The official languages of the UN under Article 111 are NOT explicitly listed in the Charter; the actual six OFFICIAL LANGUAGES of the UN are:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. Article 111 UN Charter mentions that the Charter, of which the Chinese, French, Russian, English, and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America.
2. ARABIC was added as an official language by GA Resolution 3190 (XXVIII) of 18 December 1973 (effective 1 January 1974).
3. The six current OFFICIAL languages of the UN: ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH.
4. English and French are the two WORKING languages of the Secretariat.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / ICJ Statute / ARSIWA 2001 — UN Charter 1945, Article 111; GA Resolution 3190(XXVIII) 1973_
Related questions
In the ASYLUM CASE (Colombia v Peru), 1950 ICJ Rep 266, the ICJ addressed the question of The doctrine of 'RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT' (R2P), adopted by the World Summit in 2005, reArticle 25 UN Charter establishes that decisions of the SECURITY COUNCIL are:Under Article 31(3) VCLT, in addition to context, the following shall be taken into accounThe MOON TREATY 1979 (Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other CUnder Article 5 of the CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE 1984 (CAT), each State Party shall take EXTRADITION (the formal surrender of a fugitive by one State to another for prosecution orThe RIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE through the territorial sea (Articles 17-32 UNCLOS) means pa