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Archive of Newsletters from the Office of the Universal Esperanto Association about the United Nations
| Number | Date | Topics | UEA declarations on UN Observance Days for: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | November-December 2020 | The Kung Fu Rabbit environmentally conscious – in Esperanto | International Day of Non-violence Indigenous Peoples' of the Americas Day |
| 48 | September-October 2020 | World Festival of Esperanto Guide to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in Esperanto 75th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Japan | International Day of Peace International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
| 47 | July-August 2020 | UEA:three-month World Festival of Esperanto UN’s future My Hero is You: How Kids Can Fight COVID-19! now in Esperanto UNESCO and UEA jointly publish prestigious volume Under-Secretary-General Hochschild: Esperanto is more than a language | World Refugee Day |
| 46 | May-June 2020 | UEA collaborates in UN survey on minority and language rights UEA calls for multilateral approach to world problems | International Day of Multilateralism |
| 45 | March 2020 | Study Group and Princeton University delay 2020 symposium Call for instruction in languages the students understand UEA greets the world’s women, especially members of the worldwide Esperanto community Pandemic shifts focus for Esperanto movement | International Mother Language Day International Women’s Day |
| 44 | January 2020 | UNESCO and China Report Press publish magazine in Esperanto Conference of NGOs calls for strengthening the UN Symposium on Language Diversity and Sustainable Development, celebrating. 75 years of the United Nation UEA: 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child | Human Rights Day Zamenhof-Day |
| 43 | November 2019 | UEA mourns the passing of Louis Zaleski-Zamenhof A Call for Linguistic Diversity at the UN’s Civil Society Conference World Congress of Esperanto, August 2020, to celebrate UN | United Nations Day International day of Peace International Day of Non-violence |
| 42 | September 2019 | Resolution of the 104th World Congress of Esperanto, Lahti, Finland, 2019 UNESCO to use Esperanto in festival for peace UEA to offer workshop in Salt Lake City | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
| 41 | July 2019 | Happy Esperanto Day! Young Esperanto speakers work for the Sustainable Development Goals TEJO to meet in Slovakia in July Language symposium emphasises the need to listen as well as talk | |
| 40 | May 2019 | Young Esperanto speakers play leading role in UN meeting Coming soon: Symposium on Language and the United Nations, New York, May 9-10 Universal Esperanto Association attends Vienna board meeting of CoNGO | |
| 39 | March 2019 | UN at 75: Listening, Talking and Taking Action in a Multilingual World Esperanto in the NGO Committee on Education, Learning and Literacy Universal Declaration of Human Rights in American Sign Language UEA salutes Sir Brian Urquhart on his 100th birthday | International Mother Language Day International Women’s Day |
| 38 | January 2019 | The Universal Declaration at 70: UEA on Human Rights UEA at UNESCO Symposium on multilingualism in international organizations May 9 and 10 | |
| 37 | November 2018 | UEA speaks out to its members and to the United Nations on UN Day Conference of NGOs marks 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Protecting language workers UEA represented at UNESCO forum on migration Esperanto medical association joins HIFA Personnel | United Nations Day |
| 36 | September 2018 | The UNESCO Courier in Esperanto: One Year Later 103rd World Congress of Esperanto convenes in Lisbon UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay greets 103rd World Esperanto Congress | International day of Peace |
| 35 | July 2018 | Cultures, languages, globalization: Where do we go from here?” – Topic of this year’s World Congress of Esperanto, Lisbon, Portugal, July 28 – August 6 | World Refugee Day World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| 34 | May 2018 | Symposium examines multilingualism at the United Nations Universal Esperanto Association elected to board of CoNGO | International Day of Families |
