MEDIA ADVISORY 13 February 2017 Preparations for The Ocean Conference get underway in New York, 15-16 February 2017 UNITED NATIONS, New York, 13 February 2017 – With concern mounting that […]
Archive | 2017
Annual Parliamentary Hearing
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the Parliamentary Hearing entitled “A World of Blue: Preserving the Oceans, Safeguarding the Planet, Ensuring Human Well-being […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
As delivered Opening remarks by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly at International Day of Women and Girls in Science: From Vision to Action on Gender, Science and Sustainable […]
PRESS RELEASE: WANTED: 1000 Hackers to Help Change the World in 3 Days
Press Release WANTED: 1000 Hackers to Help Change the World in 3 Days Apply until 3 March 2017 to become a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Entrepreneur From […]
Alignment of work of GA and ECOSOC on 2030 Agenda
As delivered Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, the President of the General Assembly in the briefing to Member States on Consultations aimed at enhancing synergies and coherence and reducing overlap […]
Informal Meeting of the General Assembly on Children and Armed Conflict
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the Informal meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the mandate on children […]
Informal briefing on Germany’s presidency of the Group of 20 and the preparations for the Summit of the Group of 20
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the Informal briefing on Germany’s presidency of the Group of 20 and the preparations for the Summit […]
UN General Assembly Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the informal meeting of the General Assembly on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of […]
Press Release: President of the UN General Assembly to visit California
President of the UN General Assembly to visit California 2-4 February 1 February 2017 UNITED NATIONS, New York, 1 February 2017 – The President of the United Nations General […]
Commission for Social Development
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly, during the opening meeting of the 55th Session of the Commission on Social Development 1 […]