Knoema.com - violence http://ar.knoema.com 2023-01-17T16:25:29Z /favicon.png يمثل موقع Knoema مسار معرفتك الشخصية The Gun Death Rate in the US Nears Three-Decade High //ar.knoema.com/intscsc/the-gun-death-rate-in-the-us-nears-three-decade-high 2023-01-17T16:25:29Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
The Gun Death Rate in the US Nears Three-Decade High

(January 2023) In January the Gun Violence Archive released final figures on gun-related violence in 2022. Here are key takeaways.After in 2021 more Americans died of gun-related injuries than in any other year on record, in 2022  the Gun Violence Archive registered slightly fewer gun death. Overall, gun death excluding suicides declined to 20,181 incidents, which is 827 deaths less compared to 2021.A record number of America's kids were injured or killed by gunfire in 2022. According to the Gun Violence Archive more than 6,000 children and teens were injured or killed in shootings. That's the most in a single year since the database began tracking nine years ago.The number of mass shootings (4 or more shot), declined slightly from 690 in 2021 to 648 in 2022, but the number of mass murders (4 or more people killed) increased by 30%, from 28 in 2021 to 36 in 2022.

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An Era of Global Protests: Political Instability on the Rise //ar.knoema.com/ymggspc/an-era-of-global-protests-political-instability-on-the-rise 2022-01-27T14:59:42Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
An Era of Global Protests: Political Instability on the Rise

(21 January 2022) The world saw its first major political unrest of 2022 in the earliest days of the year, when mass protests broke out in Kazakhstan — a country that for decades was considered one of the most politically stable of the post-Soviet states. Looking at the global context, such a beginning to the year can hardly be considered a surprise.Data from Mass Mobilization Project, led by researchers at Binghamton University and Notre Dame, shows that on a global level, the number of large-scale* protest against governments has significantly increased in recent years compared to the period from 1991 to 2013.The high political instability of 1990 (the first year available in the Mass Mobilization database) was followed by a major restructuring of the global geopolitical landscape — the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.After 1990, when the number of large-scale protests against governments exceeded 2,000 globally, protest activity decreased to an average of 281 large-scale protests per year in 1991 to 2013.In 2014 through 2019, the most recent year for which data is available, the average number of large-scale protests against governments globally increased to an average of 1879 per year — comparable to the 1990 total. And in 2019 global protest activity increased to a record high for recent decades — over 6500 large scale protests. Almost 80% of protests in 2019 happened in three countries: Algeria, Lebanon, and China (protests in Hong Kong). Data from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on antigovernment protests points to a continued recent increase in protest activity. According to their data, the number of large-scale protests globally more than quadrupled between 2017 and 2020-2021. (Data between the two sources is not directly comparable due to the difference in protest counting approaches — see Methodology Note below).According to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, political discontent is the leading motivation for antigovernment protests. Data shows that in 2021 political motivation was over three times more frequent than economic and COVID-related motivations. There can be numerous factors underlying protest activity, from inequality and economic recession to poor performance of government institutions, societal demand for democratization, and even foreign interventions. However, whatever the factors behind the growth of protest activity in the recent years, by analogy with the early 1990s, one can speculate that the growth of protest activity in the world may be followed by significant geopolitical shifts.   Methodology Note: The Mass Mobilization Project counts number of protests daily. A single ongoing protest that lasts one week, for example, is counted as seven protests. In the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace database this event would be counted as one protest. *Large-scale protests are defined as protests with over 5,000 participants.

