As UNESCO celebrates International Arabic Language Day on December 18th, it is important to recall that translation constitutes a major pillar of dialogue, and has remained a major focus of UNESCO’s undertakings since its creation.According to UNESCO…

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world’s most translated document. The Uilta language translation is the 385th and most recent, addition to the list of official translations of the Declaration.On 10 December 1948, the United Nations G…

Despite being the fifth most spoken language globally, with some 280 million native speakers, Arabic translation lags well behind most of the lesser-spoken languages, including Russian, Greek, Polish and Czech.According to the UNESCO Index Translation,…

Marking World Book and Copyright Day, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) highlights the importance of translation to ensuring that everyone has access to the tremendous potential of books.UNESCO ch…