Rules of procedure
VIII. Languages
Official and working languages:Rule 51 | Interpretation:Rule 52 | Interpretation:Rule 53 | Languages of verbatim and summary records:Rule 54 | Languages of the Journal of the United Nations:Rule 55 | Languages of resolutions and other documents:Rule 56 | Publications in languages other than the languages of the General Assembly:Rule 57
Official and working languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish shall be both the official and the working languages of the General Assembly, its committees and its subcommittees. [Seeintroduction paras. 9, 31, 32, 38 and 44
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Interpretation
Speeches made in any of the six languages of the General Assembly shall be interpreted into the other five languages. [Seeintroduction paras. 9, 31, 32, 38 and 44]
Any representative may make a speech in a language other than the languages of the General Assembly. In this case, the representative shall provide for interpretation into one of the languages of the General Assembly or of the committee concerned. Interpretation into the other languages of the General Assembly or of the committee concerned by the interpreters of the Secretariat may be based on the interpretation given in the first such language. [Seeintroduction paras. 9, 31, 32, 38 and 44]
Languages of verbatim and summary records
Verbatim or summary records shall be drawn up as soon as possible in the languages of the General Assembly. [Seeintroduction paras. 9, 31, 32, 38 and 44]
Languages of the Journal of the United Nations
During the sessions of the General Assembly, the Journal of the United Nations shall be published in the languages of the Assembly. [Seeintroduction paras. 9, 31, 32, 38 and 44]
Languages of resolutions and other documents
All resolutions and other documents shall be published in the languages of the General Assembly. [Seeintroduction paras. 9, 31, 32, 38 and 44]
Publications in languages other than the languages of the General Assembly
Documents of the General Assembly, its committees and its subcommittees shall, if the Assembly so decides, be published in any language other than the languages of the Assembly or of the committee concerned. [Seeintroduction paras. 9, 31, 32, 38 and 44]
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