Informateur

Informateur   Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:32 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Hispanic Francophile   Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:39 am GMT
Presence of the languages in those institutions:

French: 14
English: 13
Spanish: 12
Arabic: 7
Russian: 5
Portuguese: 4
German: 2
Italian: 1
Hispanic Francophile   Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:00 am GMT
Presence of the languages in those institutions:

French: 14
English: 13
Spanish: 12
Arabic: 7
Russian: 5
Chinese: 5
Portuguese: 4
German: 2
Italian: 1
Japanese: 1
Romanian: 1
Catalan: 1

It's remarkable that French is an official/working language in more institution than English. I wonder what would be the reaction those critics' of French that English and English only are more widely used in international conferences. Well, this proves that they're wrong and ignorant.
Informateur   Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:37 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Informateur   Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:38 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Informateur   Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:44 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Visitor   Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:56 am GMT
Spanish is not the second international language if we use this as basis.
Informateur   Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:08 am GMT
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:32 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Hispanic Francophile Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:39 am GMT
Presence of the languages in those institutions:

French: 14
English: 13
Spanish: 12
Arabic: 7
Russian: 5
Portuguese: 4
German: 2
Italian: 1
Hispanic Francophile Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:00 am GMT
Presence of the languages in those institutions:

French: 14
English: 13
Spanish: 12
Arabic: 7
Russian: 5
Chinese: 5
Portuguese: 4
German: 2
Italian: 1
Japanese: 1
Romanian: 1
Catalan: 1

It's remarkable that French is an official/working language in more institution than English. I wonder what would be the reaction those critics' of French that English and English only are more widely used in international conferences. Well, this proves that they're wrong and ignorant.
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:37 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:38 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:44 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Guest/Invitado   Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:42 am GMT
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:32 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Hispanic Francophile Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:39 am GMT
Presence of the languages in those institutions:

French: 14
English: 13
Spanish: 12
Arabic: 7
Russian: 5
Portuguese: 4
German: 2
Italian: 1
Hispanic Francophile Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:00 am GMT
Presence of the languages in those institutions:

French: 14
English: 13
Spanish: 12
Arabic: 7
Russian: 5
Chinese: 5
Portuguese: 4
German: 2
Italian: 1
Japanese: 1
Romanian: 1
Catalan: 1

It's remarkable that French is an official/working language in more institution than English. I wonder what would be the reaction those critics' of French that English and English only are more widely used in international conferences. Well, this proves that they're wrong and ignorant.
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:37 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:38 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_institution
Informateur Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:44 am GMT
Institutions ↓ Languages ↓
Commonwealth of Nations: English

Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP): Portuguese

Francophonie: French

International Criminal Court (ICC): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. (English and French are working languages.)

International Labor Organization (ILO/OIT): English, French and Spanish.

International Monetary Fund (IMF/FMI): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Russian.)

International Olympic Committee (IOC/CiO): English and French. Other working languages: Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic (the last two only during the annual Session.)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): English, French and Spanish.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) French and English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and Arabic.)

Latin Union: Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/OCDE): English, French

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI): Spanish and Portuguese.

Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC/OCI): Arabic, English and French.

United Nations (UN/ONU): Under the Charter, the official languages are Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish as well as Arabic which was added in 1973.

Universal Postal Union (UPU): French (official), English (working). Other languages translated: Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German.

World Bank (WB/BM): English (Conferences also have simultaneous interpretation into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.)

World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC): English, French and Spanish.
opinion   Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:49 am GMT
It will be strange,if Francophonie will use English or Spanish language.
Wiki User   Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:32 am GMT
This Fanatic French always with the same tale.

English, Spanish and French are official or at least there is simultaneous interpretation in ALL the World organizations according to your list.

So, English and Spanish have the same level than French (the Diplomatic language until 1945).

The difference is in the number of speakers (mother tongue):

English: over 400 million

Spanish: over 400 million

French: hardly 75 million