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Celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
In order to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups, every 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
Art of Arabic Language Celebrated
Monday 18 December marked the United Nations World Arabic Language Day, an annual tribute to Arabic language and culture.
Celebrated in many Arabic nations and...
Bahasa Indonesia Made UNESCO Official Language
Bahasa Indonesia, the official and national language of Indonesia, has been designated an official language of UNESCO at its recent General Conference in Paris....
Cornish Making a Comeback
In the UK’s South West, efforts to revitalize Cornwall’s indigenous language Kernewek are stronger than ever.
The ancient language can be traced back 4000 years...
UNESCO Commits to Inclusive Multilingual Education
“Language is a tool, but the goal is not simply to exchange one language for another but to have an educational and social project,”...
Dreaming of Words
Dreaming of Words had its world premiere at the International Mother Language Day celebrations organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts...
UNESCO Sees Role of EdTech in Multilingual Learning
The theme of last month’s International Mother Language Day, “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities,” raised the potential of technology to advance multilingual...
Dec. 18 is World Arabic Language Day
December 18 is World Arabic Language Day and this year’s theme is “Arabic Language, a bridge between civilisations.” Celebrated since 2012, World Arabic Language...
Indonesia to Digitize Indigenous Scripts
UNESCO and the Indonesian Internet Domain Registry (PANDI) have announced plans to work on digitizing the Indigenous scripts of Indonesia through an initiative called...
