UNHCR developed the 2022-2024 CBP strategy to respond holistically to the increasing number of refugees and asylum seekers in Costa Rica. The strategy increased its emphasis on Age, Gender, and Divers...

As of June 30, 2022, Costa Rica was hosting 215,933 people of concern: of these, 11,205 are refugees and 204,728 asylum seekers, the majority Nicaraguans (89%). UNHCR continues to assist the Governmen...

The North of Costa Rica borders Nicaragua across 309 kilometers. There are two official border points: Peñas Blancas to the West, and Tablillas to the East. UNHCR has identified over 20 irregular entr...

UNHCR and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) signed an agreement to provide health insurance to 6,000 people of concern in 2020. The agreement has enabled UNHCR to support the Government of C...

Costa Rica’s asylum system uses systems for case management, within and outside the database designed by the General Directorate for Migration and Foreigners (DGME), which was designed for the managem...