United Nations Strategic Framework on Multilingualism

We are pleased to announce the issuance of the United Nations Strategic Framework on Multilingualism, in implementation of General Assembly resolutions on multilingualism (most recently A/RES/76/268) and a recommendation by the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU/REP/2020/6). The first of its kind within the Secretariat and across the United Nations system, the Framework was developed under the direction of the Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, in his capacity as the United Nations Coordinator for Multilingualism. The Framework reaffirms the Organization’s commitment to multilingualism and presents the findings of a comprehensive review of multilingualism in the Secretariat. It outlines three broad goals as well as a series of recommended next steps. The Framework can be accessed in the six official languages of the Organization: Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish.