{"id":445744,"date":"2011-06-22T17:29:24","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T17:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/22\/un-holds-international-widows-day\/"},"modified":"2011-06-22T17:29:24","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T17:29:24","slug":"un-holds-international-widows-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/22\/un-holds-international-widows-day\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Holds International Widows Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world is on Wednesday holding the first International Widows\u2019 Day that seeks to provide an opportunity to give special recognition to the plight of widows and their children in order to restore their human rights and alleviate poverty through empowerment.<\/p>\n

The UN General Assembly in December 2010 declared June 23 as
International Widows\u2019 Day. The UN Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon in his statement to mark the Day, said this first International Widows\u2019 Day was an occasion to call attention to the many \u201cfirsts\u201d that women must face when their husbands died.<\/p>\n

In addition to coping with grief, he noted, they may find
themselves for the first time since marriage without any social safety
net, adding far too often, widows lacked access to inheritance, land
tenure, employment and even the means to survive.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn places where a widow\u2019s status is linked to her husband, she
may find herself suddenly shunned and isolated. Marriage \u2013 whether
she desires it or not \u2013 may be the only way for a widow to regain her
footing in society.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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