[Edling] 12 July | Youth for Linguistic Rights: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Way to Recovery

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

*Youth for Linguistic Rights: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the
Way to Recovery*

Monday, 12 July 2021
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM New York Time

World Esperanto Youth Organization (TEJO) with Universal Esperanto
Association / Universala Esperanto-Asocio (UEA)

This side event [of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)]
hosted by the World Esperanto Youth Organization (TEJO) will focus on the
topic of linguistic rights: the fundamental right of every individual to
choose the language or languages for communication in the private or public
sphere. More than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, international
institutions and organizations have observed and reported on the lack of
respect and several violations of fundamental human rights. Linguistic
rights are not an exception; in fact, they have been negatively affected by
the rapid transition of the majority of professional, educational,
personal, and social activities to an online environment. During the
COVID-19 crisis, researchers are highlighting the need for public health
officials to provide information in a range of languages and especially to
provide public health information for indigenous people all over the world.
What is the role of young people in this regard, especially in
post-recovery societies?

Our objectives with this side event are to: Raise awareness of the
importance of linguistic rights and especially how they have been impacted
by the COVID-19 pandemic; Highlight the relation of linguistic rights with
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDGs 3, 4, 10, 16 and 17;
Raise awareness on language discrimination: how speakers of minority
languages are excluded and how decision-makers can intentionally include
them; Explore the role of young people in this regard, especially in the
post-recovery societies; Allow people from diverse backgrounds to exchange
views and experiences between themselves; Connect linguistic minorities and
use this side event as a networking opportunity.

The side event organised by TEJO and UEA on 6th April this year as part of
ECOSOC Youth Forum (Linguistic Rights and Young People: Challenges and
Opportunities) received positive appraisals by the attendees. Therefore, we
would like to continue along this path and raise awareness on language
policy.

More information and registration:
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=20000&nr=7962&menu=2993
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