CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In December 2011, the General Assembly declared 21 March as World Down Syndrome Day (A/RES/66/149). The General Assembly decided, with effect from 2012, to observe World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March each year.

Detailed explanation-2: -World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is an annual March 21 celebration and global awareness day officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. March 21 (3/21) was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. The theme for 2022 WDSD is inclusion.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Down Syndrome Day – March 21, 2023.

Detailed explanation-4: -World Down Syndrome Day is observed on 21 March each year in order to raise public awareness of Down syndrome. The day is celebrated since 2012 with the recommendation of United Nations General Assembly.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theme of World Down Syndrome Day this year is “Inclusion Means”. It calls for making efforts to include people with down syndrome in all matters of life and not discriminate against them. Babies with Down Syndrome have an extra copy of a chromosome, which changes how the baby’s body and brain develop.