US EditionOn Mother Language Day, UN Warns of Growing Threats to Linguistic Diversity
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UNESCO has designated February 21 as International Mother Language Day. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of the mother tongue and encourage people around the world to nurture their mother tongue and learn and respect the languages of other cultures. As the head of the DSP office, Glorjana Veber, wrote in a message on this occasion, the mother tongue "originates near the heart".
The UN says that 40% of students worldwide still do not have access to school in their first language, affecting indigenous students, migrants, and minorities living in diasporas; the world loses a language every 14 days. Source of original article: United Nations / Nações Unidas (news.un.org). Photo credit: UN. The content of […]
International Mother Language Day: UNESCO Warns Linguistic Diversity Is Increasingly Under Threat – KabulNow
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has warned that linguistic diversity is facing growing threats worldwide as languages continue to disappear at an alarming rate. February 21 marks International Mother Language Day. The observance was proclaimed by UNESCO’s General Conference in 1999 and has been celebrated globally since 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multil…
Every 21 February, since 1999, the International Day of Mother Language is celebrated, a date that promotes the preservation of the different languages and cultures of the world, as fundamental pillars of the identity and ancestral knowledge of peoples. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), this year highlighted the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies. However, it war…
Int. Mother Language Day highlights learning in mother tongue - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
As today marks International Mother Language Day, there’s been an emphasis on the need for mother tongue based education, in South Africa. The day is observed annually on February 21 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism, as proclaimed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in 1999. [QUESTION OF THE DAY] As we are celebrating International Mother Language Day, What aspects of you…
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