Welcome to the Embassy of Costa Rica in Kenya
The Embassy of Costa Rica in Kenya is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica. The Embassy coordinates and manages matters of politics, commerce, tourism, education, health and international relations between both countries and concurrent embassies.………read more
On November 25, the Embassy of Costa Rica through the leadership of Ambassador Giovanna Valverde Stark actively participated at the Association of Spouses of Ambassadors (SHOM) in Nairobi’s second International Diplomatic Charity Bazaar to raise funds for four community projects for vulnerable communities in Nairobi: to raise funds for 65 girls in Korogocho Slums, to help girls with disabilities from disadvantaged background with school bursaries, wheelchairs and sanitary products, installation and upgrading of solar power to an elderly home and reconstruction of a 4-classroom school destroyed by floods.
The Embassy took the opportunity to promote Costa Rica as it raised awareness among the attendees that visited the Costa Rican stand as an attractive eco-tourist destination, it displayed different photos of Costa Rica, Maps and also sold Costa Rican products including cafe quezatl, café dota, café quetzal, cafe 1820 and other Costa Rican Crafts. These products on display were donated by Ambassador Valverde.
More than 30 Embassies and private companies notably Safaricom, Kempinski, Turkish Airlines, Kenya Airways, Air Arabia, Mara and others participated in the event with over 1000 public attending.
The Embassy took the opportunity to promote Costa Rica as it raised awareness among the attendees that visited the Costa Rican stand as an attractive eco-tourist destination, it displayed different photos of Costa Rica, Maps and also sold Costa Rican products including cafe quezatl, café dota, café quetzal, cafe 1820 and other Costa Rican Crafts. These products on display were donated by Ambassador Valverde.
More than 30 Embassies and private companies notably Safaricom, Kempinski, Turkish Airlines, Kenya Airways, Air Arabia, Mara and others participated in the event with over 1000 public attending.
Ambassador Giovanna Valverde Stark together with other female Ambassadors accredited to the Republic of Kenya participated in an informal conversation in the context of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women organized by the Argentine Ambassador Gabriela Martinic at her official residence in Nairobi.
Ambassador Valverde informed that Costa Rica has comprehensive care services for violence against women and prevention of femicide and national policies for effective equality between women and men and comprehensive care and prevention of violence against women which may be emulated by other countries represented.
Other Countries’ Ambassadors in attendance were Chile, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Philippines, and Kenya among others.
Ambassador Valverde informed that Costa Rica has comprehensive care services for violence against women and prevention of femicide and national policies for effective equality between women and men and comprehensive care and prevention of violence against women which may be emulated by other countries represented.
Other Countries’ Ambassadors in attendance were Chile, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Philippines, and Kenya among others.
En el marco de las negociaciones del INC3, participé como panelista en el evento "𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐀: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 (𝐀𝐋𝐃𝐅𝐆)" ya que el sector pesquero tiene un gran impacto en los deshechos de redes en la alta mar y costas a nivel global. Estos deshechos a su vez, tienen serias repercusiones en los ecosistemas marinos. Por tanto se han incluido como uno de los sectores en la lista que requieren adecuado gestión de residuos.
Compartí la normativa existente en el país y el trabajo que INCOPESCA viene realizando junto con la FAO en el proyecto Glolitter, que ha sido muy positivo en el marcado de zonas con redes descartadas, la recuperación y el manejo de las mismas.
El evento fue organizado por el Banco Mundial, Problue, Ocean Conservancy, FAO IUCN, UNCTAD, entre otros.
https://www.fao.org/res.../marking-of-fishing-gear/aldfg/en/
Compartí la normativa existente en el país y el trabajo que INCOPESCA viene realizando junto con la FAO en el proyecto Glolitter, que ha sido muy positivo en el marcado de zonas con redes descartadas, la recuperación y el manejo de las mismas.
El evento fue organizado por el Banco Mundial, Problue, Ocean Conservancy, FAO IUCN, UNCTAD, entre otros.
https://www.fao.org/res.../marking-of-fishing-gear/aldfg/en/
𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐚 𝐬𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥á𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨
Nairobi, 20 de noviembre de 2023. Costa Rica participó en la Tercera Sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC-3 por sus siglas en inglés) para Desarrollar un Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la contaminación por plástico, incluso en el medio marino, que se celebró del 13 al 19 de noviembre de 2023, en la sede del Programa de las Naciones Unida para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) en Nairobi, Kenia.
