08/06/2026
" takes on special meaning today in , as I visit the Centre — a unique space that brings together education, science and innovation to reconnect people with the ocean, promote sustainability, and inspire action for our shared blue future.
This is what embodies: bringing science closer to communities, schools and young people, and ensuring that ocean literacy reaches everyone, everywhere — especially across Africa, UNESCO’s global priority, and Small Island Developing States, whose futures are inseparable from the ocean.
Through UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, 153 Member States are working together to turn ocean knowledge into action — from data and early warning systems to biodiversity protection and ocean literacy.
SEABEYOND is a milestone in the partnership with the Italian private sector Prada Group. A powerful contribution to the UN ."
Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO Ocean Literacy Unesco