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The statistical framework is aimed at providing a statistical definition of the gender-related killing of women and girls (femicide/feminicide) that can clearly identify data and statistics that accurately count such killings.
- GLOBAL STUDY ON HOMICIDE 2018
Homicide represents the most extreme form of violence...
- GLOBAL STUDY ON HOMICIDE 2018
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.
Global estimates of female. intimate partner/family-related homicides in 2022. *The title of this research brief refers to the Statistical framework for measuring the gender-related killing of women and girls (also referred to as “femicide/feminicide”), developed by UNODC and UN Women and approved by the UN Statistical Com-mission in March 2022.
Most killings of women and girls are gender motivated. In 2021, around 45,000 women and girls world-wide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members. This means that, on average, more than five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family.
The aim of this literature review is to analyse the elements and factors that are required to identify the gender dimensions of femicide cases in order to shed light on how to better measure the extent of gender related killings. The main author of the report is Prof. Dr. Birgit Sauer (University of Vienna).
At its 50th session in 2019, the UNStats noted ‘the need to improve data on gender-based violence’ and ‘the development of a statistical framework on gender-sensitive crime statistics, including gender-related homicides, based on the International Classification of Crime for Sta-tistical Purposes’ (ICCS).
The article reviews feminist strategies to end violence against women, the gender dimensions of femicide, the nature of the UN, concepts of progress and the relationship of numbers to society. It offers an empirical analysis of the development of the UN SDGs on gender, violence and femicide.