El 13 de noviembre la embajadora de Costa Rica en ese país, Giovanna Valverde, brindó el discurso nacional en nombre de la delegación de la República de Costa Rica, en el que destacó la importancia de adoptar un instrumento con el objetivo de poner fin a la contaminación por plástico.
“Costa Rica reiteró su compromiso con este proceso tan acuciante, con la esperanza de impactar la calidad de vida de todos los habitantes del planeta y sus ecosistemas”, dijo.
El 14 de noviembre se definieron los Grupos de Contacto para avanzar el trabajo de fondo sobre el Borrador Cero preparado por la Secretaría del INC de plásticos, los cuales tuvieron sesiones durante todo el período de la reunión.
La Resolución 5/14, en marzo 2022, durante reanudación del quinto período de sesiones de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEA-5.2) solicitó a la directora ejecutiva del PNUMA que convocó un Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC) que se basara en un enfoque integral que aborde el ciclo de vida completo del plástico, incluyendo su producción, diseño y eliminación.
En seguimiento a ese mandato, el INC inició su trabajo durante el segundo semestre de 2022, con la ambición de completar las negociaciones para fines de 2024.
La primera sesión del INC (INC-1) tuvo lugar en Punta del Este, Uruguay, del 28 de noviembre al 2 de diciembre de 2022, seguido de una segunda sesión (INC-2) en París, Francia, del 29 de mayo al 2 de junio de 2023. La próxima reunión del INC-4 tendrá lugar en Ottawa, Canadá, en el mes de abril 2024.
Durante los 9 días de negociaciones, los resultados de los tres grupos de trabajo incluyeron la consolidación y validación de las posiciones de todas las partes que serán tomadas para la preparación del borrador para la siguiente sesión de negociación. Las áreas de discusión fueron, el alcance y objetivo del instrumento, los aspectos científicos que lo regirán, los mecanismos de financiamiento y el trabajo intersesional previo al INC-4.
Durante los últimos meses, desde la Cancillería, se han coordinado las líneas generales de la posición de Costa Rica, tomando los insumos del Ministerio de Salud, Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE), Ministerio de Economía, Industria Y Comercio (MEIC), Ministerio de Comercio Exterior (COMEX), Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), INCOPESCA, sector productivo alimentario y de plásticos, ONGs y academia.
La delegación de la República de Costa Rica estuvo conformada por la embajadora de Costa Rica en Kenia, Giovanna Valverde Stark, la jefa de Delegación Alterna, Roxana Tinoco Brenes, la Representante Permanente Alterna ante el PNUMA, Ana Elena Campos Jiménez, la Oficial de gestión de proyectos en sustancias químicas del MINAE, María del Mar Solano Trejos y la asesora en gestión de residuos y economía circular, Sofía Pérez Jiménez.
Asimismo, de sociedad civil participaron como observadores, representantes de ACIPLAST/FICAPLAST/UCCAEP y de la ONG Mar Viva.
Comunicación Institucional
375-2023 CR contaminación por plástico
Lunes 20 de noviembre de 2023
https://www.rree.go.cr/?sec=servicios&cat=prensa&cont=593...
https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-3
Nairobi, 20 de noviembre de 2023. Costa Rica participó en la Tercera Sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC-3 por sus siglas en inglés) para Desarrollar un Instrumento Internacional Jurídicamente Vinculante sobre la contaminación por plástico, incluso en el medio marino, que se celebró del 13 al 19 de noviembre de 2023, en la sede del Programa de las Naciones Unida para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) en Nairobi, Kenia.
El 13 de noviembre la embajadora de Costa Rica en ese país, Giovanna Valverde, brindó el discurso nacional en nombre de la delegación de la República de Costa Rica, en el que destacó la importancia de adoptar un instrumento con el objetivo de poner fin a la contaminación por plástico.
“Costa Rica reiteró su compromiso con este proceso tan acuciante, con la esperanza de impactar la calidad de vida de todos los habitantes del planeta y sus ecosistemas”, dijo.
El 14 de noviembre se definieron los Grupos de Contacto para avanzar el trabajo de fondo sobre el Borrador Cero preparado por la Secretaría del INC de plásticos, los cuales tuvieron sesiones durante todo el período de la reunión.
