Proclamation of January 4th as World Braille Day,
The United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/73/161 established January 4th as World Braille Day , in December 2018 calls to raise awareness of Braille's importance for human rights, education, and inclusion for blind and visually impaired peopl e. It recognizes Braille as essential for freedom of expression, access to information, and full societal participation , honoring Louis Braille's birthday. The General Assembly, Recognizing that multilingualism, as a core value of the Organization, contributes to the achievement of the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as set out in Articles 1 and 2 of the Charter of the United Nations, Recognizing also that the United Nations pursues multilingualism as a means of promoting, protecting and preserving diversity of languages and cultures globally, as well as of improving the efficiency, performance and transparency of the Organization, Reaffirming its Resolution 53/199 of 15 December 1998 and Resolution 61/...