THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMISSIONER FOR THE REFUGEES- ACNUR

Address Neighborhood Dent, Torre del Este building, 5th. floor, in front of the law faculty of the University of Costa Rica
Telephone (506) 234-2021, 234-2022, 225-7554
Fax (506) 224-4891
Télex 2395 ACNUR CR
Postal address 12 - 1009 FECOSA, San José
Web site
E-mail cossa@unhcr.ch
Attending hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mr. Andrés Ramírez, Mision Chief in Costa Rica
Mr. Juan Carlos Murillo, Official International of Qualification in the Right International of Refugees

Mrs. Vanessa Leandro, Legal official
Señor Mark Manly, Associated official of Qualification in the Right International of Refugees

CENTRAL AMERICAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION BANK (BCIE)

Address San Pedro of Montes de Oca, from the Fuente de la Hispanidad 50 mts. east, adjacent to the EPSON offices.
Telephone (506) 207-6500
Fax (506) 253-2161
Post office box 10276 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mr. Carlos Zamora Guardia, Director,
Mr. Ronald Martínez Saborío, Regional manager

INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (BID)

Address 12th floor - Centro Colón Condominium
Telephone (506) 233-3244
Fax 233-1840
Post office box 1142 - 1007 Centro Colón
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mr. Bertus J. Meins, Representative
Mr. Víctor Mosquea, Main specialist
Mr. Marcelo Valenzuela, Energy sector specialist
Mr. René Cajina Sánchez, Financial specialist
Mr. Mark Flaming, Financial specialist
Mr. Gustavo Romero, Regional investment official

TROPICAL AGRONOMY INVESTIGATION AND TEACHING CENTER (CATIE)

Address From Turrialba city 3 km. on the former road to Limón.
Telephone (506) 556-6431, 556-0169, 556-0755, 556-1429
Fax (506) 556-1533
Post office box19-7170 CATIE
Web site
E-mail catie@catie.ac.cr.
Attending hours Monday through Friday 07:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mr. Pedro Ferreira Rossi, General Director

CENTRAL AMERICAN MONETARY COUNCIL
Executive Secretary

Addres Paseo de los Estudiantes, from Acueductos y Alcantarillados 75 mts. south, María del Carmen Building, 9th street, 10th and 12th avenue.
Telephone(506) 280-95-22
Fax (506) 280-25-22
Post office box 5438 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail secmsa@sol.racsa.co.cr
Attending hours
Mr. Mario Alemán, Executive Subsecretary

INTERAMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT

Address Los Yoses, 100 west of the ICE, San Pedro
Telephone (506) 234-0581
Fax (506) 234-0584
ost office box 6906 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours Monday through Friday 09:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Mr. Antonio Cançado Trindade, President
Mr. Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Secretary

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION

Address Ofiplaza del Este, Building D, third floor. From the la Bandera roundabout 50 mts. West.
Telephone (506) 283-2959
Fax (506) 283-2960 , 283-2961
Apartado 836 Centro Colón, 1007 San José
Web site
E-mail cocoeuro@sol.racsa.co.cr
Attending hours
S. E. Mr. Dieter König, Plenipotentiary and extraordinary Ambassador, Mrs. Nicole Couvreur
Mr. Kenneth Bell, Development Advisor, Mrs. Valentine Verbecke
Mr. José Luis Martínez Prada, Economic Advisor, Mrs. Kirsten Martínez Prada
Mrs. Ekaterine Pallis, Cooperation Aggregate
Mrs. Marijke Schneemann, Financial Aggregate, Mr. Eric J.P.M. Scheemann
Señora Rita Hermann, Aggregate, Mr. Mauricio Londoño

LATINAMERICAN SOCIAL SCIENCE FACULTY (FLACSO)

Address From the Auto Mercado in Los Yoses 75 mts. south, 39th street Avenues 0 and 8
Telephone 253-0082
Fax 234-6696
Post office box 5429 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending Hours Monday through Friday 08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mr. Wilfredo Lozano, General Secretary
Mrs. Maritza Matarrita, Administration and Management Coordinator

Mr. Sergio Villena Fiengo, Regional Acaddemic Coordinator

UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND (UNICEF)

