International Mother Language Day
The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and has been observed throughout the world since 2000.
UNESCO believes in the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies. It is within its mandate for peace that it works to preserve the differences in cultures and languages that foster tolerance and respect for others.
It is in this context that the preservation of the mother tongue, TV BTR Nacional made a TV series of 202 episodes "Speak Romani" and 31 series of "Romani Alphabet", precisely to nurture its native Romani language.