International albinism awareness day

• International Albinism Awareness Day is observed every year on 13 June.

• The day is celebrated to raise awareness about albinism and to protect the human rights of people with albinism.

• The theme for International Albinism Awareness Day 2023 is 'Inclusion is Strength'.

• On 4 May 2006, the Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS) and other NGOs celebrated the first Albino Day.

• Since 2009, it has been called National Albino Day.

• The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution in 2013 entitled "Assaults and discrimination against persons with albinism".

• In December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 13 June as International Albinism Awareness Day from 2015.