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United States: Mass Shootings and Homicide Statistics //ar.knoema.com/rzgeudd/united-states-mass-shootings-and-homicide-statistics 2021-04-28T13:55:41Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
United States: Mass Shootings and Homicide Statistics

(13 April 2021) US President Joe Biden called on Congress to ban the sale of assault weapons in the country during his speech at the White House on the March 22 shooting in Colorado, which killed 10 people. In 2020, the number of mass shootings in the US, as well as the number of victims (both killed and injured), hit a seven-year high, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Nonetheless, in a country with a disproportionate share of the world's guns—the US accounts for 5% of the world's population and 45% of privately owned firearms— advocates of gun rights leverage other crime statistics to moderate calls for stricter gun laws:The assault rate in the United States is lower than in some other developed countries and actually decreased in 2018 (the latest available year for this kind of data) according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.Likewise, the US homicide rate decreased in 2018, though it remains high compared to other developed nations.Most crimes are committed by illegally obtained guns that are by definition beyond the reach of the legal firearm retail industry that's targeted by some policy proposals. With deep philosophical differences between Democrats and Republicans about how to tackle the gun violence issue, it seems unlikely that tighter gun safety legislation proposed by Biden — including a ban on assault weapons and closing background check loopholes — will be approved by Congress any time soon.

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Mass Shootings in the United States //ar.knoema.com/jdcgxpe/mass-shootings-in-the-united-states 2021-04-07T05:48:10Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Mass Shootings in the United States

The conversation in the United States has returned to an all too familiar topic, “the latest mass shooting,” a reference to the attack by Stephen Paddock on an outdoor music venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the evening of 1 October 2018. Paddock murdered 59 people and injured another 241 people. To date in 2018, the US has experienced 426 mass shootings, in which 362 people have been killed and another 1,289 injured.Data also shows that during the last five years, the deadliest states—California, Florida, Texas, and Illinois—also have the largest distribution of handguns. Regulators remain politically incapacitated by out-of-context pleas for protection of the 2nd amendment right to bear arms, heavy financial support and sway of the National Rifle Association (NRA), and a voters who remain concerned that regulations of guns will infringe on lawful use of guns.In the days surrounding the shooting in Las Vegas, publicity suggested the NRA and US government understood action was needed. The NRA and US legislators turned to discussions about prohibitions on possession and sale of the equipment used by Paddock to automatize his weapons while Congress also suspending deliberation about the gun silencers.Yet, the Administration also rolled back legislation requiring the US Social Security administration to report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System the names of people with documented mental disorders. Does regulation work? Globally, the answer is yes. In the US, the answer should also be yes, at least if you look at the most recent data after former President Barack Obama announced in one of his first weekly addresses of 2016 new measures to increase background checks on gun buyers. The number of mass shootings decreased from 385 to 276 and the number of firearms permits was also slashed, though one could argue whether someone with an intent to kill would necessarily be deterred by a permitting process. Undoubtedly, regulations aside, the statistics in the US remain alarming.

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The Future of Global Conflicts //ar.knoema.com/urcboeb/the-future-of-global-conflicts 2021-04-06T08:14:38Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
The Future of Global Conflicts

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Burundi: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens //ar.knoema.com/azgffz/burundi-humanitarian-crisis-deepens 2021-04-06T08:12:51Z Misha Gusev ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000560
Burundi: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

05 Jan 2016 - As 2016 begins there is still no sign of peace in Burundi. Positions are becoming entrenched, murders continue and the long-awaited dialogue between the government, opposition and civil society groups is faltering. Burundi's government will not take part in peace talks scheduled for Wednesday with the opposition, a senior official said, casting doubts on efforts to end months of violence. "No dialogue tomorrow neither on January 16 as many may think, because there has been no consensus on that date," Joseph Bangurambona, the permanent secretary in Burundi's foreign affairs ministry, told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday. The talks scheduled to be held in neighbouring Tanzania were announced last month as part of regional efforts to resolve a crisis triggered in April 2015 by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term in office - a move opponents described as violating the constitution. Since then, clashes between police and protesters and a series of attacks in the capital, Bujumbura, have killed more than 400 people. However, most of the human rights violations remain undocumented. "The Burundian government has made it impossible for any investigators to get access to the country in the last five or six months," said Phil Clark, a conflict researcher from SOAS in London, in an interview with DW. The exceptionally high number of refugees from Burundisuggests thatthe situation is muchworse and prompts fears of a relapse into the decades of civil war that killed tens of thousands of people. Since January 2015, over 230,000 people from Burundi (about 2.1% of  the total population) have fled to neighbouring countries (mainly Tanzania and Rwanda) with many others internally displaced. Sources: Armed Conflict Location and Event Datasets (ACLED) Realtime Complete All Africa, 2015;Refugees from Burundi (UNHCR), Apr 2015-Jan 2016; IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), October 2015

