Report of the Secretary-General I. List of Responsibilities of the Focal Points
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As of 9-Apr-21 Supplementary information to report A/75/798 on multilingualism Seventy-fifth session Item 129 of the agenda Multilingualism Report of the Secretary-General Supplementary Information1 I. List of responsibilities of the focal points for multilingualism in the UN Secretariat 1) providing support to their head of entity in implementing relevant mandates and ensuring that multilingualism is mainstreamed in their entity’s work plans and their daily activities; 2) promoting greater awareness of all stakeholders in their entity about relevant mandates and the benefits generated by multilingualism at the organizational and work unit levels; 3) monitoring and reporting periodically on progress made in implementing mandates relating to multilingualism as well as on obstacles, challenges or opportunities identified in the promotion of multilingualism; 4) contributing to the development and realization of short and long-term multilingualism targets as set out in their head of entity’s compacts with the Secretary-General, and other action plans / accountability documents as applicable; 5) seeking creative solutions and measures for implementation of the General Assembly’s mandates including by establishing partnerships with external stakeholders, such as other international organizations, Member States and academic institutions; 6) engaging within other Secretariat entities through the network of focal points under the stewardship of the Coordinator, to help assess progress achieved, share best practices, identify obstacles and discuss, where appropriate, policies and approaches. 7) disseminating communications from the Coordinator for Multilingualism within their respective entities and coordinating their entity’s response as needed, including in relation with language celebrations and the preparation of the biennial report of the Secretary-General on multilingualism. __________________ 1 The following abbreviations are used throughout this supplementary information: A for Arabic, C for Chinese, E for English, F for French, R for Russian and S for Spanish. Non-official languages are spelled out. 1 As of 9-Apr-21 Supplementary information to report A/75/798 on multilingualism II. Online presence of the Department of Global Communications (DGC) and the United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) Table 1: Status of multilingualism on flagship social media accounts maintained by DGC (as of 30 September 2020) OFFICIAL ENTITY PLATFORM OTHER LANGUAGES LANGUAGES United Nations Twitter A, E, F, R, S Kiswahili, Portuguese, Hindi (flagship accounts) Facebook A, E, F, R, S Kiswahili, Portuguese, Hindi YouTube A, E, F, R, S Kiswahili, Portuguese Instagram A, E, F, R, S Kiswahili, Portuguese, Hindi LinkedIn E TikTok E Vkontakte R Sina/Miaopai (video-sharing) C Tencent (video-sharing) C WeChat C Weibo C Meipai (micro video-app) C United Nations Flickr E Photos UN Snapchat Snapchat Table 2: Status of multilingualism on websites maintained by DGC (as of 30 September 2020) SITE NAME URL LANGUAGES1 1540 Committee http://www.un.org/en/sc/1540/ A C E F R S Act Now Campaign https://www.un.org/actnow A C E F R S Administration of Justice at the http://www.un.org/en/internaljustice/ A C E F R S United Nations Africa Industrialization Day http://www.un.org/en/events/africaday/ A C E F R S Africa Renewal http://www.un.org/africarenewal/ C E F Kiswahili Arabic Language Day https://www.un.org/ar/events/arabiclanguageday/ A Board of Auditors http://www.un.org/en/auditors/board/ A C E F R S Children and Armed Conflict https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/ E2 Chinese Language Day https://www.un.org/zh/observances/chinese-language-day C Civil Society https://www.un.org/en/civilsociety/ E Climate Action http://www.un.org/en/climatechange/ A C E F R S Committee on Information (COI) http://www.un.org/en/ga/coi/ A C E F R S Counter-Terrorism Committee / https://www.un.org/sc/ctc/ E Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate __________________ 1 Please note the following abbreviations: Arabic (A), Chinese (C), E (English), French (F), Russian (R), Spanish (S). In addition to the six official languages of the UN, some websites have been made available in Hindi (H), Kiswahili (K) and Portuguese (P). 2 Website being phased out. The new version of the Children and Armed Conflict website will be in the six official languages. 