Deeply concerned at the vast number of endangered languages, in particular indigenous languages, and stressing that, despite the continuing efforts, there is an urgent need to preserve, promote and revitalize endangered languages,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2016
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Rights of indigenous peoples (2016), A/RES/71/178, PP 11.