Every 10 Minutes, a Woman is Killed in the World. The UN Presented Data on Femicide
According to information published in a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, in 2024, 50,000 women and girls will die as a result of violence from intimate partners or family members, averaging one victim every 10 minutes. The total number of intentional homicides among women and girls in 2023 reached 83,000, of which 60% – or 50,000 – were victims of their close ones. This corresponds to 137 cases daily.