International Widows Day To Be Mark On June 23
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published June 20, 2018 | 01:01 AM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jun, 2018 ) :Like other parts of the globe,International Widows' Day will be mark on June 23 in Pakistan was introduced to address poverty and injustice faced by widows and their children in many countries it was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2010 and is observed anually on June 23.
The first officially recognized International Widows' Day on June 23, 2011 was marked with a conference held in the United Nations headquarters in New York.
International Widows' Day was initiated by the Loomba Foundation in 2005. The plight of widows world-wide has been the foundation's focus since it was established in 1997. According to its founder, Raj Loomba, women in many countries experience great hardship after their husbands die. "They are not looked after by governments or NGOs and they are shunned by society.
" The observance falls on June 23 because Loomba's mother became a widow on that date in 1954.
In many countries with traditional societies, women find themselves left in poverty when their husband dies. In some countries, these women find themselves denied of inheritance and land rights, evicted from their homes, ostracised and abused. The children of widows also often find themselves affected, withdrawn from school and more vulnerable to abuse, especially in the case of girls.
international Widows Day is a global awareness day that takes place annually on 23rd June. The day was launched by the United Nations in 2010 to raise awareness of the violation of human rights that widows suffer in many countries following the death of their spouses.
Recent Stories
CJP voices dissatisfaction over Faizabad sit-in's fact-finding report
Efforts on for producing skilled manpower: Ch. Shafay
Landowners in Jand Bari decide for legal action over compensation dispute for wa ..
Military-ruled Chad votes for president in bloody transition
Pakistan highly values its multifaceted ties with Italy: PM
IAEA chief in Iran as concern grows over nuclear activity
Fire erupts in F-7's plaza in Islamabad
Police arrest 3 accused of filming torture
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti , ministers call on President
CM Murad urges NHA to hand over Lyari Expressway, Karachi-Thatta and Mirpurkhas- ..
Sindh govt plans to conduct random drug tests on students: Sharjeel Memon
EPA major crackdown: 200kg single-use plastics confiscated
More Stories From Pakistan
-
CJP voices dissatisfaction over Faizabad sit-in's fact-finding report
6 minutes ago -
Landowners in Jand Bari decide for legal action over compensation dispute for water dam construction
6 minutes ago -
Pakistan highly values its multifaceted ties with Italy: PM
6 minutes ago -
Fire erupts in F-7's plaza in Islamabad
17 minutes ago -
Police arrest 3 accused of filming torture
17 minutes ago -
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti , ministers call on President
17 minutes ago
-
CM Murad urges NHA to hand over Lyari Expressway, Karachi-Thatta and Mirpurkhas-Umerkot road to Sind ..
17 minutes ago -
Sindh govt plans to conduct random drug tests on students: Sharjeel Memon
17 minutes ago -
EPA major crackdown: 200kg single-use plastics confiscated
17 minutes ago -
DC for implementation of Roti, Naan's revised rates
34 minutes ago -
Hujra culture still alive in KP despite mushroom growth of social media
34 minutes ago -
Sindh University Laar Campus Hosts Sports Gala 2024
34 minutes ago