Dynamics of Conflict and Peace Building Peace, progress and happiness have been the most cherished goals of Homo sapiens since emergence of the race over one million years ago. With remarkable progress in the fields of socio-economic development, technology, arts, culture and myriad of other areas, the human population increased from just a few in the beginning to about 80 million 10,000 years ago (8000 BC). The global population has now crossed 6.5 billion and is likely to stabilise at 9 to 11 billion in the coming two centuries.
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