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The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the\u00a0initiative of Bangladesh<\/a>. It was approved at the\u00a01999 UNESCO General Conference<\/a>\u00a0and has been observed throughout the world since 2000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNESCO believes in the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies. It is within its mandate for peace that it works to preserve the differences in cultures and languages that foster tolerance and respect for others.<\/p>\n

Linguistic diversity(link is external)<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0is increasingly threatened as more and more languages\u00a0disappear. Globally 40 per cent of the population does not have access to an education in a language they speak or understand. Nevertheless, progress is being made in mother tongue-based multilingual education with growing understanding of its importance, particularly in early schooling, and more commitment to its development in public life.<\/p>\n

Multilingual and multicultural societies exist through their languages which transmit and preserve traditional knowledge and cultures in a sustainable way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Message from the director general:\u00a0\u201c<\/span>By bringing their speakers closer together, by allowing them to flourish in a shared context, mother tongues generate social inclusion, innovation and imagination. They also breathe life into cultural diversity and serve as instruments of peace.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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