Address Oficentro La Virgen 2, 300 mts. south and 300 mts. southeast of the American Embassy, Pavas.
Telephone (506) 296-2034, 296-2035
Fax (506) 296-2065
Télex UNICEF CR

Post office box 490 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbons, Guatemala, Belice, Costa Rica and Panama representative
Mr. Señor Jorge Rivera, Delegate Representative
Mr. Ludwig Güendel, Social politics and childrens rights Official
Mrs. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director

UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND UNFPA-FNUAP CENTRALAMERICAN REGIONAL OFFICE

Address Oficentro La Virgen 2, from the American Embassy 300 mts. south and 200 mts. southeast, Pavas, San José.
Telephone (506) 296-1544, 296-1265, 296-2493
Fax (506) 296-2712, 291-1125
Télex 2339 UNDEVPRO CR
Post office box 4540 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail fo.cri@undp.org
Mrs. Ligia Elizondo de Montenegro, Resident Representative, ligia.elizondo@undp.org
Señora Patricia Salgado, National Program Official
Señor Tomás Jiménez Araya, Non resident country director (Nicaragua)
Telephone (505) 268-1641
Fax (505) 266-8655

EARTH COUNCIL FOUNDATION

Address Peace University Campus, El Rodeo, Ciudad Colón
Telephone (506) 205-1600
Fax (506) 249-35-00
Post office box 2323 - 1002, Paseo de Los Estudiantes, San José
Web site
E-mail
Mr. Maurice F. Strong, President
Mr. Ambassador Franciscus B.A.M. van Haren, President and the Executive Institute Director
Mr. P. Krishnamurthy, Director Departamento Financiero & Personal
Mrs. Mirian Vilela de Araujo, Directora Ejecutiva de la Iniciativa de la Carta de la Tierra

CENTRALAMERICAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTO (ICAP)

Address From Pops, Curridabat 100 mts. south and 50 mts. West, white house on your right.
Telephones (506) 225-4616, 234-1011, 253-2287, 253-4059, 224-2666
Fax (506) 225-2049
Post office box 10025 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours Monday through Thursday 08:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday 08:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4 p. m.
Mr. Hugo Zelaya Cálix, Director, Mrs. Laura Pereira de Zelaya

INTERAMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION (IICA)

Address 300 mts. north of the cruce Ipís, Coronado, road to Coronado.
Telephone (506) 229-0222
Fax (506) 229-4741
Post office box 55 - 2200 Coronado, Costa Rica
Web site
E-mail iicahq@ iica.ac.cr
Attending Hours
Mr. Ing. Carlos E. Aquino González, General Director
Mr. Larry M. Boone, Genral Subdirector
Mr. Roberto Martínez Villanueva, External relations director and general director assesor
Mrs. Irma Pacheco, Secretary, External relations
Mrs. Carmen N. Rodríguez, Main administrative Technician, General Subdirector

INTERAMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE (IIDH)

Address Los Yoses fifth entrance, 100 mts. south, house # 222.
Telephones (506) 234-0404, 234-0405, 234-0240
Fax 234-0955
Télex 2233 CORTE CR
Post office box 10081 - 1000 San José
Web site www.iidh.ed.cr
E-mail iidh@sol.racsa.co.cr
Attending hours
Mr. Juan E. Méndez, Executive Director, Mrs. Silvia de Méndez

UNITED NATIONS CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM (ILANUD)

Address 17th street, 4 and 6 avenues O. I. J. building, third floor.
Telephone (506) 257-5826
Fax (506) 233-7175
Post office box 10071 - 1000 San José
Office hours Monday through Friday from 08:00 hrs. to 16:30 hrs.
Web site www.ilanud.or.cr
E-mail ilanud@sol.racsa.com.cr
Attending hours
Mr. Elías Carranza, General Director, Mrs. Rita Maxera de Carranza

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES IN COSTA RICA (OEA)

Address IICA building, San Isidro de Coronado.
Telephone (506) 229-0810, 229-0838
Fax (506) 229-1453
Post office box 10166 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mr. Víctor Brotershon, Representative
Mrs. María Hilje de Hernández, administrative official, Mr. Guillermo Hernández

