The FINANCIAL - UN Declares March 21 World Down Syndrome Day

UN Declares March 21 World Down Syndrome Day

21/12/2011 02:53 (161 Day 15:49 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- The Australian Government today welcomed a resolution by the United Nations to designate March 21 as ‘World Down Syndrome Day.’

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The Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas said the resolution, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in New York will see World Down Syndrome Day become an annual United Nations Observance day from next year.

According the World Health Organization, over a billion people, about fifteen per cent of the world's population, have some form of disability.

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