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UN Refugee Agency Recognizes Costa Rica’s Efforts in Eradicating Statelessness
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recognized the efforts carried out by Costa Rica for the eradication of statelessness (Statelessness is the condition of someone who is "not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law"). Costa Rica’s efforts involve the approval of regulations and procedures for the determination of the condition of a statelessn...
Costa Rica Will Present Environmental Protection Initiative During the 73rd UN General Assembly
During the UN’s 73rd General Assembly this week Costa Rica will present its initiative for and "All Coalition", which includes topics such as environmental protection, climate action, inclusion, diversity, access to justice and international law, regional and global governance in migration and cooperation, and financing for development. These priorities and objectives coincide with those define...
Government of Nicaragua Terminates Visit of UN’s Human Rights Commission in the Country
The Government of Nicaragua informed this Friday that they consider the mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in their country as "terminated", this comes only two days after the OHCHR filed a critical report regarding the repression in the Central American country. This past Wednesday, the OHCHR had stated that it had encountered obstacles “in conducting its...
Government of Costa Rica Signs Agreement with UN Refugee Agency for Financial and Technical Assistance
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will extend the technical and financial cooperation it gives to the General Directorate of Migration in Costa Rica with the objective of strengthening the attention to the public in response to the increase in the number of asylum requests. Raquel Vargas, Director of Migration, explained that this donation is the result of efforts made by the Co...
UN Refugee Agency Calls for International Solidarity for Costa Rica and Other Countries Hosting Nicaraguan Refugees
Recently, the General Directorate of Migration in Costa Rica had to implement a call center service to handle the large number of appointments for refugee applications, the majority of which come from Nicaraguan citizens. Even though, the Director of Migration, Raquel Vargas and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Epsy Campbell have stated in different occasions that the situation is still not con...
Opposition to President Trump’s Jerusalem Decision has a 285 Million Dollar Cost
Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. No sooner does the United Nations vote 128 to 9 objecting to President Donald Trump’s decision to finally recognize Jerusalem as the true capitol of Israel and move the U.S. Embassy there, the president cuts $285-million from the annual UN membership fee of whi...
58 Costa Rican School Cafeterias Will Cook With Produce From Family Farms
The Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is launching a farm-to-table initiative to improve food quality at schools and also support family farms. "For the MAG .. it is important that children learn to consume and produce vegetables. In addition, this pilot plan demonstrates that it can beco...
Costa Rica Joins United Nations Panel on Bolstering Protection of Water Sources
At last week's United Nations 72nd General Assembly, recommendations from the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace were presented, said Costa Rica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Costa Rica joined the panel when it was established in 2015, and played an important role in developing mechanisms and best practices for promoting cooperation regarding water supplies and sources. Costa Rican ...
Social Media Campaign on Nonviolent Masculinity Implemented in Costa Rica
President of the Criminal Cassation Board and Coordinator of the Gender Commission, Costa Rican Judge Doris Arias Madrigal participated last week in the launch of the social medica campaign "Métele un gol al machismo," promoted by the Justice and Gender Foundation of the United Nations Latin American Institute for Crime Prevention and Treatment of Offenders. The campaign translates to "Score a ...
Trump Surprises World Leaders With Speech on Venezuela’s Democratic Crisis
Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. President Donald Trump’s first address to the United Nations hit close to home in Costa Rica. Only two countries away -- past Panama and Columbia -- neighboring Venezuela was singled out as a “rogue” nation right alongside North Korea and Iran. The presi...
UN Official Provides Road Safety Guidance to Key Costa Rican Officials
Jean Todt, acting in his capacity as the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, met with stakeholders in Costa Rica to promote United Nations road safety legal instruments and share established road safety best practices, said the Costa Rican Ministry of Health. Todt is president of the Geneva, Switzerland-based Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, an association found...
United Nations Asks Costa Rica to Speed up Availability of Fertility Treatments
One of the main recommendations of a recent report on Costa Rica by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) relates to the country failing to fulfill its human rights obligations regarding women's access to in vitro fertilization treatments. Gladys Jiménez, director of the ombud's office on women, reiterated the report's call for the state to act ...
