Over the past three years, Universal Acceptance Day has brought together approximately 23,000 participants through 167 events held across 82 countries in 39 languages.
Armenia was among the early adopters of the global Universal Acceptance (UA) movement aimed at advancing a multilingual internet, represented by the Internet Society NGO. As the registry operator for the .am and .հայ domains, the organization has spent more than a decade promoting the full integration of the Armenian language and Armenian script domain names into the global internet ecosystem.
In addition to developing technical solutions, the organization actively implements awareness and capacity-building initiatives, hosts annual UA Day conferences and strengthens international partnerships.
A notable example of this collaboration was the high-level participation of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in the UA Day 2026 conference, held in Yerevan under the theme “Building a Truly Multilingual Internet.”
In an online address to participants, ICANN President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist underscored the importance of multilingualism in the digital space: “At ICANN we believe the internet must serve everyone. A truly multilingual internet will only become a reality when all systems recognize and support valid domain names and email addresses, regardless of language or script. Together, we must build an interoperable, stable and inclusive internet for all.”
He also commended the organizers and volunteers of UA Day for their vital contributions:
“Your leadership enables us to transform awareness into action, and action into measurable impact.”
Lindqvist further emphasized that linguistic diversity in the digital environment is closely tied to digital inclusion: “People should be able to use domain names and email addresses in their own language and script, no matter where they are.”
The conference highlighted that advancing Universal Acceptance remains a key prerequisite for building a multilingual, inclusive and accessible internet for all.
