Former PM AntĂłnio Guterresâ candidacy for the UNâs top job is âimperativeâ, says government
The Portuguese government has formalised its endorsement for the candidacy to the UNâs top job of former PS prime minister and UN High Commissioner for Refugees AntĂłnio Guterres. According to
UN meets to discuss Portugalâs discrimination against women
Portugal is one of 11 countries to be assessed by the United Nationsâ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva, Switzerland. Coming together to see how
UN to investigate âthe independence of judges and lawyers in Portugalâ
A special envoy from the United Nations will soon be on her way to Portugal to examine the independence of the countryâs judges and lawyers. On face value, and coming
Portugal wants all UN members to abolish death penalty
Human rights || Portugal is pleading with all members of the United Nations (UN) to support the moratorium on the death penalty resolution, which will be voted on in December
UN warns: Crisis has âvery negative impactâ on Portugal's children
Portuguese children are badly affected by the countryâs economic crisis and ongoing measures of austerity. The depressing news comes from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child,
PM calls for war on poverty and despair
Addressing the UN General Assembly for the first time as Portugalâs Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes has saluted the organisationâs role in the fight against global terror, but he also