Dear UASG Members,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am excited to share some significant news that aligns perfectly with our mission to advance Universal Acceptance (UA) globally. ICANN and UNESCO have announced a collaboration to champion Universal Acceptance for the upcoming UA Day 2025. This partnership represents a remarkable milestone in our collective efforts to make the internet more inclusive, fostering linguistic diversity and bridging the digital divide worldwide.

Through this joint initiative, both organizations will work to promote the importance of UA across different regions, with a focus on enabling the use of all domain names and email addresses in any script, including those in underserved languages. This will further our work in ensuring the internet`s infrastructure supports the diverse ways people communicate, particularly in non-Latin scripts.

For further details, you can read the full announcement from ICANN here:
ICANN and UNESCO Join Forces to Champion Universal Acceptance for UA Day 2025

This collaboration is a major step toward making UA a global priority, and I encourage everyone to actively participate in the activities planned for UA Day 2025.

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to this important cause. Let`s continue working together to make the internet truly accessible for everyone.

Best regards,
Nitin Walia
Vice Chair, UASG