“Portugal is a very important pillar of the UN”, says Guterres, the new Portuguese ambassador
Ambassador Ana Paula Zacarias presented the credentials of a United Nations representative to the Portuguese permanent secretary-general António Guterres, who stressed the importance of Portugal as a “pillar of the UN”.
In a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in Nova, the diplomat also heard Guterres say that he is more in agreement with the United Nations that the excellent relations between Portugal “will develop with the arrival of Ana Paula in Portugal.
“Portugal is a very important pillar of the UN”, said the secretary general of the organization.
At the end of the delivery of the letters to Guterres, the ambassador declared that Portugal will have the issue of the Oceans as a priority at the UN and announced that the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will travel to New York in July, at the invitation of the president of the UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) for a high-level political dialogue on sustainable development.
Zacarias, succeeds Ambassador Francisco Duarte Lopes’ agenda, committing himself to “support from the Secretary-General and the common UN, more specifically in strengthening the order’s capacity for action, in conflict prevention, in the importance of placing women and girls at the heart of the issues, talking to young people, among others.
“We also have a very important priority which is the Oceans. We will host in Lisbon, with Kenya, the great conference of the Oceans and our idea is to emphasize that when we talk about Oceans, we are also talking about climate, security, development and sustainable tourism. It’s a bigger issue than it might seem,” the diplomat observed.
As peacekeeping missions in various missions, namely in Africa, migrations were another of the United Nations organizations listed by the former secret context.
“Portugal is a particularly country that has always defended multilateralism and this is important in this very difficult time we are going through”, the former Secretary of State for European Affairs told Lusa.
“We need a true and multilateral agenda to help solve the deep problems we face in terms of security and defence, in terms of climate, fighting inequalities, reducing the digital ‘gap’, promoting gender equality, among others. other fundamental issues may require that a multilateral agenda continue to prevail”, he added.