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Peace through Partnership |
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It’s time for peace. Violent conflict is a reality which affects people and communities in many countries throughout the world:
- 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by violent conflict
- 73% of the world’s poorest billion people live in countries that are in civil war or have recently experienced it
- No low-income and fragile or conflict-affected state has yet achieved a single Millennium Development Goal
- Nearly half of states emerging from conflict relapse into violence within 10 years
- Women and girls suffer disproportionately from violent conflict. Rape and sexual violence are recognised instruments of war. Men and boys are also victims of gender-based violence though women and girls are the primary target
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