Russian Language Day 2023
Every year on June 6, the United Nations celebrates UN Russian Language Day, which was established by UNESCO in 2010. This day coincides with the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, a great Russian poet often regarded as the father of modern Russian. The purpose of this initiative is to promote equal recognition and appreciation for all six official languages of the UN: English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and French.
Why United Nations celebrates Russian Language day?
The UN Language Days initiative was created in February 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity, as well as to promote the equal usage of all six of the UN's official working languages within the organisation. Russian is one of the six official languages of the UN, along with Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Spanish.
The decision to hold language days was made by the Department of Public Information (now the Department of Global Communications) on the eve of International Mother Language Day , celebrated annually on February 21 at the initiative of UNESCO. The purpose of the UN Language Days is to raise awareness of the history, culture and development of each of the six official languages of the UN among the staff of the Organization. Each language is given the opportunity to find its own distinctive approach and design its own programme of activities for the day, including inviting famous poets and writers and developing educational and thematic materials.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
• UNESCO Headquarters: Paris, France;
• UNESCO Founded: 16 November 1945, London, United Kingdom;
• UNESCO Head: Audrey Azoulay; (Director-General).
