Language Magazine
May 5, 2021
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Ahead of the celebration of Portuguese Language Day on May 5, Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, said that Portugal is continuing its quest to have Portuguese made an official language of the United Nations (UN), but recognizes that it’s not likely soon.
Speaking at a press conference outlining the program of official commemorations of World Portuguese Language Day, Santos Silva said that progress had been made as Portuguese was already a working language in some UN organizations, like UNESCO. He pointed out the need to continue with the global promotion of Portuguese, considering it very important that, in addition to the work of the Camões Institute, the work of other countries’ Lusophone institutes, like the Brazil Cultural Network, and the Community of Portuguese-Language Countries’ International Institute of Portuguese Language (ILLP).