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International Mother Language Day was observed at the UN headquarters with interpretation services in all six official languages of the UN enabling the speakers to deliver their remarks in their mother tongue.
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New York: On the occasion of the International Mother Language Day 2021, UN Member states stressed the role of multilingualism in building more inclusive and peaceful societies and education systems.
The annual celebration, organized by the Permanent Missions of Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Jordan, Lithuania and New Zealand along with the United Nations and UNESCO, highlighted the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies and leaving no one behind.
The virtual celebration convened this year under the theme “Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society” brought together high-level officials, UN ambassadors and senior UN representatives. The panel moderated by H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, features addresses and messages by the President of the UN General Assembly H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio, UN Under-Secr