5.9 ADDRESSING GLOBAL INEQUALITIES FOR PEACE

TIME TO REFLECT

• People who live in different parts of the world do not have the same opportunities. Inequalities between countries and regions are vast: economic in terms of wealth and money, political power in global institutions.
• Questions like:
• How many countries can one visit without needing a visa?
• What is the life expectancy?
• How close or far away is insecurity from the effects of climate change?

And on a more abstract level:

• Which countries and regions are at the centre of our world maps? 

Many of these inequalities stem from a world order created through 400 years of colonisation. To stand up for peace means to stand up for a world in which countries and regions have equal opportunities. It means to stand up for a world where we have global justice and equality.

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