High-level launch event of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages

As an immediate follow- up to the United Nations General Assembly’s decision (A/RES/74/135)A/74/396) to proclaim the period of 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, UNESCO, in co-operation with United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the members of Global Task Force for Making a Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages will host a High-level launch event on 13 December 2022 from 10.00 a.m. to 13.00 p.m. and 14.30 p.m. to 18.00 p.m at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France (Room II).  

To be held under the theme “The International Decade of Indigenous Languages “leaving no one behind, no one outside” – by 2032”, the High-level launch event, will primarily target Member States, Indigenous Peoples organizations, the UN system, civil society, researchers and representatives from the private sector. 

The High-level launch event aims to: 

• mark the launch of the International Decade of Indigenous languages and raise awareness of duty bearers on the critical situation of Indigenous languages around the world,  
• foster international cooperation, sharing of experience and multistakeholder partnerships for the preservation, revitalization and promotion of indigenous languages,  
• reflect on the immediate actions to be taken by all actors for the implementation of the Global Action Plan of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (41 C/INF.14).  

The event will provide an open space for discussions, sharing of good practices, and presentation of concrete projects, and feature a cultural performance by indigenous artists. A global social media campaign will be carried out in conjunction with the launch event, to increase awareness about the International Decade. 

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French, Spanish and Russian. 

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