
Idea
Universal Acceptance is a global initiative focused on promoting the internationalization of national domain names (IDNs) and the email addresses associated with them (EAIs).
中国 (China), .срб (Serbia) or .ලංකා (Lanka) are recognizable and universally usable on the internet. The movement seeks to make all valid domain names and email addresses work correctly and equally in all internet-oriented softwares and raise awareness on further developing of a truly multilingual and inclusive internet for all.
Implementation
To address this challenge, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) established the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) in collaboration with industry leaders such as Apple, GoDaddy, Google, Microsoft, and Verisign. The group is assisting stakeholders in updating their systems and preparing for UA readiness.
To promote the universal acceptance of domain names and email addresses, the UASG group has created training programs and resources to assist professionals in updating their systems.
UA in Armenia
Armenia, represented by the Internet Society NGO, has joined the Universal Acceptance Movement. The NGO has established a working group that has already started efforts to ensure global acceptance of .հայ domain.
Additionally, the working group has developed technical solutions to achieve universal acceptance of Armenian-script email addresses, such as անուն@էլ.փոստ.հայ.
On March 28, 2023, Universal Acceptance Day was celebrated globally for the first time. Armenia participated in the event by hosting a regional conference.
Since then, annual conferences have been organized in Yerevan to mark the observance of Universal Acceptance․
On March 28, 2025 there will be the UADAY2025 awareness event organized for the local Internet community. You can register for the event using the button below.

















