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An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says

An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says

  • The agencies reported approximately 51,100 women and girls were killed in 2023
  • The rates were highest in Africa and the Americas and lowest in Asia and Europe
By AP ·
War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says

War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says

By AP ·
Proportion of women killed in conflict doubled in 2023: UN

Proportion of women killed in conflict doubled in 2023: UN

By AFP ·
Special Female entrepreneurs carve out a niche for women’s empowerment in Afghanistan

Female entrepreneurs carve out a niche for women’s empowerment in Afghanistan

By MODASER ISLAMI ·
Body of missing student found as Turkiye grapples with femicides

Body of missing student found as Turkiye grapples with femicides

By AFP ·
Talal Foundation and Saudi Human Rights Commission have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

Talal Foundation, Saudi rights body unite to support women, children

By Arab News ·
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate urges action against ‘oppression’ of women

Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate urges action against ‘oppression’ of women

By Reuters ·
Taliban security personnel stand guard as an Afghan burqa-clad woman walks along a street at a market.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government says morality law will be ‘gently’ enforced

By AFP ·
Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs attends the 35th International Conference of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Cairo

Minister hails women’s rights progress in Saudi Arabia

By Arab News ·
Female trainee doctors from Afghanistan are greeted on arrival in Scotland by Lorna Norgrove. (@UKGovScotland)

Afghan women arrive to study medicine in Scotland after 3-year campaign

By Arab News ·
Women in Najran region are mastering the crafting of wicker products as part of a program.

Women in Saudi Arabia’s Najran region master the production of wicker goods

By Arab News ·
Fears for women’s rights as Iraqi bill resurfaces

Fears for women’s rights as Iraqi bill resurfaces

By AFP ·
Violence against women and girls in UK a ‘national emergency’: police

Violence against women and girls in UK a ‘national emergency’: police

By AFP ·

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