Manila, Philippines (4E) – The Philippines is ranked as among the least peaceful nations in the world, as its government vowed to continue its efforts to address domestic peace and security concerns.
The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013 released this week by the Institute for Economics and Peace said the Philippines has improved only slightly in its global ranking from 133rd in 2012 to 129th this year, Xinhua news agency reported.
Despite this development, however, the Philippines remained “among the least peaceful countries in Asia Pacific” along with Thailand and Myanmar that face domestic civil conflict.
Other countries listed as least peaceful are Afghanistan, Somalia , Syria), Iraq , Sudan , Pakistan , the Democratic Republic of Congo (, Russia , and Central African Republic.
Peaceful countries include Iceland, Denmark, New Zealand, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Finland, Canada, Sweden and Belgium.
Bernadette Carreon – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor
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