United Nations – In a historic transfer, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched his New Year message in Hindi for the first time. This step is being thought-about an vital initiative in the direction of selling inclusivity and language range in international dialogue.
In his message, the Secretary-General highlighted the challenges going through the world equivalent to battle, inequality and the local weather disaster. He appealed to world leaders to give attention to priorities equivalent to growth, training and well being, and cut back spending on weapons and conflicts.
“As we enter the new year, the world is at a turning point. Challenges such as division, violence and the climate crisis continue to grow, but our focus must be on peace, cooperation and human well-being,” Guterres stated.
This 12 months his message has been made accessible in a number of languages, together with Hindi and Urdu, and it’s also the first time {that a} subtitled video model has been launched in Hindi, permitting the message to achieve a wider viewers.
The Secretary-General additionally pressured the want to extend cooperation and funding in sustainable growth, and stated that solely by prioritizing growth quite than cooperation and battle can 2026 be made a 12 months of hope and progress.
This initiative additionally reaffirms the United Nations’ ongoing efforts to advertise the Hindi language globally, in order that messages attain various communities and promote higher worldwide understanding.