Fifty years ago today, on 10 December 1948, the international community, with more courage than lyricism, indicated that recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. That stel…
Rarely do we find among international society such clear and broad agreement as we are witnessing today with respect to the situation in Afghanistan. We all share a logical and rational political and legal vision as to the origins and substance of the Afghan crisis, the assigning of specific respons…
Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations confers upon the Security Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. In the light of the very purposes of our Organization, established in Article 1, this is a proactive and comprehensive responsibility,…
My delegation is participating with particular interest in the discussion of agenda item 48 on the report of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991.
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Costa Rica has consistently and firmly continued to condemn attacks against the Albanian civilian population in Kosovo, the violation of that population’s most fundamental rights and the savage destruction of unarmed small towns and hamlets. Time and again, we have expressed our repudiation of the p…
The delegation of Costa Rica will vote in favour of the draft resolution contained in document A/53/L.6, which calls for the lifting of the unilateral economic, commercial and financial measures against Cuba.
On this occasion, as in previous years, we base our position on unflinching support for th…
My delegation is pleased that this open debate on protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and other victims of armed conflict is taking place. It will allow us to take another look at some of the cardinal principles that we believe must guide the actions of the Security Council and our Or…
It has been more than 10 years since the United Nations began what we might call its long, frustrating and exhausting presence in Angola. The many resolutions, presidential statements and statements to the press have yielded absolutely no positive results. Today we face an extremely grave situation …
This is the second time that my delegation has taken part in a meeting of the Security Council to establish a peacekeeping mission. We are particularly pleased to be approving this mission to Sierra Leone in view of the fact that that country, after confronting a chaotic situation, has embarked on t…
The delegation of Costa Rica is grateful for your decision, Mr. President, which has made it possible in a short period of time to have this open debate with the presence of the Secretary-General in order to consider and adopt a draft resolution consistent with the responsibilities of the Security C…
