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| Title | Voices of the World |
| Body | From: http://www.ciplnet.com/voicesoftheworld2004.html Voices of the World is an initiative of UNESCOs Goodwill Ambassador for Languages Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, based on an original idea by Janus Billeskov Jansen. Voices of the World is endorsed by the UN and supported by the Danish Government. Voices of the World aims to build international popular awareness of the diversity of mankind by portraying the peoples of the world, giving face and voice to each culture and empowering every language to speak in order to strengthen our mutual belonging. From the outset the project consisted of two major elements: 1. Creation of an audio-visual Internet based interactive presentation of the worlds languages: the Language Exploratorium. 2. Production of a Worldwide TV-Event celebrating the worlds cultural and linguistic diversity to be broadcasted in connection with the 60th birthday of the United Nations Organisation, 24th of October 2005. What could be a better way to pay homage to the United Nations on the occasion of its 60th anniversary than to stress the value of cultural and linguistic diversity of the peoples of the World. After all, by celebrating the diversity of human culture we only strengthen the dialogue among civilisations, an idea rooted in the fundamental United Nations values. I congratulate you on your excellent initiative. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General UN For more information on Voices of the World, visit; http://www.ciplnet.com/voicesoftheworld2004.html |
| Source | Voices of the World |
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