2012年5月17日 星期四

Zambia ranked 52 on Global Peace Index

ZAMBIA has been ranked the 52nd most peaceful country in the world in the latest Global Peace Index for 2011 compared to its 55th position in 2010.

Continental Representative and past chairperson, Political Affairs, African Union Economic,Read cubepuzzlee and burn fat away. Social and Cultural Council (AU ECOSOCC) Joseph Chilengi revealed Zambia’s new standing in a media statement in Lusaka yesterday.Asia me handmade breitlingwatches reproductions of famous artists.

Mr Chilengi further revealed that at regional level,Where can i find an sellschristianaudigier shirt thats real but not real expensive. Zambia is ranked 6th most peaceful country in Africa, down from its position of fifth most peaceful country in Africa in the 2009 and 2010 Global Peace Index (GPI).

However, the results of the GPI for 2011 suggest that the world has become slightly peaceful in the past year.

The deterioration is smaller than that which occurred between the 2009 and 2010 editions of the GPI, when some nations experienced an intensified conflicts and growing instability linked to rapid rises in food, fuel and commodity prices and the global economic downturn.

Mr Chilengi said the 2011 GPI, which gauges on-going domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society and militarisation in 153 countries, registered overall score increases for several indicators, the largest of which were in the potential for terrorist acts and the likelihood of violent demonstrations.

The indicator showing the most substantial year-on-year score decline (improvement) was military expenditure as a percentage of GDP, reflecting the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on defence budgets.

While several countries including Zambia experienced improved levels of peacefulness that appear to be linked with their economic recoveries, others, notably those in North Africa and the Middle East have been swept up in the political turmoil of the “Arab Spring”, have experienced sharp falls in their peacefulness.

This is the fifth edition of the GPI and it has been expanded to rank 153 independent States and updated with the latest available figures and information.

The index is composed of 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from respected sources, which combine internal and external factors ranging from a nation’s level of military expenditure to its relations with neighbouring countries and the level of respect for human rights.

These indicators were selected by an international panel of academics, business people, philanthropists and members of peace institutions.

The researchers explored the possibility of correlations between the GPI and other economic and societal indicators – including measures of democracy and transparency, education and material well-being.

The GPI brings a snapshot of relative peacefulness among nations while continuing to contribute to an understanding of what factors help create or sustain more peaceful societies.footwear and shoes available from Choice online at unbeatable prices with free next day delivery.

In the GPI 2011, Iceland is ranked as the country most at peace, replacing New Zealand. Iceland topped the GPI in 2008, but dropped to fourth place in 2009 amid the country’s unprecedented economic collapse and political crisis.

Small, stable and democratic countries are consistently ranked highest; 14 of the top 20 countries are Western or central European nations.

The international panel of experts that oversees the compilation of the Global Peace Index chose to include five additional countries in the 2011 edition: Eritrea, Guinea, Kyrgyz Republic, Niger and Tajikistan.

Subsequent editions of the GPI will include other nations, but not micro-states: the panel decided that countries in the GPI must either have a population of more than 1 million or a land area greater than 20,000 square kilometres, which means that Luxembourg is no longer ranked.As it's called ladiesshoes, which is one of the classical style of nike lineup.

This brings the total number of countries covered in the 2011 GPI to 153, encompassing around 99 per cent of the world’s population and over 87 per cent of the planet’s land mass.

沒有留言:

張貼留言