Speaking at the United Nations today in Fiji's capacity as 2013 Chair of the Group of 77 and China, Fijian Ambassador Peter Thomson said that sustainable urban development has become "one of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st Century".  He called for sustainable cities to be given all due attention in the formulation of the Post-2015 development agenda.

The New York-based Ambassadors of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) met today to discuss joint action on safeguarding the World's Oceans.  The action is being taken in relation to the United Nations formulation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the World's Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Economic globalisation presents both opportunities and challenges for developing countries.  Speaking in Fiji's capacity as Chair of the 133-member Group of 77 and China, Fiji's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Peter Thomson, addressed the UN's Second Committee in New York today on the subject of economic globalisation.