Translation at the UN
The United Nations is one of the world's largest employers of language professionals. Several hundred language staff work in UN offices in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi, or at the United Nations regional commissions in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva and Santiago. Translators are one type of language professionals employed at the UN.
UN language specialists include:
Editorial and desktop publishing assistants;
Editors;
Interpreters;
Précis-writers;
Production editors and desktop publishers;
Translators;
Verbatim reporters
United Nations translators handle all kinds of documents, from statements by Member States to reports prepared by expert bodies. The documents they translate cover every topic on the United Nations agenda, including human rights, peace and security, and development. New issues arise every day. UN documents are issued simultaneously in the six official languages of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Some core documents are also translated into German. This multilingual documentation is made possible by United Nations translators, whose job is to render clearly and accurately the content of original texts into their main language.
Interested in working as a language specialist at the United Nations? Please check UN Careers on Competitive examinations for language professionals.
The United Nations is one of the world's largest employers of language professionals. Several hundred language staff work in UN offices in New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi, or at the United Nations regional commissions in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva and Santiago. Translators are one type of language professionals employed at the UN.
UN language specialists include:
Editorial and desktop publishing assistants;
Editors;
Interpreters;
Précis-writers;
Production editors and desktop publishers;
Translators;
Verbatim reporters
United Nations translators handle all kinds of documents, from statements by Member States to reports prepared by expert bodies. The documents they translate cover every topic on the United Nations agenda, including human rights, peace and security, and development. New issues arise every day. UN documents are issued simultaneously in the six official languages of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Some core documents are also translated into German. This multilingual documentation is made possible by United Nations translators, whose job is to render clearly and accurately the content of original texts into their main language.
Interested in working as a language specialist at the United Nations? Please check UN Careers on Competitive examinations for language professionals.
Did you know?
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 six 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.
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 six 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.
What does it really mean to translate? Translation is often the essential prerequisite for accessing a universal, multiple, diverse culture. In this issue of the UNESCO Courier, explore what this really entails.
Hello Autumn 2026
1. Describe the autumn season/weather/character/outfit/mind/etc
2. What is your favorite season? Why is it your favorite?
3. What do you think/feel/associate about the fall season?
4. What are the weather, activities, or events like in autumn?
5. What are the sights, smells, or sounds like in autumn?
6. What yard work do people do in autumn?
7. What is a harvest? Do city people harvest in autumn?
8. How does the weather change affect our lives?
9. What emotions does going back to school in children arouse?
10. What are the back-to-school sales like?
11. What is advertised for back-to-school-sales?
12. Do you go shopping for school supplies?
13. How do families with students adjust to a new schedule in autumn?
14. What time did you get up in the morning when you were a child in school?
15. Has your schedule changed from summer to fall?
16. What is the hardest part about adjusting to a new schedule?
17. What holidays do people celebrate in autumn?
1. Describe the autumn season/weather/character/outfit/mind/etc
2. What is your favorite season? Why is it your favorite?
3. What do you think/feel/associate about the fall season?
4. What are the weather, activities, or events like in autumn?
5. What are the sights, smells, or sounds like in autumn?
6. What yard work do people do in autumn?
7. What is a harvest? Do city people harvest in autumn?
8. How does the weather change affect our lives?
9. What emotions does going back to school in children arouse?
10. What are the back-to-school sales like?
11. What is advertised for back-to-school-sales?
12. Do you go shopping for school supplies?
13. How do families with students adjust to a new schedule in autumn?
14. What time did you get up in the morning when you were a child in school?
15. Has your schedule changed from summer to fall?
16. What is the hardest part about adjusting to a new schedule?
17. What holidays do people celebrate in autumn?
Here is the topic and questions we will be talking about in the discussion session.
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Beautiful quotes:
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1. The most beautiful carpet is a carpet made of autumn leaves (Mehmet Murad Ildan)
2. Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons (Jim Bishop)
3. As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see.(Vincent Van Gogh)
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Level: Elementary~Intermediate
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Beautiful quotes:
✨⏝꒷۰꒷⏝꒷۰꒷⏝🎄‧₊˚ ۫
1. The most beautiful carpet is a carpet made of autumn leaves (Mehmet Murad Ildan)
2. Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons (Jim Bishop)
3. As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see.(Vincent Van Gogh)
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Level: Elementary~Intermediate
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#quote #autumn #beautiful
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Fall Fruits
Fall or autumn arrives after the warm summer months and brings a diverse produce of fruits and vegetables. The season is famous for its colorful bounty, and its fruits are no exception.
Fall or autumn arrives after the warm summer months and brings a diverse produce of fruits and vegetables. The season is famous for its colorful bounty, and its fruits are no exception.
Different Types of Fruits That Are in Season During Fall
This season extends from September to November and early December. The exact time when locally-grown fresh seasonal fruits may be available in a farmer’s market may vary based on location.
This season extends from September to November and early December. The exact time when locally-grown fresh seasonal fruits may be available in a farmer’s market may vary based on location.
Tropical and subtropical fruits like pineapples, mangoes, and passion fruits are available during fall in the warmer regions of the Southwest and Western US. However, they would be difficult to find in local farmer’s markets in the Northeast because of the colder climate.
Similarly, cranberries grow in the colder climates of the Northeast, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest regions, being available fresh in mid to late fall, just in time for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
Squashes are a noteworthy part of fall produce and are botanically considered fruits. Pumpkins, butternut, and acorn squashes have long been symbolic of the season and the Thanksgiving celebrations. Still, they are considered vegetables in the culinary sense and thus are not mentioned in the above list.
Similarly, cranberries grow in the colder climates of the Northeast, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest regions, being available fresh in mid to late fall, just in time for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
Squashes are a noteworthy part of fall produce and are botanically considered fruits. Pumpkins, butternut, and acorn squashes have long been symbolic of the season and the Thanksgiving celebrations. Still, they are considered vegetables in the culinary sense and thus are not mentioned in the above list.
What is a fruit that is in season during late fall?
Pomegranates become ready for harvesting late in September and are usually available in the markets during the later part of fall.
What is an example of an early-fall fruit?
Figs are mainly a late summer fruit, but they sometimes remain in season over an extended period into early fall in the warmer climates of the southern United States.
Pomegranates become ready for harvesting late in September and are usually available in the markets during the later part of fall.
What is an example of an early-fall fruit?
Figs are mainly a late summer fruit, but they sometimes remain in season over an extended period into early fall in the warmer climates of the southern United States.