La Resolución 5/14, en marzo 2022, durante reanudación del quinto período de sesiones de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEA-5.2) solicitó a la directora ejecutiva del PNUMA que convocó un Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación (INC) que se basara en un enfoque integral que aborde el ciclo de vida completo del plástico, incluyendo su producción, diseño y eliminación.
En seguimiento a ese mandato, el INC inició su trabajo durante el segundo semestre de 2022, con la ambición de completar las negociaciones para fines de 2024.
La primera sesión del INC (INC-1) tuvo lugar en Punta del Este, Uruguay, del 28 de noviembre al 2 de diciembre de 2022, seguido de una segunda sesión (INC-2) en París, Francia, del 29 de mayo al 2 de junio de 2023. La próxima reunión del INC-4 tendrá lugar en Ottawa, Canadá, en el mes de abril 2024.
Durante los 9 días de negociaciones, los resultados de los tres grupos de trabajo incluyeron la consolidación y validación de las posiciones de todas las partes que serán tomadas para la preparación del borrador para la siguiente sesión de negociación. Las áreas de discusión fueron, el alcance y objetivo del instrumento, los aspectos científicos que lo regirán, los mecanismos de financiamiento y el trabajo intersesional previo al INC-4.
Durante los últimos meses, desde la Cancillería, se han coordinado las líneas generales de la posición de Costa Rica, tomando los insumos del Ministerio de Salud, Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MINAE), Ministerio de Economía, Industria Y Comercio (MEIC), Ministerio de Comercio Exterior (COMEX), Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), INCOPESCA, sector productivo alimentario y de plásticos, ONGs y academia.
La delegación de la República de Costa Rica estuvo conformada por la embajadora de Costa Rica en Kenia, Giovanna Valverde Stark, la jefa de Delegación Alterna, Roxana Tinoco Brenes, la Representante Permanente Alterna ante el PNUMA, Ana Elena Campos Jiménez, la Oficial de gestión de proyectos en sustancias químicas del MINAE, María del Mar Solano Trejos y la asesora en gestión de residuos y economía circular, Sofía Pérez Jiménez.
Asimismo, de sociedad civil participaron como observadores, representantes de ACIPLAST/FICAPLAST/UCCAEP y de la ONG Mar Viva.
Comunicación Institucional
375-2023 CR contaminación por plástico
Lunes 20 de noviembre de 2023
https://www.rree.go.cr/?sec=servicios&cat=prensa&cont=593...
https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollution/session-3
The Book “35th Anniversary Protecting the Ozone Layer”
Ing. Marco Gonzalez and Dr. Stephen Andersen, presented their book “35th Anniversary Protecting the Ozone Layer” on October 25th at UNEP´s headquarters with the presence of Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director and Ambassador Giovanna Valverde Stark. Mr. Gonzalez is a Costa Rican national who was been part of the Montreal Protocol process for decades and was Executive Secretary of the Montreal Protocol Ozone Secretariat for 11years. He has remained a Senior Expert Member of the TEAP and provide technical advice to the Assessment panels and parties seeking for an enduring and healthy stratosphere ozone layer. Mr. Gonzalez is a former Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines of Costa Rica, Vice chair of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of Multilateral Fund for implementation of Montreal Protocol (1996) then elected (ExCom) Chair (1997), selected by UN Secretary General to lead Ozone Secretariat (he accomplished reaching the first climate related adjustment of the protocol to accelerate the phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons(HCFCs) on consideration of climate impact and achieving universal ratification of the ozone treaties) (2002).
Mr. Gonzalez has received various recognitions all over the world including; US EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award(2002), Champion of Ozone Layer in Nobel Laureates doctors Mario J. Molina, F. Sherwood Rowland and Paul J. Crutzen and peers of Ozone Layer Community (2007), award of Honourable Environmentalist from Mongolia (2007), US EPA Climate Protection Award (2008), award by government of Canada (2012), awards from Iraq and Kingdom of Bahrain (2013), UNEP Scientific Leadership Team Award (2017). He is a co-author of numerous technical and policy papers on the Montreal Protocol and Climate interaction.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS). When released into the atmosphere, those chemicals damage the stratospheric ozone layer, Earth’s protective shield that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Adopted on 16 September 1987, the Protocol is to date one of the rare treaties to achieve universal ratification.
