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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."
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Audrey Azoulay
Director-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
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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."
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Audrey Azoulay
Director-General of UNESCO
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