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• Amnesty International - Costa Rica
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Costa Rica
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Costa Rica
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Mexico
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Costa Rica
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Costa Rica
• ReliefWeb - Costa Rica
• UNHCR - Costa Rica
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Costa Rica
• United States Department of State - Costa Rica
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Costa Rica