“Latin America and the Caribbean Week in UNESCO: preserving and protecting Indigenous Languages”

The “Latin America and the Caribbean Week in UNESCO: preserving and protecting Indigenous Languages”, in general is aimed to enhance cultural diversity of the Region, and in the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, to focus in the necessity of their preservation and promotion, through a variety of cultural and academic activities, during all the Week and with the participation of more of 20 Permanent Delegations of the Region to UNESCO.

The activities will include exhibitions (paints, sculptures, photos), traditional dancing, traditional food, academic events on the preservation and conservation of the indigenous languages in the latinamerican and caribbean region.