-Published: Thursday, October 10, 2019-

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff


President Carlos Alvarado announced the request for support for the candidacy of Costa Rica to be part of the Human Rights Council from 2020 to 2022.

The vote of the member countries to the council will take place Oct. 17 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The request was made by the president to four U.N authorities, Mourad Wahba, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations; Vinicio Cerezo, general secretary of the Central American Integration System; Andrew Gilmour, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations for human rights, and Miguel Arias Cañete, commissioner for energy and climate change of the European Union.

"Costa Rica is constantly looking for the incorporation of human rights in its national development policies, in multiple areas, with a national and international perspective," said President Alvarado.

According to Alvarado, the government works for sustainable development, fights against poverty and fights against discrimination and to ensure greater inclusion of the entire population.

According to the government, the president presented the candidacy for the country to integrate the U. N. Human Rights Council Oct. 3 as an alternative to the nomination of Venezuela, “so that that seat will be occupied by a country that demonstrates the highest standards in the processes of promotion and protection of human rights, ” according to Alvarado.

At the meeting with Wahba, Alvarado discussed the importance of the multidimensional approach to the understanding and treatment of poverty, the government said.

Subsequently, the president met with Cerezo, with whom he talked about the joint declaration between NASA and the Central American Integration System in which he agreed to work together to address challenges such as climate change, air quality, agriculture and resources of water, according to the government.

In the meeting with Gilmour, the government said that the president pointed out the situations in Nicaragua and Venezuela.

"He said that the international community must maintain a high level of attention and carry out all the actions that are within its reach to continue promoting a negotiated solution between all the internal actors of both countries," said Gilmour.

The last meeting was with Arias Cañete, where Alvarado said he supports the presidency of the upcoming climate change conference, the government said.

"We are convinced that working together we can ensure an ambitious result in Santiago and a firm implementation based on solid environmental integrity," said  Alvarado, speaking of the December climate conference in Chile.

Seats on the Human Rights Council are apportion to regions, and countries named to the 47 membership positions serve staggered three-year terms.






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