Mother Language Day is putting education in the spotlight
“How can you learn if you don’t understand?” that’s the question being asked on this UNESCO world day
As much as 40 percent of the global population can’t access education in a language they understand, which can negatively impact their success, especially if their impoverished, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
That’s the message being shared today on International Mother Language Day. “On the occasion of this Day, I launch an appeal for the potential of multilingual education to be acknowledged everywhere, in education and administrative systems, in cultural expressions and the media, cyberspace and trade,” says Irina Bokova, UNESCO director-general.
Through mastering reading and writing in the mother tongue, and sharing local minority culture, values and traditions, more sustainable futures will be possible.
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