United Nations: Two United Nations agencies released a shocking report on Monday. These reports indicate that the most dangerous place for women is their own home, and in 2023 an average of 140 women and girls were murdered by their partner or family member every day. According to this report, released by UN Women and the United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs (UNODC), in 2023 nearly 51,100 women and girls lost their lives, and were killed by their partners or family members. This figure is more than 48,800 women will die in 2022.
‘Women have long been victims of violence’
The report said the rising number of deaths was mainly due to more data being available from countries, and not due to an increase in homicides. Yet these reports make it clear that ‘women and girls everywhere are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence and no region is untouched.’ Nyardzai Gumbonjwanda, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, said that women and girls have long been killed by their own families or partners and due to a lack of attention, the trend continues unabated. He said that gender discrimination and social beliefs particularly promote violence.
‘Africa will have the highest number of such killings in 2023’
UN Women has appealed to governments and leaders to use their power to promote measures to stop violence against women, not abuse it. According to the data, the highest number of murders in 2023 occurred in Africa, where approximately 21,700 women and girls were killed by their family or partners. Africa had 2.9 such murders per 100,000 population, higher than any other region. This is followed by the Americas and Oceania, where 1.6 and 1.5 women were killed per 100,000 women, respectively. The figure was 0.8 in Asia and 0.6 in Europe.
’80 percent of all murders are of men’
The report also notes that ‘women and girls are more likely to be victims of violence in private spaces’, while men are more likely to be killed outside the home in homicide incidents. The report also said that in 2023, 80 percent of the people killed in homicide incidents in the world were men while 20 percent were women. However, shockingly, 60 percent of women who were murdered in 2023 were killed by their partners or relatives. According to the report, despite all efforts by governments to stop the killing of women and girls, it continues at an alarming rate.
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