4-th meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group for preparing materials from the Russian Federation for the World Atlas of Languages

The activities of the working group on the participation of the Russian Federation in the preparation of the World Atlas of Languages are included in the plan of activities for the International Decade for Indigenous Languages in 2022-2032, approved by Government Order No. 204 of 9 February 2022.

The working group includes representatives of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Education of Russia, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs of Russia and leading scientific and educational organizations.

At the meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group will be discussed the results of the All-Russian Population Census of 2020. The meeting will also be devoted to discussing, clarifying and organizing information on 78 languages of the peoples of Russia, which will be posted on the official website of the UNESCO World Atlas of Languages in the near future.