Violence costs the world nearly 20 trillion dollars

The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard that violence cost the
world nearly 20 trillion dollars last year.
The United Nations says that is 13.5 percent of global GDP.
At a special high-level session of the council, Sierra Leone's Foreign
Minister called on members to do more to prevent ever increasing
conflicts around the world.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

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