“Portugal is a very important pillar of the UN”
Noa ceremony was held between the United Nations, in Nova Sede na Sede, where Lusa Presente, the diplomat heard Guterres say that it is from the United Nations that the excellent “will develop even more Portuguese” with the arrival of Ana Paula Zacarias .
“Portugal is a very important pillar of the UN”, said the secretary general of the organization.
Speaking to Lusa at the end of the delivery of 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 chairman 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 the prevention of conflicts, in the importance of placing women and girls at the center of the issues, talking to young people, among others.
“We also have a very important priority, which is also the oceans, talking to Kenya. and sustainable tourism. It’s a bigger topic than he himself thinks”, observed a diplomat.
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 demand that a multilateral agenda continue to prevail”, he added.
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