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EMBARGOED NEWS RELEASE: Adolescent girls face alarming rates of intimate partner violence (Embargoed until 23:30 BST on Monday 29th July / 00:30 CEST on Tuesday 30th July) Inbox WHO Media Unsubscribe 2:05 PM (9 hours ago) to me No images? Click here Monday, 29 July 2024 Embargoed until 23:30 BST on Monday 29th July / 00:30 CEST on Tuesday 30th July NEWS RELEASE Adolescent girls face alarming rates of intimate partner violence 30 July 2024 --- Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million - will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old, as highlighted by a new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Almost 1 in 6 (16%) experienced such violence in the past year. “Intimate partner violence is starting alarmingly early for millions of young women around the world,” said Dr Pascale Allotey, Direct...