War and Conflict

Over 108 million people were killed in wars throughout the twentieth century alone.¹ In 2016, $1.686 trillion was spent on arms internationally. The United States spent $611 billion, more than three times that of China, whose budget was just $215 billion.² In 2017, over 68.5 million people were displaced as a result of war, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar and Syria.³ Forty million of which were internally displaced by armed conflict in nations such as Somalia, Mali, Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Nigeria.⁴ The UNHCR estimates that 44,400 are forced to leave their homes every day as a result of conflict and violence.⁵ World War II is known to be the deadliest war in history, with between 56 and 85 million civilian and military casualties.⁶⁷⁸