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Costa Rica in the United Nations
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Costa Rica became a member of the United Nations on February 11, 1945.
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1 Delegations to the UN
1.1 1946 Delegation
1.2 1947 Delegation
1.3 1948 Delegation
1.4 1949 Delegation
1.5 1950 Delegation
1.6 1951 Delegation
1.7 1952 Delegation
1.8 1953 Delegation
1.9 1954 Delegation
1.10 1955 Delegation
1.11 1956 Delegation
1.12 1957 Delegation
1.13 1958 Delegation
1.14 1959 Delegation
1.15 1960 Delegation
1.16 1961 Delegation
1.17 1962 Delegation
1.18 1963 Delegation
1.19 1964 Delegation
1.20 1965 Delegation
1.21 1966 Delegation
1.22 1967 Delegation
1.23 1968 Delegation
1.24 1969 Delegation
1.25 1970 Delegation
1.26 1971 Delegation
1.27 1972 Delegation
1.28 1973 Delegation
1.29 1974 Delegation
1.30 1975 Delegation
1.31 1976 Delegation
1.32 1977 Delegation
1.33 1978 Delegation
1.34 1979 Delegation
1.35 1980 Delegation
1.36 1981 Delegation
1.37 1982 Delegation
1.38 1983 Delegation
1.39 1984 Delegation
1.40 1985 Delegation
1.41 1986 Delegation
1.42 1987 Delegation
1.43 1988 Delegation
1.44 1989 Delegation
1.45 1990 Delegation
1.46 1991 Delegation
1.47 1992 Delegation
1.48 1993 Delegation
1.49 1994 Delegation
1.50 1995 Delegation
2 Membership in the Commission on Human Rights
3 References
Delegations to the UN[edit]
1946 Delegation[edit]
In this first assembly, the Costa Rican Ambassador made not comments on the general themes of the discussion.[1]
Chief of the Delegation: Fernando Soto Harrison
1947 Delegation[edit]
The Costa Rican delegation did not dance any general themes of discussion, and the General Assembly was focused on its future organization.
Delegates: Ricardo Fournier, Francisco de Paula Gutierrez, Arturo Morales Flores, Fernando Flores B., Miguel A. Blanco
1948 Delegation[edit]
The Costa Rican delegation did not any general themes of discussion, but they did remark on several aspects of the agenda. The most important points of discussion were the Palestine situation, problems with the Greek border, the situation in the Balkans, a temporary committee on the elections in South Korea, and the problem between Pakistan and India.
Delegates: Gonzalo Facio, Alberto Canas, Alfonso Goicoechea, Edmond Woodbridge, Alberto Lorenzo, Carlos Manuel Gutierrez, Gonzalo Ortiz Martin and Miguel Bourla
1949 Delegation[edit]
The major themes of this General Assembly were the crisis in the Middle East, the dispute between Pakistan and India, the necessity of establishing technical programs for countries in need, and the problems between Great Britain and Greece.
Delegates: Alfredo Volio Mata, Jorge Martinez Moreno, Fernando Pinto Echeverria, Romano Orlich, Graciela Morales de Echeverria
1950 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Mario Echandi Jimenez, Luis Fernando Jimenez Mendez, Fernando Fournier Acuna, Manuel Freer Jimenez, Ruben Esquivel de la Guardia, Felix Roberto Cortes Noriega
1951 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Alfredo Volio Mata, Fernando Pinto Echeverria
1952 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Alfredo Volio Mata, Christian de Tattenbach, Fernando Hine, Gonzalo Facio, Fabio Fournier, Ruben Esquivel de la Guardia, and Mario Golcher
1953 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Eladio Trejos Flores, C. Tattenbach, Carlos Jose Gutierrez, Ricardo Fernandez Palma, Ruben Esquivel de la Guardia, Manuel Fernandez, Roberto Fernandez Zuniga, Raul Trejos Flores, Efrain Alfaro, and Maria Lilia Favio
1954 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Fernando Fournier, Benjamin Nunez, Elsa Orozco, Rodrigo Madrigal, Rafael Carrillo, Alberto Canas, Raul Trejos Flores, Jose F. Carvallo, Maria Lilia Montejo, Luis F. Jimenez
1955 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Alfredo Volio Mata, Gonzalo Facio, Cristian de Tattenbach, Fernando Fournier, Maria Eugenia Vargas Solera, Roberto Fernandez Duran, Benjamin Nunez, Rodrigo Sotela Montagne, Oscar Chavez Esquivel, Roberto Loria Cortes, Francisco Carvallo Quiros, Rufino Gil and Raul Trejos Flores
1956 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Raul Trejos Flores, Carlos Jose Gutierrez, Canas Escalante, Cristian de Tattenbach, G.J. Facio, and Roberto Fernandez
1957 Delegation[edit]
Ambassador Fournier proposed in this session that the UN define the concept of aggression.
