World Braille Day

A/RES/73/161View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 74 Promotion and protection of human rights, published in 2018.

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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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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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Braille International Days Languages

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Decides to proclaim 4 January as World Braille Day, to be observed each year beginning in 2019, in order to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people;

Invites all Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, other international organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to observe World Braille Day in an appropriate manner, in order to raise public awareness of Braille as a means of communication;

Encourages Member States to take measures throughout society to raise awareness of Braille as a means of communication;

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

Stresses that the cost of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met from voluntary contributions.

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