UN Oceans Conference: Day 3
UN Oceans Conference: Day 3 On the third day of the Oceans Conference, we did not have any specific plans so I showed up a little later (around 10) and Gerald ( a Nereus senior fellow) and I decided to see attend the Oceans Day ceremony in the General Assembly. This event was very publicized, with ocean “celebrities” such as Sylvia Earle, Richard Branson, Brian Skerry, Leonardo DiCaprio (video message), and many more giving short inspirational speeches about the ocean and its importance. The event from 10-1 but we only stayed for about an hour. The speeches are meant to very inspiring, but it is a difficult to stir this emotion when in such a formal setting and I think my colleague and I got a little bored. I know that sounds bad, but being in the field these types of speeches do not really bring anything new to the table for us. We met our communications officer and went to Ippudo ( a chain ramen place) for lunch. Oceans Day General Assembly (Sylvia Earl speaking) Later