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 International Widows' Day

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Start Time

 23/06/2024 12:00 AM

End Time

 23/06/2024 11:59 PM

Description
Absent in statistics, unnoticed by researchers, neglected by national and local authorities and mostly overlooked by civil society organizations – the situation of widows is, in effect, invisible.
Yet abuse of widows and their children constitutes one of the most serious violations of human rights and obstacles to development today. Millions of the world’s widows endure extreme poverty, ostracism, violence, homelessness, ill health and discrimination in law and custom.
To give special recognition to the situation of widows of all ages and across regions and cultures, the United Nations General Assembly declared 23 June 2011 as the first-ever International Widows’ Day, to be celebrated annually.

All Day Event

 Yes

Recurrence

 Every year on June 23

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Created at 26/08/2014 2:49 PM by Emery, Stacey
Last modified at 26/08/2014 2:49 PM by Emery, Stacey