UN to Promote News in Local African Languages
The United Nations (UN) is ready to partner with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to promote production of news in local languages across...
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DC Confucius Institute Designated as ‘Diplomatic Mission’
The U.S. State Department has designated the Confucius Institute U.S. (CIUS) Center, in Washington, DC, as a diplomatic mission, which will require it to...
German Gender Disagreement
The Association for German Language (GfdS) is calling for end to the practice of using an asterisk to make gender-specific nouns seem gender-neutral in...
New Institute to Promote Mexican Spanish and Culture
In a videoconference on Monday, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced a new institution to protect and promote the Spanish language in the U.S....
Canoa Launched to ‘Internationalize Spanish Language and Culture’
En Español The Canoa project to promote culture in...
French-Medium Education Wins Big in Canada
After a ten-year battle, Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that the province of British Columbia has failed in its responsibility to provide equal...
‘No Barrier’ to Chinese Becoming ‘Global Language’
Australian author and professor Dr. Jeffrey Gil, of Flinders University in Adelaide, claims there is “no barrier” stopping Chinese becoming a “global language” like...
French Suffering in Canadian Crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Health Canada’s decision to bypass laws requiring labels and services in both the country’s official languages: French and...
50 years of Francophonie
The date March 20 is recognized by the OIF as the International Day of La Francophonie. The UN regularly cooperates with the OIF and...
Celebrate UN French Language Day
Today, on March 20, the United Nations celebrates French Language Day.Language Days at the United Nations were introduced in 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and...
France to End Arabic-Medium Education
Announced during the same week as International Mother Language Day, the declared aim is to “fight foreign influence” and “promote the organization of...
Bengali: The Language that Sparked a Revolution
February 21 is International Mother Language Day (IMLD) and
every year since 2000, UNESCO has led the world in celebrating the occasion.
IMLD was first proposed...
French-Language Teachers Set to Strike this Friday
French-language teachers in Ontario, Canada say they will strike on Friday Feb. 27 as contract negotiations continue to fall through. Members of Association des...
