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Official Instagram Account of H.E. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Twitter: @UN_PGA www.un.org/pga
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#TBT to teaching #SDGs at Dwight School because we take #SDG4 seriously. Ahead of next Wednesday's #SDG4Action event, we encourage all to #teachSDGs!
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Today, The Ocean Conference at the United Nations opened with a traditional Fijian welcoming Kava ceremony. President Peter Thomson also took the time to receive the declaration to combat IUU tuna fishing and launched the @unicef #ocean comic #SaveOurOcean
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Visited #WorldOceanFestival ahead of the Ocean Conference, from 5 to 9 June 2017, with the President of Palau ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผ , the Prime Minister of Fiji ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ , Deputy Prime-Minister of Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช, UN Deputy Secretary-General, Under-Secretary-General in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the Ocean Conference and Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. ๐ŸŒŠ ๐ŸŒŠ ๐ŸŒŠ ๐ŸŒŠ #SaveOurOcean
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Today, Member States elected by acclamation Miroslav Lajฤรกk, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of #Slovakia as the President of the 72nd Session of #UNGA - congratulations! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
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Kicking off the ocean conference with waves ๐ŸŒŠ ๐ŸŒŠ. Happy to be part of the #LaMerWaveWalk of @weareprojectzero to raise awareness to #SaveOurOcean. Find my wave with a unique Fijian tapa at @unitednations next to wave of @caradelevingne
Wonderful experience at this elephant orphanage in Nairobi today. #worthmorealive #unitednations #sdg15
The President was in Brussels earlier this week to address the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States' (ACP) Council of Ministers and engage with the EU. In between the meetings, the President stopped by the Manneken Pis to take a picture as requested by his granddaughters.
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 Secretariat building were opened, after a tour by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Peter Thomson, and the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for the Office of Central Support Services, Mr. Stephen Cutts. #sdgs #greenrevolution #unitednations #electriccars
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Impromptu catch up with my Chef de Cabinet, H.E. Tomas Anker Christensen.
President Peter Thomson paid a visit to the African Union in #Ethiopia, including meetings with President Mulata Teshome, African Union Permanent Representatives, youth, the UN country team and a trip to Bole Industrial park. Click โ†”๏ธ for more photos. #SDGs #globalgoals
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General Assembly President Peter Thomson visited a local fishing community at Quai de Pรชche de Yoff in Senegal to learn more about ocean issues and challenges such as acidification, rising temperatures, #overfishing and marine pollution affecting the daily lives of fishermen. Click โ†”๏ธfor more photos and read more: http://bit.ly/2nfWh1T #SaveOurOcean #ocean #cleanseas
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#fbf to last week's celebration of #worldlifeday a day to Today is a day for the international community to celebrate our planetโ€™s rich biodiversity, to raise global awareness of threats that it faces, and to commit to efforts to protect it for future generations. #sdg #globalgoals #flashbackfriday
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