A/RES/76/268
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
21 June 2022
Seventy-six th session
Agenda item 126
Multilingual ism
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 10 June 2022
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/76/L.57 and A/76/L.57/Add.1)]
76/268.
Multilingualism
The General Assembly,
Recognizing that multilingualism, as a core value of the Organizat i o n ,
contributes to the achievement of the goals of the United Nations, as set out in
Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations,
Bearing in mind that multilingualism is an enabler of multilateral diplomacy and
that it contributes to the promotion of the values of the United Nations, as well as the
faith of our peoples in the purposes and principles enshrined in its Charter,
Recognizing that the United Nations pursues multilingualism as a means of
promoting, protecting and preserving diversity of languages and cultures globally, as
well as of improving the efficiency, performance and transparency of the
Organization,
Recognizing also, in this regard, that multilingualism promotes unity in
diversity and international understanding, tolerance and dialogue, and recognizing the
importance of the capacity to communicate to the peoples of the world in their own
languages, including in formats accessible to persons with disabilities, by
contributing to the ownership and sustainability of the actions of the United Natio n s,
Stressing the need for strict observance of the resolutions and rules establishi n g
language arrangement s for the different bodies and organs of the United Nations,
Recalling that Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are both
the official and the working languages of the General Assembly, including its
committees and subcommittees,1 and of the Security Council,2 that Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish are the official languages and English, Fren ch
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Rule 51 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly.
Rule 41 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council.
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