<div dir="ltr">United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights<br><br>International Mother Language Day: Languages must be respected and embraced not excluded<br><br>States must be more inclusive in the treatment and use of minority and indigenous languages, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, said today ahead of International Mother Language Day.<br><br>Full text:<br><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/02/international-mother-language-day-languages-must-be-respected-and-embraced">https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/02/international-mother-language-day-languages-must-be-respected-and-embraced</a></div>