We would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his presentation. We welcome the reports on the essential work performed by the Council in different subject areas and in all parts of the world
(A/68/53). Costa Rica reiterates its full commitment to, and support for, the work of…
Costa Rica thanks Judge Sang-Hyun Song for presenting the most recent report of the International Criminal Court (see A/68/314) in accordance with article 6 of the Relationship Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the United Nations. We particularly underscore its clear and detaile…
It is an honour 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, which is the only international tribunal of a universal character with general jurisdiction. My delegation thanks Judge Peter Tomka, Presi…
As the current Chair of the Central American Integration System (SICA), I have the honour to address the Assembly on behalf of its member States: Belize, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica.
With this statement, we wish to place on record our s…
I speak on behalf of Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan, Kenya and the United Kingdom.
Seven years ago, seven countries saw the terrible harm being caused by the unregulated trade in conventional arms. We listened to the voices of people around the world living daily in fear of violen…
It is an honour to introduce to the General Assembly draft resolution A/67/L.58, entitled “The Arms Trade
Treaty” on behalf of more than 100 Member States. Through draft resolution A/67/L.58, we will adopt the arms trade treaty whose text is laid out in the annex to document A/CONF.217/2013/L.3.
A…
Sixty-five years ago today, this body adopted resolution 181 (II), which established the Plan of Partition of the territory under British mandate in Palestine. Costa Rica was one of the 33 countries that, at that time, recognized that the coexistence of two independent States was the necessary solut…
Baron Pierre de Coubertin believed that building peace and a better world required providing young people with a sports education and opportunities to get involved with sports. Thus it would be possible to create a lifestyle based on the happiness that comes from effort, from the educational value o…
It is an honour for Costa Rica, as current Chair of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), to introduce draft resolution A/67/L.8, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Tes…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to the Ambassador of India and President of the Security Council for introducing the Council’s annual report to the General Assembly (A/67/2). We also commend Colombia for its excellent work in writing the introduction and compiling the report. We note the…
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council, Ms. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, for the report on the work of the Council (A/67/53) and her briefing. We reiterate our unconditional support for the main body of the Organization devoted to human rights.
Today we are considering the content of the repor…
Costa Rica welcomes the attention that you have given, Mr. President, to the issue of the family. We should have preferred the text we have adopted to have benefitted from an open consultation process, particularly since the subject is of interest to everybody. Although, like other countries of our …
Costa Rica voted in favour of resolution 66/253 B on Syria because we believe that, in the present circumstances, it is a necessary response to the extreme seriousness of the situation being borne by that country.
Costa Rica believes that the inaction caused by the double veto in the Security Counc…
My delegation appreciates the convening of this debate, as well as the draft presidential statement that was distributed. We also appreciate the Security- General’s report presented during this meeting.
Illicit cross-border trafficking is a subject of concern for Costa Rica, which we are approachin…
Costa Rica is genuinely committed to improving and strengthening the treaty body system. Our country is party to 10 instruments that establish bodies to oversee their implementation. We support intergovernmental discussions to strengthen those bodies, with the broad participation of their own expert…
Allow me first and foremost to congratulate the elected
members of the Security Council, who have joined the Council this month, and to wish them every success.
My delegation welcomes the convening of this debate. We welcome also the growing interest shown by the Security Council in the promotion …
Costa Rica welcomes the reinstatement of Libya to the Human Rights Council. In doing so, we draw attention to the commitments that Libya has entered into to respect the obligations that derive from international human rights law, in particular its announcement that it will continue to promote and pr…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the group of five small nations (S-5), comprised of Costa Rica, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Singapore and Switzerland, regarding agenda item 30, on the report of the Security Council. Our group is particularly committed to improving the working methods of the Secur…
Costa Rica is grateful for the detailed and comprehensive report submitted by the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, whose leadership and vision we acknowledge (see A/66/309). We reiterate our support for the Court as an essential component of the architecture of in…
The delegation of Costa Rica thanks Judge Hisashi Owada, President of the International Court of Justice, for his clear report on the work of the Court (A/66/4) and for his presence before the Assembly. His leadership is a source of motivation and strength to the current and the ongoing work of the …
