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International Day for Countering Hate Speech

June 18, 2026 All day

In July 2021, the UN General Assembly highlighted global concerns over “the exponential spread and proliferation of hate speech” around the world and adopted a resolution on “promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech”. The resolution recognizes the need to counter discrimination, xenophobia and hate speech and calls on all relevant actors, including States, to increase their efforts to address this phenomenon, in line with international human rights law. The resolution proclaimed June 18th as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which was celebrated for the first time in 2022. For more information, visit https://www.un.org/en/observances/countering-hate-speech