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Global Violence Down

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in The War On Terrorism, The World, United Nations, War

Good news from the U.N.

UNITED NATIONS - Armed conflicts have declined by 40 percent since the end of the Cold War primarily because the United Nations was finally able to launch peacekeeping and conflict-prevention operations around the world, according to a new study.

The first Human Security Report paints a surprising picture of war and peace in the 21st century: a dramatic decline in battlefield deaths, plummeting instances of genocide, and a drop in human rights abuses.

However, anybody want to guess what violence did go up?

Okay, got your guess?

Answer:

The only form of political violence that appears to be getting worse is international terrorism, a serious threat but one that has killed fewer than 1,000 people a year on average over the past 30 years. Tens of thousands were killed annually in armed conflicts during that time, said the report, which was financed by five governments and released Monday.

Read the whole thing.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 and is filed under The War On Terrorism, The World, United Nations, War. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Global Violence Down”

ford4x4 Says:
October 19th, 2005 at 11:30 am
That’s hilarious.

The threat of having the UN step in is about as much of a deterent
as the death penalty is in the US (in it’s current form).

There has to be a more plausible explanation.

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