Language Proficiency Examination (LPE)

Speaking and writing the six official UN languages promotes multilingualism and enhances our diverse workplace.

LPE EXAM FORMAT

The Language Proficiency Exam (LPE) will be based on UN Level III of the United Nations Language Framework (UNLF). It is strongly recommended that candidates familiarize themselves with Level III of the UNLF, in particular:

  • the overall descriptors for UN Level III (pages 5, 8) and the learning objectives, communicative situations and text types (pages 22-26) in the UNLF Core Curriculum. These are common to all six official United Nations languages and the basis for the LPE in all six languages.
  • the UN Level III pages in the specific language curriculum ( ArChEnFrRuSp) of the language in which you will be taking the exam.

 

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