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Portuguese is the only unofficial language to have its day (May 5) proclaimed as "World Day". [5] See also: Official languages of the United Nations. Universal Postal Union (UPU) French (official) and English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish World Bank (WB)
UN independent agencies have their own sets of official languages that sometimes are different from that of the principal UN organs. [72] For example, the General Conference of UNESCO has ten official languages including Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, and Portuguese. [73] The Universal Postal Union has just one official language, French. [74]
The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (especially American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.
Over a thousand known languages were spoken by various peoples in North and South America prior to their first contact with Europeans. These encounters occurred between the beginning of the 11th century (with the Nordic settlement of Greenland and failed efforts in Newfoundland and Labrador) and the end of the 15th century (the voyages of Christopher Columbus).
Sakha (local official language; in localities with Even population) [78] Evenki: Sakha (local official language; in localities with Evenki population) [78] Faroese: Faroe Islands (with Danish) Finnish: Karelia (authorized language; with Karelian and Veps) [81] French: parts of Canada; New Brunswick (co-official with English)
Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.
UNESCO has official relations with 322 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). [93] Most of these are what UNESCO calls "operational"; a select few are "formal". [ 94 ] The highest form of affiliation to UNESCO is "formal associate", and the 22 NGOs [ 95 ] with formal associate (ASC) relations occupying offices at UNESCO are:
The Language Access Act of 2004 guarantees equal access and participation in public services, programs, and activities for residents of the District of Columbia who cannot (or have limited capacity to) speak, read, or write English.