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Vietnam is peaceful and totally safe from terrorism
Vietnam is peaceful and totally safe from terrorism
18/11/17
Once
again, in the 2017 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) last updated on November of
2017, Vietnam remained unchanged at 0 as the safest and the most peace country
in the world.
The
2017 report highlights how terrorism remains unevenly spread throughout the
world. Central America and the Caribbean continues to be the least affected
region. There were only 12 deaths recorded in 2016, which accounts for less
than 0.4 per cent of all terrorism deaths. Meanwhile, 94 per cent of all
terrorist deaths are located in the Middle-East and North Africa, sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia.
The
Global Terrorism Index measures the direct and indirect impact of terrorism,
including its effects on lives lost, injuries, property damage and the
psychological aftereffects. It is a composite score that ranks countries
according to the impact of terrorism from 0 (no impact) to 10 (highest impact).
The
report, which is officially launched at the Royal United Services Institute in
London today, is a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns
in terrorism over the last 17 years. The report includes:
–
Global results and trends
–
Terrorism trends in Europe and other developed countries
–
Characteristics driving terrorism recruitment
–
Profiles of the four most deadly terrorist groups
–
Economics of terrorism
Measuring
163 countries, and covering 99% of the world’s population, one of the principle
aims of the Global Terrorism Index is to help us to understand the global,
regional and local impact of terrorism. With this understanding we can inform a
positive practical debate about the future of terrorism and importantly, how we
respond.
This
year, the number of people killed in extremist attacks declined for the second
successive year in 2016 but more countries were affected. Its report, produced
by Australia's Institute for Economics & Peace, found there were 25,673
deaths last year due to terror attacks - down 22 per cent from a 2014 peak. The
intensity of global terrorism has decreased yet it continues to spread to an
increasing number of countries.
The
2017 GTI report highlights a turning point in the fight against radical
Islamist extremism. The main positive finding shows a global decline in the
number of deaths from terrorist attacks to 25,673 people, which is a 22 per
cent improvement from the peak in 2014. Terrorism has fallen significantly in
the epicenters of Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, which are four of
the five countries most affected by terrorism. The ten countries with the
largest improvements experienced 7,348 fewer deaths while the 10 countries with
the largest deteriorations experienced only 1,389 terrorism deaths. This
highlights the strength of the positive trend with the number of people killed
by terrorism decreasing for the second successive year.
The
Asia Pacific region ranked third lowest in terms of the impact from terrorism.
But the authors said there was a large variation within the region.
According
to the report, the Philippines is in 12th position while Mongolia, North Korea,
Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Vietnam are at 134 having not
experienced a terrorist incident in the last five years.
Since
2002, the region has seen an increase in terrorist activity with an increase in
both the number of attacks and fatalities resulting from these attacks, the
report said.
The
Philippines, China and Thailand have suffered the highest numbers of fatalities
from terrorism since 2002 in accounting for 85 per cent of the total deaths in
the region, the report added.
Since
2002, the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar have seen the largest increases in
terrorist activity.
In
Europe and other developed countries, it was the deadliest year for terrorism
since 1988, excluding the Sep 11 attacks in 2001, according to the GTI.
The
global economic impact of terrorism in 2016 was slightly lower than 2015
although it still cost the global economy US$84 billion. While this is a
significant number in its own right, it is important to note that the economic
impact of terrorism is small compared to other major forms of violence. This
amount is only one per cent of the total global economic impact of violence,
which reached $14.3 trillion in 2016. However, the figures for terrorism are
conservative as they do not account for the indirect impacts on business,
investment and the costs associated with security agencies in countering
terrorism. As a result, terrorism is one of the few categories of violence
where the costs associated with containment likely exceed its consequential
costs. However, while the economic impact of terrorism is small it is still
critical to contain it as it has the potential to spread quickly and with major
social ramifications.
The
GTI is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and is based
on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD). Data for the GTD is collected
and collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and
Responses to Terrorism (START); a Department of Homeland Security Centre of
Excellence led by the University of Maryland. The GTD is considered to be the
most comprehensive global dataset on terrorist activity and has now codified
over 170,000 terrorist incidents.
This
means Vietnam has done very well to keep the country and people safe from
terrorist attacks, and peace is first and foremost foundation to promote other
humankind values such as human rights, democracy, freedom of speech, press and
etc. Does it mean anything to you?./.
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All comments [ 5 ]
The Daily Star has cited safe alternative travel destinations for international tourists. Here is a list of peaceful places to help them avoid the threat of terrorism: Vietnam.
Among 134 countries and regions covered in the report with regard to risks and impact of terrorists, Vietnam is considered as the safest country in the 5th consecutive year, with the national security is totally safe against the threat of terrorism.
Viva Vietnam, a safe nation for people to live!
Yes, I agree that peace and security are vital conditions for human rights and democracy to flourish.
Vietnam's security agencies have done very well their jobs to protect the country and the people. I think that is more important than anything else like human rights or democracy.
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