UN General Assembly
2025

And now I give the floor to His Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica, Arnoldo Andre Tinoco. Madam President, Excellencies, Costa Rica congratulates you on your election to preside over the 80th session of the General Assembly. You can count on the firm and unwavering support of my country in contributing to the success of your tenure. Eight decades ago, we embarked on the journey to San Francisco to save humanity from the abyss of war. Together, throughout this journey, we codified human rights and built an international system based on the rule of law. We established the foundations of our collective security system and generated global processes for environmental protection and the development of nations. We achieved the decolonization of more than 80 territories and mediated in hundreds of conflicts. Today, however, the mission faces three significant global challenges – nuclear weapons, the triple planetary crisis, and the governance of artificial intelligence.