIII.1 of the thirteenth meeting of the Confer…
I would like to make a comprehensive statement to explain the content of the work and the proposals of resolution 75/314, which has just been adopted. My statement will be followed by that to be delivered by my dear friend and sister Ambassador Baroud of Chad,
with whom I have been working for many…
The delegation of Costa Rica wishes to oppose the postponement requested by the delegation of the United States of America. As has already been said, draft resolution A/75/L.119 is long-standing and was submitted on time, in accordance with the applicable regulations for the consideration and negoti…
Costa Rica welcomes His Excellency Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, to today’s meeting. We listened carefully to his statement earlier today.
We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the necessity of ending the economic, commer…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean States (GRULAC) in order to congratulate Secretary-General António Guterres on his re-election to a second term as the head of this Organization. Given the successes of the past five years, GRULAC is confident that …
Costa Rica appreciates the convening of this meeting and your letter of 11 June, Mr. President, which contains a technical update of the oral draft decision that Costa Rica supports. Costa Rica is also grateful for your tireless work, with countless hours spent consulting with all the negotiating gr…
I would like to thank the members of the General Assembly for confirming the appointment, proposed by the Secretary-General, of Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Costa Rica aligns itself with the statement of P…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC).
We express our sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his appointment as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- sixth session. GRULAC also congratulates the Governm…
Allow me to divide my intervention into four parts.
The process has been far from clear. As of 12 May, we were presented with a text (A/75/L.87/Rev.1) to be adopted without proper and necessary discussions. Many delegations, including my own, expressed their views, initiating a very interesting deb…
