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WB: 1.5bn world population affected by violence
BANGKOK, April 12 (TNA) - The World Bank said in its latest report released on Tuesday that at least 1.5 billion of the world population has been affected by violence--mostly caused by vulnerable political and economic conditions in troubled areas.
When holding a video-conference with member economies from Washington Tuesday morning (Thailand's time), World Bank's President Robert Zoellick acknowledged that the most systematic violence in the 21st century has been triggered by either internal or external tensions in troubled areas--caused by vulnerable political or economic conditions, namely high unemployment among youngsters, unstable income or difference in races, religions or ideologies of separate civic groups, as well as injustice, corruption or non-transparency in a society.
Zoellick said, citing results of a World Bank survey published in its latest report, that unemployment was found to be the main cause behind insurgency or rebellion in any troubled area, noting that youths in vulnerable areas were also discovered to be double at risk of malnutrition and triple at risk of lack of formal education opportunities.
According to the World Bank's most updated report, violent unrest in an area can spread to its vicinity, affecting national or regional interests in further political or socio-economic development or probably toppling a government or leader of a violence-stricken nation or economy, like those occurring in many countries in the Middle East and the North African region recently.
Regarding the unrest in Thailand, the World Bank president said that, unlike the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, both political turbulence and insurgency in Thailand's deep South were found to be internal problems concerning all parties involved to jointly seek effective solutions domestically. (TNA)
When holding a video-conference with member economies from Washington Tuesday morning (Thailand's time), World Bank's President Robert Zoellick acknowledged that the most systematic violence in the 21st century has been triggered by either internal or external tensions in troubled areas--caused by vulnerable political or economic conditions, namely high unemployment among youngsters, unstable income or difference in races, religions or ideologies of separate civic groups, as well as injustice, corruption or non-transparency in a society.
Zoellick said, citing results of a World Bank survey published in its latest report, that unemployment was found to be the main cause behind insurgency or rebellion in any troubled area, noting that youths in vulnerable areas were also discovered to be double at risk of malnutrition and triple at risk of lack of formal education opportunities.
According to the World Bank's most updated report, violent unrest in an area can spread to its vicinity, affecting national or regional interests in further political or socio-economic development or probably toppling a government or leader of a violence-stricken nation or economy, like those occurring in many countries in the Middle East and the North African region recently.
Regarding the unrest in Thailand, the World Bank president said that, unlike the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, both political turbulence and insurgency in Thailand's deep South were found to be internal problems concerning all parties involved to jointly seek effective solutions domestically. (TNA)
