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World Hydrography Day Set for June
01 May 2006
Wednesday 21 June will mark the inaugural annual World Hydrography Day as a result of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in New York last November under its Oceans & Law of the Sea agenda.
This year's celebrations will be led by the inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organisation with a day of celebrations at its Monaco headquarters attended by Prince Albert II along with representatives of government and diplomatic missions. The main theme of proceedings is 85 Years of the IHO Contributing to Worldwide Safety to Navigation. The Organisation will assume responsibility for nominating themes for all subsequent annual days and advise national hydrographic offices and others accordingly.
The UN resolution was adopted last year with the aim of giving suitable publicity to its work at all levels and of increasing the coverage of hydrographic information on a global basis while urging all States to promote safe navigation, especially in areas of international navigation, ports and where there are vulnerable or protected marine areas.
Meanwhile, the IHO is urging all its 75 Member States and other relevant international bodies to actively encourage and support celebrations of this year's WHD on as wide a basis as possible.
