International Albinism Awareness Day 2024
June 13, 2024 in the World
On the 13th of June 2024 is International Albinism Awareness Day. It had been proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) to spread information about albinism and to avoid mobbing and discrimination of albinos. The International Albinism Awareness Day aims to increase the global attention to human rights. Albinism is a pigmentary abnormality which leads to an extremely light hair skin and eye color.
Especially among dark skinned civilizations the risk of discrimination and social exclusion is very high whilst among light-skinned people the risk is rather low. In some cultures the so called “albino” are considered as hoodoos. International Albinism Awareness Day aims to clear people’s minds of such prejudices and inform the public about this hereditary disease. The UN-day has been initiated in 2014 but is firstly being realized in 2015.
More dates:
- International Albinism Awareness Day on Jun 13, 2025
- International Albinism Awareness Day on Jun 13, 2026
- International Albinism Awareness Day on Jun 13, 2027