United Nations Interpretation Service - History and Evolution

History and Evolution

The creation of the conference interpreting service – and the interpreting profession itself – at the United Nations has a direct connection with the evolution of international diplomatic relations, the League of Nations, the Nuremberg Trials, the founding of the United Nations, and the birth of multilingualism within the United Nations itself.

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