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Child Widows: A human rights violation
Mon 24 Jun
|UN Geneva Room XXV
Time & Location
24 Jun 2019, 11:30 – 12:30 BST
UN Geneva Room XXV, Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
About the event
Widowhood in all its forms is insufficiently recognised as a human rights issue. Least discussed are child widows. The increase in child marriage has led to an increase in child and young widows. This interactive panel will highlight the challenges, present possible solutions and calls for action.
Speakers:
UNICEF (speaker tbc)
UNHCR (speaker tbc)
Zarin Hainsworth OBE - Chair WRI
Anila Hussain - OWIT
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