Delegates: Fournier Acuna, Canas Escalante, Nunez Vargas, Trejos Flores, Carrillo, Elsa Orozco, and Madrigal Nieto
1958 Delegation[edit]
In this assembly, Costa Rica declared itself against the death penalty.
Delegates: Gonzalo Ortiz Martin, Raul Trejos Flores, Alfredo Vargas Fernandez, Hernan Zamora, Guido Fernandez, Eladio Trejos Flores, Manuel E. Rodriguez, Emilia Castro-Barish, and Ramiro Brenes Gutierrez
1959 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Alfredo Vargas Fernandez, Gonzalo Ortiz Martin, Enrique Guier Saenz, Gonzalo Salazar Herrera, Raul Trejos Flores, Enrique Oller Zamora, Guido Sanchez Fernandez, Ramiro Brenes Gutierrez, Oscar Chavarria Pol, E. Castro de Barish
1960 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Alfredo Vargas Fernandez, Gonzalo Ortiz Martin, Estela Quesada, Alfredo Fernandez Iglesias, Jose Francisco Benavides Robles, Javier Oreamuno, Raul Selva Herra, Rafael Iglesias Alvarez, E. Castro de Barish, Margarita de Macaya
1961 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Gonzalo Ortiz Martin, Javier Oreamuno, Guillermo Valverde, Isabel de Ortiz Martin, E. Castro de Barish, Oscar Chavarria Pol, Alberto Pinto, Fabio Sanchez Castillo
1962 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Daniel Oduber Quiros, Mario Gomez, Fernando Volio, Jose Luis Redondo, Rodolfo Lara Iraeta, Javier Oreamuno, Hernan Gonzalez Gutierrez, E. Castro de Barish, Luis F. Jimenez Mendez, Alonso Lara Thomas, Humberto Nigro Borbon
1963 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: E. Castro de Barish, Hernan Gonzalez Gutierrez, Lara Iraeta, Oduber Quiros, Javier Oreamuno, J.L. Redondo, Volio Jimenez
1964 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Volio Jimenez, Castro Hernandez, Rev. F. Herrera, Oduber Quiros, Cristian Tattembach, J.L. Redondo, Pol-Vargas
1965 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Oduber Quiros, Volio Jimenez, Castro Barish, Mario Gomez Calvo, JL Redondo, Rafael Benavides, Mercedes Valverde, Rev. Francisco Herrera, Raul Hess, R. Castro Silva, Julio Corvetti
1966 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Castro Barish, Castro Silva, Gomez Calvo, Redondo, J.M. Aguirre, Herrera Mora, Montero Mora, J.J. Sobrado, Valverde Cooper
1967 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Lara Bustamante, L.D. Tinoco, Castro de Barish, E. Jimenez
1968 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Lara Bustamante, L.D. Tinoco, D. Chaverri, E. Jimenez, Castro de Barish
1969 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Dobles Sanchez, Castro de Barish, E. Iglesias, Neil Neil, G. Serrano
1970 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Gonzalo Facio, Luis Molina, Daniel Oduber, Guillermo Jimenez Ramirez, Jesus Fernandez Morales, E. Castro de Barish, Luis Castro Hernandez, Miguel Yamuni, Luis Bonilla, Manuel Emilio Montero y Jose Vega
1971 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Jose Figueres, JL Molina, G. Facio, Castro de Barish, Castro-Hernandez, L. Bonilla
1972 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: G. Facio, Castro de Barish, Nunez Vargas, JL Molina, R. Carreras, R. Morales, E. Fonseca, G. Trejos, A. Montiel
1973 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: G. Facio, Castro de Barish, J.L. Molina, R. Morales, R. Paris Steffens, J.L. Redondo, F. Salazar, L.A. Varela, Benjamin Vargas
1974 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: G. Facio, Castro de Barish, Salazar Navarrete, L. Varela, B. Vargas, Freer Jimenez, F. Monge, V.H. Roman and F. del Castillo
1975 Delegation[edit]
Costa Rica was elected the Executive Director of the UN Special Fund.
Delegates: G. Facio, Castro de Barish, Nunez Vargas, M. Morales, F. Salazar Navarrete, Vargas Saborio
1976 Delegation[edit]
In this session, Ambassador Saborio was elected into the Contributions Committee. The themes treated by the Costa Rican delegates were: the violation of human rights in Chile, the problem of occupied Arab territories, the activities of the International Rights, the problem with the Panama Canal, general aspects of the Commission on Human Rights, the establishment of the Human Rights Council, and perspectives on the Global Convention on Racism and Racial Discrimination.
Delegates: G.J. Facio, E. Castro Barish, JL Redondo, JJ Chaverri, F. Salazar, Vargas Saborio, R. Ortega, President Daniel Oduber (Secretary-General of the General Assembly)
1977 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Castro de Barish, M. Freer, V. Hernandez, Nazareth Incera, F. Fournier, M. Herrera, J.L. Redondo, Varela Quiros, Vargas Chacon, Ortiz Martin
1978 Delegation[edit]
Costa Rica was elected as the Vice-President of the General Assembly, and was also elected to the Committee on Programming and Coordination. Ambassador Piza was elected into the Special Political Committee. During this time, the President Rodrigo Carazo Odio addressed the General Assembly in its 11th session.
