World Down Syndrome Day

The World Down Syndrome Day (World Down Syndrome Day ) takes place every year since 2006 on March 21. On this day events will be organized worldwide, which are intended to increase public awareness of the issue of Down syndrome. The selected date, March 21, symbolizes the characteristic feature of Down syndrome, namely the threefold presence of the 21st chromosome.

The day of action was first organized in 2006 in Geneva. Since 2012 the World Down Syndrome Day is officially recognized by the United Nations.