title: [The use of Arabic in the World Health Organization. Part One].
abstract: The course of Arabic in WHO began in September 1954 when the Regional Subcommittee "A" requested the Regional Director to study the possibility of using Arabic as a working language for WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. At WHO Headquarters, Arabic was used as an official language in the World Health Assembly in May 1972, and became a working language for the Organization in May 1975. This article reviews the progression of the use of Arabic in WHO since then.
authors.affiliation: Office of Languages. WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Aly
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D008877:Middle East; D019303:Multilingualism; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*