A/RES/76/268
Multilingualism
and Spanish the working languages of the Economic and Social Council 3 and that
English and French are the working languages of the Secretariat, 4
Recognizing the efforts of the United Nations to use non-official languages, in
addition to the six official languages, where appropriate, for communications wit h
specific local target audiences,
Emphasizing the importance of multilingualism in the activities of the United
Nations,
Recognizing the contribution of multilingualism in promoting internation al
peace and security, development and human rights, through the work of the Unit ed
Nations departments and offices,
Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transfor mi n g
our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, and reaffirming its
unwavering commitment to achieving the 2030 Agenda and utilizing it to transfo rm
our world for the better by 2030,
Recalling its resolution 47/135 of 18 December 1992, by which it adopted the
Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and
Linguistic Minorities, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 5
in particular article 27 thereof, concerning the rights of persons belonging to ethni c,
religious or linguistic minorities,
Recalling also its resolution 71/178 of 19 December 2016, in which it
established 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, and taking note
of its resolution 74/135 of 18 December 2019 proclaiming 2022–2032 as the
International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL) as mentioned in the Los Pin o s
Declaration of 27–28 February 2020 in Mexico City, to draw attention to the critical
loss of indigenous languages and the urgent need for their preservation, revitalizat i o n
and promotion,
Recalling further the decision taken by the General Conference of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on 17 November 1999 that
21 February should be proclaimed International Mother Language Day,
Recalling its resolutions 2 (I) of 1 February 1946, 2480 B (XXIII) of
21 December 1968, 42/207 C of 11 December 1987 and 50/11 of 2 November 1995
and other subsequent resolutions relating to multilingualism, including resoluti o n s
56/262 of 15 February 2002, 71/288 of 24 May 2017, 71/328 of 11 September 2017 ,
72/90 A and B of 7 December 2017, 72/161 of 19 December 2017, 72/304 of 13 Jul y
2018, 72/313 of 17 September 2018, 73/102 A and B of 7 December 2018, 73/270 o f
22 December 2018, 73/341 of 12 September 2019, 74/252 of 27 December 2019 ,
74/303 of 4 September 2020, 75/101 A and B of 10 December 2020, 75/325 o f
10 September 2021,76/84 A and B of 9 December 2021 and 76/237 of 24 Decemb er
2021,
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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 6
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