Preface

Wars and conflicts exact a terrible toll on people well beyond those caught in the cross-fire. Massive human displacement, lost lives and livelihoods, deteriorating health and governmental services, the demise of justice and broken societies are all results of endemic violence. The cycle of insecurity empowers warlords and militarists, emboldens combatants and inflates military budgets in regions unable to afford such diversions. As well, it has repercussions around our interconnected world.

Related Subject(s): Human Rights and Refugees