Every ten minutes a woman or girl dies at the hands of her partner or another family member.

In 2023, Africa will have the highest recorded rate of murder of women at the hands of a partner or family. After this continent comes America and then Oceania. In Europe and the US, the majority of women murdered in the home (64 and 58 percent, respectively) were killed by their partners, while elsewhere, the main perpetrators were other family members.

“Violence against women and girls is preventable. We need stronger laws, better data collection, better government accountability, zero-tolerance culture and more funding for women’s rights organizations and institutional bodies. As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 2025, there is a call for global leadership to come together and act with urgency, renew our commitments, and end this crisis once and for all. The time has come to commit the necessary resources for all,” highlighted Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women.

“The new report on femicide highlights the urgent need for stronger criminal justice systems that hold those responsible accountable while ensuring adequate support for survivors, including access to safe and transparent reporting mechanisms,” said Ghada Waly, Executive Director of UNODC. ” “At the same time, we must confront and dismantle gender biases, power inequalities, and harmful norms that fuel violence against women. The 16-day activism campaign that is about to begin calls for action to protect women’s lives.”

The 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action in 2025, with the five-year deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals fast approaching, calls for uniting all stakeholders to take decisive and urgent action in favor of women’s rights and gender. Presents an important opportunity. Equality. These measures include those that end impunity and prevent all forms of violence against women and girls.