Gender-Related Killing of Women and Girls
2018
This report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) studies homicide data to examine the gender-related killing of women and girls. The report finds that 87,000 women were killed around the world in 2017, 58 percent of whom died at the hands of intimate partners or family members. Although most homicide victims are men, the study underscores how gender inequality in societal and domestic spheres make women particularly vulnerable. The report finds that Africa and the Americas are the geographic regions where women are most likely to be killed by intimate partners or family members. However, gender-related killing remains a persistent, global problem: Tangible process has not been made in recent years in protecting and saving the lives of female victims of partner- and family-related homicide. Recommendations emphasize the need for effective crime prevention that promotes victim safety and empowerment; better coordination across criminal justice, health, and social service systems; and inclusion of men in solutions.
Gender-Related Killing of Women and Girls
Source:
Global Study on Homicide 2018: Gender-Related Killing of Women and Girls. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 2018.
http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/GSH2018/GSH18_Gender-related_killing_of_women_and_girls.pdf.