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PNUD)

Address Oficentro La Virgen 2, 300 mts. south and 300 mts. southeast of the American Embassy, Pavas.
Telephone (506) 296-1544
Fax (506) 296-1545
Télex 2339 UNDEVPRO CR
Post office box 4540 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail fo.cri@undp.org
Attending hours
Mr. Virginia Trimarco, Resident Representative

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)

Address Former raod to Escazú, from the Fuerza y Luz building 50 mts West, three story corner building.
Telephone 220-0512, 220-0511, 220-0590
Fax 232-8848
Télex 3082 FOODAG CR
Post office box 8198 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail FAO-CRI @ field.fao.org
Mr. Constantino Tapias, Costa Rica and Panama reprsentative Mrs. Estrella Peña

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)

Address 325 mts. south of Caballo Blanco, Moravia
Telephone 220-4400
Fax 231-2202
Télex 3370 UNESC CR
Post office box 220 - 2120 San Francisco de Guadalupe
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mr. Juan Chong, Representative for Central America and Panamá, Mrs. Dina Rodríguez de Chong

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION ORGANIZATION (OIM)

Address Ofiplaza del Este, Building B, Second floor, 150 metres West of the Bandera roundabout
Telephones (506) 224-1152, 224-2685, 253-8709
Fax (506) 253-6182
Post office box 122 - 2050 San Pedro
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours Monday through Friday 08:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Mr. Roberto Kozak, Central America, Mexico and the Carribean regional representative, Mrs. Silvia Olego de Kozak

INTERNATIONAL WORK ORGANIZATION (OIT)

Address Cocorí shopping centre , second floor, North side of the ICE, San Pedro Montes de Oca, San José.
Telephone (506) 253-7667
Fax (506) 224-2678
Post office box 10170 - 1000 San José
Web site www.oit.or.cr
E-mail sanjose@oit.or.cr
Attending hours
Mr. Ian Chambers, Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic director
Mr. Javier Escobar, Adjacent Director
Mr. Arturo Bronstein, OIT multidisciplinary technician team director for Central America, Cuba, Haití, México, Panamá and Dominican Republic
Mr. Guillermo López Guizar, Main specialist in Labor Legislation and International Norms of the Work

PANAMERICANA HEALTH ORGANIZATION / WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (OPS/OMS)

Address 16 th street,6 and 8 avenues, (Ministerio de Salud)
Telephones (506) 221-6458, 223-1686, 233-8876, 223-0333
Fax (506) 223-8061
Télex 2568 OFSANPAN CR
Post office box 3745 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mr. Merlín Fernández, Representative Mrs. Gloria de Fernández
Mr. Javier Santacruz Varela, Assesor

INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL ORGANIZATION FRO PLANT AND ANIMAL HEALTH (OIRSA)

Address 200 mts. east of Casa Italia, in front of the U.A.C.A. Library
Telephone (506) 280-2444
Fax (506) 283-0733
Post office box 3628 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mr. Fernando Ocampo, Representative, Mrs. Georgina Sánchez Alvarado

WORLD FOOD PROGRAM

Address 300 mts. south and 200 mts. southeast of the American Embassy, Oficentro La Virgen 2, Pavas.
Telephone 296-1544
Fax 296-1545
Télex 2339 UNDEVPRO CR
Post office box 4540 - 1000 San José
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mrs. Virginia Trimarco, Resident Representative

LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZACION OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Regional Cooperation centre for Central America and the Carribean

Address Guadalupe, Esquivel Bonilla neighborhood, from the Catholic Clinic 150 m. south and 50 m. east
Telephone (506)-283-93-18, 283-93-20
Fax (506) 253-26-48
Post office box 1402, La Y Griega, San José 1011
Web site
E-mail oisscr@sol.racsa.co.cr
Attending hours
Mr. Oscar Luis Santos Basso Regional Director

PEACE UNIVERSITY (UPAZ)

Address Ciudad Colón
Telephone (506) 249-1511
Fax (506) 249-1929
Web site
E-mail
Attending hours
Mr. Maurice F. Strong, Rector, Mrs. Hanne de Strong