© Decennio Del Mare
© Decennio Del Mare
World Oceans Day
8 June
"UNESCO, with its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), will make the most of these ten years so that the international community develops knowledge about the ocean and protects it sustainably."
Audrey AzoulayDirector-General of UNESCO
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Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, 8 June 2023
2008
Humanity counts on the ocean. But can the ocean count on us? We should be the ocean’s best friend.
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
What UNESCO does for the ocean
"The United Nations Ocean Decade 2021-2030 is now underway and has given rise to hundreds of innovative Ocean Decade Actions to generate a veritable ocean knowledge revolution and revitalize the ocean through collective action."
Audrey AzoulayDirector-General of UNESCO
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