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Open Letter UN Secretary-General António Guterres

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May 22, 2019

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May 22, 2019

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Re: World Language Community and Its Human Rights Partners Seek a UN Resolution for the Protection of Civilian Translators/Interpreters in Conflict Situations

Your Excellency,
It is with extreme interest and pleasure that we have observed your prioritization of multilingualism as a core value of the United Nations, both for internal and external
operations. We were encouraged by your most recent report on Multilingualism (A/73/761) and commend you for spearheading this reform. Language is integral to the four pillars of your disarmament agenda, and translators and interpreters are critical to realizing much of this work.

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