It has been a turbulent year already around the globe with crisis and tumultuous atmosphere people have to contain with, surrounding huge threats around the safety of human enterprise. With such time there a lot to learn from Iceland, the world’s most peaceful country to curb the menaces, and be more engaging with tolerance. According to the 2021 Global Peace Index, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Iceland continues to remain the most peaceful country globally for the 13th consecutive year, since the start of the Index in 2008. The status of Iceland amid what is going on around the world should serve as a recipe for better world, ahead of world’s International Day of Peace observed globally on September 21.
Violence of all kinds have taken a deep course in these current settings in the society, the wound is deepening, the populace is feeling the heat across all human enterprise. This status of Iceland hugely revolves around very infinitesimal violence and conflict which the world is struggling to curtail, healthy economic impacts play a bigger role to keep the standard of living moderate for average citizens. A lot of things come with being peaceful, Iceland is credited for a good welfare system across all sectors with no fear of discrimination or inequality.
Gun violence a deterrent to peaceful world
This is very common in US, where gun violence has taken its toll due to lenient legislation on gun control, the recent killings in grocery shop and massacre of school pupils sparked an action to revisit gun laws in America. Police brutality is another factor, where security personnel trained to protect lives and property, turned to exercise it on unarmed innocent citizens turn out to be a dangerous threat in the society. The death of George Floyd which cut across the globe in widespread protests against police brutality exposed the menace with targeted people. Even countries with less gun violence are witnessing significant shift as to the regards, the assassination of former Japan prime minister, Shinzo Abe in an open campaign address shows how dangerous the issue of safety and the need to make an effort for more peaceful world, which Iceland has made the most of.
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World of crisis against tolerance
The war between Russia and Ukraine is setting a dangerous precedent, advocating for nuclear, economic and political wars, slowly massaging the full escalation of crisis around Europe. The efforts for peace have been significantly low, and pose for destructions is the possibility of its circumstances. The effect of the war is spreading throughout the world making room for intense power struggle and creating dichotomy for the countries of the world, far from its end with more humanitarian crisis anticipating.
Africa far from what peace looks like
Africa is the epicentre of everything against peace and humanity, the recent killings in South Africa, and Nigeria the headquarters of insecurity and inhumanity. Some Middle East countries acquire status contrary to peace, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq have nothing to do with peace, they are relatively allergic to peace, and the poor masses become the greatest sufferers of the unfortunate circumstances that arise out of power gluttony, dominance and enforcing extremist ideas. The Endsars protest in Nigeria will always be the worst crime against humanity in a democratic setting in Africa.
Myriads of threats against the existentiality of human enterprise but Iceland has proved the exception, amidst all the things world leaders have big responsibility to play in being the greatest advocates of peace, creating atmosphere for peaceful coexistence, where there is beauty in diversity. It is going to be a dream for many swam dweller to have a replica of what life is like in Iceland, in their own country, efforts towards the goals will put to rest many humanitarian problems.
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