Congressional Digest

International Debates Archives January 2011 No. 1 Vol. 9
Republic of Costa Rica

Water and Sanitation

The UN General Assembly Votes on a New Human Right

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Republic of Costa Rica

Ambassador Marcela Zamora

Costa Rica has been a member of the UN since November 2, 1945. Macela Zamora is Costa Rica’s Minister Counselor to the UN. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Zamora’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on July 28, 2010. Costa Rica joined the majority of the members of our organization with our vote in favor of Resolution 64/292, but we would like to point out the reasons for our position and the procedural reservations that we still maintain. In Costa Rica, access to water is an inalienable right and has been guaranteed as such by the Constitutional Court of…

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