Vision of Humanity

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Vision of Humanity groups together a number of interrelated initiatives focused on global peace. It brings a strategic approach to raising the world’s attention and awareness around the importance of peacefulness to humanity’s survival in the 21st century.

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    8 months ago
    Vision of Humanity commented on 2011 Global Peace Index

    Might not be much, but consider this:

    If the world had been 25% more peaceful over the past year the global economy would have reaped an additional economic benefit of just over US$2 trillion. This amount would pay for the 2% of global GDP per annum investment estimated by the Stern Review to avoid the worst effects of climate change, cover the cost of achieving the Millennium Development Goals, eliminate the public debt of Greece, Portugal and Ireland, and address the one-off rebuilding costs of the most expensive natural disaster in history – the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

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    8 months ago
    Vision of Humanity commented on 2011 Global Peace Index

    Thanks for your comment. The cost of violence can be quantified through the analysing available data on the level violent crime, incarceration, policing, judicial costs, medical system costs, and lost productivity through the destruction of human capital, as well as the size military budgets and government spending on war. This methodology was developed in cooperation with our Research Committee and two Professors of Economics at the Economists for Peace and Security. If you are interested in further reading on the topic, a detailed research paper is available on our website here: economicsandpeace.org/UserFiles/File/DefiningPeaceIndustrieAndCalculatingAPeaceWGP.pdf
    It is also available in a more accessible format in our 2009 discussion paper as well here: visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/PDF/2009/2009%20GPI%20Discussion%20Paper.pdf

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