by the United Nations, United Nations Security Council Resolution 263
“ Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish shall be the official languages of the Security Council, and English, French, Russian and Spanish the working languages. Rule 42 Speeches made in one of the working languages shall be interpreted into the other working languages. Rule 43 Speeches made in the official languages shall be interpreted into the working languages. Rule 44 Any representative may make a speech in a language other than the official languages. In this case he shall himself provide for interpretation into one of the working languages. ”
