Chris Chau

Jun 3, 2024 | mynewsdesk.com | Chris Chau |David Naylor |Mikael Wallerstedt

Never before have there been so many armed conflicts across the globe. This has been shown by new statistics from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP, at Uppsala University. In 2023, the number of conflicts involving states totalled 59, the highest number ever since the data collection’s starting point in 1946. Previous peaks were seen in 2020 and 2022, each with 56 conflicts.

May 30, 2024 | mynewsdesk.com | Chris Chau

Post-war peace processes are a dangerous period for women. Many are forced to live close to men who committed serious abuse during the war or are expected to testify in various types of truth commissions, which can be both retraumatising and stigmatising. These are the findings of a new study by peace researchers at Uppsala University, published in the scholarly journal PLOS ONE.