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联合国教科文组织总干事奥德蕾·阿祖莱（Audrey Azoulay）于9月30日在巴塞罗那会议中心（Palau de Congressos）举行的仪式上接受了2024年可持续发展类先锋奖（La Vanguardia Prize），西班牙政府总统佩德罗-桑切斯（Pedro Sanchez）出席了颁奖仪式。该奖项旨在表彰教科文组织在海洋保护方面的全球领导作用。
“教科文组织很荣幸获此殊荣，这是对本组织专家为更好地了解、保护海洋和开展海洋教育的重要工作的认可。我还要与成千上万的科学家、教育工作者、遗址管理者和艺术家分享这一殊荣，他们每天通过我们的全球合作网络与我们并肩工作。拯救海洋是一项全球性挑战，必须动员我们所有人"。
——联合国教科文组织总干事奥德蕾·阿祖莱
先锋奖（La Vanguardia 奖）由同名报纸创立，每年颁发给在文化、科学或创业等领域取得杰出成就的六位人士和机构。教科文组织是第一个获得可持续发展类奖项的国际组织。
该奖项旨在表彰教科文组织为保护海洋和海洋生物多样性所采取的跨学科行动，特别是通过开展一系列支持科学研究、环境教育和海洋遗址保护以及与海洋有关的祖传技艺和知识的项目所采取的行动。
教科文组织是海洋科学领域最具开拓性的组织之一，1960 年成立的政府间海洋学委员会（IOC）已成为海洋科学界的全球权威机构。
教科文组织也参与促成全球海洋观测系统（GOOS）和海洋生物多样性信息系统（OBIS）的创建，该系统目前已记录了19多万种生物。本组织还负责协调高分辨率海底测绘工作。
自 2021 年以来，教科文组织一直在领导“联合国海洋科学促进可持续发展十年”活动，该活动已筹集了 10 亿美元，用于资助 500 多个项目。本组织还通过调整学校课程和教科书，帮助 100 多个国家发展海洋和环境教育。
最后，教科文组织通过其《世界遗产公约》和生物圈保护区计划，保护世界各地近 300 个海洋遗址，其中包括异常丰富的生态系统。
UNESCO awarded for its action to protect the ocean
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Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, received the 2024 La Vanguardia Prize in the Sustainable Development category at a ceremony held on Monday at the Palau de Congressos in Barcelona, in the presence of Pedro Sanchez, President of the Spanish Government. The award recognizes UNESCO's global leadership in ocean protection.
——Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General
The La Vanguardia Prizes, created by the newspaper of the same name, are presented each year to half a dozen personalities and institutions for outstanding achievements in fields such as culture, science or entrepreneurship. UNESCO has become the very first international organization to receive this award, in the Sustainable Development category.
The award recognizes UNESCO's cross-disciplinary action to protect the ocean and marine biodiversity, especially through its programmes that support scientific research, environmental education and the safeguarding of marine sites, as well as ancestral know-how and knowledge linked to the ocean.
UNESCO is among the most pioneering organizations in the field of ocean sciences, with the creation in 1960 of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission which has established itself as a global authority within ocean science community.
The Organization is behind the creation of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), which has inventoried more than 190,000 species to date. The Organization also coordinates high-resolution mapping of the seabed.
Since 2021, UNESCO has been leading the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development, which has already raised $1 billion to fund more than 500 projects. The Organization is also helping more than 100 countries to develop their ocean and environmental education, by adapting their school curricula and textbooks.
Finally, UNESCO protects nearly 300 marine sites around the world, which include exceptionally rich ecosystems, thanks to its World Heritage Convention and its Biosphere Reserves programme.
