Today Costa Rica will celebrate an international convention that establishes young peoples' rights to education, decent work, health, and information.

The treaty entered into effect March 1 for Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Spain and the Dominican Republic. Uruguay has since signed on.

Eugenio Ravinet, general secretary for the Ibo-American Youth Organization, will celebrate at 10 a.m. with Vice President Laura Chinchilla at the Melico Salazar Theater in downtown San José.

Government ministers, United Nations officials and young people from across Latin America are also invited.

At 4 p.m., popular Costa Rican music groups will put on a concert at the National Gymnasium in San José.