I would like to commend you and the Swedish Mission, Mr. President, on the work you are doing in the Security Council this month. We are also grateful for today’s briefings.
I will focus on two issues in the region, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the situation in Syria, while reiterating our …
We thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for convening this important debate. As an unarmed democracy, Costa Rica considers disarmament and non-proliferation to be fundamental pillars of its foreign policy, as they contribute to the well-being and survival of humankind. Therefore, such topic…
It is an honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) at this special meeting to pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
At the outset, we would like to commend him for his wise leadership of the Organization, carried out with determination, coherence…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 71/130 today because we believe firmly that the inability of the Security Council to take effective decisions on the critical situation in Syria means that the General Assembly should assume its subsidiary responsibility for the maintenance of internationa…
Costa Rica congratulates you, Mr. President, as well as the Permanent Mission of Senegal, for having convened this open debate during your presidency of the Security Council. We believe that having an opportunity
to discuss this vital resource for the survival of this and future generations, especi…
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his briefing, and we welcome the report (A/71/53) on the vital work that body carries out. Costa Rica commends the continued strengthening of the Council and the implementation of its mandates.
This year has been particularly important for the …
Let me start by thanking His Excellency Judge Abraham for his report (see A/71/PV.34). It is an honour for me to participate once again in the annual meeting of the General Assembly to consider the report on the work of the International Court of Justice, the only international court of a universal …
My country associates itself with the statement made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and with the statement made by the representative of
the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (see A/71/PV.32). We would also like to share some considerations in our national capacity.
Costa R…
We commend the Russian presidency and Mission for the work they are carrying out this month at the helm of the Security Council. We also thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emerg…
We would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his final report (A/71/1) on the work of the Organization. Costa Rica would like to recognize the tireless and determined efforts of the Secretary- General to promote sustainable development. The process for negotiating the 2030 Agenda for Sus…
Costa Rica thanks Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly, for convening this formal meeting on sexual exploitation and abuse. Costa Rica maintains its firm support for the Secretary- General in his determination to eradicate cases of sexual exploitation and abuse and his implementat…
Costa Rica would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for having convened this important debate. Our country is firmly committed to the international legal system and believes that global disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction can, and should, be achiev…
Costa Rica would like to thank you and your delegation, Sir, for having convened this important open debate and for your leadership of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Matters.
Costa Rica aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Switzerland…
Costa Rica thanks the French presidency for convening this open debate on the protection of civilians in the context of peacekeeping operations. This initiative is of great importance to my country, and we urge the Council to pursue this healthy practice, which enriches the debate and political dial…
Costa Rica is delighted to join the consensus around the adoption of the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerating the Fight against HIV and to Ending the AIDS Epidemic by 2030 (resolution 70/266, annex). Costa Rica also aligns itself with the statement recently delive…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Paragua…
Costa Rica thanks the delegation of Egypt for the timely organization of this debate.
We have witnessed a dramatic evolution in the nature of the terrorist threat. In recent months, attacks on almost every continent have killed, maimed or displaced tens of thousands of civilians. We send a message …
We congratulate you, Sir, and the Venezuelan Mission for the work it is doing this month during its presidency of the Security Council and for having convened today’s open debate on a subject of vital importance for my delegation. We thank the Ambassadors of Kenya and Sweden and Mr. Rosenthal for th…
Costa Rica congratulates you, Mr. President, and all your team on your work in the Security Council presidency and on having proposed three important debates during your term. Holding an open debate on the purposes and principles of our Charter helps us return to our roots and the basic criteria of …