| 33 | March 2018 | Training seminar for UN representatives in New York UEA on Danish United Nations Association emphasizes linguistic human rights Symposium on multilingualism in international organizations and international cooperation, May 10 and 11 | International Mother Language Day Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 32 | January 2018 | Paris: UNESCO remembers Zamenhof Year 2017 Esperanto UNESCO Courier welcomed New York: Brooklyn Celebrates Zamenhof Year Rome: Exhibition and Colloquium Honour Zamenhof Physicians’ oath now in Esperanto UEA addresses 39th UNESCO General Conference | International Day for Tolerance |
| 31 | November 2017 | UEA's UN rep. addresses UN translators Italian Esperanto Federation wins prestigious human rights award International Translation Day created Soros Lecture, November 10, publishing in Esperanto 39th UNESCO General Conference in Paris Ceremony at UNESCO marks the conclusion of Zamenhof Year 2017 | United Nations Day |
| 30 | September 2017 | UNESCO Courier now in Esperanto UEA: two new members, Honorary Committee of Patronage UEA congratulates UN for introducing sign-language interpretation Sustainable tourism: World Esperanto Congress Portugal, Finland, Canada: next three World Esperanto Congresses Congress participants discuss Korean reunification with South Korean parliamentarians – in Korean and Esperanto languages Soros Lectures, October 13, November 10, feature Esperanto | |
| 29 | July 2017 | Lack of attention to language difference impedes Sustainable Development Goals German scholar describes persecution of Esperanto speakers under Hitler and Stalin London conference discusses the emergence of UN language policy Slovak ambassador stresses need for linguistic fairness and non-discrimination Esperanto youth organization TEJO participates in Riyadh International Forum | |
| 28 | May 2017 | Symposium on the SDGs and reaching vulnerable populations, May 11-12, 2017 Zamenhof’s life’s work continues to inspire, one hundred years after his death Lecture on persecution of Esperantists under Hitler and Stalin to follow symposium | |
| 27 | March 2017 | Symposium focuses on vulnerable populations Preparations for Seoul meeting move ahead Esperanto in the Soviet Union, upcoming events in New York City TEJO at ECOSOC: Recognizing the value of youth Death of Pinyin developer Sixth African Congress of Esperanto takes place in Tanzania | International Women’s Day |
| 26 | January 2017 | Fundamento de la homaj rajtoj Esperanto-language websites feature the UN TEJO takes leadership of the coördinating structure on world youth New York lecture series dedicated to Tivadar Soros continues A new website on the Prague Manifesto | Human Rights Day |
| 25 | November 2016 | New York lecture series to commemorate Tivadar Soros, Esperanto speaker Esperanto at the World Social Forum, Montreal 2017 Esperanto Congress will discuss sustainable tourism | |
| 24 | September 2016 | President Fettes: A language “expressing our common humanity” in a world torn by “war, persecution, and deprivation of basic human needs” Death of leading advocate for Esperanto, Nobel Laureate Congress participants: “The fight for linguistic justice is an aspect of a larger, broader struggle for social justice and human rights for all” UEA intervenes in Geneva on indigenous rights Conference addresses linguistic communication in the EU Forum calls for interfaith action UEA's UN office a hive of activity | |
| 23 | July 2016 | NGO Conference in Korea Language and Refugees: urgent issue of linguistic justice Symposium: We need bottom-up as well as top-down linguistic communication in planning and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals UEA welcomes its first summer intern High school students learn Esperanto | |
| 22 | May 2016 | Symposium Discusses Multilingualism and the SDGs “Social Justice – Linguistic Justice” to be Topic of Annual Congress | United Nations Day International Day of Families |
| 21 | March 2016 | Universal Esperanto Association Co-sponsors Session on Refugee Education Symposium on Language and the Sustainable Development Goals | International Mother Language Day |
| 20 | January 2016 | UEA Speaks Out on Language Rights Chuck Smith: “Esperantist of the Year” 200,000 People Learning Esperanto through Duolingo Association’s Position Paper on the SDG’s Criticizes Lack of Attention to Language Guaranteeing attention to vulnerable groups in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The Art of Translating Words into Change | |
| 19 | November 2015 | Sustainable Development Goals: UEA Pledges Support SDGs Translated into Esperanto, Distributed Worldwide UEA Celebrates the UN’s 70th Anniversary UNESCO again recognises Zamenhof, Initiator of Esperanto Esperanto Youth Organisation Reëlected to ICMYO Internationally Known Jurist Elected Honorary Patron of Universal Esperanto Association | |
