| Holiday Name: | UN Arabic Language Day Arabic: اليوم العالمي للغة العربية |
| Type: | international |
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Scheduling: | same day each year |
| Date: | December 18 |
| Mdy: | yes |
| Relatedto: | International Mother Language Day, UN Chinese Language Day, UN English Language Day, UN French Language Day, UN Portuguese Language Day, UN Russian Language Day, UN Spanish Language Day, UN Swahili Language Day |
UN Arabic Language Day is observed annually on December 18.[1]
The event was established by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010 seeking "to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the organization". December 18 was chosen as the date for the Arabic language as it is "the day in 1973 when the General Assembly approved Arabic as an official UN language".[2]