85,000 Women and girls killed every 10 minutes by partners or family members

Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60% of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, UN Women said. In a statement on Monday, UN Women said that 140 women and girls die daily at the hands of their partners or close relatives. This means that one woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes. The data was revealed in the UN Women and UNODC’s latest report, “Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/ Fa