| 18 | September 2015 | 100th World Esperanto Congress Approves Resolution on Intercultural Dialogue Meeting Commemorates Esperanto and UNESCO | |
| 17 | July 2015 | Broadly International Audience Debates Language and Exclusion Preparations for the 100th World Esperanto Congress Proceed in Lille, France: Several Meetings on UN | |
| 16 | May 2015 | Meeting Highlights Nuclear Disarmament Symposium to be Dedicated to the Memory of Joshua Fishman | |
| 15 | March 2015 | Studgrupo pri Lingvoj ĉe Unuigintaj Working Group on Language at the United Nations Plans May 2015 Symposium Recent UEA Participation in UN Meetings Esperanto in the News Once Again | |
| 14 | January 2015 | Esperanto por UN, “A UNA for a Language Community,” Celebrates First Anniversary | |
| 13 | November 2014 | Esperanto Named Part of Poland’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Esperanto in the News: The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times UEA’s Youth Section Recognized as a Major Player in International Youth Affairs Russian University Launches Esperanto Courses | |
| 12 | September 2014 | Annual Congress Approves Resolution on Language and Sustainable Development Universal Esperanto Association Represented at the DPI Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations, New York, August 27-29 Fettes: UN Must Address Language Issues | |
| 11 | July 2014 | Artist On Kawara, User of Esperanto, Dies Universal Esperanto Association Addresses UN Meeting on Language Rights of Indigenous Peoples | |
| 10 | May 2014 | Symposium on Language Equality Questions International Practice Universal Esperanto Association Awards Scholarships for Terminology Study Passport Service to be Revived by UEA’s Youth Section, TEJO 99th World Congress of Esperanto in Buenos Aires Announces Scholarly Lectures | |
| 9 | March 2014 | Association President to Speak at Language Symposium Director-General of UNESCO Celebrates International Mother Language Day in Eight Languages – Including Esperanto | International Mother Language Day |
| 8 | “A UNA for a Language Community” Launched by the Esperanto Movement World Esperanto Congress to Address Sustainable Development | ||
| 7 | November 2013 | Association Proposes Communication as Theme of NGO Conference Symposium Addresses English-Medium Instruction in Non-English-Speaking Universities | |
| 6 | September 2013 | World Esperanto Congress Emphasises Biological and Cultural Diversity Canada’s Mark Fettes Elected Association President | |
| 5 | July 2013 | UN Audience Invited to World Esperanto Congress | |
| 4 | May 2013 | Symposium on English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education Shaping Up Domo de Eŭropa Historio en Ekzilo Esperanto Speakers Visit UN | |
| 3 | March 2013 | UN Geneva: UEA Intervenes in Esperanto Language Language at the UN: Study Group Established Symposium on Multilingualism in Higher Education to Take Place in Reykjavik | Human Rights Day |
| 2 | January 2013 | Vienna: Esperanto Discussed by the NGO Peace Committee New Lernu services aimed at traditional Esperanto movement as well Geneva: UEA plays role in UN meeting on indigenous peoples | |
| 1 | November 2012 | Universal Esperanto Association organizes seminar on United Nations and UNESCO Proposal to create working group on Language and the United Nations English-language anthology of Esperanto literature published Interlinguistics study programme at Poznan University begins its fifteenth year Esperanto news programmes expand their reach | |
Archive of Declarations and Messages from the Universal Esperanto Association for UN international observance days
Archive of films published by the UN and UNESCO, subtitled in Esperanto
A film to encourage everyone to participate in the UN2020 Initiative for the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, read aloud in Esperanto Aaron Chapman at the UN.
Fanfare for all people: 70th anniversary film from the UN
Archive of UN documents in Esperanto
We have translated a lot of UN documents into Esperanto. If you would like to browse these, please go to our Archive Page in Esperanto – there you will find declarations and messages from the Universal Esperanto Association for UN international observance days, and messages from the UN General Secretary in Esperanto and an archive of occasional documents, also in Esperanto translation.