UNITED NATIONS, New York, 18 August 2017 – The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, will ring the Opening Bell of the Nasdaq Stock Market at its MarketSite Headquarters in Times Square, New York, on Monday, 21 August 2017 at 9:30 am EDT, to raise awareness on the urgency of […]
Statement by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, at the closing of the the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 9 June 2017 Distinguished Co-Presidents, Secretary-General of the Conference, Excellencies, ladies and […]
Statement by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, at the opening of the the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 5 June 2017 Honourable Co-Presidents, Prime Minister Bainimarama of Fiji and Deputy […]
As delivered Statement by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, at the event entitled “Public Private Partnerships: Member State initiatives to Ensure the Success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” 23 May 2017 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to address this conference on Public-Private Partnerships. I would like […]
Statement by the President of the UN General Assembly on the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed on 22 May 22 May UNITED NATIONS, New York, 22 May 2017 – On the occasion of the observance of the International Day for Biological Diversity, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. […]
President of the UN General Assembly to visit Washington D.C. 20 April 2017 UNITED NATIONS, New York, 20 March 2017 – The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, is in Washington D.C. from 20 to 22 April to participate in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the […]
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the briefing on the efforts of his Presidency to generate momentum on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals 13 April 2017 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Having passed the half-way point of the 71st session, I have called today’s […]
Installation of electric vehicle charging stations in UNHQ Garage 12 April 2017 UNITED NATIONS, New York, 12 April 2017 — The United Nations Headquarters in New York is joining the global green revolution by installing electric vehicle chargers in its car park. Three electric vehicle charging stations in the UN garage under the […]
MEDIA ADVISORY Press briefing on The Ocean Conference (5-9 June) and announcement about the World Ocean Festival (4 June) UNITED NATIONS, New York, 10 April 2017 — The President of the United Nations General Assembly, the Commissioner for International Affairs of the Office of the Mayor of New York City and the Founder […]
Statement by H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, at the Third Sustainable Energy for All Forum 5 April 2017 Ms. Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to begin by thanking the Forum organizers for giving me the […]
