17. Acknowledges that the interaction of the United Nations with the local population in the field is essential and that language skills constitute an important element of the selection and training processes, and therefore affirms that good command of the official language(s) spoken in the country of residence should be taken into account as an additional asset during those processes;
17. 确认在外地联合国有必要与当地民众进行交流互动，语文技能是人员甄选和培训工作的一个重要因素，因此确认在进行这些工作时，应将熟练掌握所在国官方语文作为一项额外优势加以考虑；