Causes of conflict and possible solutions

Rhea
Indus International School
India

The world has many problems, ranging from wars to hunger and poverty. Our topic today is how to bring global peace to our planet. Let's talk in detail about the problems that are preventing world peace.

Wars

There are many kinds of conflicts. The worst type is armed conflict. This means that weapons, such as guns and bombs, are used. People get into fights easily and often resort to armed conflict. Some countries even go as far as using nuclear weapons, which can destroy thousands of innocent lives. A single conflict can make a huge war.

Religion

Many people fight for their religion. This is very sad because many people die as a result. People use their religion to justify their use of force and fight against other religions or countries. For example, Israel and Palestine, or Jews and predominantly Muslims, have been fighting for a long time. Many innocent people have been killed. Religion also creates religious fanatics and people become what we call 'terrorists'. A terrorist can kill soldiers but more often they kill civilians, who are unarmed and helpless and cannot fight back. Their targets are usually urban buildings and public transport systems.

Greed and power

Some large developed countries, such as the United States and Great Britain, invade smaller countries like Iraq because the smaller countries do not have large defence systems and can thus be easily defeated. Sometimes the larger countries take over the country's government and rich natural resources and become more powerful. At the present moment in Iraq it's a big muddle as there is a lot of fighting and no one is really ruling the country. The US army is there to curb the violence but the fighting seems to go on and on without any signs of peace. There are more and more bombings of Iraq's infrastructure and the situation there is going from bad to worse.

Natural catastrophes and disasters

There are lots of natural disasters in this world. These include tsunamis, floods, droughts and famines. These unwanted catastrophes cause people to lose a lot of their belongings and they become poor overnight. This leads to anger, frustration and aggression. For example, the everlasting drought in Ethiopia or the tsunami disaster in South East Asia has caused many people to lose their lives and the survivors live as refugees.

Poverty

There is lots of poverty in this world. For example, on my recent trip to Bombay, I saw thousands of tiny and scruffy little homes made of tin and mud where many poor families live. It's unfortunate that these little homes have no bathrooms and only provide shelter from bad weather. These homes are called slums. Poverty creates death and disease. It also creates fights and robbery because of hunger, frustration and anger.

Some solutions

All these problems are so very sad and unfortunate and we must together to do something to make this world a better place. For some of the problems above we must seek help from the United Nations before it's too late. Rulers of countries should stick to ruling their own country instead of taking over others. Instead of raging independent wars we must consult with the United Nations. Terrorists must be brought to justice by being given the harshest punishment. The rich should make more donations to the poor and help change a few lives in their own special way. Giving time to charity and community service can be very rewarding and makes a big difference. We can also try to talk our conflicts out instead of fighting. It's much easier and would save many lives. When natural disasters happen we should feel empathy for the victims and volunteer our time to the affected areas. We should also donate old clothes, money and food to these areas.

These are a few ways that we can make this world a much better place to live in. So let's get to work and do what we can.

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