Indigenous Languages Decade (2022-2032)
The United Nations General Assembly (Resolution A/RES/74/135) proclaimed the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL 2022-2032), to draw global attention on the critical situation of many indigenous languages and to mobilize stakeholders and resources for their preservation, revitalization and promotion.
The proclamation of an International Decade is a key outcome of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, for which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) lead global efforts. The Organization will continue to serve as lead UN Agency for the implementation of the International Decade, in cooperation with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and other relevant UN Agencies.
“Our languages are really important for our sense of identity, our sense of who we are. Our languages also help us to understand our lands.”
— Dr. Lorna Wánosts’a7 Williams, Prof Emerita, Influential Educator, Scholar, Filmmaker, Indigenous elder, and Member of the Global Task Force for Making a Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages, Canada
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