International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 2023; April 24th.

FORUM: "Effective multilateralism through the defence of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations." International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 2023. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #InternationalDayforMultilateralismandDiplomacyforPeace; #24April; #MultilateralismDay; #DiplomacyDay.

EVENTS & CONFERENCES: Join the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 2023 Webinar Effective Multilateralism. this April 24th under the agenda: "Maintenance of international peace and security".

A new report outlines an ambitious plan to strengthen the multilateral system, ensuring it is better positioned to address current and future challenges – from the climate crisis to rising inequality, lack of finance for sustainable development, and increasing threats to democracy and stability.

 

Spanish Language Day 2023; April 23rd.

FORO: "Promover el uso del idioma español." Día del Idioma Español 2023. Este día crea conciencia entre el personal de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, y el mundo en general, sobre la historia, la cultura y el uso del español como idioma oficial. La elección del día asiste al aniversario de la muerte del gran genio de las letras españolas, Miguel de Cervantes. Sigue las conversaciones con los hashtags: #idomaespañol, #23deAbril, #DíadelIdomaEspañol ,#Latinoamérica.

EVENTOS: en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York; el 23 de abril; El evento del Día del Idioma Español 2023 será copatrocinado por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el Consejo Económico y Social, el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, el Departamento de Conferencias y Reuniones de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (ONU DGACM); Los Intérpretes de las Naciones Unidas, los Multimedia de las Naciones Unidas, la Radio de las Naciones Unidas. Con la participación de los Estados miembros de la ONU, los organismos especializados, traductores y académicos. Calendario de conferencias y reuniones. En la sede de la UNESCO, la Delegación Permanente de España ante la UNESCO organizará una reunión con los Estados miembros y las instituciones para la celebración del Día del Idioma Inglés de las Naciones Unidas 2023 en la sede de la UNESCO.


CONCIERTOS: La Sociedad de Música de Cámara de la ONU celebró el Día del Idioma Español 2023 con un concierto en el 23 de abril de 2023, la Sociedad de Música de Cámara de las Naciones Unidas del Consejo de Recreación del Personal de las Naciones Unidas (UNCMS) presentará un concierto virtual en celebración del Día del Idioma Español en las Naciones Unidas, que celebrará la diversidad lingüística y cultural de la humanidad, particularmente a través del idioma español y la música.

WEBINARIOS: Nuestros Webinarios de español consisten en microcursos (online Spanish courses) de temas concretos de diversa índole relacionados con la lengua y cultura española.

English language Day 2023; March 23rd.

FORUM: “Promote the use of English.” English language Day 2023; Because the United Nations has only six official languages, many delegates must speak in a language other than their main language, and this poses a special challenge. The history of the UN’s official languages, presented by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, gives the history of when each of the six official languages of the United Nations became official, beginning in 1946. Follow the conversation with the hashtags, #EnglishLanguageDay; #23April; #WilliamShakespeare.

 EVENTS: At UNHQ in New york, On April 23rd; The English language Day 2023 event will be co-hosted by the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, The Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of Canada to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of United States to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of Australia to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the U.N.;The Permanent Mission of Ghana to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of Liberia to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of South Africa to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of Angola to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of Malawi to the U.N., The Permanent Mission of Zimbabwe to the U.N.; The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Lesotho to the U.N; The Department of Public Information, the United Nations Department of General Assembly Conferences and Meetings (UNDGACM); The United Nations Interpreters, the United Nations Multimedia, the United Nations Radio. WIth the participation of the U.N. Member states, Specialized agencies, translators and academics.  At UNESCO HQ, The UK Délégation will organize a Meeting with Member States and Institutions for the Celebration of the United Nations Engish Language Day 2023 at UNESCO Headquater. 

CONCERT: The United Nations Singers are a recreational choir formed in 1947 under the UN Staff Recreation Council to spread the message of harmony and understanding through music. As a microcosm of the world, the group is composed largely of present and former staff of the UN and its agencies and permanent missions.

WEBINARS:

World Book and Copyright Day 2023; April 23rd.

FORUM: “Use the power of books to engage young people as an effective way of skilling up the next generation.” World Book and Copyright Day 2023; For this occasion let’s involve youth and hightlight the Copyright and Related Rights of authors. The UNESCO Regional offices invite students, teachers, and readers from around the world, as well as the whole book industry and library services, to testify and express their love for reading. Other events include readings of books and plays; the distribution of bookmarks; the announcement of the winners of literary competitions. Follow the conversations with the hashtags #WorldBookDay, #CopyrightDay, #23april, #WorldBookandCopyrightDay.

EVENTS: On 23 April, to mark the World Book and Copyright Day 2023; Join the community of readers for the World Book Day bookfaceChallenge! In such circumstances, we invite students, teachers, readers from around the world as well as the book industry and library services to testify and express their love for reading by participing to this challenge. Accra was named UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023. After Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2022, the city of Accra was selected for its strong focus on young people and their potential to contribute to the culture and wealth of Ghana. Accra’s proposed programme seeks to use the power of books to engage these young people, as an effective way of skilling up the next generation. The Accra World Book Capital - Opening Ceremony will be held on 24 April 2023 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Register to participate to the event.

WEBINARS: Introducing a new approach to reading for pleasure.

Organizing an Earth Day activity for my community.

 

Step-by-step instructions on how to organize an Earth Day activity for your community.

