HOW PEACEFUL IS OUR WORLD?
The 2024 Global Peace Index (GPI) there are currently 56 active conflicts, the most since the end of Second World War, and with fewer conflicts being resolved, either militarily or through peace agreements. Further, the report indictaes that the likelihood of another major conflict in the world is higher than at any time since the inception of the GPI, 18 years ago.
This year's results also indicate:
Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008. It is joined at the top of the index by Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, and Singapore. All of these countries other than Singapore were also ranked among the ten most peaceful countries in the first year of the index. Yemen is the least peaceful country in the world in the 2024 GPI, followed by Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. This is the first year that Yemen has been ranked as the least peaceful country in the world, with the country having fallen 24 places in the rankings since the inception of the index.
Europe is the most peaceful region in the world and is home to eight of the ten most peaceful countries. It has been the most peaceful region every year since the start of the GPI. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remained the world’s least peaceful region. North America recorded the largest average deterioration of all the regions, with significant falls in peacefulness in both Canada and the US. However, despite this deterioration it remains the third most peaceful region globally, behind Europe and Asia-Pacific.
(Source: Institute for Economics & Peace. Global Peace Index 2024: Measuring Peace in a Complex World, Sydney, June 2024. Available here.
This year's results also indicate:
Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008. It is joined at the top of the index by Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, and Singapore. All of these countries other than Singapore were also ranked among the ten most peaceful countries in the first year of the index. Yemen is the least peaceful country in the world in the 2024 GPI, followed by Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. This is the first year that Yemen has been ranked as the least peaceful country in the world, with the country having fallen 24 places in the rankings since the inception of the index.
Europe is the most peaceful region in the world and is home to eight of the ten most peaceful countries. It has been the most peaceful region every year since the start of the GPI. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remained the world’s least peaceful region. North America recorded the largest average deterioration of all the regions, with significant falls in peacefulness in both Canada and the US. However, despite this deterioration it remains the third most peaceful region globally, behind Europe and Asia-Pacific.
(Source: Institute for Economics & Peace. Global Peace Index 2024: Measuring Peace in a Complex World, Sydney, June 2024. Available here.
IS THERE A SOLUTION?
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Each person’s mind is part of a larger single awareness and contains the pattern of the whole consciousness. For those whose paradigm is in alignment with this way of thinking about humans and connectedness, this presents an opportunity to affect positive change in the world through a meeting of the minds. That is called "subtle activism."
The results of the “International Peace Project in the Middle East”, published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution in 1988, identified the minimum number of people needed to experience and radiate inner peace before it can be mirrored in the surrounding world: the square root of 1% of the population. As of July 2020, there were about 7.8 billion people on the planet. Round that number up to 8 billion. The square root of 1% of 8 billion = 8,945.
The results of the “International Peace Project in the Middle East”, published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution in 1988, identified the minimum number of people needed to experience and radiate inner peace before it can be mirrored in the surrounding world: the square root of 1% of the population. As of July 2020, there were about 7.8 billion people on the planet. Round that number up to 8 billion. The square root of 1% of 8 billion = 8,945.
