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UNESCO_Bangkok

  1. Nisha's right: to learn using her mother tongue... enjoy!! tinyurl.com/7y47eqy
  2. On International Mother #Language Day watch "Mother Tongue-based #Multilingual #Education - A Key to Quality Education" tinyurl.com/2a4q638
  3. #UNESCOBangkok organizes pre-event to promote #InternationalMotherLanguageDay in #Thailand tinyurl.com/8yzfcv7
  4. Nearly 7,000 languages are spoken in our world today. #Multilingual, #multicultural nations are the norm—not the exception #IMLD 2012
  5. Evidence shows that #children learn best when taught in their #mother language in the initial years at school: #IMLD 2012
  6. All #languages matter on International Mother Language Day!
  7. Education features at the Development Conference in #Myanmar tinyurl.com/6m2rkey
  8. #UNESCOBangkok culture unit chief, Dr. Tim Curtis, talks about #Ayutthaya post-flood recovery tinyurl.com/6p4ddp6
  9. #Japan voices gratitude and support to #UNESCO !! tinyurl.com/7nw4y8h
  10. Raise your voice for gender equality in education!!! tinyurl.com/73x46sc
  11. Soth East Asian nations to discuss lessons learnt from the 2011 floods tinyurl.com/7mlgfay
  12. Indian delegates learn about #Thai educational practices in a #UNESCO coordinated visit tinyurl.com/7r6r8e3
  13. y'all check out the #LIFE campaign in #PapuaNewGuinea tinyurl.com/6uxlp55
  14. Check out the latest issue #AWorldofScience tinyurl.com/6vhvj9b
  15. #SuuKyi receives #UNESCO Prize to encourage reforms in Myanmar@!! A MUST READ!! tinyurl.com/6oyhebj
  16. Asia Pacific nations agree on road-map to accelerate progress towards global #AIDS commitment! tinyurl.com/8xtxf8w
  17. latest #UNESCOBangkok e-newsletter, #eVoices tinyurl.com/7skuhuo
  18. Japan supports UNESCO in safeguarding intangible heritage by funding activities in eight Asia-Pacific countries, tinyurl.com/86a3296
  19. #Sexuality #education is now introduced to 3 teacher training #universities in #China benefiting over 900 #students, tinyurl.com/7trc3p5
  20. Mobile #teachers programme benefits over 7,000 out-of-school children in 56 most disadvantaged districts in #Lao PDR, tinyurl.com/7x8db5x