CULTURE Newsletter
Welcome board in Arab, Tifinagh and French, Algeria.© Wikimedia Commons
Languages: a precious link to the past... and the future
The 10th International Mother Language Day (21 February) is not only an opportunity to celebrate language diversity and multilingualism. This year's celebration also coincides with the closure of the International Year of Languages, which has mobilized hundreds of partners worldwide for the protection and promotion of all languages, especially endangered ones. On this occasion UNESCO will launch a new edition of the Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing.
- Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO: On the occasion of International Mother Language Day
- International Mother Language Day: Celebration at UNESCO Headquarters on 20 February
- 2008, International Year of Languages: Languages matter!
- An interdisciplinary approach: Programmes and activities
- Intangible Cultural Heritage: Safeguarding endangered languages
- Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing (3rd edition): A worldwide overview
From 10-02-2009 to 12-02-2009 (Paris - France)
Meeting of the Interpol Expert Group (IEG) on Stolen Cultural Property More
From 15-02-2009 to 18-02-2009 (Cairo - Egypt)
Learning about the Other More
From 16-02-2009 to 27-02-2009 (Paris - France)
Exhibition "Mediterranean Heritage and Creativity" More
From 17-02-2009 to 20-02-2009 (Paris - France)
Meeting of the International Scientific Committee of the Project “The Slave Route” More
From 23-02-2009 to 28-02-2009 (Paris - France)
Exhibition“Ear Splitting Timbre” by Bryan Mc Cormack, sound by Sougata Bhattacharya More
From 24-02-2009 to 27-02-2009 (Manama - Bahrain)
Workshop on Marine World Heritage site selection and Marine protected areas in the Gulf region and the Red Sea More
From 26-02-2009 to 27-02-2009 (Buenos Aires - Argentina)
XVI Forum of Ministers of Culture and Officials in Charge of Cultural Policies of Latin America and the Caribbean More
- Languages Matter! (brochure)
- Museum International: Languages Between Heritage and Development (periodical, 2008 - N° 239)
- The UNESCO Courrier: Languages matter (periodical, 2008 - N°1)
- Activities Report 2008 International Year of Languages