More than 740,000 men, women, and children die each year as a result of armed violence

The Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development strives to achieve measurable reductions in the global burden of armed violence by 2015.

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Global Burden of Armed Violence

The first Global Burden of Armed Violence report, released in 2008, provides comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date data on international trends and patterns of armed violence.

Armed Violence Map

An interactive, global map illustrating the scope and distribution of armed violence.

Focus on Violence

A short documentary Faces of Violence: A Non-Fiction Story examines the many dimensions of violence and its implications for the development sector.

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