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UN World Oceans Day 2025 is hosted by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs (DOALOS) in partnership with and made possible by Oceanic Global.

8 June 2025
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The ocean’s wonder is what draws us in and often drives our desire to protect it.

Wonder is the foundation of scientific knowledge, the allure behind exploration, the curiosity that drives innovation, and the seed of traditional wisdom. In the face of increasingly daunting challenges, the act of wondering serves to remind us that we are part of something bigger. It wakes us up to our inherent connection to the earth and to each other, expands our understanding of what is possible, empowers innovation and prioritizes decision-making for collective well-being. This World Oceans Day, we celebrate the ocean’s essential wonder from all of the wonders it consists of to the wonder it ignites, and call on decision-makers to not lose sight the ocean’s wonder when determining its fate.

UN World Oceans Day 2025 will adopt a refreshed format in Nice, France on 8 June, ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference.

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To protect our planet’s beating heart, we need to awaken new depths within our own.

MICHAEL B. JORDAN - ACTOR, PRODUCER, AND DIRECTOR

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