Skip to main content

Home/ Americas-MOAS/ Group items tagged instability

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
horowitzza

Latin America Less Peaceful In 2015 Due To Rising Instability: Report - 0 views

www.ibtimes.com/ing-instability-report-1971908

latin latin america america rising instability

shared by horowitzza on 02 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • Latin America emerged in 2015 as a less peaceful region than it was the year before, according to a new study on global peace released Wednesday.
  • Latin America as a whole remained the most violent region in the world -- outside of conflict zones -- based on homicide rates and personal safety.
  • The Global Peace Index, which gauges peace levels by measuring intensity of conflicts, pervasiveness of crime and violence and availability of weapons, issued its 2015 report Wednesday, showing that South America’s overall peace score dipped below the global average this year.
  • ...2 more annotations...
  • Venezuela saw an increased risk of “violent demonstrations, violent crime and political instability as the economic crisis has deepened and anti-government sentiment has risen
  • Political instability and an increased likelihood of violent demonstrations accounted for Brazil’s low score as well
1 - 1 of 1
Showing 20▼ items per page