Special Envoy for the Ocean: Speech at the 3rd Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, All courtesies observed.

2020 END OF THE YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE OCEAN

In his State of the Planet address at Colombia University on 2 December, Secretary-General Guterres said that humanity is waging war on Nature, and that it’s time for us to instead advance peace with Nature as our top priority.

“Taking stock of ongoing ocean-related initiatives in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: toward enhanced inter-agency coordination and cooperation on ocean and coastal issues beyond 2020” - Mr. Liu Zhenmin, USG of UN DESA

UN Oceans meeting – Opening Remarks by UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Ambassador Peter Thomson

Excellencies, Under-Secretary-General, Dear Colleagues,

Opening remarks by Ambassador Peter Thomson, UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean at the High-Level Opening of SBSTA’s Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Action Network

Given its global reach, the fashion and lifestyle industries are uniquely positioned to collaborate and engage on the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular on climate action and responsible production and consumption.

Summary Maldives Partnership workshop, 2 November 2020

On 2 November 2020, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), UN Resident Coordinators’ Office Maldives and The Partnering Initiative (TPI), in collaboration with the the Development Planning & SDG Coordination Section of the Ministry of National Planning, Housing an

A deep dive into Zero Hunger: farming the seas

With the world population expected to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050, food production will need to keep pace, and experts believe the Ocean can provide much of the sustenance we need.

Race to Zero: Fighting Climate Change: Ocean as Part of the Solution/Nature-Based Solutions

Closing Remarks by Ambassador Peter Thomson