Some 51,100 women and girls were murdered in 2023 by their romantic partners or family members around the world, that is, an average of 140 femicides per day, according to the annual UN Women report on this phenomenon published this Monday.
Women and girls victims of feminicide, or gender-based murder, represented 60% of the 85,000 intentionally murdered in 2023, the document’s conclusions indicate.
The report reveals that, although feminicide affects women and girls in all regions, it is Africa that concentrates the highest absolute number, 21,700 murdered in 2023 alone, and has the highest level of violence taking into account the size of its population. female population.
In relative terms, Africa suffers 2.9 femicides per 100,000 women, followed by the Americas (1.6), Oceania (1.5), Asia (0.8) and Europe (0.6).
UN Women recognizes that due to a lack of data, it is currently only able to track temporal trends in femicides in the Americas, where the ratio has remained stable since 2010, and in Europe, where it has decreased by 20% since that same year.
Intimate partners were mainly responsible
In these regions, it points to intimate partners as the main responsible for the “victimization of women in the private sphere” in 2023: in Europe, 64% of feminicide victims were murdered by their partner, while in the Americas the percentage is 58%.
This trend is discordant with the rest of the world, since according to available data, women and girls are more likely to be murdered by a family member (59%) than by their intimate partner (41%).
The report points to these data to demand that measures to prevent domestic violence be expanded beyond that perpetrated by couples and that they be included in family contexts in which women are at greater risk.
Likewise, it highlights that the data available from France, South Africa and Colombia (from different years) confirm that a good part of the women murdered by their partners (between 22% and 37%) had previously reported physical, sexual or psychological violence. these, which suggests that femicides are “avoidable.”
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**The UN Women report calls for a shift in prevention strategies from focusing solely on intimate partner violence to encompass broader family contexts. What are the practical challenges in implementing such a shift, and how can communities be engaged in this process?**
## World Today News Interview: Confronting the Global Femicide Crisis
**Introduction**
Welcome to World Today News. Today we are discussing the alarming findings of the UN Women report on global femicide. Joining us are two esteemed guests: [Guest 1 Name and credentials], an expert in gender-based violence, and [Guest 2 Name and credentials], a human rights advocate specializing in international law.
**Section 1: Understanding the Scale of the Problem**
* **Host:** The UN Women report paints a stark picture with over 51,000 women and girls murdered by family members or intimate partners in 2023 alone. [Guest 1], can you help us grasp the magnitude of this issue and its global implications?
* **Host:** The report highlights Africa as having the highest number and rate of femicides. [Guest 2], what factors contribute to this tragic reality on the continent, and what unique challenges does it present in addressing this crisis?
**Section 2: Perpetrators and Patterns**
* **Host:** The report reveals interesting regional variations in who perpetrates these murders. In Europe and the Americas, intimate partners are the primary culprits. However, globally, family members, in general, are more likely to be responsible. [Guest 1], what might explain these contrasting patterns, and how should prevention strategies adapt to these differences?
* **Host:** The report also emphasizes the alarming number of femicide victims who had previously reported abuse. [Guest 2], what systemic failures allow this cycle of violence to continue, and what measures are needed to protect women who raise the alarm about their safety?
**Section 3: Moving Toward Solutions**
* **Host:** The UN Women report calls for expanding prevention efforts beyond intimate partner violence to include family contexts. [Guest 1], what concrete steps can governments and communities take to create a safer environment for women at risk within their families?
* **Host:** With the lack of reliable data hindering efforts in many parts of the world, [Guest 2], how can we improve data collection and ensure accountability for femicides globally?
**Section 4: A Call to Action**
* **Host**: what message would you both like to leave our viewers with today? What can individuals, communities, and governments do to create a world where femicide is no longer a daily tragedy?
**Conclusion**
Thank you to both our guests for sharing their insights on this crucial issue. Remember, femicide is preventable. We must all work together to build a world where women and girls can live free from violence. For more information and resources, please visit the UN Women website.
