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United Nations
The Interpretation Services of the
United Nations provide simultaneous
interpretation for the six official
languages: Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish. UN
interpreters cover various topics
reflecting the nature of work at each
of the four main conference centres.
In New York, the political hub of the
United Nations, they service meetings
of the General Assembly, the Security
Council, the Economic and Social
Council and all their subsidiary bodies.
In Geneva, interpreters deal more
with human rights, disarmament and
various technical subjects. In Nairobi,
interpreters facilitate multilateral
communication for the United Nations
Environmental Programme, the UN
Habitat and other bodies. In Vienna,
where United Nations bodies dealing
with drugs, crime, and outer space are
based, interpreters cover the meetings
of intergovernmental bodies dealing
with these subjects, as well as meetings
of the International Atomic Energy
Agency.
More information can be found at:
For more information about each of the
four locations please visit www.un.org
Staff interpreters must have passed
the UN Competitive Examination for
Interpreters. The frequency of the
examinations depends upon the
needs of the Organization. Freelance
interpreters must have passed an ad
hoc test.
In 2009, the interpreting workload at
each of the duty stations was as follows:
New York
32, 741 interpreter assignments
5, 298 freelance workdays
Geneva
26, 720 interpreter assignments
2, 120 freelance workdays
Vienna
3, 721 interpreter assignments
2,290 freelance working days
Nairobi
2,414 interpreter assignments
1,053 freelance working days
http://www.un.org