International Widows Day: 23 June
- The International Widows Day is a UN recognised day which takes place annually on 23 June to raise awareness of the issue of widowhood and also to address the “poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries”.
- The first International Widows Day took place in 2005.
- The day was formally recognised by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 2010.