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India: Violent Crimes on the Decline //ar.knoema.com/yxmxgzf/india-violent-crimes-on-the-decline 2020-10-21T19:19:47Z Nematullah Khan ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1975840
India: Violent Crimes on the Decline

Over the last four years (2016-2019), the violent crime rate in India has decreased from to 33.7 to 31.2 per lakh* population, however, this improvement masks critical disparities by type of crime and among Indian states.In 2019, total crime in India decreased by 2.4 percent, supported by reduced rioting (-20%) and dacoity (banditry) and arson cases (-9%). Crime against infants, including infanticide and foeticide, are on the rise, increasing 30 percent and 7 percent, respectively, in 2019 over the previous year.Among Indian states, Assam had the highest violent crime rate in 2019 at 83.4 per lakh population. Kidnaping, grievous hurt, attempted murder, rioting, and rape accounted for more than 70 percent of violent crimes in India. * Lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to 100,000.

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Forcibly Displaced People Worldwide | In Focus //ar.knoema.com/pxobwjb/forcibly-displaced-people-worldwide-in-focus 2019-12-27T17:27:47Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Forcibly Displaced People Worldwide | In Focus

The thousands of people fleeing their homes globally in search of safety have received more policy and media attention recently. There is a critical distinction between refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the humanitarian not to mention economic and political consequences of each.Refugees. This is the population fleeing their home countries where violence is raging to other countries in search of protection and assistance. Globally we have witnessed accelerated growth in the flow of refugees in recent years. During 2014, the refugee flow grew by almost a quarter reaching 14.4 million persons. Unfortunately, this group only represents the tip of the iceberg.Internally displaced persons. The vast majority of people cannot leave their countries and struggle to survive without assistance in subhuman conditions as what is termed 'internally displaced persons'. These people typically fall through the cracks compared to refugees because they are out of reach of the media spotlight and humanitarian agencies. Today there are twice as many IDPs as refugees worldwide, which represents 27.8 million people in 127 countries, or roughly the total population of Mozambique. Conflict and violence are not the only reasons why people are uprooted. Natural and man-made disasters actually represent a more serious threat. During 2015, disasters displaced nearly 19.2 million people across 113 countries, while conflict and violence accounted for 8.5 million in 28 countries, less than a half the number who fled disasters.Every region of the world was affected by disasters in 2015. Asia dominated in terms of absolute figures with the highest numbers being recorded in India, China and Nepal. Nepal was hit the hardest when in April 2015 the Gorkha earthquake killed 8,000 people and displaced as many as 2.6 million.Like disasters, however, no region of the world remained unaffected in terms of conflict-related displacements last year. The increase in IDPs associated with conflict and violence during 2015 was driven primarily by continuing violence across the Middle East. Yemen was most affected: violence displaced 8 percent of the country's population, or 2.2 million persons. This almost seven-fold upsurge from the previous year was largely attributed to the Saudi-led military intervention.  Internal displacement is becoming a heavier development and political challenge and thus also a more devisive issue in terms of local and international policy responses. The difficult reality of the sustained growth in IDPs is complicated by the fact that internal displacement is often protracted as many people remain displaced within their countries for years or even decades. In addition, the triggers of displacement are often not isolated - only disasters or only violence - but interrelated. In Sudan, for example, where displacement was traditionally attributed to conflict, displacement has now been more accurately traced back to food crises caused by drought and environmental degradation.    Explore information related to ongoing armed conflicts and view the variety of conflict and terrorism datasets available through other Viz of the Days from Knoema.

