United Nations
World Oceans Day 2017

8 June, 2017
2017 Theme

Our Oceans, 
Our Future

Our Oceans, Our Future

This year, the United Nations Headquarters in New York celebrates World Oceans Day with a special three-hour event, held as part of the 2017 United Nations Ocean Conference, raised awareness for the beauty and fragility of the oceans and highlighted the most promising initiatives to reverse their decline, focusing especially on the power of creative collaboration and eco-innovation in the successful realization of SDG 14. Features included talks from world-renowned ocean experts and explorers, representatives from coastal communities, and voices from current and future generations.

Schedule

THE BLUE PLANET

10:00 am

Opening:

H.E. Ms. Isabella Lövin

Minister for International DevelopmentCooperation and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister

H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson

President of the United Nations General Assembly

Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares

Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel

Live from Paris

UNESCO Youth

The State of the Ocean

Fabien Cousteau

What Would the Oceans Say?

Brian Skerry

Spaceship Earth

Cady Coleman

Richard Branson

EXPLORATION OF THE BLUE

Explorers of the Unknown:

Sylvia Earle

Aulani Wilhelm

Scott Bolton

Doug Aitken,

Iain Kerr

Oceanic Photo Competition

Ellen Cuylaerts

Curator

Video messages

Leonardo DiCaprio

Terry Tamminen

SDGS IN ACTION FOR HUMANITY

Coastal Communities:

Diego Luna

Fatou Janha Mboob

Budi Setiawan

Human Capital – Professionals Education

Yohei Sasakawa

Corporate Responsibility and Education

Eric Liedtke

YOUTH FOR THE OCEANS

Youth in Action:

Karan Jerath

Bye Bye Plastic Bali

Melati and Isabel Wijsen

UNESCO/World Heritage

Dawul Wuru Aboriginal Corporation

Great Barrier Reef

Youth from UNESCO World Heritage sites

Call for pledge

CLOSING AND OUTRO

Closing

H.E. Mr. Josaia Voreqe Bainimaram

Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji

Musical performance

Cody Simpson

This year, the United Nations in New York celebrates World Oceans Day with a special event in celebration of World Oceans Day, co-organized and sponsored by Parley for the Oceans.