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ALAS! 1 out of world’s 6,000 languages disappears every 2 weeks – UNESCO

February 22, 2018Ayo Olowo

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has warned that at least one out of the world’s estimated 6,000 languages disappears every two weeks. According to the UN cultural agency, at least 43 per cent of the estimated 6,000 languages spoken in the world are endangered. UNESCO said only a few hundred languages have […]

US withdraws from UNESCO

October 12, 2017Ayo Olowo

The United States announced Thursday that it will withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization, accusing the body of “anti-Israel bias.” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Washington would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency. The United States was angered in 2011 when UNESCO members granted Palestine […]

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ALAS! 1 out of world’s 6,000 languages disappears every 2 weeks – UNESCO

US withdraws from UNESCO

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