documento | 2003 UNESCO Convention Committee adopts in Mauritius a motion to support the International Year

Concluding the 13th Session in Mauritius on December 1, 2018, of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the States Parties to the 2003 UNESCO Convention encourage the international community to develop numerous activities within the framework of the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
Category: Language
Thematic area: Human/Indigenous Rights
Call topics: Intergenerational transmission
Major objective: Focus attention on the critical risks confronting indigenous languages
Area of intervention: Integration of indigenous languages into standard-setting