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Seven Big Summits to Watch in 2016 //ar.knoema.com/lwjfxof/seven-big-summits-to-watch-in-2016 2019-11-11T20:46:05Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Seven Big Summits to Watch in 2016

The US Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) recently published the "Seven Big Summits to Watch in 2016." The visualizations that follow use publicly available data to provide context about each event on the CFR list.

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Active Hate Groups in the United States, 2003-2015 //ar.knoema.com/cuonvic/active-hate-groups-in-the-united-states-2003-2015 2018-08-28T07:35:09Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Active Hate Groups in the United States, 2003-2015

In 2015, at least 892 "hate" groups were operating throughout the United States, according to Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). This represents a 14 percent increase from the 784 groups recorded a year before. Still, the current figures are lower than the all-time high in 2011 as traditional organised extremism continues to shrink in favor of collective and individual cyber-based activism. The SPLC defines a hate group as an organised movement that has beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people based on religion, race, sexual orientation, gender, nationality, and other immutable characteristics. The SPLC monitors the activities of such domestic hate groups as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), neo-Nazi, racist skinhead, black separatist, Christian Identity, white nationalist, neo-Confederate, and general hate (or, "other").  Through the work of the SPLC, disturbing and enlightening trends that underscore the origins and means of continued existence in modern US society emerge:  The oldest US-based hate group is also the largest. The most populous hate group is the Ku Klux Klan, with an estimated 5,000 to 8,000 members among its 190 chapters. Almost one-third of the chapters (52) are registered in the state of Texas. Founded in 1865, the KKK is also the oldest of the American hate groups and has historically targeted black Americans, members of the Jewish and Catholic churches, homosexuals, and immigrants.  Hate groups are increasingly focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons. The composition of the general hate group has significantly changed during the last five years. While the number of anti-immigrant, radical traditional Catholic, and anti-Muslim groups remained steady, the number of the anti-LGBT groups expanded almost twofold. One of the reasons for for the expansion was spreading opposition to same-sex marriage and related issues that have been at the forefront of US politics and legislation. The upcoming US presidential election has also increased the activity of the anti-LGBT movement, as the demonization of the LGBT community has proven to be politically expedient for some candidates. For example, Donald Trump's campaign released a “Free to Believe” broadcast that was organized by the Family Research Council, a group the SPLC categorizes as an anti-LGBT. Neo-Nazi groups are on the decline even as media glare returns. The number of groups espousing racial identity, such as neo-Nazi, racist skinhead and white nationalist decreased steadily during 2015. Among them, the neo-Nazi group saw the most notable decline with 45 of its chapters being shut down last year. US-based neo-Nazi activism has hit recent international media headlines in connection with the murder of British MP Jo Cox. The killer, Thomas Mair, was said to have bought books from a US-based neo-Nazi group. Mair's collection included a guide on how to make a homemade gun.

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Terrorist Attacks in Europe, 2015-2016 | In Focus //ar.knoema.com/ottlllb/terrorist-attacks-in-europe-2015-2016-in-focus 2016-07-07T10:23:47Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Terrorist Attacks in Europe, 2015-2016 | In Focus

The reach of terrorism has changed dramatically over the last decade. The simplest review of the statistics in today's Viz of the Day provides perspective on the geography of terrorism then and now:In 2015, 12 countries, spanning five regions of the world - Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia - suffered terrorist attacks that killed at least 50 people in a single event.In contrast, in 2006 only three countries - India, Iraq, and Sri Lanka - suffered losses of 50 or more people in a single terrorist attack.The terrorist attacks in Europe during 2015 and 2016 speak to the attack capability of the Islamic State outside traditional areas of operation, a strength that has grown faster than many expected. The coordinated attacks in Brussels now fit into the realm of the expected from this group, a sad reality that is begging for a solution to rein in violent extremism that knows no borders.______________________________________________________________________________________ Review other information in our recent series on conflict and terrorism:   Terrorist Violence in Pakistan | Militant Groups of Africa | Compilation of Conflict Data Sources  and from prior Viz of the Days: Ongoing Armed Conflicts | Military Strength Ratings | Global Terrorism Maps & Trends

