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French Language Day

French Language Day

Monday 20 March 2023, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Library Events Room, 1st Floor, Building B, Palais des Nations

In person

 

Celebrate French Language Day with us! 
French Language Day will be celebrated on 20 March 2023 at UN Geneva. On this occasion, the Division of Conference Management and the Center for Learning and Multilingualism are organizing a round-table with guest experts on the topic of glottophobia (discrimination based on language, learn more here), and the award ceremony of the traditional writing contest, this year on the theme « Dis-moi dix mots à tous les temps ».   

The event will be held in French, in person only and is open to the public: registration via Indico is mandatory for all external participants. 

Find the full programme below. 

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Speakers

Master of Ceremony 
M. Francesco Pisano, Director, Library & Archives, Interim Multilingualism Focal Point at UN Geneva 

Moderator 
Ms. Olga Markides, Head of the French Interpretation Section, Division of Conference Management, UN Geneva 

Guest Speakers 

  • Professor Philippe Blanchet, sociolinguist, Université de Rennes, France 
  • M. Bakari Sidiki Diaby, CERD member (Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination)
  • M. Ibrahima Guissé, CERD member

PROGRAMME

Monday 20 March 2023, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Palais des Nations, Library Events Room (LER), 1st Floor, Building B

 

Welcome remarks and Introduction – by: 

  • M. Francesco Pisano, Director, Library & Archives, Interim Multilingualism Focal Point at UN Geneva
  • M. Georges Nakseu Nguefang, Permanent Representative, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie 
  • M. Sabri Bachtobji, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, President of Sommet de la Francophonie

Round-table moderated by Ms. Olga Markides, Head of the French Interpretation Section, Division of Conference Management, UN Geneva, with: 

  • Professor Philippe Blanchet, sociolinguist, author of Discriminations : combattre la glottophobie (Editions Lambert-Lucas)
  • M. Bakari Sidiki Diaby, CERD member (Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination)
  • M. Ibrahima Guissé, CERD member

Questions & Answers 

Award-winning ceremony for the writing competition « Dis-moi dix mots à tous les temps », organized by the UN in Geneva 

More for your interest

Learn more about French Language Day. 

In parallel to the event, a Cultural Activity is organized by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, learn more here. 

Keep up with the upcoming International Days celebrations at UN Geneva visiting our page.