Meet W2O's newest Ocean Exemplar: Mr. Peter Thomson of Fiji United Nations Special Envoy for the Oceans
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Mr. Thomson was appointed Special Envoy for the Ocean by UN Secretary General António Guterres with the goal of galvanizing efforts to follow up on the outcomes of the #UN #Ocean Conference in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Mr. Thompson will lead UN advocacy and public outreach efforts in and outside of the UN system with a focus on full implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (#SDG14): to #conserve and #sustainably use the #oceans, #seas and #marineresources for sustainable development. As a civil servant in the government of #Fiji, Thomson has devoted many years of his life to rural development and foreign affairs.
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