As regional minority languages gain increasing recognition and better treatment in Europe, what is the condition of the languages spoken by immigrant communities in the continent? Is their use encouraged, or are these languages seen as obstacles to the integration of these newcomers? Can they, should they, be taught in school to the children of these immigrant families? As the world prepares to mark International Mother Language Day on February 21, UNESCO is launching the debate with a 50-page working paper - Language Diversity in Multicultural Europe, Comparative perspectives on immigrant minority languages at home and at school* - published by the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) programme. The focus of this report is on language diversity in multicultural Europe as a consequence of international migration and minorization. The status of immigrant minority languages at home and at school is addressed from five different perspectives. Download the 62 page report in PDF format