Unit2Language【美文阅读】TheofficialUNlanguages在目前尚存的数千种语言中,使用人口超过100万的语言有140多种,但使用最为广泛的是联合国的六种官方语言
TheUnitedNationswasfoundedin1945afterWorldWarⅡtostopwarsbetweencountries,andtoprovideaplatformfordialogue
TheheadquartersoftheUnitedNationsisinNewYork
Thereare193membersnow
TheofficiallanguagesoftheUnitedNationsarethesixlanguages
TheyareArabic,Chinese,English,French,RussianandSpanish
WhentheUNwasfounded,fiveofficiallanguageswerechosen:English,French,Chinese,RussianandSpanish
Arabicwasaddedin1973
Therelanguagesareusedatmeetings
Theyarealsousedforthedissemination(宣传)ofofficialdocuments
ThesesixlanguagesareallworkinglanguagesintheGeneralAssembly(联合国大会)andintheEconomicandSocialCouncil
TheyarealsotheworkinglanguagesoftheSecurityCouncil
TheworkinglanguagesattheUNSecretariatareonlyEnglishandFrench
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