The Councils of Arab Ambassadors in Addis Ababa and the Economic Commission for Africa celebrated the world Arabic language day on Thursday December 23, 2021 at the United Nation Conference Center.
The language day aims to promote and celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity, as well as the equality of languages used in the organization and agencies.
Head of mission of the league of Arab states in Addis Ababa, community of Arab states, Council of Arab ambassadors and others attended the event.
World Arabic Language Day is observed to honor the Arabic language, which is spoken by over 400 million people globally. The day has been celebrated since 2012 to mark the adoption of Arabic as the sixth official language of the United Nations by the UN General Assembly.
Besides promoting the language, art exhibitions and promoting Arab foods was been part of this year’s celebration in Addis.
