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UN World Oceans Day 2022
June 8 is United Nations World Oceans Day! Peace Boat is delighted to be a member of Friends of UN World Oceans Day to celebrate the ocean and raise awareness of its importance to all of us.
This year’s offical celebration will be adopting a hybrid format, featuring an in-person event at the UN Headquarters in New York and a virtual broadcast hosted by the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs (DOALOS) in Partnership with the non-profit Oceanic Global. Please register here.
The theme of UN World Oceans Day 2022, "Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean" explores the communities, ideas, and solutions that are working together to protect and revitalize the ocean and everything it sustains. Peace Boat is honoured to be part of this revitalization effort, working to inspire and ignite collaborative change through global educational voyages at sea, advocating for a peaceful and sustainable world with study programs onboard and in ports of call. The Ocean and Climate Youth Ambassador Program brings young leaders from small islands on the front line of the climate and ocean crises to raise awareness and engage in capacity building. Now Peace Boat is taking the next step in our journey with Ecoship, a sustainable ship using solar and wind energy for reduced emissions and zero waste to protect our ocean.
Watch the video to see how Peace Boat is working to 'Revitalize the Ocean":
Peace Boat's sister organization, Peace Boat US’ Ocean Film Festival online program, held in partnership with SIMA – Social Impact Media Studios, will be showing a selection of documentaries and creative films that share the stories of local communities around the world who are working to conserve the ocean for the future generations to come.
Peace Boat US is organizing a number activities throughout World Oceans Week, including in person activities such as a community beach clean up at Coney Island, New York. For more information about in-person events in New York see the Peace Boat US website.