Peter Thompson is going to be The President of 71st session of the UN General Assembly. He revaled with diplomat of Cyprus, Ambassador Andreas Mayroyiannis. He had four votes more than representative from Cyprus and took over the presidency from Ambassodor Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark who will complete his term on 31 August this year. It is said that he won by organising many strategic campaigns involving all of Fiji’s foreign missions.  71st session will be connected to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. By winning this election, Thompson will have influence on UN’s actions. Thanks to that the organisation can solve problems which are common in Fiji and other countries.