Asia and the Pacific
Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group (MLE WG)
The AsiaPacific Multilingual Education Working Group MLE WG established formally in 2009 is a coalition of INGOs universities and bilateral and UN agencies involved in implementing Mother TongueBased Multilingual Education MTB MLE programmes for disadvantaged communities in countries throughout the AsiaPacific Region The MLE WG focuses on the enhance coordination of technical and substantive support for multilingual education initiatives and evidencebased policy advocacy throughout the region UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education UNESCO Bangkok and United Nations Childrens Fund Regional Office for East Asia and the Pacific UNICEFEAPRO lead the MLE WG as cochairs in the AsiaPacific region UNESCO Bangkok serves as the MLE WG Secretariat