International Mother Language Day

On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, this event brought a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of multilingualism in education for fostering diversity and multicultural identity. Experts from UNESCO, UNIGE and ECOLINT joined the event at UN Geneva. 

Joining us for this session were: 

Speakers 

Isla GORDON, Principal of Campus des Nations, Ecolint (International School of Geneva) 
Francois GRIN, Director, Research Group “Economics, Languages and Education”, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (FTI), University of Geneva (UNIGE)  
Maki KATSUNO- HAYASHIKAWA, Director, Division of Education 2030, UNESCO Headquarters   

Moderator 

Kira KRUGLIKOVA, Director of Division of Conference Management, and Chair of the Multilingualism Action Team, UN Geneva 

Related resources: 
International Mother Language Day | United Nations 
Multilinguisme aux Nations Unies - Research Guides at United Nations Library & Archives Geneva (unog.ch) 
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