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Multilingualism Organizational benefits (Supports peace and security…
Multilingualism
Organizational benefits
Helps conflict prevention / mediation
Improves national and regional expertise and analysis
Avoids conflicts from arising by encouraging dialogue among communities
Supports two-way communication channels
Helps building a negotiated outcome or reaching consensus
Supports mediation teams and good offices missions in their efforts to serve as honest broker among belligerents / stakeholders
Supports peace and security
Reduces conflict between communities
Reduces grievances due to perceived attacks on identity
Facilitates military and peacekeeping operations
Reduces risk of misperceptions by local people in peacekeeping settings
Supports two-way communication between civilian and uniform personnel and national elements in peacekeeping settings
Supports early warning and effectiveness / timeliness of response in peacekeeping settings
Supports local ownership and dialogue between the peacekeeping missions and national/regional stakeholders
Ensures communication among uniform personnel from various backgrounds
Helps identify political and security challenges and adjust accordingly
Helps the provision of technical advice in support of peace processes
Supports the provision of strategic, political and operational guidance, analysis and direction in peace operations
Improves the flow of information to and from the field
Promotes democracy including international democracy
Fosters democratic debate and stakeholders’ participation
Contributes to the development of an open democratic space for dialogue
Helps inform voters / stakeholders from various language backgrounds
Supports sound, informed, decision making
Ensures all stakeholders have a say
Helps political transitions
Fosters democratic debate
Supports electoral assistance from international organizations
Ensures people-centred, nationally-owned and inclusive political solutions
Facilitates the conclusion and implementation of political agreements, including peace agreements
Helps the provision of technical advice in support of political processes
Promotes justice and equality
Supports equal access to basic services including health, education and justice
Supports equal access to sources of international law
Ensures the legal rights of immigrants and linguistic minorities
Ensure due process including understanding legal proceedings
Promotes international human rights
Contributes to raising awareness of international human rights instruments and remedies
Protect minority identities and cultures
Allow migrants to access fundamental services
Facilitates the integration of immigrants and linguistic minorities
Contributes to the observance of human rights
Impacts access to information
Gives access to news, information and scientific knowledge in foreign languages and from other countries
Better understanding of international relations and professional environment
Gives access to more nuanced, complex, precise information
Gives access to international human rights instruments and remedies
Improves the flow of information to and from the field
Supports humanitarian assistance and protection of civilians
Helps provide assistance to local communities in disasters/conflicts
Assists with crisis monitoring and response
Increases ability to monitor developments and gather relevant information to support decision-making in particular in field settings
Contributes to the achievement of the SDGs
Serves as a vehicle for localizing the SDGs
Serves as a vehicle for educating to sustainable development, climate change, peaceful and inclusive societies, etc.
Serves as a vehicle for aligning targets with national priorities
Supports quality education targets
Supports the achievement of health targets
Supports employability and decent work
Helps build national capacities :
Empowers people
Builds identities and supports communities
Increases communities’ cultural autonomy
Promotes diversity
Promotes cultural diversity
Supports endangered / indigenous languages
Supports intangible cultural heritage
Avoids excessive or unnecessary standardization / homogenization (including contamination of a predominant language into other languages)
Supports mutual understanding / tolerance
Gives access to foreign cultures
Reduces cultural obstacles to communication
Widen people’s perspectives, including on their own culture
Enables intercultural communication
Enriches intercultural communication
Avoids misunderstandings
Increases awareness of cultural biases
Supports ownership
Improves membership’s ownership thanks to increased participation in decision-making
Improves local ownership thanks to localized communication
Helps promote organizational goals
Allows the dissemination of information about the organization's work across language barriers
Supports efficiencies and creativity
Enhance creativity and innovation
Widens audiences
Supports inclusive and accessible organizations
Increased sense of belonging / commitment
Improves access to documentation, rules and regulations
Contributes to creating a common identity
Ensures equality and fairness
Demonstrates respect for diversity and local cultures
Avoids the predominance of any particular language
Guarantees equal treatment of staff in legal cases
Fosters democratic debate
Facilitates integration of minoritized language communities
Improves accessibility to services
Improve field-headquarters communication and relationship
Contributes to creating a sense of common identity
More mobile workforce between HQ and field
Ensures equality and fairness between HQ and field staff
Closes the gap between distant cultures
Promotes cultural exchanges
Shows respect for local identities / communities
Improves the flow of information to and from the field
Supports environmental responsibility
Locally-sourced supplies reduce impact of transportation on the environment
Improves safety
Improves safety of workers
Gives access to necessary health/safety information
This map was developed based on findings from academia and practitioners
Short bibliography
Study on the Contribution of Multilingualism to Creativity
(European Commission, Directorate General Education and Culture, 2009)
The Dylan Project Booklet
(European commission, 2011)
Contribution de la traduction à la société multilingue dans l’Union européenne
(European Commission, Directorate-General for Translation, 2010)
Essential Skills in the Workplace: What’s in it for you?
(Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2011)
UN Competencies for the future
(UN Secretariat, 2000)