{"id":5685,"date":"2024-01-29T12:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio?p=5685"},"modified":"2025-03-15T17:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T17:35:01","slug":"uk-government-urged-to-lead-the-world-in-support-for-millions-of-covid-widows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685","title":{"rendered":"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5685\" class=\"elementor elementor-5685\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88cc2ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88cc2ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aabc0a4 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"aabc0a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d2b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d2b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h6>This year marks the 10<sup>th<\/sup> United Nations\u2019 International Widows Day, founded to take action to address the poverty and injustice faced by widows<br \/><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Covid-19 has disproportionately killed men and people from BAME backgrounds, leaving a large number of women widowed across the UK and globally<\/span><\/h6><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c27419 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c27419\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b70a8be ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"b70a8be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc4a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bc4a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5687\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6b5cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f6b5cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc23906 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"dc23906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bc57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07bc57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">LONDON, 23 June 2021<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">: <a>The Prime Minister and leaders from around the world are being urged to support women left marginalised after the deaths of their husbands from Covid-19, ahead of the tenth UN International Widows Day this week. <\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Whilst the G7 included many admirable pledges, from Boris Johnson vowing to \u201censure this country is a force for good\u201d to world leaders committing one billion vaccine doses for poorer countries and getting 40 million more girls into education by 2026, there was a notable absence to the list \u2013 Covid widows.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">For millions of widows from poor backgrounds in countries, particularly across Asia, Africa and South America, it is not unusual for them to be blamed by the family for the husband\u2019s death. As well as dealing with their loss, widows are often abandoned by their in-laws and own families, may face \u2018cleansing\u2019 rituals and are left on the margins of society. <\/span><span style=\"color: red;\">They are often robbed of their inheritance rights.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Death rates from Covid are reported to be higher in men than women in many countries, with the ONS recording an almost 18% difference in the total number of deaths for men (63,700) vs women (53,300) in the UK. On top of that, people from BAME and less affluent backgrounds have been disproportionately affected.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In light of that, c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">rossbench peer Lord Loomba <span style=\"color: red;\">CBE<\/span>, founder of the global UN NGO <span style=\"color: red;\">the <\/span>Loomba Foundation which campaigns for the rights of widows worldwide, is calling for the UK government to <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">lead the world in its support for widows as countries rebuild from the devastating impact of the pandemic. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">In the UK Lord Loomba is urging ministers to fund the creation of support groups for Covid-19 widows, and to <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">provide financial and practical assistance for those who have been bereaved as a result of the pandemic. Globally, his foundation, whose president is Cherie Blair <span style=\"color: red;\">CBE QC<\/span>, is calling for leaders to prioritise educating the children of poor widows and to take steps to empower widows so that they can make a living and regain their dignity.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; text-align: justify; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">International Widows Day, now in its 10<sup>th<\/sup> year, was initially launched <span style=\"color: red;\">by the Loomba Foundation <\/span>at the House of Lords and <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; text-align: justify; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">is now a United Nations recognised day of action to address the poverty and injustice faced by widows in many countries around the world<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; text-align: justify; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">. It was founded by Lord Loomba in memory of his mother, <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; text-align: justify; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba, <span style=\"color: red;\">who became a widow an early age of 37 and succeeded in educating her seven young children single handed.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">On the day of his father\u2019s death, Lord Loomba\u2019s grandmother ordered his mother, a young widow, to remove her bangles, jewellery and bindi \u2013 the sign of a married woman \u2013 and to wear only white clothes from thereon. Lord Loomba was fortunate as his mother was able to maintain his education, however many across the world do not get that opportunity.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; letter-spacing: 0.3px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Lord Loomba <span style=\"color: red;\">CBE, Founder and Chairman Trustee <\/span>of the Loomba Foundation, said: <\/span><\/b><i style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; letter-spacing: 0.3px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cIt is shocking that widows in many countries still face the same stigma and discrimination today after losing their partner that my mother did over sixty years ago. If the Prime Minister is to make good on his G7 pledge to <\/span><\/i><i style=\"font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; letter-spacing: 0.3px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2018ensure this country is a force for good\u2019 then the UK needs to show leadership in providing both <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">financial help and practical support for the millions of bereaved widows and their children who face marginalisation from society.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf199b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf199b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ddbd0a ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"3ddbd0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb55f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb55f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Foundation is calling on the government to:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Establish a Covid-19 widows support group in the UK to provide financial support and practical help to overcome bereavement grief. