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Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la elimu , sayansi na utamaduni UNESCO tarehe 23 mwezi Novemba mwaka 2021 lilitangaza rasmi tarehe 7 Julai ya kila mwaka kuwa siku ya Kiswahili duniani.
Maudhui ya maadhimisho ya mwaka huu ni Kiswahili kwa amani na ustawi. Lengo hasa la maadhimisho haya ya mwaka ni kusongesha matumizi ya lugha ya kiswahili kama nguzo ya amani, na ustawi na wakati huo kuimarisha tamaduni mbalimbali
UNESCO ilipitisha uamuzi huo huko makao makuu yake mjini Paris Ufaransa wakati wa mkutano wa nchi wanachama wa shirika hilo
Azimio lilipitishwa bila kupingwa na utekelezaji wake unaanza mwaka huu wa 2022
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In the 1950s the United Nations established the Kiswahili language unit of United Nations Radio, and today Kiswahili is the only African language within the Directorate of the Global Communications at the United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolution 71/328 of 11 September 2017, on multilingualism, welcomed implementation of a day dedicated to each of its official languages in order to inform and raise awareness of their history, culture and use, and encouraged the Secretary-General and institutions such as UNESCO to consider extending this important initiative to other non-official languages spoken throughout the world
In that regard, the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO adopted resolution 41 C/61 that recognized the role the Kiswahili language plays in promoting cultural diversity, creating awareness and fostering dialogue among civilizations and noted the need to promote multilingualism as a core value of the United Nations and an essential factor in harmonious communication between peoples, which promotes unity in diversity and international understanding, tolerance and dialogue
The resolution proclaimed 7 July of each year as World Kiswahili Language Day. Kiswahili is the first African language to the recognized in such a manner by the UN
Kiswahili is a language that speaks to both past and present. With over 200 million speakers, it is one of the most widely used African languages, encompassing more than a dozen main dialects
Over the centuries, this Bantu language has emerged as a common form of communication in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to the Middle East
This first celebration of the World Kiswahili language day will be held under the theme ‘Kiswahili for peace and prosperity’
The mission of the annual celebration is to promote the use of Kiswahili language as a beacon for unity, peace, and enhanced multiculturalism
Kiswahili is one of the most widely used languages of the African family, and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. It is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world, with more than 200 million speakers
The language is one of the lingua franca in many countries within East, Central and Southern Africa as well as in the Middle East. It is also taught across major universities and colleges globally
Director General message
As we look forward in celebrating the first World Kiswahili Language Day, we call on you to join us by recording video of you saying a kiswahili word and translating it to your mother language, in our attempt to bring Kiswahili Language closer to home.
Source: UNESCO
Maudhui ya maadhimisho ya mwaka huu ni Kiswahili kwa amani na ustawi. Lengo hasa la maadhimisho haya ya mwaka ni kusongesha matumizi ya lugha ya kiswahili kama nguzo ya amani, na ustawi na wakati huo kuimarisha tamaduni mbalimbali
UNESCO ilipitisha uamuzi huo huko makao makuu yake mjini Paris Ufaransa wakati wa mkutano wa nchi wanachama wa shirika hilo
Azimio lilipitishwa bila kupingwa na utekelezaji wake unaanza mwaka huu wa 2022
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In the 1950s the United Nations established the Kiswahili language unit of United Nations Radio, and today Kiswahili is the only African language within the Directorate of the Global Communications at the United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolution 71/328 of 11 September 2017, on multilingualism, welcomed implementation of a day dedicated to each of its official languages in order to inform and raise awareness of their history, culture and use, and encouraged the Secretary-General and institutions such as UNESCO to consider extending this important initiative to other non-official languages spoken throughout the world
In that regard, the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO adopted resolution 41 C/61 that recognized the role the Kiswahili language plays in promoting cultural diversity, creating awareness and fostering dialogue among civilizations and noted the need to promote multilingualism as a core value of the United Nations and an essential factor in harmonious communication between peoples, which promotes unity in diversity and international understanding, tolerance and dialogue
The resolution proclaimed 7 July of each year as World Kiswahili Language Day. Kiswahili is the first African language to the recognized in such a manner by the UN
Kiswahili is a language that speaks to both past and present. With over 200 million speakers, it is one of the most widely used African languages, encompassing more than a dozen main dialects
Over the centuries, this Bantu language has emerged as a common form of communication in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to the Middle East
This first celebration of the World Kiswahili language day will be held under the theme ‘Kiswahili for peace and prosperity’
The mission of the annual celebration is to promote the use of Kiswahili language as a beacon for unity, peace, and enhanced multiculturalism
Kiswahili is one of the most widely used languages of the African family, and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. It is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world, with more than 200 million speakers
The language is one of the lingua franca in many countries within East, Central and Southern Africa as well as in the Middle East. It is also taught across major universities and colleges globally
Director General message
As we look forward in celebrating the first World Kiswahili Language Day, we call on you to join us by recording video of you saying a kiswahili word and translating it to your mother language, in our attempt to bring Kiswahili Language closer to home.
Source: UNESCO