UN launches International Widows' Day

Name: UN launches International Widows' Day
Uploaded: 2011-06-23T03:47:12+00:00
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: Thursday sees the first ever UN International Widows' Day, aimed at highlighting the plight of women all over the world who have lost their husbands.

Thursday sees the first UN International Widows' Day. The organisation says an estimated 115 million of the world's 245 million widows face poverty and discrimination, with many deprived of their inheritance, land and even their children.

Laura Trevelyan reports from UN headquarters in New York.

Published: 23 June 2011
Section: BBC News