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Hindi Retains Non-Official Status at UN With India's Support
Hindi is used by the United Nations to share news and information with Hindi speakers.
India voluntarily supports this work.
A recent UN resolution recognized the importance of languages that are not official UN languages.
That resolution also says representatives may speak in non-official languages.
India and the UN first made an agreement about Hindi news in 2018.
The agreement was renewed last year for five more years.
Speakers at a Hindi Divas event said languages can help people connect and take part in diplomacy.
India's Permanent Representative P Harish said Hindi remains a non-official language at the United Nations.
India voluntarily funds the UN Department of Global Communications' Hindi news and information project.
A General Assembly multilingualism resolution adopted last month recognizes the role of non-official languages.
India and the UN renewed their Hindi-language news memorandum of understanding last year for five years.
Speakers at a Hindi Divas event described language as a tool for cultural connection and diplomacy.
- Who
- India, the UN Department of Global Communications, and speakers including P Harish and Andorra's permanent representative Joan Forner Rovira.
- What
- Hindi continues to be used for UN news and social media while retaining non-official language status.
- Where
- At the United Nations.
- When
- The remarks were made on Thursday at a Hindi Divas event; the multilingualism resolution was adopted last month.
- Why
- India voluntarily supports Hindi-language UN communications, and the resolution recognizes the importance of non-official languages for representation and participation.
Support for multilingualism
Status and limits
Use of Hindi at the UN
Support for multilingualism
India and event speakers support Hindi-language UN communications as a way to reach Hindi-speaking audiences and promote participation.
Status and limits
The article clarifies that Hindi remains a non-official language; the resolution recognizes non-official languages but does not make Hindi an official UN language.
Key facts
- Hindi's UN status
- Non-official language
- Supporting country
- India voluntarily supports the Hindi at UN project.
- UN department
- Department of Global Communications
- Agreement began
- 2018, according to BJP MP C P Joshi.
- Agreement renewal
- Renewed last year for five more years, according to Joshi.
- Resolution
- A multilingualism resolution co-sponsored by Andorra was adopted by the General Assembly last month.
Quotes
Joan Forner Rovira
Andorra's Permanent Representative to the United Nations
“In the recently adopted multilingualism resolution, Hindi has continued to retain a non-official language status on account of DGC's transmission of news and social media in this language”
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“India has voluntarily supported the Hindi at UN project, which makes UN news and information available to Hindi-speaking audiences worldwide”
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