Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, para. 8
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Welcoming the adoption of initiatives by the United Nations system, including the proclamation of the year beginning 1 January 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages and International Mother Language Day to draw attention to the critical loss of languages, and recognizing the urgent need to promote the preservation and protection of all languages, including as an educational medium, and to take further urgent steps to that end at the national and international levels,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2018
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, Human Rights Council Resolution, 2018.