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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 …
We welcome the presence of Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa and we are very pleased to see him preside over the Council, in particular as his country is one of the representatives of our regional group. We congratulate him and the Uruguayan Mission on their work at the helm of the Security Council this mo…
