Six out of seven people in the world are insecure, says UN

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report released this Tuesday (8) points out that six out of seven people in the world have a growing sense of insecurity, despite the improvement in the global epidemiological scenario, compared to the beginning of the pandemic.

“Although global wealth is greater than ever, most people are apprehensive about the future, and these feelings have likely been exacerbated by the pandemic,” says Achim Steiner, UNDP’s global administrator.

The report highlights the threats that have become more prominent in recent years: social and financial inequality, conflict and the ability of health systems to address new challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to UNDP, around 1.2 billion people live in conflict-affected areas.

Based on the data and analysis contained in the report “New Threats to Human Security in the Anthropocene”, people’s sense of security is falling in almost all countries, including the richest nations in the world.

Those who benefit from some of the highest levels of good health, wealth and education outcomes are reporting even greater anxiety in recent years.

The UN Assistant Secretary-General and director of the UNDP Crisis Office said that reducing insecurity is “building” global solidarity.

“A key element of the practical action highlighted in the report is building a greater sense of global solidarity based on the idea of ​​common security,” says Asako Okai.

“Common security recognizes that a community can only be safe if adjacent communities are also safe. This is something we see very clearly with the current pandemic: nations are largely powerless to prevent further mutations of the coronavirus from crossing borders.”