As delivered Statement by H.E. Mr Peter Thomson, President of the 71st session of the General Assembly, at the final meeting of the session 11 September 2017 Mr Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen The time has come for me to say my last words from this high podium, from this desk, at which […]
As delivered Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at Informal UN General Assembly Meeting on Taking Stock of SDG Actions 8 September 2017 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning to you all. Upon taking office as President of the General […]
As delivered Closing remarks by H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at High Level Forum on Culture of Peace 7 September 2017 Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Distinguished guests Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen First, thank you everyone for your active participation in this High-Level Forum on […]
MEDIA ADVISORY Meeting on the Status of SDG Implementation United Nations, 7 September 2017 — On 8 September 2017, the President of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, will convene an informal meeting of the General Assembly focused on the status of SDG implementation. At the outset of the 71st session of the General […]
As delivered Remarks by H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly at an event hosted by the International Peace Institute on Advancing the Culture of Peace 7 September 2017 President of the IPI, Ambassador Larsen, Mr Abdulaziz Al-Babtain Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen When world leaders came together in […]
As delivered Statement by the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson at the opening of the High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace“Sowing the Seeds of the Culture of Peace: Early Childhood Development is the Beginning” 7 September 2017 Senior Advisor on Policy of the Secretary-General, Ms. Menendez, Nobel Peace Prize […]
MEDIA ADVISORY High Level Forum on Culture of Peace United Nations, 1 September 2017 — Recognizing the need to further promote a culture of peace and non-violence that benefits humanity, particularly in the current global context and also taking note of the importance of respect and understanding for religious and cultural diversity throughout […]
As delivered Remarks by H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at High-Level luncheon with world mayors 6 September 2017 Distinguished mayors, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to this High-Level Luncheon. I would like to begin by thanking our […]
As delivered Remarks by H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly, at General Assembly Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect ‘The Responsibility to Protect and Accountability for Prevention’ 6 September 2017 Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this year’s informal interactive dialogue of the […]
