The United Nations to Host “Awaken New Depths” as the 2024 Theme for Its Annual World Oceans Day Event
07 Junio 2024 - 6:08AM
Today, the United Nations will host its annual World Oceans Day
celebration with the 2024 theme “Awaken New Depths.” Produced by
the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office
of Legal Affairs in partnership with and made possible by Oceanic
Global, United Nations World Oceans Day 2024 (UN WOD) will feature
keynote speeches, panels, presentations, and performances from
names including: The President of the United Nations General
Assembly, H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, Model Meadow Walker,
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, Recording Artist and Bandleader of The
Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Louis Cato, Actress Bailey Bass,
Climate Scientist Johan Rockström, Fashion Editor and Curator Derek
Blasberg, Activist Xiye Bastida, Behavioral Scientist Sweta
Chakraborty, Environmental Economist Naoko Ishii, Journalist Eman
Mounir, Rare CEO Brett Jenks, and Oceanic Global Founder Lea
d’Auriol, to name a few. The day’s programming will take us on a
captivating journey through the ocean’s vastness and awaken new
depths of Understanding, Compassion, Collaboration and Commitment
for the ocean and all it sustains. United Nations World Oceans Day
2024 will once again bring together high-level officials, UN
Delegates, and global thought leaders for an in-person gathering at
the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event will also be
virtually accessible to the public via live stream from 10 am -
1:30 pm EDT on the United Nations World Oceans Day website
(www.unworldoceansday.org) with the content reshared on the social
channels @unworldoceansday.
The ocean sustains humanity and all life on
earth. Nonetheless, despite our utter reliance on it, we have only
ever explored approximately 10% of its depths. While we know little
of the ocean compared to its immense vastness, what we do know is
that the consequences of our actions are evident throughout its
waters and that human activity is increasingly devastating the
ocean as well as placing the survival of our entire blue planet at
risk. We have been warned of the implications of our actions. The
knowledge on the ocean’s dire state is clear. Still, we’re not
listening. Each year, humanity continues to make shallow and
short-sighted decisions that further the likelihood of the ocean’s,
as well as our own, demise. But we don’t have time for “out of
sight, out of mind.” Our relationship to the ocean needs to
urgently change, and our efforts have only skimmed the surface to
date. If the world is numb to numbers, to motivate widespread
momentum for the ocean, we need to open minds, ignite senses, and
inspire possibilities. To protect our planet’s beating heart, we
need to awaken new depths within our own. That’s why for UN World
Oceans Day 2024, the United Nations and Oceanic Global are tapping
into the wisdom and expertise of global decision-makers,
scientists, blue economists, thought leaders, and artists to awaken
new depths of Understanding, Compassion, Collaboration and
Commitment for the ocean. Together with its global participants and
audience members, the 2024 UN World Oceans Day celebration will
expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build
new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a
wave of action towards necessary change.
Given the power of the arts to awaken new depths
of empathy and understanding and to illustrate implications we may
never experience first hand, the day’s programming also features
dynamic artistic integrations including: the unveil of the 2024
winners of the Photo Competition for World Oceans Day, musical
performances by Recording Artist and Bandleader of The Late Show
with Stephen Colbert, Louis Cato, Singer, Songwriter &
Producer, Lomijoh, and Giselle World, as well as an immersive sound
experience by Aquostics Chair, David Erasmus, and the debut of
poetry selections from the 2024 Call for Poetry curated by Karan
Rathod and Alfaaz Collective. The celebration will additionally
open with a short format film produced by Oceanic Global and
narrated by Actor, Director, and Producer, Michael B. Jordan.
This year, the annual United Nations World
Oceans Day event will close “World Oceans Week” during which events
were hosted by members of the Friends of UN World Oceans Day
group and other ocean enthusiasts from around the world, further
amplifying the official theme of UN World Oceans Day 2024: Awaken
New Depths.
ABOUT UNITED NATIONS WORLD OCEANS
DAY
Since its inception in 2008, United Nations
World Oceans Day (UN WOD) has celebrated the ocean and its
importance to the planet and our lives, while raising awareness
about the many threats it faces. As the challenges to the ocean
continue to grow, so does the need to understand and mobilize
globally. In celebration of the 2024 theme, Awaken New Depths, the
United Nations is joining forces with decision makers, scientists,
private sector executives, civil society representatives,
indigenous communities, celebrities and youth activists and more,
to put the ocean first. The annual celebration, this year held on
June 7th, is hosted by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law
of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs in partnership with
Oceanic Global since 2019. Following the format of previous years,
the 2024 World Oceans Day event will be hosted in-person at the UN
Headquarters in New York and broadcast globally via UNTV. For more
information visit www.unworldoceansday.org.
ABOUT OCEANIC
GLOBAL
Founded in 2016, Oceanic Global (OG) reconnects
humanity to the ocean as the beating heart of the earth, and
provides tangible solutions and blueprints for coexisting in
harmony with the natural world. The 501c3 non-profit builds tools,
mobilizes communities, and develops educational resources and
standards that inspire global action and catalyze cross-sector
change. In 2018, Oceanic Global launched the Blue Standard (Blue),
a first-of-its-kind cross industry standard that establishes
universal accountability for responsible business leadership, with
over 400+ global businesses in 30+ countries and 7 global
governments engaged to date. Oceanic Global is based in New York,
New York with international hubs and volunteer bases in New York,
London, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Tulum, and Hong Kong. Reflective of
its global reach, the organization has additionally been the
non-profit partner to United Nations World Oceans Day since 2019.
www.oceanic.global
CONTACTS
Media Contact Natasha Berg+1
(631)241-0398natasha@oceanic.global
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