![]() ![]() Last year’s jump in conflicts deviates from the long-term trend line, which shows that the world is gradually becoming more peaceful. Following a year (2010) that signaled hope for a more peaceful development, the number of conflicts increased by nearly 20 percent, from 31 to 37. For almost 10 years, UCDP has published an annual conflict update in collaboration with the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and PRIO's Journal of Peace Research. The conflict data stems from the internationally recognized conflict data program at the University of Uppsala (UCDP). UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will present the statistics to the UN General Assembly in a new report on international mediation. This is the conclusion in a new article by researchers at the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), published in the Journal of Peace Research. Last year, the number of armed conflicts in the world increased markedly, with the strongest increase taking place in Sub-Saharan Africa. ![]()
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