Delegates: Calderon Fournier, Piza Escalante, A. Antillon Salazar, Castro de Barish, J.L. Redondo, G. Ortiz Martin, A. Pinto, F. Fournier, Varela Quiros, L.D. Tinoco Castro, Vargas Chacon, E. Zeledon de Carazo
1979 Delegation[edit]
In this session, the Ambassador R. Piza was unanimously elected the President of the Credentials Committee, and Orietta Moya de Fraenkel was elected Acting Chairman of the same committee.
Delegates: Calderon Fournier, Piza Escalante, Niehaus Quesada, Castro de Barish
1980 Delegation[edit]
Costa Rica is again nominated as the Vice-President of the General Assembly, and Ambassador Piza Escalante continued to occupy the Presidency of the Credentials Committee. In addition, delegate Esquival Tovar is nominated as Vice-President of the Third Committee: Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Affairs. President Rodrigo Carazo Odio addressed the Assembly.
Delegates: Piza Escalante, Niehaus Quesada, J.M. Alfaro, V. Perez, N. Incera, R. Daher, Castro de Barish, Esquivel Tovar, A.C. Hidalgo, Varela Quiros
1981 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: B. Niehaus, Castro de Barish, N. Incera, Echeverria Villafranca
1982 Delegation[edit]
Costa Rica was elected to be part of the Social and Economic Committee (ECOSOC).
Delegates: Volio Jimenez, J. Urbina, F. Zumbado, J. Munoz Mora, Castro de Barish
1983 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: C.J. Gutierrez, F. Zumbado, Castro de Barish, F. Salazar, J. Urbina, Ines Trejos
1984 Delegation[edit]
In this session, Costa Rica and other Central American countries proposed a plan of economic recuperation for the region.
Delegates: F. Zumbado, Castro de Barish, C.J. Gutierrez, F. Salazar, N. Jorge Urbina, Ines Trejos
1985 Delegation[edit]
Costa Rica was elected Vice-President of the General Assembly.
Delegates: F. Berrocal Soto, Castro de Barish, C.J. Gutierrez, Munoz Mora, N. Incera, J. Saenz C.
1986 Delegation[edit]
President Oscar Arias Sanchez addressed the General Assembly on the human rights situation in Central America.
Delegates: C.J. Gutierrez, Castro de Barish, A.J. Ortuno
1987 Delegation[edit]
President Arias addressed the General Assembly, again referring to the human rights situation in Central America.
Delegates: C.J. Gutierrez, Castro de Barish, N. Incera
1988 Delegation[edit]
In this session, Ambassador Segura was elected as the Chief of the Costa Rican Delegation.
Delegates: Madrigal Nieto, Rivera Bianchini, CJ Gutierrez, Castro de Barish, A. Chacon, V. Garron de Doryan, M. Castro Laurencich, I. Hermmann
1989 Delegation[edit]
In this session, Costa Rican President Arias was chosen to speak about the accomplishments of Central American countries.
Delegates: Madrigal Nieto, Rivera Bianchini, N. Morales, I. Hermann, C.J. Gutierrez, Castro de Barish, A. Chacon, N. Incera
1990 Delegation[edit]
In this session, President Calderon attended the World Summit of Heads of State and Government to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Delegates: Niehaus Quesada, E. Odio Benito, Castro de Barish, Piza Rocafort, C. Tattenbach, Vargas de Zardoff, N. Incer, J.M. Borbon
1991 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Niehaus Quesada, E. Odio Benito, Castro de Barish, Piza Rocafort, C. Tattenbach, Vargas de Zardoff, N. Incer, J.M. Borbon, N. Morales
1992 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Niehaus Quesada, C. Tattembach, Castro de Barish, A.M. Rivera, J.M. Borbon
1993 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: Niehaus Quesada, Castro de Barish, C. Tattenbach, N. Incera, A.M. Rivera, M. Peralta, Vargas de Jesus
1994 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: F. Naranjo, Castro de Barish, F. Berrocal, S. Picado, V. Monge, L.G. Solis, R. Carreras, J. Rossi
1995 Delegation[edit]
Delegates: F. Naranjo, R. Carreras, F. Berrocal, E. Castro de Barish, M. Saenz, L.G. Solis
Membership in the Commission on Human Rights[edit]
Costa Rica was a member state of the Commission on Human Rights from 1964–67, 1975–77, 1980–88, 1992–94, 2001-2006.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Rhenan Segura, Jorge. Costa Rica: Las Naciones Unidas Y Los Organismos Internacionales. Primera ed. Heredia: Escuela De Relaciones Internacionales, 1997. Print.
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