2 As of 9-Apr-21 Supplementary information to report A/75/798 on multilingualism SITE NAME URL LANGUAGES1 COVID-19 Response https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus A C E F R S Creative Community Outreach https://www.un.org/en/ccoi/ E Initiative CTITF https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/ctitf/ A C E F R S Day of Remembrance for All http://www.un.org/en/events/chemwarfareday/ A C E F R S Victims of Chemical Warfare Department of Global https://www.un.org/en/sections/departments/department- A C E F R S Communications global-communications/ Development Business https://devbusiness.un.org E Disarmament Week http://www.un.org/en/events/disarmamentweek/ A C E F R S Documents https://www.un.org/en/sections/general/documents/ A C E F R S ECOSOC https://www.un.org/ecosoc/ A C E F R S English Language Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/english-language-day E Ethics Office http://www.un.org/en/ethics/ A C E F R S Exhibits https://www.un.org/exhibits E Food Crisis http://www.un.org/en/issues/food/taskforce/ A C E F R S French Language Day https://www.un.org/fr/observances/french-language-day F General Assembly and main http://www.un.org/en/ga/ A C E F R S committees General Assembly Debate https://gadebate.un.org/ A C E F R S General Assembly President http://www.un.org/pga/ A C E F R S Global Day of Parents https://www.un.org/en/observances/parents-day A C E F R S Global Issues http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/global-issues- A C E F R S overview/ Human Rights Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day A C E F R S Intergovernmental Conference on http://www.un.org/en/conf/migration/ A C E F R S the Global Compact for Migration International Albinism Awareness https://www.un.org/en/observances/albinism-day A C E F R S Day International Anti-Corruption Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/anti-corruption-day A C E F R S International Asteroid Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/asteroid-day A C E F R S International Chernobyl Disaster https://www.un.org/en/observances/chernobyl- A C E F R S Remembrance Day remembrance-day International Civil Aviation Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/civil-aviation-day A C E F R S International Day Against Drug https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-drug-abuse-day A C E F R S Abuse and Illicit Trafficking International Day Against Nuclear https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-nuclear-tests-day A C E F R S Tests International Day Commemorating https://www.un.org/en/observances/religious-based- A C E F R S the Victims of Acts of Violence violence-victims-day Based on Religion or Belief International Day for Biological https://www.un.org/en/observances/biological-diversity- A C E F R S Diversity day International Day for Disaster http://www.un.org/en/events/disasterreductionday/ A C E F R S Reduction International Day for Mine https://www.un.org/en/observances/mine-awareness-day A C E F R S Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action International Day for Preventing http://www.un.org/en/events/environmentconflictday/ A C E F R S the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict International Day for the Abolition http://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryabolitionday/ A C E F R S of Slavery 3 As of 9-Apr-21 Supplementary information to report A/75/798 on multilingualism SITE NAME URL LANGUAGES1 International Day for the https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day A C E F R S Elimination of Racial Discrimination International Day for the http://www.un.org/en/events/elimination-of-sexual- A C E F R S Elimination of Sexual Violence in violence-in-conflict/ Conflict International Day for the http://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/ A C E F R S Elimination of Violence Against Women International Day for the http://www.un.org/en/events/povertyday/ A C E F R S Eradication of Poverty International Day for the Fight https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-illegal-fishing- A C E F R S against Illegal, Unreported and day Unregulated Fishing International Day for the http://www.un.org/en/events/ozoneday/ A C E F R S Preservation of the Ozone Layer International Day for the Right to https://www.un.org/en/observances/right-to-truth-day A C E F R S the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims International Day for the Total https://www.un.org/en/observances/nuclear-weapons- A C E F R S Elimination of Nuclear Weapons elimination-day International Day for Tolerance http://www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday/ A C E F R S International Day in Support of https://www.un.org/en/observances/torture-victims-day A C E F R S Victims of Torture International Day of Awareness on https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-food-waste-day A C E F R S Food Loss and Waste Reduction International Day of Banks https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-of- A C E F R S banks International Day of Charity http://www.un.org/en/events/charityday/ A C E F R S International Day of Clean Air for https://www.un.org/en/observances/clean-air-day A C E F R S Blue Skies International Day of http://www.un.org/en/events/genocidepreventionday/ A C E F R S Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime International Day of Cooperatives https://www.un.org/en/observances/cooperatives-day