Female death toll in armed conflicts has doubled since 2021

A UN report shows that the number of women and girls that have lost their lives due to armed conflict has doubled since 2021. Last year, more than 37,000 civilians were killed due to these conflicts — women and girls made up one in four of those deaths. The same UN report also found that 750 million women now live within 50 kilometers of active battlegrounds, which is 40 million more than in 2024.