A number of ministries and institutions in Qatar lit up their buildings in blue, in celebration of the World Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day, which falls on April 2 of each year.
The Ministry of Justice illuminated the Ministry’s building in blue, in support of the efforts of the State of Qatar in the global humanitarian campaign to raise awareness of autism and in solidarity with the organized campaign "Autism speaks".
Illuminating the Ministry of Justice building in blue in support of the efforts of the State of Qatar in the global humanitarian campaign to raise awareness of autism and in solidarity with an organized campaign "Autism speaks". #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Justice_Qatar #Ramadan_in_Qatar pic.twitter.com/YHWJutE6nY
– Ministry of Justice – Qatar (@mojgovqa) April 2, 2023
Hamad Medical Corporation participated in the support and lit the multi-storey parking building at Hamad Medical Corporation in blue, to celebrate World Autism Day, under the slogan (Towards an inclusive world of difference – accept me as I am – I am autistic).
Illuminating the multi-storey parking building at Hamad Medical Corporation in blue to celebrate World Autism Day under the slogan (Towards an inclusive world of difference- accept me as I am— I have autism).
#WorldAutismDay pic.twitter.com/1E026aL8eD
– Hamad Medical Corporation (@HMC_Qatar) April 2, 2023
The General Authority of Civil Aviation also lit the building in blue, on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day.
Illumination of the General Authority of Civil Aviation building in blue, on the occasion of #WorldAutismAwarenessDay
The building of the Civil Aviation Authority is lit up in blue, on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day#WorldAutismDay #Civil Aviation #Doha #Qatar #WorldAutismDay … pic.twitter.com/AuojhCTqCb
– Civil Aviation (@CAAQATAR) April 2, 2023
It is noteworthy that the designation of the second of April of each year as the International Autism Awareness Day comes based on a proposal submitted by the State of Qatar and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution issued on December 18, 2007.
