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UN English Language Day & UN Spanish Language Day

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The UN English Language Day and UN Spanish Language Day is observed annually on 23 April.
For English, 23 April has been chosen to mark both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare.
For Spanish Language, the Day was chosen because the day is also observed as Hispanic Day in Spain, meaning the Spanish speaking world.
They are one of the six official languages used by the United Nations throughout the Organization. These are: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Each language has been assigned a day of celebration by UN’s Department of Public Information in 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization.