International Albinism Awareness Day

A/RES/69/170View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 68b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2014.

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2 versions · 2014–2015

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	–

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Human rights mainstreaming, right to development, and research and analysis	108

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Human rights mainstreaming, right to development, and research and analysis	108	—

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5 subjects

Albinism Human Rights Human Rights Advancement International Days Public Information

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Decides to proclaim, with effect from 2015, 13 June as International Albinism Awareness Day;

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 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;

Invites 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;

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

Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States and United Nations organizations.

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