Pakistan joins countries around the world to celebrate Zero Discrimination Day for the first time this year today.
The day is an opportunity for people everywhere to promote and celebrate everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity-no matter what they look like, where they come from or whom they love.
UNAIDS Country Office for Pakistan and Afghanistan in collaboration with the United Nation Information Centre launched the campaign in Pakistan to build up support towards zero discrimination, said a news release issued on Friday.
Some 105 advocates representing affected communities, youth, government officials, media, member states and the United Nations are actively supporting the campaign in Pakistan by sharing their image with the butterfly, the transformative symbol for zero discrimination.
Ending discrimination of all kinds is a key component of UNAIDS’ vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.
Yet today, too many people around the world continue to face unequal access to treatment, prevention services, support and care because of their race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or identity, disability, gender or age.
Discrimination is not only a violation of human rights–it is illegal, immoral, hurtful and dehumanizing. Discrimination can happen anywhere: at work, at school, at home, in health care setting and in the community.
There are many things which can be done to counter discrimination and encourage acceptance. Zero Discrimination Day offers an unprecedented opportunity for raising awareness; for speaking up to support people who have been discriminated against; for promoting diversity; and for becoming champions of tolerance, compassion and peace.
I appreciate to this campaign. There is need to arrange same kind activities in Pakistan and around.
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