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The Arabic Language at the United Nations

Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 3190 (XXVIII) ( French) of 18 December 1973, in that year Arabic became the sixth official and working language of the General Assembly of the United Nations and its main commissions, the others being Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

When the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) was established in 1973, Arabic, English and French were adopted as its official and working languages. It was decided that Arabic should be the original language in which all resolutions are formulated and into which all technical and other documents issued in languages other than Arabic should be translated (Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, rule 25 and 28).

Given that UN-ESCWA is located in the Arab region and plays an important supporting role in conveying information to Arabic-speakers and standardizing terminology, it is hoped that this site will be a forum in which official and academic institutions and individuals who specialize in the Arabic language and various technical areas may put forward proposals to promote the optimal use of that language within the United Nations.
 

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 Upcoming Meetings and Events

9/11- 12/11/2009
Advisory mission to Bahrain to train on " Women in Leadership and Decision-Making" - Manama

11/11- 12/11/2009
Workshop on Science and Technology Innovation Observatory - Beirut

11/11-12/11/2009
High Level Expert Group Meeting on the Preparation of the Arab Countries for the 7Th WTO Ministerial Conference Beirut

13/11- 14/11/2009
Peer Review on the Study on the Status of Arab Women: Means to Strengthen the Role of Women in Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building - Beirut

16/11-18/11/2009
Training on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange Beirut

18/11- 19/11/2009
Meeting of Yemeni Women Union on Domestic Violence: Causes and Solutions - Beirut

19/11-25/11/2009
Training Program on the Manufacture and Installation of Solar Water Heaters (Short Session) Beirut

22/11- 24/11/2009
Advisory mission to Bahrain to train on "Leadership and Decision-Making" - Manama

24/11- 26/11/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Transport and Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA Region - Beirut

1/12- 2/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Localizing Social Policy at the City Level - Beirut

1/12-3/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Applying IWRM Principles in Managing Shared Water Resources: Towards a Regional Vision Beirut

2/12- 2/12/2009
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Beirut

3/12- 4/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Revision of guidelines to increase effectiveness of national machineries for women in the ESCWA Region - Beirut

6/12- 8/12/2009
Advisory mission to Yemen to train on "Building Women’s Capacities in Conflict" - Sana'a

7/12- 10/12/2009
Workshop on MDG Monitoring - Beirut

8/12-8/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on the Global Financial and Economic Crisis: The Social Impact and Response in ESCWA Countries Beirut

8/12- 10/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) for Development - Amman

9/12- 10/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Policies for Peace Building and Conflict Prevention in Western Asia - Beirut

9/12- 11/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on Adopting the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for Promoting Rural Development in the ESCWA Region - Beirut

9/12- 11/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on the LAS-UN Joint Report on the Attainment of MDGs in the Arab Region - Beirut

10/12- 11/12/2009
Workshop on "A practical Approach to Public Finance Reform for the ESCWA Region: A Roadmap for Modernization" - Beirut

14/12- 15/12/2009
Meeting on Evaluation of Digital Arabic Content Project - Beirut

14/12- 16/12/2009
Training on External Trade Indices for ESCWA Countries - Beirut

16/12- 17/12/2009
Global Evaluation Meeting for the Knowledge Networks Project - Beirut

22/12- 23/12/2009
Expert Group Meeting on "The role of Energy Networks in Regional Integration" - Beirut

2/1-2/1/2010
11th Session of Transport Committee Beirut

 
 

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