19th August 2021SACCORD Statement on Zambia’s Drop in the Ranking of the 2021 Global Peace IndexThe Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is disappointed with the drop in the levels of peacefulness that Zambia has experienced in the ranking as contained in the 15th edition of the 2021 Global Peace Index (GPI). The GPI, which is the world’s leading measure of peacefulness for the universe, ranks 163 independent countries and territories around the world as per their levels of peacefulness, and is conducted by the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP). This drop has seen Zambia move from being the 44th most peaceful country in 2020 to the 71st most peaceful country in the world. This decline means that Zambia is 27 places worse off in 2021 compared to 2020 in terms of levels of peacefulness. Zambia has further dropped behind in Sub-Saharan Africa from having been ranked the 4th most peaceful country in 2020 to the 13th most peaceful country in 2021 representing a drop […]
ZAMBIA’s LEVELS OF PEACEFULLNESS REDUCE
