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The world's nearly 6,000 languages, vectors of social and cultural values, will be celebrated at UNESCO Headquarters on 21 February, International Mother Language Day. The event aims to promote linguistic diversity and multilingual education. This year’s theme will be devoted to languages in cyberspace.

International Mother Language Day (21 February 2006) Webcast on demand: Morning session in English [Windows Media] Morning session in French [Windows Media] Afternoon session in English [Windows Media] Afternoon session in French [Windows Media] Download free Windows Media Player Website of the event Programme of the event (PDF)

Infosheet on Multilingualism (PDF) Multilingualism in Cyberspace In Focus on Multilingualism (UNESCO's Culture Sector) Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education

UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector supports initiatives that promote digital access to languages and develop local content for cyberspace, thus providing a subsidiary strategy for protecting endangered languages.

24-02-2006 (Paris) 

African Web Survey Project presented at UNESCO

12-01-2006 (Paris) 

UNESCO Guidelines for designing terminology policies now available

09-01-2006 (Paris) 

UNESCO nominated as one of the “Linguists of the Year”

05-01-2006 (Tblisi) 

ICT to preserve and access endangered Caucasian languages

04-01-2006 (Paris/Montreal) 

Measuring linguistic diversity on the Internet

19-12-2005 (Addis Ababa) 

Using virtual reality for learning in local languages

09-12-2005 (Ulan Bator) 

Revival of traditional Mongolian script through e-tools

28-09-2005 (Addis Ababa) 

New partnership for terminology capacity building in Ethiopia