The Montreal Protocol phases down the consumption and production of the different ODS in a step-wise manner, with different timetables for developed and developing countries (referred to as “Article 5 countries”). Under this treaty, all parties have specific responsibilities related to the phase out of the different groups of ODS, control of ODS trade, annual reporting of data, national licensing systems to control ODS imports and exports, and other matters. Developing and developed countries have equal but differentiated responsibilities, but most importantly, both groups of countries have binding, time-targeted, and measurable commitments.
The treaty evolves over time in light of new scientific, technical, and economic developments, and it continues to be amended and adjusted. The Meeting of the Parties is the governance body for the treaty, with technical support provided by an Open-ended Working Group, both of which meet on an annual basis. The Parties are assisted by the Ozone Secretariat, which is based at UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. From October 24-28th, the Meeting of the Parties, MOP35, is taking place at UNEP headquarters.
Ozone Secretariat (unep.org)
Ozone and You | Ozone Secretariat (unep.org)
Ing. Marco Gonzalez and Dr. Stephen Andersen, presented their book “35th Anniversary Protecting the Ozone Layer” on October 25th at UNEP´s headquarters with the presence of Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director and Ambassador Giovanna Valverde Stark. Mr. Gonzalez is a Costa Rican national who was been part of the Montreal Protocol process for decades and was Executive Secretary of the Montreal Protocol Ozone Secretariat for 11years. He has remained a Senior Expert Member of the TEAP and provide technical advice to the Assessment panels and parties seeking for an enduring and healthy stratosphere ozone layer. Mr. Gonzalez is a former Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines of Costa Rica, Vice chair of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of Multilateral Fund for implementation of Montreal Protocol (1996) then elected (ExCom) Chair (1997), selected by UN Secretary General to lead Ozone Secretariat (he accomplished reaching the first climate related adjustment of the protocol to accelerate the phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons(HCFCs) on consideration of climate impact and achieving universal ratification of the ozone treaties) (2002).
Mr. Gonzalez has received various recognitions all over the world including; US EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award(2002), Champion of Ozone Layer in Nobel Laureates doctors Mario J. Molina, F. Sherwood Rowland and Paul J. Crutzen and peers of Ozone Layer Community (2007), award of Honourable Environmentalist from Mongolia (2007), US EPA Climate Protection Award (2008), award by government of Canada (2012), awards from Iraq and Kingdom of Bahrain (2013), UNEP Scientific Leadership Team Award (2017). He is a co-author of numerous technical and policy papers on the Montreal Protocol and Climate interaction.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS). When released into the atmosphere, those chemicals damage the stratospheric ozone layer, Earth’s protective shield that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Adopted on 16 September 1987, the Protocol is to date one of the rare treaties to achieve universal ratification.
The Montreal Protocol phases down the consumption and production of the different ODS in a step-wise manner, with different timetables for developed and developing countries (referred to as “Article 5 countries”). Under this treaty, all parties have specific responsibilities related to the phase out of the different groups of ODS, control of ODS trade, annual reporting of data, national licensing systems to control ODS imports and exports, and other matters. Developing and developed countries have equal but differentiated responsibilities, but most importantly, both groups of countries have binding, time-targeted, and measurable commitments.
The treaty evolves over time in light of new scientific, technical, and economic developments, and it continues to be amended and adjusted. The Meeting of the Parties is the governance body for the treaty, with technical support provided by an Open-ended Working Group, both of which meet on an annual basis. The Parties are assisted by the Ozone Secretariat, which is based at UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. From October 24-28th, the Meeting of the Parties, MOP35, is taking place at UNEP headquarters.
Ozone Secretariat (unep.org)
Ozone and You | Ozone Secretariat (unep.org)
United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.
There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations. No other global organization gives hope to so many people for a better world and can deliver the future we want. Today, the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater.
UN Day, celebrated every year, offers the opportunity to amplify our common agenda and reaffirm the purposes and principles of the UN Charter that have guided us for the past 78 years.
There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations. No other global organization gives hope to so many people for a better world and can deliver the future we want. Today, the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater.
UN Day, celebrated every year, offers the opportunity to amplify our common agenda and reaffirm the purposes and principles of the UN Charter that have guided us for the past 78 years.
