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News: Every year Zero Discrimination Day is observed on 1st March

Facts:

It is observed by the United Nations AIDS Programme.
Was first observed in 2014 after UNAIDS launched its Zero Discrimination Campaign on World AIDS Day in December 2013.
2020 Theme: Zero Discrimination against Women and Girls

Additional information:

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

It is an initiative of the United Nations which was started in 1996. It is is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
The main objective of the programme is to coordinate global action on the AIDS disease and alleviate its impact.
The UN Political declaration on ending AIDS was adopted in 2016 which seeks to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.