UN Observes International Day for Countering Hate Speech 2025 with Focus on AI-Driven Threats.

Important Days

Every year on June 18, the world observes the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, a United Nations–designated awareness day. Established by the UN General Assembly in July 2021 through resolution A/RES/75/309, this day builds on the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech launched in June 2019.


      - The theme for 2025 was “Hate Speech and Artificial Intelligence Nexus: Building coalitions to reclaim inclusive and secure environments free of hatred.”

      - This year’s focus was on tackling AI-driven hate speech, including challenges posed by deepfakes, algorithmic bias, and bot-generated misinformation.

     

Main Point :-   (i) UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres called hate speech a “poison to peace,” emphasizing the urgent need for responsible technology, platform transparency, and global cooperation.

      (ii) Key initiatives included ethical AI practices, media literacy campaigns, youth-led counterspeech programs, and the global #NoToHate social media movement.

(iii) Countries and organizations across Africa, Europe, and Asia actively participated, hosting educational forums and calling for stronger policy measures to combat online and offline hate narratives.

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