A/RES/74/123
Persons with albinism
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 23/13 of 13 June 2013 on
attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 10 and 24/33 of 27 September
2013 on technical cooperation for the prevention of attacks against persons with
albinism, 11 as well as resolutions 28/6 of 26 March 2015 12 and 37/5 of 22 March 2018
pertaining to the mandate of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights
by persons with albinism,
Recalling further its resolution 69/170 of 18 December 2014, by which the
General Assembly decided to proclaim 13 June as International Albinism Awareness
Day, with effect from 2015,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the social development
challenges faced by persons with albinism 13 and the recommendations contained
therein,
Recalling the report on persons with albinism submitted by the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council
at its twenty-fourth session, 14 and recalling also all the reports of the Independent
Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism to the General
Assembly and to the Human Rights Council,
Recalling also African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights resolutions
263 of 5 November 2013 on the prevention of attacks and discrimination against
persons with albinism and 373 of 22 May 2017 on the Regional Action Plan on
Albinism in Africa (2017–2021), and the Pan-African Parliament resolution on
persons with albinism in Africa of 18 May 2018,
Expressing grave concern at all attacks against persons with albinism, including
women and children,
Welcoming the steps taken and the efforts made by the countries co ncerned,
including the initiation of legal action against perpetrators of attacks against persons
with albinism, public condemnation of attacks against persons with albinism and
public campaigns to raise awareness,
Expressing concern that persons with albinism are disproportionately affected
by poverty, owing to the discrimination and marginalization they face, and in this
regard recognizing that there is a need for resources to develop and implement
programmes to prevent and combat prejudice, to foster inclusion and to create an
environment conducive to respect for their rights and dignity,
Expressing concern also that women and girls with albinism may face multiple
forms of discrimination, and a higher risk of sexual abuse, especia lly in communities
where they are falsely perceived to have the power to cure HIV and AIDS, including
being targets of witchcraft-related attacks,
Recognizing that persons with albinism continue to face environmental,
structural and attitudinal barriers that prevent their full participation in economic,
social, political and cultural life,
Recognizing also the need to address the root causes of attacks and
discrimination against persons with albinism, particularly the interrelated factors,
including the mythologization of albinism and the related lack of understanding of
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See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 53
(A/68/53), chap. V, sect. A.
Ibid., Supplement No. 53A (A/68/53/Add.1), chap. III.
Ibid., Seventieth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/70/53), chap. III, sect. A.
A/74/184.
A/HRC/24/57.
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