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Minority votes in the General Assembly

Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.

Costa Rica…

voted with 1 other nation (out of 147) against Draft resolution A/49/L.59 (resolution 49/87 A). 16 December 1994
voted with 2 other nations (out of 149) to abstain on Draft resolution A/50/L.50 (resolution 50/84 D). 15 December 1995
voted with 3 other nations (out of 158) to abstain on Draft resolution A/51/L.36 (resolution 51/26). 4 December 1996
voted with 4 other nations (out of 165) against Draft resolution A/57/L.44 (resolution 57/111). 3 December 2002
voted with 6 other nations (out of 168) to abstain on Draft resolution XVII (resolution 55/107). 4 December 2000
voted with 6 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on Draft resolution A/53/L.52 (resolution 53/37). 2 December 1998
voted with 7 other nations (out of 175) to abstain on Draft resolution III (resolution 58/93). 9 December 2003
voted with 6 other nations (out of 177) against Draft resolution A/59/L.39, as orally corrected, (resolution 59/32). 1 December 2004
voted with 7 other nations (out of 170) to abstain on The draft resolution (resolution 51/55). 10 December 1996
voted with 6 other nations (out of 172) against Draft resolution A/60/L.33 (resolution 60/41). 1 December 2005
voted with 8 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on Draft resolution A/60/L.31 (resolution 60/39). 1 December 2005
voted with 8 other nations (out of 158) to abstain on Draft resolution A/52/L.54 (resolution 52/53). 9 December 1997
voted with 7 other nations (out of 170) against Draft resolution A/58/L.27 (resolution 58/22). 3 December 2003
voted with 9 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on The draft resolution (resolution 58/229). 23 December 2003
voted with 9 other nations (out of 170) to abstain on Draft resolution III (resolution 60/106). 8 December 2005
voted with 9 other nations (out of 160) to abstain on Draft resolution XIII (resolution 54/168). 17 December 1999
voted with 10 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on Draft resolution A/58/L.61/Rev.1 (resolution 58/292). 6 May 2004
voted with 12 other nations (out of 175) to abstain on Draft resolution III (resolution 58/98). 9 December 2003
voted with 12 other nations (out of 147) to abstain on Draft resolution A/50/L.37 (resolution 50/22 A). 4 December 1995
voted with 12 other nations (out of 162) to abstain on Draft resolution A/51/L.38 (resolution 51/27). 4 December 1996

Minority votes in the Security Council

For a permanent member a vote against constitutes a veto.

Ambassadors

People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Costa Rica. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.

NameSpeechesFirstLast
Mr. Alarcón 1 23 December 2003 23 December 2003
Mr. Ballestero 10 10 December 2004 6 January 2009
Mrs. Castro de Barish 13 19 December 1994 17 December 1999
Mrs. de Barish 1 10 November 1998 10 November 1998
Ms. Castro de Barish 1 16 December 1997 16 December 1997
Mrs. Castro de Barrish 1 7 December 1999 7 December 1999
Mr. Sáenz Biolley 24 14 April 1997 10 November 1998
Mr. Carreras 3 10 October 1996 8 October 1997
Mrs. Chassoul 10 2 November 2000 20 July 2006
Ms. Chassoul 2 4 December 2000 11 September 2006
Mrs. Dengo 1 4 November 1996 4 November 1996
Mrs. Durán 1 15 September 2006 15 September 2006
Mr. Díaz 1 28 October 1998 28 October 1998
President Rodríguez Echeverría 1 8 September 2000 8 September 2000
President Pacheco de la Espriella 1 21 September 2004 21 September 2004
Mr. Tovar Faja 1 18 September 2002 18 September 2002
President Figueres 1 24 October 1995 24 October 1995
Mrs. Gonzalez 1 14 April 2004 14 April 2004
Mr. González 2 13 September 2007 11 December 2008
Mrs. González 1 31 March 2008 31 March 2008
Mr. Guillermet 7 21 April 2009 14 October 2009
Mr. Gutiérrez 1 25 April 1996 25 April 1996
Mr. Hernández-Milian 2 26 June 2009 30 June 2009
Mrs. Incera 4 17 September 1996 30 July 1998
Ms. Incera 3 9 April 1998 29 June 1999
Mr. Rojas López 4 24 September 1998 13 November 2001
Mr. Naranjo 1 20 January 1997 20 January 1997
Mr. Naranjo-Villalobos 1 25 September 1997 25 September 1997
Mr. Niehaus 40 6 June 1998 27 June 2002
President Figueres Olsen 2 28 September 1994 23 September 1997
Mr. Díaz Paniagua 1 20 September 2005 20 September 2005
Ms. Carballo Quesada 1 11 June 2008 11 June 2008
Ms. Quesada 1 2 June 2006 2 June 2006
Mr. Rojas 1 21 September 1998 21 September 1998
Ms. Saborio 1 22 September 2003 22 September 2003
Mrs. Saborío 1 16 September 2005 16 September 2005
Ms. Saborío 1 24 September 2003 24 September 2003
Mr. Solano 1 6 October 2005 6 October 2005
Mr. Berrocal Soto 21 7 December 1994 24 April 1998
Mr. Stagno 12 4 October 2002 19 February 2003
Mr. Sáenz 1 13 December 1996 13 December 1996
Mr. Sáenz-Biolley 2 4 November 1997 29 April 1998
President Arias Sánchez 3 19 September 2006 24 September 2009
Mr. Ugalde 1 11 November 2009 11 November 2009
Mr. Stagno Ugarte 23 27 March 2003 11 May 2009
Mr. Ugarte 1 2 October 2007 2 October 2007
Mr. Urbina 102 11 December 2006 17 December 2009
Mr. Vargas 1 22 October 2003 22 October 2003
Mr. Vinicio Vargas 1 22 September 2005 22 September 2005
Ms. Vargas 1 18 November 1999 18 November 1999
Mr. Naranjo Villalobos 4 28 November 1994 24 September 1996
Ms. Villalobos 1 9 February 2009 9 February 2009
Mr. Weisleder 29 6 December 2006 16 January 2009
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