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Terrorist Attacks in Pakistan, 2015-2016 | In Focus //ar.knoema.com/jvdfvtg/terrorist-attacks-in-pakistan-2015-2016-in-focus 2016-04-21T05:47:29Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Terrorist Attacks in Pakistan, 2015-2016 | In Focus

Sunday's suicide attack in Lahore has so far claimed at least 72 lives, making it the deadliest single attack the country has suffered in 2015 or 2016, according to data from the South Asia Terrorism Portal. Today's Viz of the Day provides a unique collection of visualizations to support a closer examination of the broader trends in terrorism-related violence in Pakistan. The data below shows that total fatalities from terrorism-related events have declined steadily in Pakistan since 2009, a trend driven in large part by a lower number of terrorists/insurgent deaths and only more recently by reductions in civilian casualties. Total civilian casualties declined 47.2 percent from 2014 to 2015 and by 40.7 percent from 2013 to 2014.  Source note: The South Asia Terrorism Portal complies figures from news reports and these figures are provisional. Values represent total number of victims, including civilians, terrorists and security force personnel, unless otherwise stated. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Review other information in our recent series on conflict and terrorism:   Terrorist Attacks in Europe | Militant Groups of Africa | Compilation of Conflict Data Sources  and from prior Viz of the Days: Ongoing Armed Conflicts | Military Strength Ratings | Global Terrorism Maps & Trends

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Global Terrorism Map and Trends //ar.knoema.com/zodlzzc/global-terrorism-map-and-trends 2016-04-03T22:10:33Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Global Terrorism Map and Trends

From 1970 through 2014, terrorists killed more than 310,000 people worldwide and injured another 355,000, according to data from the University of Maryland's Global Terrorism Database. More than half of those fatalities - approximately 170,000 or 55 percent - have occurred since 2000; about 30 percent have occurred since 2010. Every year since and including 2012 has set a new record in total global terrorist attacks (see chart at the bottom of the page) and with these new attacks, we may be witnessing a shift in some longer-term trends in terrorism as groups seek new geographic footholds and more lethal means of seeking their desired outcomes. The most notable long-term trends in terrorist incidents since 1970 have been pronounced shift in the geographic dispersion of attacks as well as the impact of the attacks in terms of injuries and fatalities. The Middle East and North Africa along with South and Southeast Asia have witnessed an increase of terrorism-related incidents and injuries, although Asia experienced a lesser increase in related deaths and injuries. The terrorism incidents in the Middle East and North Africa started a steady upswing in the early 2000s, whereas the data shows that Asia's uptick has been more pronounced since 2008.Sub-Saharan Africa, while a persistently violent region, has grappled with a historically dramatic increase in terrorism-related deaths as Boko Haram and others have become more lethal during the past couple of years. In contrast, there has been a long-term downward trend in terrorism incidents in Europe; that is, until recently. Explore the Global Terrorism Database summary data by selecting the indicator of terrorism activity from above the page and see the trends by selecting a country on the map.

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Terrorist violence in Pakistan //ar.knoema.com/frldzm/terrorist-violence-in-pakistan 2016-03-30T05:37:37Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Terrorist violence in Pakistan

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Seven Big Summits: World Humanitarian Summit //ar.knoema.com/edqwgrf/seven-big-summits-world-humanitarian-summit 2016-01-11T12:30:59Z Alex Kulikov ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1847910
Seven Big Summits: World Humanitarian Summit

