[lg policy] Edling Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13

Wed Oct 24 14:18:49 UTC 2012

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Today's Topics:

   1. 24 October is United Nations Day! (Francis Hult)
   2. UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Francis Hult)
   3. UNESCO education position paper: Education in a   multilingual
      world (Francis Hult)
   4. Mother Tongue Multilingual Education (Francis Hult)
   5. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Francis Hult)
   6. Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights (Francis Hult)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:37:27 +0000
From: Francis Hult <Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se>
Subject: [Edling] 24 October is United Nations Day!
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United Nations Day: 24 October

UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN
Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the
majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of
the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.

24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In
1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be
observed by Member States as a public holiday.

More information:
http://www.un.org/en/events/unday/index.shtml
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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:39:30 +0000
From: Francis Hult <Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se>
Subject: [Edling] UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The online edition of the Atlas is complementary to the print edition
It does not reproduce the regional and thematic chapters of the print
version, but it offers additional information on the listed endangered
languages. Via this interface, you can browse through them, using
combinations of search criteria and/or zooming in the map...

http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/
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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:41:20 +0000
From: Francis Hult <Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se>
Subject: [Edling] UNESCO education position paper: Education in a
        multilingual world
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Education in a multilingual world: UNESCO education position paper

This document aims to clarify some of the key concepts and issues that
surround the debate and presents in a simplified and synthetic form
the many declarations and recommendations that have made reference to
the issues of languages and education. These are stated as UNESCO
guidelines and principles.

Download it here:

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/publications-and-communication-materials/publications/full-list/education-in-a-multilingual-world-unesco-education-position-paper/
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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:42:52 +0000
From: Francis Hult <Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se>
Subject: [Edling] Mother Tongue Multilingual Education
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Mother Tongue Multilingual Education

UNESCO is developing a number of initiatives for the promotion of
mother tongue instruction and bilingual or multilingual education to
enhance quality education

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/languages-in-education/multilingual-education/
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:47:14 +0000
From: Francis Hult <Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se>
Subject: [Edling] UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
To: "EDLING at bunner.geol.lu.se" <EDLING at bunner.geol.lu.se>
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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the
General Assembly on Thursday 13 September 2007, by a majority of 144
states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and
the United States) and 11 abstentions (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Samoa
and Ukraine).

Read more:
http://social.un.org/index/IndigenousPeoples/DeclarationontheRightsofIndigenousPeoples.aspx

See the declaration here:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf

[esp. Articles 13, 14, and 16]
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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:52:02 +0000
From: Francis Hult <Francis.Hult at englund.lu.se>
Subject: [Edling] Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights
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Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights

The Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights (known also as the
Barcelona Declaration) is a document signed by the International PEN
Club, and several non-governmental organizations in 1996 to support
linguistic rights, especially those of endangered languages. The
document was adopted at the conclusion of the World Conference on
Linguistic Rights held 6?9 June 1996 in Barcelona, Spain. It was also
presented to the UNESCO Director General in 1996 but the Declaration
has not gained formal approval from UNESCO.