INTERNATIONAL YEAR of INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
January 28 th, 2019
Global Launch of International Year of
Indigenous Languages
LANGUAGE IS PIVOTAL IN THE AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE, PEACE BUILDING, RECONCILIATION, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Global Launch of International Year of
Indigenous Languages
LANGUAGE IS PIVOTAL IN THE AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE, PEACE BUILDING, RECONCILIATION, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
“Of the almost 7,000 existing languages, the majority have been created and are spoken by indigenous peoples who represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity. Yet many of these languages are disappearing at an alarming rate, as the communities speaking them are confronted with assimilation, enforced relocation, educational disadvantage, poverty, illiteracy, migration and other forms of discrimination and human rights violations.” https://en.iyil2019.org/role-of-language
“Of the almost 7,000 existing languages, the majority have been created and are spoken by indigenous peoples who represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity. Yet many of these languages are disappearing at an alarming rate, as the communities speaking them are confronted with assimilation, enforced relocation, educational disadvantage, poverty, illiteracy, migration and other forms of discrimination and human rights violations.” https://en.iyil2019.org/role-of-language