U N general Assembly adopts resolution on multilingualism , mention Hindi &Bangla language for first time
a significant initiative, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time.
The resolution passed on Friday encourages the UN to continue disseminating important communications and messages in official as well as in non-official languages, including in Hindi language.
The resolution adopted in the 193-member UN General Assembly, presented by Andorra and co-sponsored by over 80 nations including India, underlines the responsibility of the United Nations Secretariat towards ‘integrating multilingualism into its activities, on an equitable basis.’
It recognises the efforts of the United Nations to use non-official languages, in addition to the six official languages - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish - where appropriate, for communications with specific local target audiences and emphasises the importance of multilingualism in the activities of the United Nations.
The resolution expresses appreciation for the efforts of the Department of Global Communications in highlighting some recent important communications and messages of the Secretary-General in non-official languages, such as Portuguese, Hindi, Kiswahili, Persian, Bangla and Urdu, in addition to official languages, in order to promote multilingualism.
"This year, for the first time, the resolution has a mentioned of Hindi language. ...The resolution also mentions Bangla and Urdu for the first time. We welcome these additions," India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti.
Tirumurti said multilingualism is recognized as a core value of the UN and expressed gratitude to the Secretary-General for prioritizing multilingualism.
"India has been partnering with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) since 2018 by providing an extra-budgetary contribution to mainstream and consolidates news and multimedia content in the Hindi language," he said.
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