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Waad (other)
Waad or WAAD may refer to: *World Autism Awareness Day, annually on 2 April, declared by the United Nations *Wa'ad or National Democratic Action Society, Bahrain's largest leftist political party Persons with the given name *Waad Al Bahri (born 1981), Syrian singer *Waad Hirmez (born 1961), Iraqi-American soccer player *Waad Al-Kateab (born 1993), Syrian filmmaker and journalist Persons with the surname *Armagil Waad ( 1511–1568), English civil servant and parliamentarian *William Waad (1546–1623), English statesman and diplomat {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day annually on April 2nd, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about autistic individuals throughout the world. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/RES/62/139)., passed in council on November 1, 2007, and adopted on December 18, 2007. It was proposed by Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, the United Nations Representative from Qatar and consort to Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and supported by all member states. This resolution was passed and adopted without a vote in the UN General Assembly, mainly as a supplement to previous UN initiatives to improve human rights. World Autism Day is one of only seven official health-specific UN Days. The terms "Autism Awareness Day" and "Autism Awareness Month" are often contested by autism rights advocates, who claim that they feed into perceived ableism against autistic people. Such groups, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |