International Albinism Awareness Day

A/HRC/RES/26/10View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2014.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2014–2015

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/69/170

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	A/RES/69/170	International Albinism Awareness Day	598	70%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/26/10	International Albinism Awareness Day	481	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Albinism Human Rights Human Rights Advancement International Days Public Information

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Recommends that the General Assembly proclaim 13 June International Albinism Awareness Day, and invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and individuals, to observe International Albinism Awareness Day in an appropriate manner;

Invites Member States to provide the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with information on the initiatives taken to promote and protect the human rights of persons with albinism, including efforts to increase awareness of the human rights situation of persons with albinism and understanding of albinism;

Urges the human rights treaty bodies and special procedures of the Human Rights Council to continue to give attention, within their respective mandates, to the situation of persons with albinism;

Requests the High Commissioner to keep the Human Rights Council informed at its twenty-ninth session of the initiatives taken to raise awareness and promote the protection of the rights of persons with albinism;

Also requests the High Commissioner to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States and United Nations organizations.

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