It is the first time the organisation has dedicated an international day to an individual, recognising him as a symbol of hope for those who are oppressed and marginalised. 
Ni mara ya kwanza kabisa ambapo taasisi hiyo kubwa duniani imetangaza siku ya kimataifa kwa jina la mtu binafsi, likimtambua mtu huyo kama alama ya matumaini hasa kwa wale wanaokangamizwa na kutengwa.