Organized violence 1989–2020, with a special emphasis on Syria

This article reports on trends in organized violence, building new data by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). The falling trend fatalities stemming from violence world, observed for five consecutive years, broke upwards 2020 and deaths seem to have settled a high plateau. UCDP registered more than 80,100 2020, compared 76,300 2019. decrease Afghanistan Syria was countered escalating conflicts in, example, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Azerbaijan Tigray, Ethiopia. Moreover, call global ceasefire following outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic failed produce any results. In fact, number active state-based non-state conflicts, as well actors carrying out one-sided against civilians, increased when noted record-high 56 including eight wars. Most occurred Africa, region 30 nine or restarted ones.