A/RES/71/328
Multilingualism
VII
Multilingualism across the three pillars of the United Nations
67. Notes the work of the Secretary-General in making available multilingual
information, technical assistance and training materials related to the implementation
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 11 and encourages the SecretaryGeneral to continue his efforts in this regard;
68. Takes note of the recommendations related to multilingualism contained in
the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations, 12 the subsequent
report of the Secretary-General 13 and the report of the Advisory Group of Experts on
the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture; 14
69. Recognizes the contribution of the Language and Communications
Programme to promoting multilingualism within the United Nations, encourages the
Secretariat to continue to cooperate closely, from within existing resources, to support
the language learning needs of staff in the field, and requests the Secretary-General
to provide further information in this regard at the seventy-third session of the General
Assembly;
70. Stresses the importance of proposing United Nations information,
technical assistance and training materials, whenever possible, in the local languages
of the beneficiary countries, including through locally based United Nations websites;
71. Recalls its resolution 71/314, in which it endorsed the proposals,
recommendations and conclusions of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping
Operations; 15
72. Takes note of the ongoing initiatives outlined in the report of the SecretaryGeneral related to field operations, requests the Secretary-General to continue his
ongoing efforts in this regard, and recalls its resolution 66/297 of 17 September 2012
without prejudice to Article 101 of the Charter;
73. Urges the Secretariat to translate all peacekeeping training documents into
the six official languages of the United Nations, from within existing resources, to
enable and facilitate their use by all Member States, troop-contributing countries and
police-contributing countries, in particular, and by other involved institutions;
74. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
seventy-third session a comprehensive report on the full implementation of its
resolutions on multilingualism;
75. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-third session
the item entitled “Multilingualism”.
97th plenary meeting
11 September 2017
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11
Resolution 70/1.
See A/70/95-S/2015/446.
13
A/70/357-S/2015/682.
14
See A/69/968-S/2015/490.
15
Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 19 (A/71/19), chap. V.
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