#InternationalTranslationDay is meant to acknowledge work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and cooperation, contributing to development and strengthening world peace and security.

🔶History
- On 24 May 2017, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the role of language professionals in connecting nations & declared 30 September as International Translation Day.
- 30th September was chosen  as it celebrates the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator, who is considered the patron saint of translators.

Important facts related to Multilingualism at the UN:
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights holds the Guinness World Record as the most translated document. It exists in more than 500 languages.
- The United Nations is one of the world's largest employers of language professionals.
- There are 6 official languages of the UN - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
- A delegate may speak in any official UN language. The speech is interpreted simultaneously into the other official languages of the UN.

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