Discover how Wulan's experience in Hiroshima inspired a project connecting peace, culture & community prosperity, inspired by Positive Peace.| Vision of Humanity
Yunus and Youth is an organisation dedicated to mentoring social entrepreneurs. IEP hosted a Positive Peace Workshop to highlight their broad impact.| Vision of Humanity
The devastating floods in Pakistan have left behind more than wreckage, they’ve exposed systemic weaknesses in governance, equity, and social cohesion. The post Pakistan’s Flood Crisis and the Fragile Fabric of Peace appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Africa’s growing young population has the potential to transform the continent’s economic trajectory. But realising this potential will require enhancing the attitudes, institutions, and structures that foster resilience and prosperity. The post Growing without prosperity: how Africa can turn a youth boom into wealth appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
As the world fractures, our ability to talk to one another seems to be breaking down too. How can we survive the age of polycrisis? The post From Broken Dialogue to Rebuilding Community appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Rising youth unemployment and the digital divide are fuelling instability in fragile societies. IBM’s SkillsBuild for Peace equips marginalised groups with digital skills and career support, turning education into a pathway for stability and long-term growth. The post Building Skills for Peace: IBM SKillsBuild appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Whatever the ultimate motivation of the alleged killer of US activist Charlie Kirk, the profile potentially aligns with a pattern of fatal terrorist attacks in the West: the lone actor. The post How lone wolf attacks continue to change terror risk in the West appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
In an era where disinformation and cyberattacks threaten democratic processes, Google’s Jigsaw unit has launched Project Shield and Prebunking to protect independent media and inoculate citizens against online manipulation. The post Google Jigsaw: Project Shield & Prebunking appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
A widening gulf between rich and poor countries. Progress in health and education across low-income countries remains precarious in the absence of rising incomes to sustain it. The post Despite gains in health and education, wealth gap widens between rich and poor appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Celtel and Search for Common Ground partnered to expand mobile connectivity in conflict-affected areas, strengthening communication, connecting communities, rebuilding trust, and supporting economic recovery in post-war Sierra Leone.| Vision of Humanity
Roy-Stanley Nwafor shares insights from the 2nd ICC Africa Peace Forum, highlighting culture, AI, climate, and Positive Peace as tools for dialogue, resilience, and peacebuilding in Africa.| Vision of Humanity
In Nigeria’s 2023 elections, over 100 Rotary members served as accredited observers, promoting transparency, deterring fraud, and advancing peace through voter education and youth engagement initiatives.| Vision of Humanity
The demand for rising defence budgets across NATO has sparked calls to brand arms spending as eligible for inclusion under ESG criteria. Proponents argue that without security there can be no sustainability. Critics counter that it amounts to “peace-washing.” The post Europe’s push to label defence investments as ESG appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Gauging global arms production is not easy. When the most reliable source of data reports by company, rather than country, it's difficult to determine globality. The post The Arms Industry: Exactly How Global is Arms Production? appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Lush Cosmetics' partnership with Colombia’s Peace Community demonstrates how core business activities can become direct peacebuilding mechanisms and support non-violent economic alternatives in conflict-affected areas.| Vision of Humanity
Roy-Stanley Nwafor, IEP Nigeria Country Representative highlighted strategies for youth engagement, institutional strengthening, and continental stability.| Vision of Humanity
After nearly a decade of civil war, Libya in the past few years has substantially reduced its levels of open conflict. However, this relative peace belies its extreme social fragility and fractured military and political landscape, which leaves it at heightened risk of renewed conflict.| Vision of Humanity
While we are yet to fully understand the long term impact of the pandemic, what has become apparent is just how complex the global socio economic system is.| Vision of Humanity
Data shows that peace and economic performance can be mutually reinforcing.| Vision of Humanity
In this extract from Peace In The Age Of Chaos, Steve Killelea explains how he created the Global Peace Index (GPI) in 2007.| Vision of Humanity
Vision of Humanity is a destination for peace providing analysis, data, and editorial through a lens of peace, security and development.| Vision of Humanity
From soil sensors being used to optimize farmer's yields, to thermostats, IoT Technologies are transforming the way we live and work. But security is an...| Vision of Humanity
The Global Peace Index 2025 highlights a set of critical escalation hotspots, regions where conflict risks are accelerating and could evolve into major wars.| Vision of Humanity
The GPI is comprised of 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators of peace from highly respected sources. Find out more.| Vision of Humanity
The two concepts that are at the core of all of IEP’s work: Introduction to Positive Peace and Systems Thinking.| Vision of Humanity
Gain insights to the 2024 Global Peace Index, findings shows the top ten most peaceful countries in the world.| Vision of Humanity
As peace operations falter worldwide, Namibia’s lasting success shows peacekeeping must be more than a crisis response; it must be a sustained, strategic commitment. Read more.| Vision of Humanity
While nations focus on spending on defence, a network of quiet changemakers is growing, people at the grassroots who refuse to accept conflict as inevitable.| Vision of Humanity
While many conflicts remain limited, others escalate quickly, becoming highly lethal, protracted & destabilising. Understanding why some wars escalate is essential for designing early interventions and effective peacebuilding strategies.| Vision of Humanity
GPI 2025 Africa launch reveals peace challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting rising global conflicts, regional hotspots, and calls for investment in Positive Peace.| Vision of Humanity
Discover how Positive Peace deficits help predict global conflict by identifying hotspots & guiding preventive diplomacy and peacekeeping.| Vision of Humanity
In some of the world’s most fragile countries, foreign aid is crucial to the provision of education. Over 35 million children depend on it, and cuts could leave up to 14 million without completing primary school.| Vision of Humanity
Among 74 countries that improved, five stood out with the most significant gains in peacefulness in GPI 2025. Full list.| Vision of Humanity
Which are the 10 least peaceful countries in 2025, and what conditions drive their low rankings? Insights from the Global Peace Index 2025.| Vision of Humanity
What are the 10 most peaceful countries in 2025, and why do these countries lead the way? Insights from the Global Peace Index 2025.| Vision of Humanity
The 2025 Global Peace Index reveals 'The Great Fragmentation' - a sharp decline in global peace driven by rising conflicts, shifting power, and new warfare risks.| Vision of Humanity
Understanding the different definitions of peace is crucial for peacebuilders.| Vision of Humanity
As donor countries reduce aid budgets, and recipient countries struggle to repay their debt, the risk of economic disruption and social unrest is intensifying.| Vision of Humanity
Once a pillar of global cooperation, international aid now finds itself under intense scrutiny as governments reassess their commitments in the face of rising domestic and security concerns, with concerning implications for recipient nations.| Vision of Humanity
The recruitment and indoctrination of youth by extremist groups are evolving rapidly, and traditional counter-extremism have struggled to keep pace, writes Cecilia Polizzi.| Vision of Humanity
New hotspots are emerging in the battle for influence between super powers China and the US, including the Panama Canal, space, trade and intellectual property.| Vision of Humanity
Explore how rising developing nation debt, coupled with slow economic growth and rising interest payments, is impacting global stability.| Vision of Humanity
The eight Pillars of Positive Peace, were derived from the datasets that had the strongest correlation with internal peacefulness.| Vision of Humanity
There are currently 56 conflicts, the most since World War II. They have become more international with 92 countries involved in conflicts outside their borders, the most since the GPI’s inception.| Vision of Humanity
GPI presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to-date on trends in peace. Most & least peaceful countries in the world. View Map.| Vision of Humanity