Wow...this is a major shock if you had been listening to our Progressive friends here or anywhere else.
Global Peace Index report: ‘World is less peaceful today than in 2008′
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) — Although worldwide peace levels were stable this year, the division between countries enjoying peace and those afflicted by conflict has increased, according to a report.
The annual Global Peace Index report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace measures the state of peace in 162 countries by using 23 indicators that gauge the absence of violence or the fear of violence.
“The world is less peaceful today than it was in 2008,” according to the report. “The indicators that have deteriorated the most are the number of refugees and [internally displaced persons], the number of deaths from internal conflict and the impact of terrorism.”
“Last year alone it is estimated that 20,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks up from an average of 2,000 a year only 10 years ago,” the report added.
The study found that there have only been two improved indicators: United Nations peacekeeping funding has increased and the number of deaths from external conflicts has fallen from 1,982 to 410 in the last eight years.
The total economic impact of violence in 2014 reached $14 trillion, which is about 13 percent of the global gross domestic product.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/global-peace-index-report-world-is-less-peaceful-today-than-in-2008/
Global Peace Index report: ‘World is less peaceful today than in 2008′
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) — Although worldwide peace levels were stable this year, the division between countries enjoying peace and those afflicted by conflict has increased, according to a report.
The annual Global Peace Index report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace measures the state of peace in 162 countries by using 23 indicators that gauge the absence of violence or the fear of violence.
“The world is less peaceful today than it was in 2008,” according to the report. “The indicators that have deteriorated the most are the number of refugees and [internally displaced persons], the number of deaths from internal conflict and the impact of terrorism.”
“Last year alone it is estimated that 20,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks up from an average of 2,000 a year only 10 years ago,” the report added.
The study found that there have only been two improved indicators: United Nations peacekeeping funding has increased and the number of deaths from external conflicts has fallen from 1,982 to 410 in the last eight years.
The total economic impact of violence in 2014 reached $14 trillion, which is about 13 percent of the global gross domestic product.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/global-peace-index-report-world-is-less-peaceful-today-than-in-2008/