UNESCO and the protection of indigenous and endangered languages</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="UNESCO and the protection of indigenous and endangered languages"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="UNESCO,and,the,protection,of,indigenous,and,endangered,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">08-08-2008</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>UNESCO and the protection of indigenous and endangered languages</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/img_news/img_JYBjSLGVaRN1XLFddhKC_0.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Paris, France (UNESCO): As lead agency for the International Year of Languages (2008), UNESCO is highlighting the importance of linguistic diversity and multilingualism with a view to fostering the protection and promotion of all languages in all aspects of a society’s life. It is also reaching out to indigenous and non-indigenous experts in this crucial area to assess the technical and legal aspects regarding the protection of indigenous and endangered languages and provide new insights and information for appropriate policy dialogue. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.unesco.ru/eng/articles/2004/Valya06082008190521.php " target="blank">www.unesco.ru/eng/articles/2004/Valya06082008190521.php </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