New York: On the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day, the Permanent Delegation of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, along with the delegations of Bangladesh, the State of Kuwait, India and South Korea, organized an autism awareness exhibition today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Abdulrahman Yacoub Al Hammadi, Acting Charge d’affaires of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, stressed the role played by the State of Qatar in launching a global awareness campaign on autism, which culminated in the decision of the General Assembly to consider April 2 as a global day each year to raise awareness of autism.
He also stressed that the State of Qatar will spare no effort to support the increase of awareness of autism. He expressed the hope that the exhibition would provide an opportunity to the world experience from the perspective of people with autism.
The exhibition was attended by a number of countries, NGOs and civil society organizations. The opening was also attended by a number of permanent representatives of Member States to the UN and representatives of civil society organizations.
