Happy UN Language Day: Arabic
The United Nations designates 6 official languages. Major public meetings are conducted in these languages, and every official publication must be translated into all 6 for dissemination. This is different from the working languages of the UN (English and French), which is what internal emails, negotiations, or informal discussions are conducted in.
The official languages of the United Nations are:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Russian
- Chinese
- Arabic