New Delhi: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has accepted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism, which for the first time names Hindi, Bangla, and Urdu.
The resolution voted on Friday encourages the United Nations to continue spreading vital communications and messages in both official and non-official languages, including Hindi.
“This year’s resolution includes a mention of the Hindi language for the first time.
Bangla and Urdu are also included for the first time in the resolution. These additions are greatly appreciated “Ambassador TS Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was quoted by news agency ANI.
“Since 2018, India has contributed extra-budgetary funds to the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) to mainstream and consolidate Hindi news and multimedia assets.
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He stated that multilingualism is a key pillar of the United Nations and thanked the Secretary-General for prioritising multilingualism. In 2018, the ‘Hindi @ UN’ project was established in an effort to improve the United Nations’ public outreach in Hindi and raise awareness about global issues among millions of Hindi-speaking people around the world.
“In this regard, I’d like to draw attention to UN Security Council Resolution 13(1), which declares that “the UN cannot fulfil its objectives unless the people of the world are properly informed about its objectives and operations.”
He emphasised that multilingualism is essential in the UN and that India will assist the UN in achieving this goal.
Multilingualism is a key component of intercultural harmony and a facilitator of multilateral diplomacy. It ensures that everyone is involved in the Organization’s work, as well as increased transparency, efficiency, and better outcomes.
“Multilingualism was recognised a fundamental value of the Organization by the General Assembly.As a result, all UN Secretariat organisations are expected to actively participate in this collaborative effort and demonstrate their commitment to it.According to the United Nations, multilingual mandates also call for “Multilingualism will be promoted across the Secretariat.”
The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish; English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat.