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Two women and two men are competing for the position that the former Portuguese prime minister has held since 2017. The elected candidate will take office in January 2027, at a crucial moment in the history of the transnational organisation.
Rafael Grossi and Michelle Bachelet are the favourites. Candidate hearings begin in April. The new Secretary-General must secure consensus from the five permanent members of the Security Council.
A United Nations motion classifies the transatlantic slave trade as the most serious crime against humanity. Portugal did not vote against it and decided to abstain. Was it out of fear?
A motion passed at the United Nations classifying the transatlantic slave trade as the most serious crime against humanity, with discussions on reparations. Portugal did not vote against it, but abstained. Fear?
Carlos Magno, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analysed the United Nations resolution, on which Portugal abstained, and the PS congress.
The United Nations Secretary-General announced this Friday the creation of a working group to facilitate the trade of fertilizers and the movement of related raw materials. The Portuguese official Jorge Moreira da Silva, current Under-Secretary-General and head of the UN Office for Project Services, will lead this new mechanism.
