Today we held a high-level panel on “The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict: promoting respect for & good practices in the application of international humanitarian law.” The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict are devastating. IHL, designed to protect

The fourth and final High-Level Panel of ECOSOC’s Humanitarian Affairs Segment underscored a defining moment for humanitarian action. The question is not whether transformation is necessary, but how we can accelerate & deepen it to meet the moment and serve communities more

BREAKING: Costa Rica secures support from 104 States for its “Call to Action” on renewing global solidarity for humanity at ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment in Geneva! With 300M people needing urgent assistance worldwide, our initiative strengthens collective solidarity in

Thank you to 104 Member States who have signed up to this Call to Action to back UN lifesaving mission. And to Maritza Chan for making it happen. Now, for the action.

Honoured to take part today in the Opening Ceremony of “Not a Woman’s Job” spotlighting women's leadership, committed in amplifying women's voices in diplomacy and breaking gender barriers. 🇨🇷 ranks 4th worldwide in Women Ambassadors in the 2024 Women in Diplomacy Index.

We featured Ambassador Maritza Chan, Permanente Representative to the UN in NY, first woman to hold this post for CR. Also first woman to preside the First Committee and current Chair of CSW70.

Also, former Ambassador Adriana Solano Laclé, (R.I.P). Career diplomat and multilateralist par excellence. Recognized for her leadership in the negotiations of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union. Her legacy will remain in our history.

“I thought that those issues have passed. We are still voting on issues that should already be part of our collective DNA. Why are we still fighting to include women and girls in resolutions? Why are we still pressuring for gender parity? Should this not be a given by now? And

Today marks 80 years since the UN Charter was signed. The Charter is infinitely more than a treaty. It is the constitution of organized humanity, where law prevails over force & justice defines power. “Si vis pacem, para pacem” - If we want peace, we must prepare for peace.

Segundo día en #FFD4: ✅El ministro de Hacienda, Nogui Acosta, participó en el evento “Sociedades que envejecen: desafíos y oportunidades emergentes en empleo, finanzas y cuidados”. ✅Costa Rica, como presidencia de la #CSW70, intervino en “Finanzas públicas para la igualdad”.

La igualdad de las mujeres “es la llave que abre todas las demás puertas del desarrollo”. 🇨🇷 propone: ✅Acceso al financiamiento específico p/ 🚺 en vulnerabilidad ✅Condicionar financiamiento a inclusión efectiva de mujeres ✅Más mujeres en espacios de decisión global

“The ocean is our planet’s life support system.” — Sir David Attenborough Proud to have brought his powerful new documentary 'Ocean with David Attenborough' to the UN for #HLPF2025 with @FranceOnu and Costa Rica @ the UN. Thank you Silverback Films, Open Planet Studios and National Geographic.

Costa Rica concludes its successful ECOSOC membership (2023-2025). As VP of the Humanitarian Affairs Segment, we thank the 150 member states that joined our Call to Action defending IHL & scaling humanitarian financing for 300 million people in crisis.

🇨🇷 Costa Rica concludes its ECOSOC Vice-Presidency as today's bureau handover takes place. Deep gratitude to the 2024-2025 Bureau for exceptional leadership. Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Bureau: 🇳🇵,🇪🇸,🇦🇲,🇩🇿, & 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic as our GRULAC successor.

UNODA and Japanese Mission UN welcomed the second cohort of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons. 100 youth will receive online training, skill-building workshops and networking opportunities to advance and engage in nuclear disarmament. Welcome to the #YLF!