Multilingualism resources
Resolutions
Relevant resolutions of the General Assembly
- Resolutions relating to language arrangements:
- Resolutions on multilingualism
- Resolution on professional translation in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding and development
- Resolutions on the pattern of conferences
- Resolutions on questions relating to information
- Resolution on the International Day of Sign Languages
- Other relevant resolutions
- Resolutions on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
- Resolutions adopted under the agenda item “Human resources management” of the General Assembly
- Resolutions on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects
- Resolutions on cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie
- Resolutions on cooperation between the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries
Reports
- Reports of the Secretary-General on multilingualism
- Latest report
- Previous reports
- Reports of the Secretary-General on the pattern of conferences
- Reports of the Secretary-General on questions relating to information
- Reports on progress towards parity among official languages
- Reports of the Secretary-General on human resources management
- Other relevant reports
- Report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the implementation of multilingualism in the United Nations system (2002) (JIU/REP/2002/11)
- Report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the implementation of multilingualism in the United Nations system (Note by the Secretary-General) (2002) (A/58/93/Add.1)
- Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on possible discrimination due to nationality, race, sex, religion and language in recruitment, promotion and placement (2002) (A/56/956)
- Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services: possible discrimination due to nationality, race, sex, religion and language in recruitment, promotion and placement (2002) (A/56/956/Add.1)
- Report of the Joint Inspection Unit on multilingualism in the United Nations system organizations: status of implementation (2011) (JIU/REP/2011/4)
- Multilingualism in the United Nations system organizations: status of implementation (Note by the Secretary-General) (2012) (A/67/78/Add.1)
- Report of the Joint Inspection Unit on multilingualism in the United Nations system (2020) (JIU/REP/2020/6)
- Multilingualism in the United Nations system (Note by the Secretary-General) (2021) (A/75/960/Add.1)
Relevant Secretary-General’s bulletins and administrative instructions
- Secretary-General's bulletins
- Administrative instructions
United Nations Strategic Framework on Multilingualism
Other resources
- Charter of the United Nations
- Rules of procedure of the General Assembly
- Provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council
- Rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council
- Rules of procedure of the regional commissions
- Minimum standards for multilingualism of United Nations websites
- UNTERM, the United Nations terminology database
- International Annual Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation and Publications:
- “Multilingualism at the United Nations”, Dag Hammarsjkjöld Library, Why It Matters series, #2 (available in the six official languages of the UN).