Costa Rica - President Addresses General Debate, 72nd Session

Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 19 - 25 September 2017).

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 00:39:29
• Production Date: 19 September 2017
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Personal Subject: LUIS G. SOLÍS RIVERA
• Subject Topical: GENERAL DEBATE
• Geographic Subject: COSTA RICA
• MAMS Id: 1972048
• Parent Id: 1971025
• Alternate Title: 72_CR

Description

In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera called for the UN to rethink the concept of per capita income as a reference for determining a country's development, stressing that only a multidimensional vision of development and poverty will allow an understanding of the needs of populations and families.

This would include issues such as access to healthcare, social equality, gender equality, and address social, economic, and environmental vulnerabilities and is especially relevant to the needs of middle-income countries.

He also highlighted the crucial importance of gender equality. “Every day, women strive for a world where the full recognition and exercise of their rights is more tangible,” he said. “Their fights are inherent to the building of truly democratic societies and the inclusive coexistence in all our countries.”

Turning to climate change he said there is enough evidence to support the idea that a transformative solution to climate change is within human capabilities.

• Scripts: File; cr_en.pdf (985 KB)