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Libya's rating for violent crime hit the
maximum possible score of 5 in the new
report.
Sudan actually improved its rating despite
suffering from significant instability in
recent years
 Ukraine is the least peaceful country in Europe
and one of the largest drops on the list.
 Increased militarization, falling internal stability
and failure to address corruption and improve
state institutions all contributed in destroying
peace
The Central African Republic spends an
incredible 29% of its GDP containing
violence.
Yemen suffered the largest drop in its GPI score
due to the civil war that escalated into a regional
conflict.
Somalia : More than 20% of its
population are displaced.
Afghanistan’s military expenditure rose from 1.66 %
of GDP to 15.75 % in less than a decade. The least
peaceful country in South Asia with a high rate of
terrorist activity
Iraq : Excluding Syria, the country with the second
highest death rate from internal conflict.
South Sudan has more than 20% of their population
as displaced persons. It spends 35% of its GDP on the
cost of containing violence.
Syria is the least peaceful country in the
world because of the high rate of terrorist
activity, conflicts and state failure.
Pearl Harbour
 The attack on Pearl Harbour, also known as the Battle of Pearl
Harbour, was a surprise military strike by the Imperial
Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl
Harbour, in the Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of
December 7, 1941.
 The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.
NGOs and People working
for World Peace
 Won Nobel Peace
Prize in 1910.
 As of 2012, eleven
other Nobel Peace
Prize laureates have
been members of the
IPB.
“
ICAN is a global civil society
coalition working to mobilize
people in all countries to inspire,
persuade and pressure their
governments to initiate and support
negotiations for a treaty banning
nuclear weapons..
 NVP is non-profit
organisation.
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 Its mission is to inspire,
motivate and engage young
people on how to solve
conflicts peacefully.
Nelson
Mandela
Lech
Walesa
Malala
Yousafzai
Betty
Williams
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Aung San
Suu Kyi
Tegla
Laroupe
U Thant
 Made significant contribution to peace in
South Africa.
Nelson
Mandela
 Although imprisoned for fighting apartheid, he
was released and became first democratically
elected President.
 Made lasting contribution to world peace
through his determination to reform the Soviet
Union.
 Gorbachev initiated proposals to reduce the
number of nuclear arms and helped to end the
Cold War.
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Became first non-Communist President in 1991.
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983.
Lech Walesa
 Widely praised for promoting peace amongst African tribes.
 Laroupe created an annual series of Peace Marathons
Tegla Laroupe
He played a crucial role in diffusing the Cuban Missile
Crisis and was widely respected for his calmness,
detachment and commitment to conflict resolution in his
role as UN Secretary General.
U Thant
Burmese opposition leader.
Awarded Nobel peace prize for opposition to
military rule.
She was placed under house arrest for many
years due to her opposition.
Malala
Yousafzai
Aung San
Suu Kyi
As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai defied the
Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be
allowed to receive education.
She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in
2012, but survived and went on to receive the
Nobel Peace Prize.
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