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47. Emphasizes the paramount importance of the equality of the six official
languages of the United Nations;
48. Underlines that all the initiatives on the evolution of working methods,
including those introduced on a trial basis, shall comply with the principle of parity
among the official languages of the Organization, with a view to preserving or
enhancing the quality and scope of the services provided by the Secretariat;
49. Emphasizes the importance of multilingualism in the activities of the
United Nations, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to ensure
full parity among the six official languages in accordance with General Asse mbly
resolution 73/346 and to report thereon to the Assembly at its seventy-fifth session;
50. Also emphasizes the importance of making use of all the official languages
of the United Nations, ensuring their full and equitable treatment in all the activities
of the Department of Global Communications of the Secretariat, with the aim of
eliminating the disparity between the use of English and the use of the five other
official languages, and in this regard reaffirms its request that the Secretary-General
ensure the archiving of official meetings webcasts in all six official languages on the
United Nations website;
51. Welcomes the appointment by the Secretary-General of the Coordinator for
Multilingualism, who is responsible for the overall implementation of
multilingualism Secretariat-wide, and calls upon all departments and offices within
the Secretariat to fully support the work of the Coordinator in the implementation of
the relevant mandates on multilingualism;
52. Emphasizes that multilingualism, as a core value of the Organization,
entails the active involvement and commitment of all stakeholders, including all
United Nations duty stations and offices away from Headquarters;
53. Welcomes the submission by the Secretary-General, in his report on
multilingualism, 7 of detailed terms of reference for the Coordinator for
Multilingualism, as requested in resolution 70/9 of 13 November 2015, recalls its
endorsement, in resolution 71/328 of 11 September 2017, of the terms of reference
proposed by the Secretary-General, requests that subsequent updates to the terms of
reference be made available to all Member States and Secretariat entities, and
welcomes the efforts made by the Coordinator in this regard;
54. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the consistent and effective
implementation of the terms of reference for the Coordinator for Multilingualism and
to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session;
55. Emphasizes the role of Member States and their intergovernmental bodies
in determining the policies on conference management;
56. Stresses that proposals to change such policies are to be approved by
Member States in their relevant intergovernmental bodies;
57. Also stresses that matters related to conference management, including
documentation, fall within the purview of the Fifth Committee;
58. Reiterates the importance of the timely submission and issuance of
documents for all intergovernmental bodies, including the Fifth Committee;
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