Vision of Humanity"

What is the the real cost of terrorism? The answer is billions of dollars per year, but when you tally up more than a decade that figure goes into the trillions of dollars.

According to the UN, 6.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 4.25 million who are internally displaced. A further 1.3 million have fled the country and sought refuge in neighbouring countries.

Violent crime costs the UK economy more than £124 billion a year, equivalent to £4,700 for every household, according to the UK Peace Index.

In light of the series of bombs that exploded near the finish line at the Boston Marathon, START has compiled data on the history of terrorism in Boston, Massachusetts, and terrorist usage of coordinated attacks in the United States.

An emotional appeal from leaders of key UN agencies to end the violence and to save the Syrian people and their region from disaster.

It is easy to feel scared and powerless in the wake of attacks like those at the Boston Marathon. But it also plays into the perpetrators' hands.

New report from Human Rights Watch, Death from the Skies: Deliberate and Indiscriminate Air Strikes on Civilians, states there are 59 unlawful attacks documented in Northern Syria

An Unwanted Truth os a new report from War Child about the sexual abuse of children in war zones.

Civil Society organisations, representatives of the government of Liberia line ministries and United Nations organisations in Liberia are working collaboratively for the prevention of violence through the establishment of a conflict early warning