You are invited?to join the 2026 United Nations Chinese Language Day virtual forum on 20 April, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (New York time) .?

This year¡¯s theme is?¡°Fluent Futures Forum: Chinese Learning and Youth Engagement for a Multilingual Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 2.0 World¡±, which highlights the?role?of multilingualism in strengthening global cooperation and empowering the next generation.??

The Fluent Futures Forum will bring together speakers from across the United Nations system, academia, and global media. They will discuss?how learning Chinese supports youth engagement, leadership development, and intercultural communication.??

The?programme?includes a keynote address by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Youth Office, alongside?talks?on Chinese as a ¡°bridge language¡± for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 2.0, youth career pathways, AI and language learning, and SDG-driven curriculum design.?

Speakers include a prominent French media personality working in Chinese-language broadcasting, a senior Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFPA staff member engaged in Chinese-language study, and a Malagasy scholar currently pursuing her PhD in China.

Attend the?Chinese Language Day virtual forum:

Join us in celebrating Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chinese Language Day and reaffirming the United Nations commitment to linguistic diversity and?an?inclusive global dialogue.?

  • Find the??on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.org.?

  • To attend the Fluent Futures Forum on 20 April, .

The Fluent Futures Forum is organized by the Language and?Communications Training Unit?(LCTU) in?the Capacity Development and Operational Training Services (CDOTS) within the Office of Support Operations (OSO) of?the Department of Operational Support (DOS).

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