English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare. Pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 69/250, 70/9, and 71/262 the Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management was assigned as Secretariat-wide Coordinator for Multilingualism.

Welcome to the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM)

FORUM: English language Day 2020

The aim of the forum is to improve general English language proficiency, as well as communication courses and special courses to meet both the work-related needs and cultural interests of members of the United Nations community.

The Day is the result of a 2010 initiative by the Department of Global Communications, establishing language days for each of the Organization's six official languages. The purpose of the UN's language days is to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization. The English Language Programme (ELP) at the United Nations is offered to promote linguistic balance within the Secretariat by improving the English language skills of its staff and the staff of missions to the United Nations.

Resources

• United Nations Editorial Manual

• United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database (UNTERM)

• Competitive examinations for language professionals

• Language Learning at the UN

• Online language learning at the UN

• Language learning resources for the six official languages

• Language proficiency examination

• St. Jerome Translation Contest

• Dag Hammarskjöld Library

• UNOG Library Research Guide on Multilingualism

• UN Digital Library

• UN Social Media accounts #EnglishLanguageDay