On the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence Towards Ladies, twenty fifth November 2024, UN Ladies and the United Nations Workplace on Medication and Crime (UNODC) will launch the Femicides in 2023: World Estimates of Feminine Intimate Associate/Household Member Homicides report with newest information on femicides, the intentional killing of ladies. Globally, a lady was killed each 10 minutes in 2023.
A Media Café can be held on twenty fifth November at 9.30am EAT with representatives from UN Ladies East and Southern Africa and UNODC the place the femicide report can be launched. This can be attended in individual on the Trademark Resort.
What to anticipate after the official launch of the report on twenty fifth November 2024:
Press launch with key findings from the report.
Copy of the total report upon request.
Alternatives for interviews.
2024 marks 25 years because the UN designated twenty fifth November, the date of the homicide of the Mirabal sisters, because the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence Towards Ladies. This Equality Café will present an essential platform to replicate on progress and share greatest practices in accelerating efforts to eradicate violence in opposition to girls and ladies as we method the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Motion in 2025. A panel dialogue on the identical can be uploaded on UN Ladies Africa’s YouTube channel.
In the course of the 16 Days of Activism, from twenty fifth November to tenth December, the UN Secretary Normal’s UNiTE marketing campaign will even draw consideration to the alarming escalation of violence in opposition to girls below the theme, “Each 10 Minutes, a lady is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to Finish Violence in opposition to Ladies”.
On X, observe UN Ladies Africa and the net dialog utilizing the hashtags #NoExcuse and #16days.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UN Ladies – Africa.
