Andrew Wheat
Monroe High School
Republic of Djibouti
Third Main Committee: Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural
Death of Indigenous Languages
In a world where languages are being lost every year, governments must take the
responsibility and initiative to stop the inexcusable loss of culture. The Republic of Djibouti
recognizes four languages spoken within its borders, and while none of these are at risk of being
lost, many other languages from around the globe, sadly, are.
Therefore, the Republic of Djibouti wishes to work with its allies and the international
community as a whole to work to stop the death of indigenous languages that are unfortunately
lost every year. It is Djibouti’s wish for international cooperation among all members of this
body to stop this death of culture and to preserve these dialects and languages for posterity, and
then to ensure that the loss of various forms of the spoken word is a problem we as a race will
not have to deal with again.
To this end, Djibouti is of the mind to provide funding to researchers to recover
languages lost and to record the languages yet at risk so that they may never be threatened with
extinction. This solution calls for an international effort from all nations to succeed, as Djibouti
cannot preserve an entire world’s worth of languages on its own. We call to our allies around the
globe to take up the ideals of this cause and to help us stem the loss of languages around the
world and preserve them for all time.