

| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racism | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women | Convention on the Rights of the Child | International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families | Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 29 November 1968 | 16 January 1967 | 1 October 2008 | 4 April 1986 | 21 August 1990 | 2 November 2026 | 15 March 1996 |
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Social Housing |
Work and Social Security |
Public Health |
Public Education |
Social Development |
Children and Adolescents |
Youth/Young Adults |
Women |
Older Persons |
Persons with Disabilities |
Afrodecendants and Indigenous Peoples |
Migrants |
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Children and Adolescents |
Youth/Young Adults |
Older Persons |
Women |
Peoples with Disabilites |
Afrodescendants and Indigenous Peoples |
Migrants |
Public Education |
Work and Social Security |
Social Housing |
Public Health |
Social Development |
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| Legal Instrument | 1 | 1 | Código de la Infancia y la Adolescencia | Ley General de la Persona Joven (Ley núm. 8261) | Ley Integral para la Persona Adulta Mayr | Ley de promoción de la igualdad social de la mujer | Ley General de Salud | Ley de igualdad de oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad | Ley 2694 de 1970 - Ley Anti-Discriminación. | Ley Fundamental de Educación | Codigo de Trabajo | Ley de Vivienda No.7052 |
| Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Main authority | Consejo Presidencial Social |
| Year of creation | 2014 |
| Coordinating authority | Segundo(a) Vicepresidente(a) de la República |
| Members | Coordinado por la Segunda Vicepresidenta de la República e integrado por las o los ministros de la Presidencia, de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, de Educación Pública, de Salud, de Cultura y Juventud, de Vivienda y Asentamientos Humanos y las o los presidentes ejecutivos del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres, del Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social y del Instituto Costarricense del Deporte y la Recreación. |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Main authority | Ministry of Human Development and Social Inclusion / Joint Social Aid Institute (IMAS) |
| Year of creation | 2018 |
| Mission | It provides and coordinates social protection and promotion services, in an inclusive and supportive manner, for the development of the population living in poverty and extreme poverty, through the execution and coordination of social and economic programs and projects, using a multidimensional approach. |
| Incumbent | Yorleni León Marchena (2026) |
| Population segment | Children and Adolescents |
Youth/Young Adults |
Older Persons |
Persons with Disabilities |
Women |
Migrants |
| Main protection mechanism | Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y la Adolescencia | Viceministerio de Juventud | Consejo Nacional para el Adulto Mayor | Consejo Nacional de las Personas con Discapacidad(CONAPDIS) | Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres | Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería |
| Legal Instrument | Ley 7739 Código de la Niñez y la Adolescencia (1998) Decreto 33028 (2006) por el que se dicta el Reglamento al Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y la Adolescencia Decreto Nº 35876-S (2009) Lineamiento para el sector social y lucha contra la pobreza: implementación de los subsistemas locales de protección a la niñez y la adolescencia en las once comunidades prioritarias | Ley General de la Persona Joven (Ley núm. 8261) | Ley Integral para la Persona Adulta Mayor (Ley No. 7935) | Ley 5.347 por la cual se crea en 1973 el Consejo Nacional de Rehabilitación y Educación Especial | Ley Nº 8764, Ley General de Migración y Extranjería, 2009 |
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| Unique Registry of Participants | Sistema Integrado de Administración Financiera /b | Sectoral Plan for Social Development | Transparence - system for accessing public information from the State | Integrated Social Information System |
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