EMRIP16: Side Event On Interconnection Between Health, Language, Biodiversity, And Climate
Indigenous Peoples Organizations, UNESCO, WMO, WHO, OHCHR, IPBES, BES-Net and IPCC
Indigenous Peoples Organizations, UNESCO, WMO, WHO, OHCHR, IPBES, BES-Net and IPCC
Functional and justice-oriented constitutional language commission is crucial for promoting and protecting of IPs languages;
According to a survey conducted by Okinawa in January, only 2% of those in their 30s have a good understanding of the Ryukyuan languages, compared to 43% of those over 70 years old.
Language oppression leads to loss of language, which in turn impacts on the physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing. It impacts on culture, erosion of identity, breakdown of social relations and other Indigenous ways of life.
Our languages have been stifled, our perspectives and voices have been dismissed by the states and the United Nations.
15th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 04–08 July 2022Geneva, Switzerland Agenda Item 7: International Decade of Indigenous Languages Statement on behalf of Asia Indigenous …
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Karen Indigenous Women’s Group members of Mae Yod Village from Northern Thailand articulates their forest voices in their indigenous language.
The main objective of this Briefing Paper on the Situation of Indigenous Languages in Asia is to build a comprehensive understanding of the situation of indigenous languages in Asia, including …
Under Agenda Item 5: Discussion on the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages By Asia Indigenous Peoples Caucus and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Mahai Reoreo (Greetings) Madam Chair, We, the indigenous …