Paris, 24 June – 3 July 2025 — Kenya has been re-elected as a Member of the Executive Council, Group V, during the IOC–UNESCO General Assembly in Paris.
This re-election reflects Kenya’s active role in advancing ocean science, capacity building, and sustainable development, and highlights its continued commitment to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030).
Kenya shares its position on the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange during the 33rd IOC–UNESCO General Assembly in ParisAmb. Peter Ngure, Kenya’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, votes on behalf of Kenya during the IOC–UNESCO General Assembly in ParisHon. Josephat Nanok delivers Kenya’s statement at the opening of UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) in Nice, France (9 June 2025).UNESCO Ambassadors welcomed by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl at the High-Level Session on the UN Ocean Decade (8 June 2025).Hon. Josephat Nanok joins UNESCO Ambassadors aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, welcomed by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway during the UN Ocean Decade High-Level Session (8 June 2025).UNESCO Ambassadors welcomed by HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl. Kenya’s statement delivered by Hon. Josphat Nanok at the High-Level Session on the UN Ocean Decade (8 June 2025).President William Ruto appointed Patron of the Ocean Decade Alliance. Acceptance speech delivered on his behalf by H.E. Ali Hassan Joho at the Ocean Decade Forum in Nice, France (7 June 2025).
