English in UN: The United Nations General Assembly has approved the resolution related to the Hindi language. In this resolution, it has been said that all the work and important information of the United Nations will be issued in Hindi in addition to the official languages. On behalf of India, it was said that this is the promotion of multilingualism, the core values of the United Nations.
Highlights
- Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish and English are the official languages of the United Nations
- Along with Hindi, Urdu and Bengali are also mentioned in the multilingualism proposal.
- All UN information will now be issued in Hindi also
United Nations: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has approved India's proposal for the Hindi language for the first time. It has been said in this resolution that all the necessary work and information of the United Nations (UN) should be issued in other languages like Hindi besides its official languages. This step has been taken to promote multilingualism. This proposal was brought from India side.
TS Tirumurti, India's representative to the United Nations, said, “Multilingualism resolution passed in the United Nations. Hindi is mentioned for the first time in this. Along with this there is also mention of Urdu and Bengali language.
Multilingualism is the core value of the United Nations
Tirumurti said, "As part of these efforts, the project 'Hindi in the United Nations' was launched in 2018 with the aim of increasing the reach of the United Nations in Hindi language and creating greater awareness about global issues among millions of Hindi speakers worldwide. He said that multilingualism is one of the core values of the United Nations. He expressed his gratitude to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for prioritizing multilingualism.
six languages are official
Since 2018, the United Nations has started a Twitter account and news portal in Hindi for crores of Hindi speaking people. A Hindi audio bulletin of the United Nations is released every week. Trimurti referred to the first meeting of the United Nations on 10 January 1946, in which it was said that the United Nations would not be able to achieve its objectives unless the people of the world were fully aware of it. Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish and English are the six official languages of the United Nations. The United Nations Secretariat uses only English and French for its work.
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