Committed Quote by Laura Chinchilla

“The fact that Costa Rica comes top of the HPI is both surprising and interesting. The data tells us just how well they are…

— Nic Marks

Costa Rica, with its tourist-based economy and lack of a national army, has focused on keeping safe its beaches, parks and other public draws.…

— Laura Chinchilla

If there is no peace in Central America, it will not be because Costa Rica, and myself as president, have not done what is…

— Óscar Arias

While the armed forces have intervened in the political affairs of every other Central American country over the past fifty years, with disastrous results,…

— Oscar Arias

Stabilizing economies and reducing political and civil strife are means to development and, as such, are part of the approach for promoting healthy populations.

— Tedros Adhanom

Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system. We…

— Wangari Maathai

Together we are creating a more peaceful, just and sustainable world through kindness

— Robert Alan Aurthur

“Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz -- Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the…

— Benito Juárez

To make a concrete response to the appeal of our brothers and sisters in humanity, we must come to grips with the first of…

— Pope Benedict XVI

For too long we have tried to consume our way to prosperity. Look at the cost: polluted lands and oceans, climate change, growing scarcity…

— Ban Ki-moon

Together we can help create a peaceful, just, sustainable and healthy world.

— Deepak Chopra

Development is among the most important long-term multilateral agendas existing today. As we all know, lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups…

— Pal Schmitt