Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman or a girl intentionally in 2023
The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls.
The 16 Days of Activism is an opportunity to revitalize commitments, call for accountability and action from decision-makers, as the world approaches the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 2025 – a visionary blueprint for achieving gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights everywhere. Read the concept note.
1 in 3 women experience violence in their lifetime
There is #NoExcuse to violence against women
Nearly one in three women experience violence in their lifetime. Girls are at particular risk of violence—1 in 4 adolescent girls is abused by their partners.
For thousands of women, the cycle of gender-based violence ended with one final and brutal act—their murder by partners and family members.
Femicide (or feminicide) is the intentional killing of a women or girl because of her gender. It is a universal problem, and the most brutal, visible, and extreme manifestation of the cycle of gender-based violence that women and girls endure.
Violence against women and girls can and must be prevented.
60% of female homicides were committed by partners or family members
Take action with the UNiTE campaign
- End impunity by holding perpetrators accountable and establishing zero tolerance of violence against women and girls.
- Adopt, implement and fund National Action Plans to end violence against women and girls.
- Invest in prevention and women’s rights organizations to ensure rights and access to essential services for survivors.
Every 10 minutes partners or family members killed a woman in 2023
Five essential facts about femicide
The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women shows that femicide is rising around the world. While there has been growing awareness and public outcry against these killings, much more needs to be done to prevent violence against women, stop its escalation, provide adequate services to survivors and punish perpetrators.
