Russian Language Day at the United Nations
June 6, the birthday of the great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin, as part of the program to support and develop multilingualism and cultural diversity, the UN celebrates Russian Language Day.
One of the goals of this program is to maintain equal rights for all six official United Nations languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and French.
The decision to hold language days was made by the Department of Public Information (currently 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 increase awareness of the history, culture and development of each of the six official UN languages among the staff of the Organization.
Each language is given the opportunity to find its own unique approach and develop its own program of events for the day, including the invitation of famous poets and writers and the development of information and thematic materials.
Cultural events, among others, may include the performance of musical and literary works, competitions, exhibitions, lectures, variety shows and performances by cultural figures, national cuisine days and performances by folklore groups, film screenings and express language lessons for those wishing to learn another language. from the official languages of the UN.
