Marking World Hindi Day on Saturday, the United Nations said the language connects communities and brings people together across borders. Saturday is World Hindi Day!" the UN said in a post on X with a greeting in Hindi. "Today and every day, we celebrate Hindi as a language that connects communities and brings people together across borders, the world body said on Hindi Diwas. It also urged people to follow @UNinHindi for more updates on the UN's work. In a first, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had issued his New Year's message for the year 2026 in Hindi, among other languages. Guterres' New Year message was issued in 11 languages, including the six official UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish, as well as Hindi and Urdu. His video message on the occasion was issued with Hindi subtitles as well. In 2018, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between India and the UN Department of Global Communications establishing the Hindi@UN' Project,