In 2023, the global celebration led by focused on the theme: "Multilingual education – a necessity to transform education" . The initiative emphasized that quality education starts with understanding, advocating for teaching children in their mother tongue during their earliest years of schooling . Historical Significance
The date February 21st honors the 1952 "Language Movement" in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), where students were killed while protesting for the right to use their native Bengali language . Importance in Ukraine In 2023, the global celebration led by focused
The day was first proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999 and has been observed worldwide since 2000 . In 2023, the global celebration led by focused