Event date: May 23-24 Next month UN member states will convene in Turkey to address what the UN has called the greatest global humanitarian crisis since World War II. Today, more than 60 million people have been driven from their homes by violent conflicts or natural disasters, stretching the capacities of UN agencies and charities past their breaking points. The epicenter has been Syria, whose refugees are overwhelming fleeing to Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey, and testing the solidarity of the European Union. Millions of others have been displaced in Iraq, South Sudan, Yemen, Nigeria, Mali, and other hot spots, leading to unprecedented shortfalls in emergency assistance. In response, the UN is requesting a record $20 billion in humanitarian aid, five times the amount needed a decade ago. In Istanbul, UN member states should rededicate themselves to abide by the asylum principles of the 1951 Refugee Convention, mobilize nontraditional donors (including the Gulf states and China) to fund the humanitarian appeal, and link humanitarian aid to longer-term development efforts in protracted emergencies. This is an ambitious agenda. Fortunately, UN member states will get a second opportunity to advance it in September in New York, where President Obama plans to host another high-level refugee summit. The Nuclear Security Summit | UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem | World Humanitarian Summit | Group of Seven Summit | Group of Twenty Summit | Habitat III | Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

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World Humanitarian Summit //ar.knoema.com/slpygdf/world-humanitarian-summit 2015-11-19T06:20:33Z Alina Buzanakova ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1293450
World Humanitarian Summit

Date of Event: 23-24 May 2016 Event Holder: IISD Description: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is organising the summit, which aims to set a new agenda for global humanitarian action, focusing on humanitarian effectiveness, reducing vulnerability and managing risk, transformation through innovation, and serving the needs of people in conflict. The summit, the first UN conference of its kind, will bring together the humanitarian community with other actors from the development, peace-building and peacekeeping spheres to work toward a coherent approach in the way humanitarian aid is delivered. Heads of State and Government, and representatives of civil society, the private sector, crisis-affected communities and multilateral organisations will attend the Summit. Preparations are taking place via one global and seven regional meetings, online consultations, and a September 2015 thematic meeting in Berlin, Germany. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is establishing a High-level Panel on Humanitarian Financing to provide recommendations that will help to frame the Summit discussions.

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World Bank Group Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2016 //ar.knoema.com/wtdujze/world-bank-group-fragility-conflict-and-violence-forum-2016 2015-11-06T06:31:05Z Alina Buzanakova ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1293450
World Bank Group Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2016

Date of Event: March 1-3, 2016 Event Holder: the World Bank Description: The challenge of fragility, conflict and violence has become increasingly complex, spread across a wide range of countries, regions and urban centers. The recent spike in conflicts has led to an increase in casualties, with 60 million people displaced globally – the highest level since the end of World War II. Against this backdrop, the global community marks a milestone with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. This ambitious agenda of 17 goals and 169 targets may present special challenges for conflict-affected and fragile states, where many still struggle to provide basic services.  Emerging challenges, including the plight of millions of forcibly displaced people and violent extremism among others also require a strengthened development approach.    In recent years, fragile states and partners have undertaken initiatives that are well aligned with the SDG framework. The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, and the recommendations from the World Bank’s World Development Report 2011 on Conflict, Security and Development are both highly complementary. Yet, more needs to be done to reorient development programs to make them more effective on the ground. To help meet this challenge, the World Bank Group Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2016 will focus on how to realize the SDGs in fragile and conflict-affected states, with special attention to SDG16 – promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice, and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions – as a critical foundation for sustainable development.  By convening a broad spectrum of partners from governments, aid agencies, civil society, private sector, and research institutions among others, the 3-day Forum aims to facilitate a robust exchange of knowledge and experience among policymakers and practitioners, highlighting innovative work and groundbreaking initiatives that can improve development solutions and advance SDGs for all.

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Fragile States Index (FSI), 2014 //ar.knoema.com/rdjfqjd/fragile-states-index-fsi-2014 2014-11-20T17:46:29Z Balaji S ar.knoema.com://ar.knoema.com/user/1000220
Fragile States Index (FSI), 2014

The Fragile States Index is an annual ranking of 178 nations based on their levels of stability and the pressures they face. The Index is based on The Fund for Peace’s proprietary Conflict Assessment System Tool (CAST) analytical platform. Based on comprehensive social science methodology, data from three primary sources is triangulated and subjected to critical review to obtain final scores for the Fragile States Index. Most Worsened (Non-Top 10) Country for 2014: Syria Most Improved Country for 2014: Iran  

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