International Widows' Day

A/RES/65/189View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 28a Advancement of women, published in 2011.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

International Days Widowhood Women's Rights Women's Status

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Decides, with effect from 2011, to observe International Widows’ Day on 23 June each year;

Calls upon Member States, the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, within their respective mandates, to give special attention to the situation of widows and their children;

Invites all Member States, relevant organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations, as well as civil society, to observe International Widows’ Day and to raise awareness of the situation of widows and their children around the world;

Requests the Secretary-General to take the measures necessary, within existing resources, for the observance by the United Nations of International Widows’ Day.

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