Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- The United Nations has released new data showing that more than 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, equivalent to one every 10 minutes or 137 per day.

According to Al Jazeera, the figures are from a joint assessment by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, released ahead of the 2025 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The report, issued on Tuesday, warned that femicide continues to claim tens of thousands of lives each year with "no sign of real progress."

It added that overall, 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year, 60 percent at the hands of partners or relatives.

By comparison, on...