28.01.2019 - 28.01.2019
Official launch event of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
Global / / Paris
UNESCO Headquarters (Room II)
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.