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Zero Discrimination Day: 01 March

Zero Discrimination Day is an annual day celebrated on 1 March each year by the United Nations and other international organisations. Zero Discrimination Day is celebrated to promote and celebrate everyone’s right, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnicity, skin colour, etc. Zero Discrimination Day aims to raise the voice for the right to live life with dignity, despite one’s choices, beliefs, profession, education, disability or even illness.

The theme of Zero Discrimination Day 2021: “End Inequalities”.

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A butterfly is the symbol of Zero Discrimination Day and it is widely used by people to share their stories and photos as a way to end discrimination and work towards positive transformation. Zero Discrimination Day was first celebrated on March 1, 2014, and was launched by UNAIDS Executive Director at Beijing after UNAIDS launched its Zero Discrimination Campaign on World AIDS Day in December 2013.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
UNAIDS Executive Director: Winnie Byanyima.
UNAIDS Founded: 26 July 1994.

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