The Global Peace Index 2017 launched yesterday to extensive media coverage, a ‘Top News’ spot on Twitter and included a mention from acting legend Forest Whitaker.
Now in its eleventh year, the 2017 GPI launched yesterday with international media selected a variety of angles, from peace in the U.S. and the Trump effect, the increase in terrorism to the rise in levels of peace.
The HuffPost lead with the North American deterioration in peacefulness:
Global Peace Index 2017: Donald Trump Fallout Causes North America To Plummet Down Ranking https://t.co/c7fF6Ee6xj pic.twitter.com/d6dY2LF3YV
— HuffPost UK Politics (@HuffPostUKPol) June 1, 2017
BBC News took a more positive note, leading with the slight increase in global peacefulness:
Global Peace Index 2017: World slightly more peaceful than last year https://t.co/T4s9SgMNRy
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 1, 2017
The Thomson Reuters Foundation focused on deterioration in North America and the Middle East:
2017 peace index: US political turmoil pushed N. America into deep instability, Mideast stuck in quagmire https://t.co/GSbDLgQB0v @annapmzn pic.twitter.com/uS3FQXkebf
— Thomson Reuters Fdn (@TR_Foundation) June 1, 2017
Forest Whitaker focused on the cost of violence in 2016, asking his audience to imagine where better the money could be spent:
Violence cost $14,3 trillion in 2016. Imagine if this money could be used to prevent conflicts and save lives!@GlobPeaceIndex https://t.co/imbhCDla5Z
— Forest Whitaker (@ForestWhitaker) June 1, 2017
The report also received broad coverage among peace-focused organisations, which included the U.S. Institute of Peace, Peace Direct and International Alert who shared key findings and report content with their audiences.
Powerful statistics from the latest @GlobPeaceIndex: https://t.co/ibfJJtHJxd pic.twitter.com/8TPBEFF949
— U.S. Inst. of Peace (@USIP) June 1, 2017
The benefit of investing in peace is clear: every $1 can lead to a $16 in the cost of armed conflict https://t.co/xtOJQ8hnH4 @GlobPeaceIndex pic.twitter.com/u5G87kr8ih
— Peace Direct (@peacedirect) June 1, 2017
Concerning findings from the latest @GlobPeaceIndex. Just imagine how much could be achieved if this much was invested in #peacebuilding. pic.twitter.com/WtCJNm4Ji2
— International Alert (@intalert) June 1, 2017
