War, famine and destruction: Why west remains silent on global conflict
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War, famine and destruction: Why west remains silent on global conflict

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According to estimates global conflict has doubled over the past five years and incidents of political violence in 2024 were 25% up in 2023 and one in eight people worldwide were exposed to conflict. The UN Human Rights Office reported that last year, the military escalated violence against civilians to unprecedented levels, resulting in the highest civilian death toll since the army’s takeover, as its hold on power weakened. World’s worst humanitarian emergency: Yemen’s crisis continues unabated Internally displaced people face dire conditions at an IDP site in Sa’ada city, Yemen, after heavy rains flooded their makeshift shelters. Sudan’s humanitarian crisis Representational Image- AFP The ongoing conflict between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has plunged the country into one of Africa’s worst humanitarian crises.

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War, famine and destruction: Why west remains silent on global conflict
1 month, 3 weeks ago

War, famine and destruction: Why west remains silent on global conflict

Firstpost  

According to estimates global conflict has doubled over the past five years and incidents of political violence in 2024 were 25% up in 2023 and one in eight people worldwide were exposed to conflict. The UN Human Rights Office reported that last year, the military escalated violence against civilians to unprecedented levels, resulting in the highest civilian death toll since …

Global armed conflicts: The other wars we are failing to notice
2 months, 1 week ago

Global armed conflicts: The other wars we are failing to notice

New Indian Express  

Never before have there been so many armed conflicts across the globe. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program reveals that the number of states experiencing armed conflicts was 56 in 2020 and 59 in 2024. In 2023, four armed conflicts were categorised as ‘major’ : Myanmar civil war, Sudan civil war, Israeli genocide in Palestine and Ukraine-Russia war. According to the …

Global conflicts in 2024: A year of intensifying wars in Ukraine and Gaza amid global turmoil
3 months ago

Global conflicts in 2024: A year of intensifying wars in Ukraine and Gaza amid global turmoil

The Hindu  

The year 2024 was marked by a series of international conflicts that challenged geopolitical landscapes and global stability. The year began with Russia continuing its 2022 war against Ukraine in a purported move to stop the North Atlantic Treaty Organization expansion towards its borders. Three months earlier, in October 2023, the militant group Hamas launched an assault in Gaza, killing …

Europe preparing for war as Ukraine conflict looms large, report finds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Europe preparing for war as Ukraine conflict looms large, report finds

Al Jazeera  

Global Peace Index finds Europe’s military spending is rising amid fears the war in Ukraine will expand. More than three-fourths of European countries spent more on their militaries in 2023, a report has found, as the world’s most peaceful region fears a possible expansion of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine war has led Europe to reassess military spending levels …

Armed conflicts hit post-WWII record in 2023
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Armed conflicts hit post-WWII record in 2023

Al Jazeera  

More armed conflicts took place in 2023 than in any other year since the end of World War II, a new study has found. The Peace Research Institute of Oslo said 59 armed conflicts took place worldwide last year, led by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. “This development makes it increasingly difficult for actors like aid groups and civil …

Will the world see more wars or unrest in 2024? Here are five hotspots to watch
1 year, 2 months ago

Will the world see more wars or unrest in 2024? Here are five hotspots to watch

ABC  

Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. Myanmar Myanmar descended into chaos in 2021 when a military coup overthrew the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi and sparked widespread civil protests that eventually morphed into an armed resistance. The tenacity of the resistance of these minority groups, paired with the refusal of the …

Mad world: Global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of 'polycrisis'
2 years, 2 months ago

Mad world: Global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of 'polycrisis'

ABC  

When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least 10 regions. Also making headlines last year was continuing violence in Afghanistan, where 6 million people were on the brink of famine by August 2022 according to the UN refugee agency, and the mayhem in Myanmar following the military's February 2021 coup. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong …

World is seeing the greatest number of conflicts since the end of WWII, U.N. says
2 years, 11 months ago

World is seeing the greatest number of conflicts since the end of WWII, U.N. says

NPR  

World is seeing the greatest number of conflicts since the end of WWII, U.N. says Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Two billion people, or a quarter of the world's population, now lives in conflict-affected areas, according to the United Nations. An estimated 84 million people were "forcibly displaced because of conflict, violence and human rights violations," and an …

Coronavirus causes global rise in civil unrest: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus causes global rise in civil unrest: Report

Al Jazeera  

Global conflicts declined over past year but uncertainty rose due to the pandemic, says Institute of Economics and Peace. The GPI, an annual report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness and is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. “This year’s results show that the average …

Civil unrest has doubled worldwide in a decade, says Global Peace Index
4 years, 9 months ago

Civil unrest has doubled worldwide in a decade, says Global Peace Index

The Independent  

Civil unrest has doubled worldwide in the past decade as protests rage over economic hardship, political turmoil and police brutality, according to a global peace index. The 2020 Global Peace Index recorded violent protest in 58 per cent of countries last year, an increase which researchers noted “reflects a longer-term trend”. It’s likely that the economic impact of Covid-19 will …

Global Peace Index 2016: There are now only 10 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict
8 years, 7 months ago

Global Peace Index 2016: There are now only 10 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It really highlights the impact the Middle East is …

World peace? These are the only 11 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict
10 years, 7 months ago

World peace? These are the only 11 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But recent involvement in foreign fighting in the likes …

The world is actually more peaceful than ever
11 years, 11 months ago

The world is actually more peaceful than ever

Salon  

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, it is important to keep things in perspective, by emphasizing what the mass media tend to neglect — namely, the fact that the world has become much more peaceful in recent decades and is getting more peaceful all the time. And with the end of the Cold War came a steep decline …

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