Mother languages key to quality edn: UNESCO

UNESCO has underlined the importance of mother languages for quality education and linguistic diversity to take forward the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, reports UNB.  “Mother languages in a multilingual approach are essential components of quality education, which is itself the foundation for empowering women and men and their societies,” said UNESCO Director General (DG) Irina Bokova. She made the remark in a message on the occasion of International Mother Language Day that falls on February 21 (Amar Ekushey) saying, “We must recognise and nurture this power in order to leave no one behind to craft a more just and sustainable future for all.”  The theme of the 2016 International Mother Language Day is “Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes.”  International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999.  The UNESCO DG said in Sustainable Development Goal 4, the 2030 Agenda focuses on quality education and lifelong learning for all to enable every woman and man to acquire skills, knowledge, and values to become everything they wish and participate fully in their societies.  “This is especially important for girls and women, as well as minorities, indigenous people, and rural population,” she said.
 Irina Bokova said this is reflected on UNESCO’s Education 2030 Framework for Action, a roadmap to implement the 2030 Agenda, encouraging full respect for the use of mother language in teaching and learning, and the promotion and preservation of linguistic diversity.
 “Multilingualism is essential to drive these objectives forward – it is vital for success across the 2030 Agenda, regarding growth, employment and health, as well as sustainable consumption and production, and climate change,” said UNESCO DG.  Irina Bokova mentioned that the UNESCO brings the same focus on advancing linguistic diversity on the Internet, through support to relevant local content as well as media and information literacy.   “Through the local and indigenous knowledge systems programme, UNESCO is highlighting the importance of mother and local languages as channels for safeguarding and sharing indigenous cultures and knowledge, which are vast reservoirs of wisdom,” she said.

Mother languages key to quality edn: UNESCO

UNESCO has underlined the importance of mother languages for quality education and linguistic diversity to take forward the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, reports UNB. Mother languages in a multilingual approach are essential components of quality education, which is itself the foundation for empowering women and men and their societies, said UNESCO Director General (DG) Irina Bokova. She made the remark in a message on the occasion of International Mother Language Day that falls on February 21 (Amar Ekushey) saying, We must recognise and nurture this power in order to leave no one behind to craft a more just and sustainable future for all. The theme of the 2016 International Mother Language Day is Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes. International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999. The UNESCO DG said in Sustainable Development Goal 4, the 2030 Agenda focuses on quality education and lifelong learning for all to enable every woman and man to acquire skills, knowledge, and values to become everything they wish and participate fully in their societies. This is especially important for girls and women, as well as minorities, indigenous people, and rural population, she said. Irina Bokova said this is reflected on UNESCOs Education 2030 Framework for Action, a roadmap to implement the 2030 Agenda, encouraging full respect for the use of mother language in teaching and learning, and the promotion and preservation of linguistic diversity. Multilingualism is essential to drive these objectives forward it is vital for success across the 2030 Agenda, regarding growth, employment and health, as well as sustainable consumption and production, and climate change, said UNESCO DG. Irina Bokova mentioned that the UNESCO brings the same focus on advancing linguistic diversity on the Internet, through support to relevant local content as well as media and information literacy. Through the local and indigenous knowledge systems programme, UNESCO is highlighting the importance of mother and local languages as channels for safeguarding and sharing indigenous cultures and knowledge, which are vast reservoirs of wisdom, she said.