Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman or a girl intentionally in 2023.
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| International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2024 |
The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. There is #NoExcuse for violence against women and girls.
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. unwomen.org
