In 2023, some 51,100 women and girls will lose their lives at the hands of their partners or family members.
United Nations: Two United Nations agencies released a shocking report on Monday. These reports suggested that the most dangerous place for women is their own home, and an average of 140 women and girls were killed by their partner or family member every day in 2023. According to this report released by UN Women and the United Nations Office Against Crime and Drugs (UNODC), some 51,100 women and girls lost their lives in 2023 and were murdered by their partners or family members. This figure exceeds the death toll of 48,800 women in 2022.
“Women have been victims of violence for a long time”
The report says the increase in the number of deaths is mainly due to more data becoming available from countries, and not due to an increase in murders. However, these reports make clear that “women and girls around the world are being disproportionately affected by gender-based violence and no region is immune to it.” Nyardzai Gumbonjwanda, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women, said women and girls have been killed by their own families or partners for a long time and due to lack of attention, this trend continues unabated. He said gender discrimination and social beliefs in particular promote violence.
‘Africa will have the highest number of such murders in 2023’
UN Women has called on governments and leaders to use their power to promote measures that prevent 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 murdered by their family members or partners. In Africa there were 2.9 such murders per 100,000 inhabitants, a figure higher than in other regions. They are followed by America and Oceania, where 1.6 and 1.5 women were murdered per 100,000 women, respectively. This 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 mostly killed outside the home in murder incidents. The report also states that in 2023, 80 percent of people killed in murder incidents around the world were men, while 20 percent were women. However, what is shocking is that of the women who were murdered in 2023, 60 percent of their lives were taken by their partners or family members. According to the report, despite all the efforts of governments to stop the murder of women and girls, it continues to occur at an alarming level.
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