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Multilingualism
47. Reiterates with concern its request that the Secretary-General ensure that
the rules concerning the simultaneous distribution of documents in all six official
languages are strictly respected as regards both the distribution of printed copies and
the posting of parliamentary documentation on the Official Document System and the
United Nations website, in accordance with section III, paragraph 5, of its resolution
55/222 of 23 December 2000;
48. Reiterates the need to fully implement and observe rule 55 of the rules of
procedure of the General Assembly, which provides that, during the sessions of the
Assembly, the Journal of the United Nations shall be published in the languages of
the Assembly, from within existing resources;
49. Underlines that all the initiatives on the evolution of the working methods,
including those introduced on a trial basis, shall comply with the principle of parity
among the official languages of the Organization, with a view to preserving or
enhancing the quality and scope of the services provided by the Secretariat;
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Human resources management and staff training
50. Recalls its resolution 71/263, in particular paragraph 10 thereof, in which
it reaffirmed the need to respect the equality of the two working languages of the
Secretariat, reaffirmed the use of additional working languages in specific duty
stations as mandated, and in that regard requested the Secretary-General to ensure
that job openings specified the need for either of the working languages of the
Secretariat, unless the functions of the post required a specific working language;
51. Notes with satisfaction the willingness of the Secretariat to encourage staff
members, in meetings with interpretation services, to use any of the six official
languages of which they have a command;
52. Encourages United Nations staff members to continue to actively use
existing training facilities to acquire and enhance their proficiency in one or more of
the official languages of the United Nations;
53. Welcomes the invitation of the Secretary-General to all the entities of the
Secretariat to build an inventory of staff language skills, while making the best use of
existing language databases, and encourages the Office of Human Resources
Management of the Secretariat to support these efforts, in collaboration with the
Coordinator for Multilingualism, including by taking into account language skills in
the implementation of the mobility policy, as requested in its resolution 69/324;
54. Requests the Secretary-General to continue the efforts to ensure that
training opportunities in the six official languages are equally available to all staff;
55. Recalls paragraph 11 of its resolution 71/263, in which it acknowledged
that the interaction of the United Nations with the local population in the field was
essential and that language skills constituted an important element of the selection
and training processes and therefore affirmed that a good command of the official
language(s) spoken in the country of residence should be taken into account as an
additional asset during those processes;
56. Also recalls its resolution 68/265 of 9 April 2014 on the mobility
framework, and invites the Secretary-General to take into account applicable
language skills while ensuring full compliance with Article 101 of the Charter of the
United Nations;
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