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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.

Language Related Websites

Please note that UN-ESCWA is neither responsible for the content nor for the policy of these sites.   Select Glossary / Terminology Database ----------------- Glossary/ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Glossary/ International Monetary Fund (IMF) Glossary/ International Statistical Institute Glossary/ Microfinance Network of Arab Countries Glossary/ OECD Glossary/ UNESCO Multilingual Terminology Database/ UNTERM Terminolgoy Database/ ITU Terminology Database/ FAO Terminology Database/ UNOV - VINTARS Terminology Database/ WTO (English-Arabic) Terminology Databases/ JIAMCATT (Language Tools)   Select Other Language Related Sites ----------------- Acronym Finder Almaany Dictionary Al-Muqtafi (Dictionary of Palestinian Legal & Judicial System) Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics Arab Legal Portal (UNDP-POGAR) Arab Thought Foundation Arabic Translation Network Arabization Coordination Bureau/ Dictionary ArabPsynet (Psychological Dictionary) Chaiban Business Dictionary Ectaco Dictionary (English-Arabic Dictionary) Footnotes and other references in United Nations documents and publications Oxford English Dictionary QaMoose (English-Arabic Dictionary) United Nations Editorial Manual Webster's Online Dictionary (English-Arabic)

Upcoming Meetings and Events

29/5-30/5/2013 Arab Regional Implementation Meeting for the Twentieth Session of the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD-20) Dubai 30/5- 31/5/2013 EGM on the "Status of Arab Women Report 2013: Policies to Empower Women in the Arab Region: Combatting Violence Against Women and Girls" - Beirut 31/5- 31/5/2013 National Technical Cooperation Network Meeting - UAE 1/6- 1/6/2013 National workshop on the negotiations of agreements on double taxation avoidance in Sudan - Khartoum 1/6- 1/6/2013 Technical Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development in the Countries of the ESCWA Region, Eighth session - Date and venue to be determined 1/6- 1/6/2013 National Training workshop on dispute settlement in bilateral investment treaties in Morocco - Rabat 4/6- 5/6/2013 Regional Consultation on International Migration and Development in the Arab Region - Cairo 9/6- 13/6/2013 Training Workshop on Localizing the MDGs and the Formulation of a National Action Plan for the States of North Kordofan, the Nile and Sennar - Khartoum 9/6-13/6/2013 National Training Workshop on Energy Statistics and Energy Balance for Sudan Khartoum 11/6-11/6/2013 Regional Workshop on "Oil & Gas Pricing Parameters Influencing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Activities" Kuwait 12/6- 13/6/2013 Expert Group Meeting on Population Census Evaluation in the Arab Countries - Beirut 12/6-13/6/2013 9th Session of the ESCWA Committee on Energy Kuwait 13/6- 14/6/2013 Expert Group Meeting on Development Policy Implications of Age-Structural Transitions in the Arab Countries - Beirut 18/6- 20/6/2013 Regional Conference on Social Protection as Development - Cairo 23/6- 23/6/2013 National Seminar on Developing a Programme for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Jordan - Amman 24/6- 25/6/2013 ESCWA-DESA Workshop on Fostering Participation in the Context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda - Manama   24/6-27/6/2013 High Level Meeting and Regional Seminar on the Implementation of 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in the Arab Region Amman 4/7-5/7/2013 9th Session of the Committee on Social Development Beirut 1/9- 5/9/2013 ESCWA/PNGO Training Workshop on Policy Oriented Research - Gaza 29/11- 29/11/2013 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Beirut 9/12- 11/12/2013 ESCWA-ARADO 13th Annual Conference on The State of Arab Governance and Public Administration in the Post-Crisis Environment: Options or New Challenges and Requirements - Cairo

UN DAYS

World No-Tobacco Day 31 May 2013 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 4 June 2013 World Environment Day 5 June 2013