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 30 April 2008
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Language tables help break barriers at the UN

30/04/2008

Communication barriers are broken every day at the United Nations. Staff members can enroll in classes in the six official languages of the organization--Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish--which serve as a bridge to the world's cultures. But as 2008 is the year of Languages, they're finding there are more informal ways to improve their language skills. Alicia Austin has more.

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