14.01.2019 -
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Back to topOfficial launch event of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (Ref.: 71/178) in order to raise global attention on the critical risks confronting indigenous languages and its significance for sustainable development, reconciliation, good governance and peace building. The celebration in 2019 will contribute to the access to, and promotion of, indigenous languages and to a concrete improvement in the lives of indigenous peoples by strengthening the capacities of indigenous language speakers and relevant indigenous peoples’ organizations.
See more at: https://en.unesco.org/events/official-launch-event-2019-international-year-indigenous-languages
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