World Creativity and Innovation Day 2023; April 21st.

FORUM: Fostering Creativity and Innovation. World Creativity and Innovation Day 2023.

The day will provide an opportunity to embrace the idea that innovation is essential for harnessing the economic potential of each country and that, innovation, creativity, and mass entrepreneurship can provide new momentum for economic growth and job creation. As a result, expanding opportunities for everyone, including women and youth. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #Innovations, #Creativethinking, #Creativeeconomies, #21April, #Culturalindustries.

The objectives of the day are to: Celebrate innovation and creativity.

• Highlight the importance of supporting the cultural and creative industries. 
• Promote the role of Cultural and Creative industries to be part of economic growth strategies.
• Provide enriching, entertaining, and educational opportunity for creatives.
• Develop Partnerships that will accelerate the growth of Cultural and Creative Industries.

EVENTS: World Creativity and Innovation Day 2023.World Creativity and Innovation Day brings together communities, artists, academics, fashion and arts lovers to celebrate the influence of Cultural and Creative industries on social cohesion and to learn about the impact of creativity and innovation on the country economic growth.

• Creative Economy Programme

ABOUT THE DAY: The concept of creativity is open to interpretation from artistic expression to problem-solving in the context of economic, social, and sustainable development. The World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) 21 April, was established by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 71/284 of 27 April 2017, to raise awareness around the importance of creativity and innovation in problem solving with respect to advancing the United Nations sustainable development goals 2030.



In the Preamble of this Resolution, the United Nations General Assembly:

Underlines the need to focus on the importance of micro -, small and medium-sized enterprises in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular in promoting innovation, creativity and decent work for all,
Acknowledges that innovation is essential for harnessing the economic potential of each nation and the importance of supporting mass entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, which create new momentum for economic growth and job creation and expand opportunities for all, including women and youth,

The Year 2021 was declared by the African Union, the AU Year of the Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for building the African we Want. This is in resonance with Aspiration 5 of Agenda 2063 that envisions “An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared values and ethics”. This is also to recognize the importance role of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) in achieving the Agenda 2063 objectives of regional integration, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development.

Furthermore, the United Nations General Assembly through its Resolution A/C.2/74/L.16/Rev.1, declared the Year 2021, the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development to recognize the need to promote sustained and inclusive economic growth, foster innovation and provide opportunities, benefits and empowerment for all and respect for all human rights and to support developing countries and countries with economies in transition in diversifying production and exports, including in new sustainable growth areas, including creative industries.
 

                          

Chinese language Day 2023; April 20th.

FORUM:"Chinese Wisdom for a Green World," Chinese language Day 2023.The date for the Chinese day was selected from Guyu ("Rain of Millet"), which is the 6th of 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars, to pay tribute to Cangjie. Follow the conversations with the hashtags:#learnChinese,  #chineselanguageday, #20April, #Chineselanguage.

The Chinese language (汉语/漢語 Hànyǔ; 华语/華語 Huáyǔ; 中文 Zhōngwén) is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages. About one-fifth of the world's population, or over one billion people, speaks some variety of Chinese as their native language. Internal divisions of Chinese are usually perceived by their native speakers as dialects of a single Chinese language, rather than separate languages, although this identification is considered inappropriate by some linguists and sinologists.

EVENT at UNHQ: On April 20th; The Chinese language Day 2023 event will be co-hosted by the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, The Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the U.N.; The Department of Public Information, the United Nations Department of General Assembly Conferences and Meetings (UNDGACM); The United Nations Interpreters, the United Nations Multimedia, the United Nations Radio. WIth the participation of  the U.N. Member states, Specialized agencies, translators and academics.

This year's Chinese Language Day will be held under the theme of "Chinese Wisdom for a Green World" to provide Chinese wisdom and solutions for green and sustainable development, thus echoing the Water Conference, the SDG Summit, and other important SDG-related meetings held or to be held by the United Nations this year. 2023 is a critical year for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Midway to the deadline set out in the Agenda, we are unfortunately far off track for many SDGs. As Secretary-General Guterres pointed out, it is high time to turn words into action and redouble our efforts to regain the lost ground for sustainable development.

Agenda: 1. Hybrid Symposium: Sustainable Future through a Sci-Fi Lens World-renowned sci-fi writer and Hugo Award winner Mr. Liu Cixin will join UN officials via video link and share views on sustainable development and the protection of mother earth. 

Agenda 2. Calligrapher and educator Mr. Cui Xuelu will give an interactive lecture on the history of Chinese characters and calligraphy, elaborating on the concept of harmony between humanity and nature in Chinese calligraphy.

• Concept Note of the U.N. Chinese Language Day 2023
• Program for the sci-fi symposium

CONCERTS: The United Nations Chamber Music Society will hold a classical music performance to celebrate Chinese Language at UNHQ.

EVENT at UNESCO HQ. 

Celebration of the United Nations Chinese Language Day 2023 at UNESCO Headquater.

When: 18 April 2023

Type : Meeting by Member States or Institutions

Contact : Délégation de Chine.

 

FOR KIDS: Sharing glimpses of China's splendor.

Join the "Huangdi Idol Group" and explore early Chinese historical sites with cartoon characters honoring legendary figures such as #Huangdi, Leizu, Cangjie, Qibo, Linglun, and Youxiong. #2023CeremonytoWorshipHuangdi

Promote use of Chinese Language.