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On 20 October, UNESCO announced the renewal of its collaboration with Motorola and Lenovo Foundation in support of Indigenous languages. A new financial contribution over the next two years will help develop locally relevant national action plans and support Indigenous peoples’ participation in initiatives of the International Decade 2022–2032. [1]
The announcement centres communities’ role in decisions about their own languages and knowledge. Continued support provides a basis for the planned work; it does not by itself demonstrate an increase in speakers or guarantee language transmission. Those outcomes will depend on the activities undertaken and the choices of the communities involved. [1]
The bright side
Supporting local plans alongside participation recognises that safeguarding languages requires the people who speak them to have a say. [1]
One idea, in simple words
On 20 October, UNESCO announced renewed support for Indigenous languages with Motorola and Lenovo Foundation. The contribution will cover two more years. Indigenous languages belong to communities with their own histories and knowledge. The project will help prepare national plans suited to local contexts and support communities in taking part in decisions. An action plan sets out what people want to do and how to organise it. Imagine, for example, an activity for passing words between generations: people who use that language need to help shape the choices. Renewed support is a concrete development. It does not prove that speaker numbers have already increased or that a language is secure. Results will require activities, time and evaluation. [1]
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- UNESCO, Motorola and Lenovo Foundation renew collaboration for Indigenous languages UNESCO · 20 Oct 2026
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