Costa Rica is a leading example of the opportunities enhanced the Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 We call on and urge donors & other member states to support it. With just six years remaining until 2030, there is no time to waste, no effort to spare, & no partnership to overlook.

On this significant International Criminal Justice Day, Costa Rica proudly reaffirms our steadfast support for the International Criminal Court & for the foundational principles of the Rome Statute. If international justice is to succeed, the ICC must succeed!

Hoy se realizó el evento #HLPF2024: «Un futuro dinámico: El papel del Fondo Conjunto ODS como catalizador de los ODS». Reconocemos a España Embajada de España en Costa Rica, donante principal del Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 y a #CostaRica por su ejemplo destacado de oportunidades y resultados. Cancillería Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Maritza Chan, Representante Costa Rica @ the UN: "A solo seis años del 2030, no hay tiempo que perder, ni esfuerzo que escatimar, ni asociación que pasar por alto en nuestro empeño por alcanzar los objetivos."

Las Secretarias de Estado Eva Granados Galiano 🌹 y Rosa Martínez han participado hoy en un evento paralelo, copatrocinado por España 🇪🇸 y el Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳, dirigido a explorar cómo la financiación innovadora y las asociaciones en áreas clave pueden acelerar la consecución de los #ODS.

2/ El multilateralismo 🤝 es clave para potenciar la #Agenda2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Muchas gracias a las panelistas Sanda Ojiambo, Rosemary Kalapurakal 🇺🇳, Analiza Revuelta-Teh de DFA Philippines 🇵🇭, Maritza Chan y Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda por tan interesante y fructífero intercambio. #HLPF2024

As hate speech & discrimination continue to rise globally, we must come together to implement effective prevention strategies. Costa Rica's National Strategy against Hate Speech & Discrimination offers insights & approaches that can inspire similar efforts worldwide. Join us!

Today at the ECOSOC’s Management Segment, 🇨🇷 & 🇬🇧 expressed satisfaction with the decision to enhance the NGO Committee's working methods for greater transparency, fairness, & efficiency. Ensuring a safe, welcoming space for civil society participation is essential for action!

Costa Rica was elected this morning as a Vice President of the ECOSOC for the 2024-2025 cycle and will lead the Humanitarian Segment. The new bureau will be led by Canada (President), with Poland and Nepal also as Vice Presidents. 🇨🇷🇨🇦🇵🇱 🇺🇳🇳🇵

Today’s #UNGA resolution adopting the modalities for the High Level Meeting on the existential threats posed by sea-level rise is a win for all 🌊 Co-facilitators NZ at the UN and Costa Rica @ the UN led complex and lengthy negotiations to ensure the success of September’s crucial meeting.

The high-level meeting will mark a watershed moment in our collective response to the complex threat of rising sea levels.   It will offer an unparalleled platform for our leaders to discuss thiscritical issue and outline their concrete, urgent proposals for action. #SLR

On this #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honor those who risk everything to protect lives in conflict zones. Global solidarity and proactive measures remain essential to prevent armed conflict & ensure lasting peace. Everyone has a role in creating a more compassionate world.

At UNFPA’s interactive dialogue: 🇨🇷 ✅Values the support received by national & regional offices ✅Urges to counter the decline in core resources by strengthening impact measurement with solid data & innovative communication ✅Backs embedding ICPD30 goals into the SotF

At today’s interactive dialogue, 🇨🇷 urged UN Development to: ✅ Innovate financial mechanisms for middle-income countries facing financing challenges ✅ Boost digital efforts for better transparency, accountability & participation ✅ Continue to prioritize gender-sensitive interventions

Today is the #InternationalDayAgainstNuclearTests, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the catastrophic effects of #nucleartesting. Established by the United Nations, this day reminds us of the vital importance of global efforts to ensure that the horrors of nuclear tests are never

On 9 September for our last episode in the #RoadToRevCon4 podcast series, #RevCon President Amb. Maritza Chan joins Mark Downes to analyze the outcomes from the conference and the challenges ahead. Find this on Spotify, Apple podcast, and our website: smallarmssurvey.org/news/podcasts

Are you interested in working with WIIS? Now is your opportunity! The Fourth Freedom Forum invites interested candidates to apply for the full-time Howard S. Brembeck Fellowship, hosted at WIIS. Learn more and apply here: ow.ly/8lSO50TfKMA #WPS #communications #research

The new handbook marks a pivotal moment for UNGA-UNSC relations: ✅Enhances understanding of GA’s powers under Chapter IV ✅Empowers the GA in peace & security ✅ Costa Rica calls to fully utilize it through courses and workshops

The digital handbook gives us a choice:   Do we continue as we are; lamenting the status quo & berating the UNSC for its failures to perform its duties? or, Do we step forward as an emboldened, assertive General Assembly and say with one voice: we’ll take it from here!

To wrap up our #RoadtoRevCon4 podcast series, #RevCon President Amb. Maritza Chan of Costa Rica joins Survey Director Mark Downes to discuss the outcome and the future for the #UN PoA: smallarmssurvey.org/resource/road-… Spotify:open.spotify.com/episode/59lXQG… Apple podcasts:podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/roa…