The United Nations has disclosed that at least 89,000 women and girls were killed in 2022 across the globe.
The UN report made this disclosure on Thursday, noting that it is the highest annual figure recorded in the past two decades.
The report indicated that the disturbing number of femicides is a stark reminder that humanity is still confronted by deep-rooted inequalities and violence against women and girls.
In a statement, the Executive Director of UNODC, Ghada Waly said, “Each life lost is a call to action, a plea to urgently address structural inequalities, to improve criminal justice responses, so that no woman or girl fears for her life because of her gender.’”
Waly stated further that more than half of those murders, around 55 per cent, were committed by family members or partners, compared to about 12 percent of male victims of homicide.
He noted that the highest number of murders of women and girls, around 20,000, took place in Africa, followed by Asia.
