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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Mon Sep 12 2011 - 08:59:03 EDT
According to the Global Peace Index Eritrea is the most peaceful country in
the Horn of Africa Region.
Global Peace Index gauges ongoing domestic and international conflict,
safety and security in society, and militarisation in 153 countries by
taking into account 23 separate indicators.
Eritrea ranks 104
Ethiopia = 131
Sudan = 151
Djibouti = no data
Somalia = 153
Yemen = 138
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/info-center/global-peace-index-2011/
- The world is less peaceful for the third straight year
- Due to an increased threat of terrorist attacks in 29 nations
- A greater likelihood of violent demonstrations in 33 countries
- Arab Spring unrest heralds biggest ever change in rankings, Libya
tumbles 83 spots
- Iceland bounces back from economic woes to top ranking
- Somalia displaces Iraq as world’s least peaceful nation
- Violence cost the global economy more than $8.12 trillion in 2010
- US peacefulness shows minimal change
*See the results and interactive map*
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/scor
*About the Global Peace Index (GPI)*
The GPI, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, is the world’s
leading measure of global peacefulness. It gauges ongoing domestic and
international conflict, safety and security in society, and militarisation
in 153 countries by taking into account 23 separate indicators.
See the Downloads section to the right to download the full GPI Report, Fact
Sheet, Discussion paper and other materials.
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