Yakin Ertürk, Director, UN Division for the Advancement of Women
...The issues which widows generally face and those encountered by women in developing countries are cause for serious concern. The situation of widows should continue to be featured on the international fora until they become firmly integrated into the policy agenda.
Widows in Vrindivan, India
Pictures of Widows in Vrindivan, India. Vrindivan is called the City of Widows and a holy city that is considered to be the town of India with the highest per capita population number of widows.
The photo below was taken inside the Guild of Service
Widows Ashram in Vrindivan. .The older woman in the foreground with the pink scarf, is
in her 90's, and has been a widow since she was a teen-ager. She has lived
in poverty and yet inspires the other Asram widows with her songs and spirit.
