{"id":115341,"date":"2024-11-26T05:01:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T04:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115341"},"modified":"2024-11-26T05:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T04:01:47","slug":"one-woman-killed-by-partner-relative-every-10-minutes-worldwide-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/one-woman-killed-by-partner-relative-every-10-minutes-worldwide-un\/","title":{"rendered":"One woman killed by partner, relative every 10 minutes worldwide \u2013 UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1816729220355937035\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at \u201calarmingly high levels\u201d.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1816729220355937035-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAlmost 85,000 women and girls were murdered by people last year, according to a joint report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN Women agency published Monday.<\/p>\n<p>About 60 percent \u2014 or more than 51,000 women and girls \u2014 died at the hands of their partner or relative, the report found.<\/p>\n<p>This equates to 140 women killed per day or one every 10 minutes by those closest to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe home remains the most dangerous place for women and girls in terms of the risk of lethal victimisation,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>While men were four times more likely than women to fall victim to homicide \u2014 forming 80 percent of all murder victims last year \u2014 they more often than not died at the hands of a stranger.<\/p>\n<p>Africa had the most severe toll with 21,700 women killed by someone close to them in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest femicide rates were in Europe (2,300 murders in absolute numbers) and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Despite efforts in some countries to prevent femicides, they remain \u201cat alarmingly high levels\u201d due to deep-rooted gender inequality and damaging stereotypes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must confront and dismantle the gender biases, power imbalances, and harmful norms that perpetuate violence against women,\u201d UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly said in a statement accompanying the report.<\/p>\n<p>Data from countries including France indicated that femicides are often the \u201cculmination\u201d of repeated episodes of violence and can be prevented by measures such as restraining orders.<\/p>\n<p>UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said robust legislation, greater government accountability, and increased funding for women\u2019s rights organisations and institutional bodies are needed to stem violence against women.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, improved data collection from different national sources \u2014 including media reports \u2014 and a \u201czero-tolerance culture\u201d are essential in tackling femicides, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The report is based on available data from 107 countries or territories, and information the UNODC has collected from responses submitted by member states.<\/p>\n<p>Its release coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at \u201calarmingly high levels\u201d. 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