Unit2LanguageTheOfficialUNLanguagesTheUnitedNationswasfoundedin1945afterWorldWarⅡtostopwarsbetweencountries,andtoprovideaplatformfordialogue
TheheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsisinNewYork
Thereare193membersnow
TheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNationsarethesixlanguages
TheyareArabic,Chinese,English,French,RussianandSpanish
WhentheUNwasfounded,fiveofficiallanguageswerechosen:English,French,Chinese,RussianandSpanish
Arabicwasaddedin1973
Theselanguagesareusedatmeetings
Theyarealsousedforthedisseminationofofficialdocuments
ThesesixlanguagesareallworkinglanguagesintheGeneralAssemblyandintheEconomicandSocialCouncil
TheyarealsotheworkinglanguagesoftheSecurityCouncil
TheworkinglanguagesattheUNSecretariatareonlyEnglishandFrench
LanguageDaysoftheUNIn2010,theUN’sDepartmentofPublicInformationannouncedanini