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In his biennial report on multilingualism, which was published in 2017, Secretary-General of the UN, Antonio Guterres noted: "I care deeply about multilingualism, a core value of the United Nations. Multilingualism helps guarantee the effectiveness of our multilateral system". This report had been drafted and coordinated by Ms. Catherine Pollard, Head of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management. She has been since 2015 the Coordinator for Multilingualism. It provides an update on the implementation of the past resolutions of the Assembly General on multilingualism and gives an overview of the various initiatives over the reporting period. Mainstreaming multilingualism, as a core value of the Organization has been aimed at inducing an organizational culture change in the UN Secretariat. ” Multilingualism is a prerequisite to success in all areas of work of the Secretariat,” said Under-Secretary-General Ms. Catherine Pollard. One of the main tasks assigned to the Coordinator for Multilingualism is to develop a coherent Secretariat-wide approach to multilingualism. This will involve initiatives on several fronts, including human resources management. The report addresses language requirements in job openings, language assessments as part of the staff selection process, language incentives, language learning, and more.