Peace and Resilience

Report: COVID-19 made the world less peaceful

The pandemic led to a few setbacks for world peace last year, according to the Global Peace Index 2021. Image: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Sean Fleming
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Violent acts peaked in April 2020. Image: IEP Global Peace Index, 2021
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Indexed trend in peacefulness by domain, 2008 to 2021 (2008=1)
Militarization shows signs of increasing. Image: IEP Global Peace Index, 2021
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Giving peace a chance. Image: EP Global Peace Index, 2021
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