| dc.description.abstract | Homicide represents the most extreme form of violence against women, a lethal act on a continuum of
gender-based discrimination and abuse.
As this research shows, gender-related killings of women and girls remain a grave problem across regions,
in countries rich and poor. While the vast majority of homicide victims are men, killed by strangers, women
are far more likely to die at the hands of someone they know.
Women killed by intimate partners or family members account for 58 per cent of all female homicide
victims reported globally last year, and little progress has been made in preventing such murders. Targeted
responses are clearly needed.
This booklet – part of the forthcoming Global Study on Homicide by the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC) – is being released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
2018 to raise awareness, increase understanding and inform action.
It is also a call for Governments to help us shed further light on these challenges by collecting the needed
data and reporting on all forms of gender-based violence.
UNODC remains committed to supporting Member States to strengthen evidence-based policies and
criminal justice responses that can prevent and end violence against women and gender-related killings. | en_US |
