I am very grateful to be able to address the Assembly as a female Chancellor and Vice-President of the Republic of Costa Rica. I extend to the Assembly and the representatives of all countries a warm greeting from President Carlos Alvarado Quesada. My country is fully convinced that together we can …
Nelson Mandela once said that he was just a common man who became a leader owing to extraordinary circumstances. That is the call that we make to those in leadership positions. Those are the words of one of the
greatest leaders of our times, a man who transcended his circumstances and put the freed…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting; the Secretary- General for his support for this cause, as demonstrated by his presence and the statement he delivered at this commemoration today, as well as his work in this area, reflected in his report Securing O…
Costa Rica thanks the presidency of the Council for having convened this meeting on the situation in Nicaragua. We believe it to be appropriate, timely and necessary. The report entitled “Violations of human rights and abuses in the context of the protests in Nicaragua”, issued by the Office of the …
We thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and with the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf o…
Costa Rica aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Responsibility to Protect, and welcomes the fact that for the first time since 2009, the General Assembly has included this item on its agenda. We are grateful for the e…
My delegation would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important debate. We would also like to thank the Secretary- General and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross for their briefings.
Costa Rica aligns itself with the statements made by the P…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this important high-level meeting to promote the efforts and opportunities that the United Nations can utilize to strengthen its work in peacebuilding and in achieving sustained peace.
My country associates itself…
Costa Rica thanks the Peruvian presidency for convening this open debate on such an important issue. We also thank Ms. Amina Mohammed, Ms. Pramila Patten and Ms. Razia Sultana for their briefings.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Mali on behalf of t…
We would like to begin by thanking you and your delegation, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate, as well as for responsibility and seriousness you have shown in taking over the leadership of the Security Council Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. We shoul…
My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for once again convening this annual debate on the representativeness and membership of the Security Council. We endorse the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/72/PV.41). We would like t…
We join others in condemning the cowardly terrorist attack that took place here in New York City on 31 October and express our solidarity with the United States, Argentina and Belgium for the irreparable loss of human life.
My country associates itself with the interventions made on behalf of the G…
We wish to thank you, Madam President, for having convened this debate.
Costa Rica has read and studied carefully the report of the Secretary-General on the issue of children and armed conflict (S/2017/821), submitted in accordance with resolution 2225 (2015). My delegation endorses the statement d…
My delegation thanks Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, President of the International Criminal Court, for the presentation of the report on the activities of the Court for 2016-2017 (see A/72/349), pursuant to article 6 of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International…
We welcome the fact that, since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the women and peace and security agenda has gained significant importance as part of the normative architecture of the United Nations as a crucial component in order to prevent conflict, maintain peace and achieve the Sustainabl…
We are grateful to President Abraham for his report (A/72/4), and it is an honour for me to participate once again in the General Assembly’s annual meeting to consider the report of the International Court of Justice, the only international tribunal of a universal nature that enjoys general jurisdic…
Costa Rica endorses the statement made by the representative of Panama on behalf of the Human Security Network (see A/72/PV.24), and we highlight the importance of the focus on placing the individual at the centre in prevention, protection and fighting trafficking in persons.
Children still make up…
At the outset, allow me to express our condolences to the delegation of the United Kingdom for the terrible events that took place this week.
We are grateful for the organization of this open debate and for the two documents presented this morning.
One year ago, the Security Council adopted resolu…
Costa Rica wishes to thank the Uruguayan presidency and Vice-Chancellor Cancela for convening today’s open debate on this relevant topic. We also thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and the other speakers for their briefings.
It is important to reiterate that sexual violence is always una…
We congratulate you, Madam President, and the Mission of the United States of America on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We also welcome the statement made by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
Millions of …
