I wish the President all the best for this General Assembly. Along with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he can count on Portugal’s firm support in his work. Allow me to begin by endorsing fully Sweden’s intervention as the country holding the presidency of the European Union.
Fighting climate change…
In Portugal’s role as European Union (EU) presidency, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. We welcome this High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, including the interactive hearing with
representatives of civil society …
I am honoured to be here today representing Portugal at this follow-up to the meeting that resulted in the Monterrey
Consensus. That meeting, just over five years ago, was a watershed in the slow but inexorable process of consolidating global consciousness that development is a matter that must be …