Disclaimer: please note that the sole purpose of this Speech Bank is to provide training material for students, faculty, professional interpreters preparing to sit a Competitive Exam for Language Positions (CELP) or Global Language Roster (GLR) exam (free-lance accreditation test). It does not constitute a library of all UN speeches nor does it claim to be exhaustive. Additionally, please be aware that some speeches have been slightly shortened, edited or (re)recorded and others have been written and recorded by interpreters for pedagogical purposes only.