Speaking the official languages of the UN: French Language Day

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Speaking the official languages of the UN: French Language Day

Bonjour! Parlez-vous français? March 20th marks French Language Day at the United Nations, celebrating the first of six official U.N. language days throughout the year.

To mark the occasion, we’re kicking off a CGTN web series to examine how the U.N. conducts business in its six official languages to honor multilingualism and cultural diversity.

And we’ll attempt to do this in all six languages. Here’s U.N. correspondent Liling Tan filing her first story, in French, with a little help from a U.N. insider and our multilingual news team.

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