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Calling on global leaders to support programmes to educate the children of poor widows and to empower widows so that they can make a living and regain their dignity\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year marks the 10th United Nations\u2019 International Widows Day, founded to take action to address the poverty and injustice faced by widowsCovid-19 has disproportionately killed men and people from BAME backgrounds, leaving a large number of women widowed across the UK and globally LONDON, 23 June 2021: The Prime Minister and leaders from around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-5685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","hentry","category-press-release-2024","tag-covid-19","post_format-post-format-quote"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?author=1"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows - The Loomba Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows - The Loomba Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This year marks the 10th United Nations\u2019 International Widows Day, founded to take action to address the poverty and injustice faced by widowsCovid-19 has disproportionately killed men and people from BAME backgrounds, leaving a large number of women widowed across the UK and globally LONDON, 23 June 2021: The Prime Minister and leaders from around [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Loomba Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Loomba-Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-29T12:19:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-15T17:35:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005-1024x576.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TheLoomba_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TheLoomba_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/person\/a53edd0339e21ca14bff28ccf63aff35\"},\"headline\":\"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-29T12:19:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-15T17:35:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685\"},\"wordCount\":680,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005-1024x576.png\",\"keywords\":[\"covid 19\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Press Release 2024\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685\",\"name\":\"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows - The Loomba Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005-1024x576.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-29T12:19:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-15T17:35:01+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/\",\"name\":\"The Loomba Foundation\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Loomba Foundation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Logo-Loomba-Foundation.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Logo-Loomba-Foundation.jpg\",\"width\":2362,\"height\":1465,\"caption\":\"The Loomba Foundation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Loomba-Foundation\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheLoomba_Org\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-loombafoundation\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/person\/a53edd0339e21ca14bff28ccf63aff35\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d130fc221cdfddc6f354286eeb26783fca1d2c6c6d6ddc3b4231c7ecfdb80bd3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d130fc221cdfddc6f354286eeb26783fca1d2c6c6d6ddc3b4231c7ecfdb80bd3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows - The Loomba Foundation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows - The Loomba Foundation","og_description":"This year marks the 10th United Nations\u2019 International Widows Day, founded to take action to address the poverty and injustice faced by widowsCovid-19 has disproportionately killed men and people from BAME backgrounds, leaving a large number of women widowed across the UK and globally LONDON, 23 June 2021: The Prime Minister and leaders from around [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685","og_site_name":"The Loomba Foundation","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Loomba-Foundation","article_published_time":"2024-01-29T12:19:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-15T17:35:01+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005-1024x576.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TheLoomba_Org","twitter_site":"@TheLoomba_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/person\/a53edd0339e21ca14bff28ccf63aff35"},"headline":"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows","datePublished":"2024-01-29T12:19:38+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-15T17:35:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685"},"wordCount":680,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005-1024x576.png","keywords":["covid 19"],"articleSection":["Press Release 2024"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685","url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685","name":"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows - The Loomba Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005-1024x576.png","datePublished":"2024-01-29T12:19:38+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-15T17:35:01+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DSC005.png","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?p=5685#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Uk government urged to lead the world in support for millions of Covid widows"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#website","url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/","name":"The Loomba Foundation","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#organization","name":"The Loomba Foundation","url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Logo-Loomba-Foundation.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Logo-Loomba-Foundation.jpg","width":2362,"height":1465,"caption":"The Loomba Foundation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Loomba-Foundation","https:\/\/x.com\/TheLoomba_Org","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-loombafoundation\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/person\/a53edd0339e21ca14bff28ccf63aff35","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d130fc221cdfddc6f354286eeb26783fca1d2c6c6d6ddc3b4231c7ecfdb80bd3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d130fc221cdfddc6f354286eeb26783fca1d2c6c6d6ddc3b4231c7ecfdb80bd3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/loomba.map.studio"],"url":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?author=1"}]}},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?author=1"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/?cat=33\" rel=\"category\">Press Release 2024<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"This year marks the 10th United Nations\u2019 International Widows Day, founded to take action to address the poverty and injustice faced by widowsCovid-19 has disproportionately killed men and people from BAME backgrounds, leaving a large number of women widowed across the UK and globally LONDON, 23 June 2021: The Prime Minister and leaders from around&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loomba.map.studio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}