India Contributes USD 1.169 Mn To Continue Promotion Of Hindi At UN

The Government of India has made a whopping contribution of USD 1,169,746 for ‘Hindi @ UN’ project to expand the use of Hindi in the United Nations. The Government of India has been making continuous efforts to expand the use of Hindi in the United Nations.

Collaboration with the UN Department of Public Information

As part of these efforts, ‘Hindi @ UN’ project, in collaboration with the UN Department of Public Information, was launched in 2018 with an objective to enhance the public outreach of the United Nations in Hindi language, and to spread greater awareness about global issues among millions of Hindi-speaking people around the world, read a press release from India’s Permanent Mission to UN, New York. India has been partnering with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) since 2018 by providing an extra-budgetary contribution to mainstream and consolidate news and multimedia content of DGC in Hindi language.

A cheque of USD 1,169,746

To continue with this initiative, a cheque of USD 1,169,746 was handed over today by Ambassador R Ravindra, Cd’A & DPR, to Ian Phillips, Director and Officer In-Charge. Almost a year ago, India’s then Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj handed over a cheque to Melissa Fleming, Under Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Global Communications towards the expansion of usage of the Hindi language in the United Nations.

About United Nations (UN)

The United Nations is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Founder countries in UN: United States, India, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, Iran, 51 more
  • UN was founded: 24 October 1945, San Francisco, California, United States
  • Subsidiaries: United Nations Security Council, UNESCO, 36 more
  • Area served by UN: World, International
  • Headquarters of UN: New York, New York, United States

 

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