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140 women killed by partner or family member every day in 2023: UN report

Anti-Femicide activists, concerned with the high level of femicide in Kenya demonstrate in the streets of Nairobi before the Cops dispersed peaceful protesters using teargas Canisters. Commuters were also caught unawares scampering for safety. even after The Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Kipchumba Murkomen preside over the official inauguration of the Gender Protection and Implementation Committee. Nov 25, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

An average of 140 women and girls were killed every day in 2023 by their partner or a family member, according to a UN report published on Monday.

The report, released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reveals that femicide, the most extreme form of violence against women and girls, remains pervasive globally, and "the home is the most dangerous place for women and girls."

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