On the importance of languages</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="On the importance of languages"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="On,the,importance,of,languages"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">19-09-2006</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>On the importance of languages</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Nairobi, Kenya (Standard): Languages open doors into cultures, value systems, community dialogue and social transformation. The development of language policies and their implementation should not be incidental, but deliberate and sustained. […] Languages - both as a metaphor of life and a mode of communication - can be used to shape global and local leadership. They are seen as agents of social alienation and cultural destruction in a world where culture is important, not just as an agent of identity but also as a tool for national development. Leaders must re-examine their tendency to polarise the world and rebuild trust in our collective humanity, anchoring tolerance of other viewpoints, interpretations and languages. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200609181507.html " target="blank">allafrica.com/stories/200609181507.html </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show