Costa Rica

The new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations, Rodrigo Alberto Carazo Zeledón, presented his credentials to UN Secretary‑General António Guterres today.

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres began an official visit to Costa Rica on Monday, 16 July.  In the morning, he visited the country’s National Energy Centre in San José.

The United Nations deployed needs assessments and inter‑agency convoys to areas in Syria that recently changed control.  Yesterday, a team from the Organization, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross delivered food assistance to 15,000 people in Nassib and Um Elmayathen in Dara’a Governorate.

The text of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was finalized on 13 July, marking the first time that Member States have come together to negotiate an agreement covering all dimensions of global migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner.