On 8th June, we are going to celebrate World Oceans Day !
But why? This is to remind everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet, providing most of the oxygen we breathe. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans. They are a major source of food and medicines and a critical part of the biosphere. In the end, it is a day to celebrate together the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the ocean.
On 5th December, 2008, through Resolution 63/111, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 8th June as World Oceans Day.
This year’s focus is on Gender and the Ocean.
It is an opportunity to explore the gender dimension of humankind’s relationship with the ocean. This year, we strive to build greater ocean and gender literacy, and to discover possible ways to promote gender equality in ocean-related activities such as marine scientific research, fisheries, labour at sea, migration by sea and human trafficking, as well as policy-making and management.
Furthermore, this year, the President of the General Assembly launched 'Play It Out', a global campaign against plastic pollution. Decades of overuse and a surge in single-use plastics has led to a global environmental catastrophe. Today, 13,000,000 tonnes of plastic leak into the ocean every year, what among other damage, kill 100,000 marine animals annually.
More information:
https://www.un.org/en/events/oceansday/
https://en.unesco.org/events/world-oceans-day-2019
You will find below a selection of speeches:
DE: 23454
EN: 26994, 27191, 26035, 25288, 24971, 23619, 23620 (My Speech Repository); 27677 (My Speech Repository)
ES: 25937, 24293, 23849, 23710
FR : 23507, 24573, 24397, 23149 (Public) ; 25462, 25271, (My Speech Repository)
RU: 23605
Have a nice practice and a nice weekend!