Femicide

Global Crisis: Every Ten Minutes, a Woman Is Killed by Her Partner or Family Member

For women and girls around the world, their own homes remain the most dangerous place: in 2024, an estimated 50,000 women and girls were killed by their (ex) partners or family members. This equates to one femicide—the killing of a woman because of her gender—roughly every ten minutes. These alarming figures were published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

November 25, 2025

Austria in the Fight Against Violence Against Women

In Austria and around the world, the fight against violence against women and girls is being pursued with vigor. This is reflected in various initiatives and events that raise awareness of this important issue and promote concrete measures to combat such violence.

November 28, 2023

Vienna Gets Memorial Against Femicide

The Ni-Una-Menos Square at the Alsergrund in Vienna 1090 becomes a central memorial place against femicide in Vienna. On the initiative of the International Women's Movement in South America, the square will be a call for a common struggle against femicide and violence against women.

March 29, 2023
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