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Disarmament
Disarmament
First resolution
of the UN General
Assembly was on
nuclear disarmament
in 1946.
Disarmament
Over 12,000
nuclear weapons
remain an
existential threat
to humanity
today.
Disarmament
2,000 nuclear
tests were conducted
at more than 60 sites
in nearly eight
decades.
Human trafficking
Human trafficking
61% of trafficking
victims were
women and girls
in 2022.
Human trafficking
31% increase in
child trafficking
victims.
Human trafficking
42% of victims
are trafficked for
forced labor.
Human trafficking
1 in 3 victims
of human
trafficking
is a child.
Human trafficking
Child victims
of human trafficking
suffer more
extreme violence
than adults.
Human trafficking
Unaccompanied
migrant children
are prime
targets for
trafficking.
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2023
The global
economic impact
of violence was
nearly $20 trillion.
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2020–2024
Funding for
peacebuilding projects
in at least 40
countries is
$1.5 billion.
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Violence against children
Violence against children
1 in 6 children
lived in
conflict zones
in 2020.
Violence against children
Homicide
kills a child every
five minutes.
Violence against children
246 million
children experience
violence in and
around schools.
Women, peace and security
Women, peace and security
Every 10 minutes
a woman is killed
by an intimate
partner or family
member.
Women, peace and security
60 per cent
of femicides were
committed by
intimate partners or
family members.
Women, peace and security
In 2023
femicide claimed
the lives of 85,000
women and girls
globally.
Women, peace and security
600 million+
women and girls
lived within
50 kilometres of
an armed conflict zone.
Women, peace and security
95% of victims
of conflict-related
sexual violence
were women
and girls.
Women, peace and security
1 in every 8
women and girls
experienced
violence by an
intimate partner.
Women, peace and security
2016–2022:
The number of women
in armed forces
increased by an
average of 27%,
but significant
barriers remain.
Women, peace and security
2022:
Women made up
12% of personnel in
the army, 15% in the
air force and 14%
in the navy.
Women, peace and security
2022:
About 97% of senior
officers in the
defence sector
were men.
Women, peace and security
In 2023 women
represented only
9.6% of negotiators,
13.7% of mediators and
26.6% of signatories in
peace processes.
Women, peace and security
In the meantime
the effects of war
and conflict on
women and girls
are worsening.
Women, peace and security
In 2023
the proportion of
women killed in armed
conflicts doubled
compared to 2022.