Welcome to a series of conversations on Portugal’s multilateral priorities at the UN.
Portugal, a Net Provider of Security
This videocast features General Nuno Lemos Pires, Director‑General for National Defence Policy of Portugal and a senior military leader with extensive peacekeeping experience.
General Lemos Pires reflects on the challenges shaping today’s global security environment and Portugal’s longstanding commitment to security and defence, its decades of contributions to international missions, “leading by example”.
His perspective highlights Portugal’s holistic approach to peace, connecting security with development and human rights. According to General Lemos Pires, “It´s not only about Blue Helmets”.
Portugal contributes to peacekeeping operations without caveats, in a credible and reliable way until full completion of the mandate.
Portuguese peacekeepers deploy with a mission to “Engage, Listen, Act and Change” reality on the ground positively.
