UNESCO publishes compendium on languages and multiculturalism

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has published an online compendium of its ongoing activities in the field of languages and multilingualism. The compendium was compiled by a task force with the following objectives:
*Promotion of multilingual education, including the mother language
*Safeguarding endangered and indigenous languages
*Promotion of multilingualism and linguistic diversity in literate environments, media, and cyberspace
*Promotion of languages as a means for dialogue and international integration
*Improvement of UNESCO effectiveness through integration of linguistic factors.
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