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Article: The 2003 armed conflict report--preview.
- Article from:
- Ploughshares Monitor
- Article date:
- June 22, 2003
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While the international community spent much of 2002 deciding whether or not to start a new war in Iraq, 37 other armed conflicts (1) were already underway, directly affecting the lives of millions of men, women, and children in 29 countries. The total number of armed conflicts remained unchanged from the previous year (the 2001 total of 37 conflicts in 30 countries was a 10 per cent drop from the 2000 totals), and in the majority of the 2002 conflicts the intensity declined or was unchanged.
Although armed conflict is a worldwide phenomenon, some regions are more affected than others. In 2002 the Middle East and Africa were the most war-torn regions, with more ...