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Peter THOMSON
United Nations
UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Ocean
In 2017, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Ambassador Peter Thomson of Fiji as his Special Envoy for the Ocean to advance the outcomes of the 2017 UN Ocean Conference and promote sustainable ocean use.
Mr. Thomson leads global UN outreach and advocacy for ocean action, helping implement over 1,600 voluntary commitments from the conference. He engages with civil society, scientists, businesses, and other stakeholders to support Sustainable Development Goal 14.
Ambassador Peter Thomson is the UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, in which role he leads global support for the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goal 14, to conserve and sustainably use the Ocean’s resources. He served as President of the UN General Assembly, 2016-17. He was Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the UN, 2010-2016, during which time he led the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS and was elected as President of the International Seabed Authority’s Assembly and Council. He is the founding Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Friends of Ocean Action and is a supporting member of the High-Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy. In recognition of his work on ocean issues, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Bergen have bestowed Honorary Doctorates on Ambassador Thomson. He is an officer of the Order of Fiji.
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