Femicide, which refers to gender-related killings of women and girls, reached its highest level in two decades in 2022

 

Femicide is rising, even while homicide rates fall

Around 89,000 women and girls were reportedly murdered by their intimate partners or male relatives, according to recent data published to commemorate the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Femicide, which refers to gender-related killings of women and girls, reached its highest level in two decades in 2022, warned the report, which was published by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC. The surge comes at a time when global homicide rates are falling – suggesting that the issue could be due to inequality and harmful social norms among other factors, the agencies say. Women in all regions face femicide; the UN agencies are calling for governments to boost investments in inclusive institutions equipped to end impunity. Efforts to prevent violence are still poorly funded at national and global levels; only a fraction of 1% of global development aid went to GBV prevention, according to UN Women.

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2023/11/24/gaza-humanitarian-pause-aid-staff-tensions-and-rising-femicide-cheat-sheet