World is seeing the greatest number of conflicts since the end of WWII, U.N. says
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 estimated 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance due to conflict, the U.N.'s Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. In remarks to the U.N.'s Peacebuilding Commission, Guterres said the world is experiencing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, as World War II drew to a close. Guterres additionally proposed the U.N. aim to get $100 million a year in donations for the agency's Peacebuilding Fund, and said the U.N. should have formal commitments from member states after its April general assembly meeting.
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