A/RES/67/292 Multilingualism Linguistic Minorities, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 5 in particular article 27 thereof, concerning the rights of persons belonging to ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities, Recalling also its resolutions 2 (I) of 1 February 1946, 2480 B (XXIII) of 21 December 1968, 42/207 C of 11 December 1987 and 50/11 of 2 November 1995, and other subsequent resolutions relating to multilingualism, including resolutions 65/311 of 19 July 2011, 66/294 of 17 September 2012, 66/297 of 17 September 2012, 67/124 B of 18 December 2012, 67/237 of 24 December 2012 and 67/255 of 12 April 2013, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 6 I Multilingualism in general and the role of the Secretariat 2. Emphasizes the paramount importance of the equality of the six official languages of the United Nations; Underlines the need for full implementation of the resolutions 3. establishing language arrangements for the official languages of the United Nations and the working languages of the Secretariat; 4. Also underlines the responsibility of the Secretariat in integrating multilingualism into its activities, from within existing resources, on an equitable basis; 5. Welcomes, in this regard, the continuation of the functions of Coordinator for Multilingualism within the Secretariat, and calls upon all departments and offices within the Secretariat to support the work of the Coordinator; 6. Calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to develop the network of focal points that supports the Coordinator for Multilingualism in effectively and consistently implementing relevant resolutions throughout the Secretariat, and invites the Secretary-General, through his role in the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, to support a coordinated approach on multilingualism within the United Nations system, taking into consideration the relevant recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on multilingualism; 7 7. Welcomes the implementation, within the United Nations, of a day dedicated to each of the official languages in order to inform and raise awareness of their history, culture and use, encourages the Secretary-General to further strengthen this approach in a cost-neutral manner, if needed through the participation of partner organizations, including Member States and institutions such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and also encourages the Secretary-General to consider extending this important initiative to other, non-official languages spoken throughout the world; _______________ 5 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. A/67/311. 7 A/67/78. 6 2/7