Costa Rica thanks the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Václav Bálek, for his presence here today and for his statement to the General Assembly, and reiterates its support for his important work. We want to reaffirm my country’s historic commitment to universal respect for and observ…
Costa Rica thanks the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his report to the Assembly (see A/78/322).
My country will remain a strategic partner of the Court and of the international criminal justice system. The values of the Rome Statute and its fundamental goal to fight against…
Costa Rica extends its deepest condolences to the Kingdom of Morocco for the earthquake which caused hundreds of deaths and extensive destruction. Our sympathy and prayers go out to the victims and their families.
Costa Rica regrets the failure of the Security Council to renew the sanctions regime …
I wish to focus on why brave leadership is paramount for the culture of the United Nations.
Costa Rica commends the steadfast courage shown by Ambassadors González López and Fifield, of El Salvador and Australia, who in resolution 77/335 presented us with a creative, ambitious initial text that tra…
Costa Rica wishes to recognize the leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan in defending the cause of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Without its leadership, the International Day against Nuclear Tests would not have been possible today.
In that regard, allow me to make three points.
Fi…
Costa Rica welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on progress in the establishment of the United Nations Office for Youth, in line with resolution 76/306 (A/77/955). We commend the work of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, and her Office for the results obtai…
We are gathered here today to discuss the Security Council’s failure to adopt a draft resolution on cross- border humanitarian aid into Syria, with 13 nations voting in favour, one abstaining and one casting a conscious and decisive veto (see S/PV.9371). It was a conscious and decisive step to accep…
Yesterday afternoon, the Security Council convened a high-level briefing on Ukraine (see S/PV.9380). That gathering served as an opportunity to discuss the latest developments on the ground occurring just over 500 days following the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.
We received updates on n…
Costa Rica would like to thank the representative of the United Arab Emirates for introducing the annual report of the Security Council (A/77/2), as well as Brazil for having coordinated the drafting of the introduction
Costa Rica aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Portu…
Costa Rica expresses its gratitude to the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect for the presentation of the fifteenth report of the Secretary-General on this topic (A/77/910), as well as for the work undertaken by his Office to advance the conceptualization and implementation of this prin…
Costa Rica thanks the co-facilitators of the eighth revision of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy for their work during the negotiating process. It was not an easy job.
The review of the Strategy is a golden opportunity to improve the agreements we have reached, to take into acc…
One year ago today, we gathered in this Hall, in the most democratic forum in the world, where the size and status of States is irrelevant — to adopt resolution 76/262, which strengthens the growing relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council, in order to ensure that our Organ…
Costa Rica thanks Ms. Catherine Marchi- Uhel for presenting the ninth report of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since M…
Costa Rica is proud of the historic adoption of resolution 77/276. It is a milestone for multilateralism in the fight against climate change and a giant step forward for international law, climate justice and human rights.
Today we are concluding a process that was inspired by the youth of the worl…
Today I have the honour to address the General Assembly, on behalf of France and Costa Rica, to introduce draft resolution A/77/L.40, entitled “2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine re…
Costa Rica congratulates the Permanent Representatives of the Slovak Republic, Ambassador Michal Mlynár, and of the State of Kuwait, Ambassador Tareq Albanai, on their appointment as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. They have the full support of Costa Rica …
I am honoured to take the floor on behalf of the 27 members of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group. The group is comprised of Austria, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, New Zealand, N…
Costa Rica thanks the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, for presenting
the annual report of the Court (A/77/4). We also wish to express our condolences on the passing of Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade. He will be remembered not only as an outstanding j…
On behalf of the Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia, Switzerland and my own country, Costa Rica, it is my honour to introduce draft resolution A/76/L.75, entitled “The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment”.
At the outset, we want to thank the more than 100 Member States from all reg…
Costa Rica regrets and condemns the veto of the draft resolution contained in document S/2022/538, which would have extended the entry of humanitarian aid through the only remaining open cross-border crossing in Syria for one more year. That aid would have taken the form of life-saving medicines, va…
