Maritza Chan

“The ocean is our planet’s life support system.” — Sir David Attenborough Proud to have brought his powerful new documentary 'Ocean with David Attenborough' to the UN for #HLPF2025 with @FranceOnu and @CostaRicaONU. Thank you Silverback Films, Open Planet Studios and @NatGeo.

La igualdad de las mujeres “es la llave que abre todas las demás puertas del desarrollo”. 🇨🇷 propone: ✅Acceso al financiamiento específico p/ 🚺 en vulnerabilidad ✅Condicionar financiamiento a inclusión efectiva de mujeres ✅Más mujeres en espacios de decisión global

Segundo día en #FFD4: ✅El ministro de Hacienda, Nogui Acosta, participó en el evento “Sociedades que envejecen: desafíos y oportunidades emergentes en empleo, finanzas y cuidados”. ✅Costa Rica, como presidencia de la #CSW70, intervino en “Finanzas públicas para la igualdad”.

Today marks 80 years since the UN Charter was signed. The Charter is infinitely more than a treaty. It is the constitution of organized humanity, where law prevails over force & justice defines power. “Si vis pacem, para pacem” - If we want peace, we must prepare for peace.

“I thought that those issues have passed. We are still voting on issues that should already be part of our collective DNA. Why are we still fighting to include women and girls in resolutions? Why are we still pressuring for gender parity? Should this not be a given by now? And…

Honoured to take part today in the Opening Ceremony of “Not a Woman’s Job” spotlighting women's leadership, committed in amplifying women's voices in diplomacy and breaking gender barriers. 🇨🇷 ranks 4th worldwide in Women Ambassadors in the 2024 Women in Diplomacy Index.

Also, former Ambassador Adriana Solano Laclé, (R.I.P). Career diplomat and multilateralist par excellence. Recognized for her leadership in the negotiations of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union. Her legacy will remain in our history.

We featured Ambassador @MaritzaChanV, Permanente Representative to the UN in NY, first woman to hold this post for CR. Also first woman to preside the First Committee and current Chair of CSW70.

Thank you to 104 Member States who have signed up to this Call to Action to back UN lifesaving mission. And to @MaritzaChanV for making it happen. Now, for the action.

BREAKING: Costa Rica secures support from 104 States for its “Call to Action” on renewing global solidarity for humanity at ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment in Geneva! With 300M people needing urgent assistance worldwide, our initiative strengthens collective solidarity in…

The fourth and final High-Level Panel of ECOSOC’s Humanitarian Affairs Segment underscored a defining moment for humanitarian action. The question is not whether transformation is necessary, but how we can accelerate & deepen it to meet the moment and serve communities more…

Today we held a high-level panel on “The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict: promoting respect for & good practices in the application of international humanitarian law.” The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict are devastating. IHL, designed to protect…

#ECOSOCHAS kicked off with a strong call for global solidarity. But as humanitarian needs soar globally, our funding is diminishing. "We are only asking for 1% of what the world spent last year on defence," says @UNReliefChief. His remarks: bit.ly/3SXbANj

As of today, 82 Member States have joined the ECOSOC HAS Call to Action, and we would like to encourage you to join as well. At the end of the Humanitarian Segment in Geneva tomorrow, we will provide an update on the number of States that have signed on to our call. Your…