WHO: 840 Million Women Globally Have Suffered Sexual Violence
A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN partners reveals that 840 million women worldwide have experienced partner or sexual violence in their lifetime, a crisis affecting nearly one in three women globally—a rate unchanged since 2000. In the past year alone, 316 million women (11% of those aged 15+) faced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner. The report, released before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, also notes 263 million women have faced non-partner sexual violence since age 15, though this figure is likely underreported. WHO’s Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus called violence against women one of the most “pervasive injustices” and urged governments to scale up prevention, survivor services, and data tracking. However, in 2022, only 0.2% of global aid went to programs addressing violence against women, with support declining further […]
