International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General
Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999.
On 16 May 2009 the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution called upon Member States "to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world".
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger is
intended to raise awareness about language endangerment and the need to
safeguard the world’s linguistic diversity among policy-makers, speaker
communities and the general public, and to be a tool to monitor the
status of endangered languages and the trends in linguistic diversity at
the global level.
"In this age of new technologies, books remain precious instruments, easy to handle, sturdy and practical for sharing knowledge, mutual understanding and opening the world to all. Books are the pillars of knowledge societies and essential for promoting freedom of expression and education for all."
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
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