Bangla gets UN recognition for first time

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In a significant initiative, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an a resolution on multilingualism that mentions Bangla 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 non-official languages, including in Bangla.

This year, for the first time, the resolution has a mentioned of Bangla language. …The resolution also mentions Hindi and Urdu for the first time.

Officials said multilingualism is recognized as a core value of the UN and expressed gratitude to the secretary-general for prioritizing multilingualism.

Bangladesh has been partnering with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) since 2018.

Multilingualism is an essential factor in harmonious communication among peoples and an enabler of multilateral diplomacy. It ensures effective participation of all in the Organization’s work, as well as greater transparency and efficiencies and better outcomes.

“Multilingualism is recognized by the General Assembly as a core value of the Organization. As such, all United Nations Secretariat entities are expected to contribute actively and demonstrate their commitment to this joint endeavour. Multilingualism mandates also call for the mainstreaming of multilingualism throughout the Secretariat,” according to the UN.

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the six official languages of the United Nations; English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.