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UNESCO has just launched a YouTube- and YouKou-run 90-second video contest for young people, as part of its special programme for the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity >>>>>>>>>>
UNESCO seeking Intern for the WSIS KC
Dear Members, UNESCO is currently seeking an intern for the Information and Knowledge Management team of the Information and Communication Section, located in our... more
Global Internet usage
This article provides information relating to the number of people who use the Internet by language, nationality, geography, etc.
2nd International Symposium on Multilingualism and Cyberspace, Brasília, Brazil, 7-9 November 2011
The Department of Foreign Languages and Translation (Departamento de Línguas Estrangeiras e Tradução - LET), Letters Institute (Instituto de Letras – IL) of the University of Brasília (Universidade de Brasília - UnB) and Maaya, World Network for Linguistic Diversity, are pleased to announce the 2nd International Symposium on Multilingualism and Cyberspace which will be held in Brasília, Brazil, 7-9 November 2011. Read more ...
Winter School on Multilingualism across the Lifespan 6 - 8 February 2012, at the Institute of Multilingualism, Murtengasse/rue de Morat 24, CH-1700 Fribourg, room K0.02
Arabic gaining in popularity on Facebook in the Middle East
Figures highlight the rapid growth of the planet’s most popular social network in the Arab world, where it has played a key role in the recent social uprisings >>>>>
Online multilingualism observatory in the pipeline
The brainchild of the European project Poliglotti4.eu, the observatory will document best practices in implementing language policies
2nd International conference "Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Cyberspace" 12-14/07/2011, Yakutsk, Russian Federation
The Conference builds on the recognition of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity in the digital world and addresses political, cultural, social, ethical and technological aspects of activities aimed to support and develop linguistic and cultural diversity. The discussions will focus on policies, standards and tools necessary to ensure linguistic and cultural diversity preservation and on specific tools of multilingualism promotion.
DYLAN Closing Meeting - Brussels - 22/23 September 2011
Time has come for the Closing Meeting of the DYLAN Project. It will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 22-23 September 2011, at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
A full day, 22 September 2011, will be dedicated to a public conference on which we will present project outcomes for discussion with representatives from business, European institutions and higher education.
This video was produced by the UNESCO Liaison Office in New York in 2010, on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day, to raise awareness on the importance on languages today.
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Directory of good practices in multilinguism
Linguamón – House of Languages disposed to all public the Directory of good practices in multilinguism, a dynamic inventory that is regularly broadened by the incorporation of new proposals for language acting.
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