# International Mother Language Day

> worldwide annual observance to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity

**Wikidata**: [Q42375](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42375)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mother_Language_Day)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-mother-language-day


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [Source](https://www.unesco.org/en/days/mother-language)
3. [Source](https://www.unesco.org/fr/days/mother-language)
4. [Source](https://www.unesco.org/es/days/mother-language)
5. [Source](https://www.unesco.org/ru/days/mother-language)
6. [Source](https://www.unesco.org/ar/days/mother-language)
7. [Source](https://www.unesco.org/zh/days/mother-language)
8. [International Mother Language Day 21 February](https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day)
9. [Journée internationale de la langue maternelle 21 février](https://www.un.org/fr/observances/mother-language-day)
10. [Международный день родного языка 21 февраля](https://www.un.org/ru/observances/mother-language-day)
11. [ía Internacional de la Lengua Materna 21 de febrero](https://www.un.org/es/observances/mother-language-day)
12. [اليوم الدولي للغة الأم21 شباط/فبراير](https://www.un.org/ar/observances/mother-language-day)
13. [国际母语日 2月21日](https://www.un.org/zh/observances/mother-language-day)
14. [International Mother Language Day (IMLD): report of Member States' activities to promote linguistic diversity and multilingual education development, 2000-2007. 2008](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000162418)
15. [International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2008: languages matter!. 2008](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000180269)
16. [International Mother Language Day, 2009: report of the Round Table. 2009](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000181880)
17. [On International Mother Language Day, UN promotes reading in local tongues. 2013](https://news.un.org/en/story/2013/02/432532)
18. [On International Day, UN urges support for ‘Mother Languages’, linguistic diversity. 2014](https://news.un.org/en/story/2014/02/462282)
19. [Mother language day 2020: Celebrating cross-border languages for peaceful dialogue. 2020](https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/mother-language-day-2020-celebrating-cross-border-languages-peaceful-dialogue)
20. [2021 International Mother Language Day Fostering Multilingualism for Inclusion in Education and Society. 2021](https://www.ecml.at/Portals/1/gazette/Gazette%2054-Feb2021/Unesco_IMLD_EN.pdf?ver=2021-02-09-111206-760)
21. [Using technology for multilingual learning: challenges and opportunities: webinar report on the occasion of the 2022 International Mother Language Day celebration](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381185)
22. [International Mother Language Day 2024 Multilingual education: A pillar of intergenerational learning](https://articles.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/fichiers/2024/02/imld-2024-cn-en.pdf)
23. [International Mother Language Day 2026. Youth voices on multilingual education](https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/international-mother-language-day-2026-youth-voices-multilingual-education?hub=66646)
24. [Celebrate International Mother Language Day with Action. 2026](https://languagemagazine.com/2026/02/20/celebrate-international-mother-language-day-with-action/)
25. [International Mother Language Day, February 21](https://aildi.arizona.edu/content/international-mother-language-day-february-21)
26. [International Mother Language Day 2025. 2025](https://romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int/en/news/international-mother-language-day-2025/)
27. [Source](https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/510/36/PDF/N0651036.pdf?OpenElement)