Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel hosts UN Member States to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Portugal’s accession to the United Nations

In his address, in New York on December 5th, at the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Portugal’s accession to the United Nations, Minister of State and for Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, underlined the Organization’s unique and irreplaceable role, even more so when crises multiply and divisions deepen.

Recalling Portugal’s unwavering commitment to the UN Charter, Multilateralism and International Law, the Minister recalled Portugal’s candidacy for the UNSC 2027/2028. Paulo Rangel evoked the country’s consistent, principled and predictable behavior at the UN, its listening attitude and vocation for dialogue, having stated:

Portugal is not reinventing itself because there is an election.
We have not discovered new priorities in the last months.
We have not crafted messages to please audiences.
We are exactly the Portugal you have known for decades:
Coherent in principle and in practice.
Consistent across governments and across crises.
Predictable in negotiations and voting patterns.
Committed to the Charter and international law, not selectively but systematically.
Open to the Global South as a natural, long-standing, and structural orientation, not merely seasonal.
And above all, dialogue-driven, respectful, and instinctively bridge-building.
This is not a campaign narrative; it is our diplomatic DNA.

Minister Rangel assured that if elected to the UNSC next June, Portugal will remain a country that listens, builds bridges, and works for solutions serving the entire membership. Portugal will make a difference and serve as a voice at the table.

Full statement here.