The United Nations has six official working languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish [2, p24]. These languages are used in UN meetings and for all official UN documents.
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How many official working languages are recognized by the UNO?
The United Nations has six official working languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, and Spanish2. All official UN documents and meetings utilize these languages.
António Guterres began his second term as UN Secretary-General on 1 January 2022, continuing through 2026.[7](https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/topics/related/2021/Antonio-guterres-secures-second-term.html)
Under the UNFCCC regional rotation for hosting the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), Australia (in partnership with Pacific Island nations) and Turkey emerged as the leading candidate host/co-host nations within the Western European and Others Group (WEOG).