The biggest sorrow in life is to lose a loved one. But when someone loses their spouse, it is difficult to express that sorrow. Especially when a woman loses her spouse, that is, her husband, at that time, along with the sorrow, that woman also has to face social challenges. International Widows’ Day is celebrated every year on 23 June. So that widowed women can be empowered.
23 June
Every year on 23rd June, this day is celebrated to make widows around the world aware and empower them. It is worth noting that many widows around the world face poverty, discrimination and social exclusion. The main purpose of celebrating this day is to promote the importance of empowering widows globally.
History of International Widows Day
According to the information, International Widows Day was first recognized by the United Nations on 23 June 2011. In which this day was recognized to be celebrated with the aim of highlighting the difficulties, rights and welfare of widows at the global level. So that widowed women can be empowered. Because it has been seen many times in the society that widowed women do not even have a proper source of income, so that they can take care of themselves and their family."text-align: justify;">Let us tell you that the establishment of International Widows Day was inspired by the efforts of various organizations. Which mainly included the Loomba Foundation. Actually it is an international charity, which fights for the rights of widows. However, even before the United Nations accepted it, the Loomba Foundation has been celebrating this day since 2005. This foundation was established by Rajinder Paul Loomba, a member of the House of Lords in London, to solve the problems of widows in developing countries.
Importance of this day
Losing your spouse is the biggest sorrow. The main objective of International Widows Day is to improve the lives of widows around the world. International Widows Day is celebrated every year to fulfill this effort. Apart from this, the purpose of this day is also to make efforts to provide proper employment, income, pension and social security facilities to widows by making them aware. Every year this day is celebrated with a theme. Which can help in making women around the world aware and empowered."text-align: justify;">Read also: Why are most of the Hajj pilgrims from Egypt dying in Mecca? Understand the reason behind this