Reports about the Global Violence Reduction Conference

Global Violence Reduction Conference, WHO, University of Cambridge, Global Strategies to Reduce Violence by 50% in 30 Years

The WHO and University of Cambridge Global Violence Reduction Conference 2014 was a great success, thanks to the important policy ideas to reduce violence by 150 global experts. Read more about the major findings of the conference by downloading the conference report, the policy idea papers of the plenary speakers and the session speakers or reading the media reports around the world.

Conference report:

• Download the report "Global Strategies to Reduce Violence by 50% in 30 Years"

Policy idea papers:

• Download the policy idea papers of the plenary speakers
• Download the policy idea papers of the session speakers

Articles in major news sources:

• UK - The Times (article appeared in print, also available online with subscription): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article4209884.ece
• UK - Research Horizons, Research Magazine of the University of Cambridge (article appears in print in the upcoming 25th edition): https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/research-horizons
• UK - The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2760631/Murder-rate-global-violence-hotspots-plunges-40-15-years-policing-improves.html
• SPAIN - El Mundo: https://www.elmundo.es/salud/2014/09/19/541b0c1b268e3e98018b4588.html
• BRAZIL - O Globo: https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/taxas-de-homicidio-mundiais-podem-cair-metade-em-30-anos-13968289
• BRAZIL - Opovo: https://www.opovo.com.br/app/colunas/segurancapublica/2014/09/22/noticiassegurancapublica,3318366/homicidios-em-queda-no-mundo-e-aqui.shtml
• RUSSIA - Lenta.ru: https://lenta.ru/news/2014/09/18/violence/

Other news sources:

• USA News: https://www.dailynewsen.com/science/violence-rates-can-be-halved-in-just-30-years-say-leading-experts-h2652668.htmlsciencedaily.com: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140917211630.htm
• thelancet.com: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61727-X/fulltext?rss=yes
  medicalnewstoday.com: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/282713.php
• news.am: https://med.news.am/eng/news/3313/world-violence-rates-can-be-cut-in-half-by-2040.html
• EIN News: https://world.einnews.com/article__detail/224878567?lcode=mV8NZENUNg8O_kh6x2ivqUXReGtiFC1guODbsrNvH8c%3D
  henrileriche.com: https://www.henrileriche.com/2014/09/19/murder-rate-in-global-violence-hotspots-plunges-40-in-15-years-as-policing-improves/
• west-info.eu: https://www.west-info.eu/violence-could-be-halved-in-30-years-say-experts/
• highbeam.com: https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-382789795.html
• PDR.net: https://mdlinx.pdr.net/pediatrics/news-article.cfm/5573371/
• laboratoryequipment.com: https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/09/global-violence-could-be-halved-30-years
• tvciencia.pt (in Portuguese): https://www.tvciencia.pt/tvcnot/pagnot/tvcnot03.asp?codpub=36&codnot=28
• soudapaz.org (in Portuguese): https://www.soudapaz.org/noticia/sou-da-paz-discute-o-futuro-da-reducao-da-violencia-global-em-cambridge
• radiohorn.hn (in Spanish): https://www.radiohrn.hn/l/noticias/violencia-en-américa-latina-se-ha-incrementado
• medicinesdigital.com (in Spanish): https://www.medicinadigital.com/index.php/salud-publica-en-mexico-publisher/29462-las-tasas-globales-de-delitos-violentos-se-pueden-reducir-hasta-el-50-afirman-lideres-y-expertos
• agronmexico.com (in Spanish): https://www.argonmexico.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47844:disminuira-violencia-con-politica-anticriminal&catid=85:gobierno&Itemid=289
• crimerussia.ru (in Russian): https://crimerussia.ru/pravookhranitelnye-organy/71791-chislo-ubijstv-v-rossii-za-15-let-sokratilos-minimum-na-40-protsentov.html
• novostimira.net (in Russian): https://novostimira.net/politic/82949-chislo_ubijstv_v_rossii_za_15_let_sokratilos_na_40_protsentov.html
• newsland.com (in Russian): https://newsland.com/news/detail/id/1433249/
• funos.ru (in Russian): https://funos.ru/rossiya/207935-chislo-ubiystv-v-rossii-za-15-let-sokratilos-minimum-na-40-procentov.html

News releases by speakers:

• UK - University of Cambridge, Manuel Eisner: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/global-violence-rates-could-be-halved-in-just-30-years-say-leading-experts
• SOUTH AFRICA - University of Cape Town, session speaker Cathy Ward: https://www.thenewage.co.za/mobi/Detail.aspx?NewsID=137505&CatID=1007
  and https://www.uct.ac.za/usr/press/2014/Rightpoliciescanhalveglobalviolencerates_11September2014.pdf
• USA - RTI International, session speaker Suneeta Krishnan: https://www.rti.org/newsroom/news.cfm?obj=57E0F67D-B3E8-44F3-923BE01334684381
• USA - University of Florida, session speaker Abby Fagan:  https://soccrim.clas.ufl.edu/2014/09/12/dr-abby-fagan-presents-a-talk-at-the-global-violence-reduction-conference/
• USA - Liverpool John Moores University, session speaker Karen Hughes: https://www.cph.org.uk/news-item/professor-karen-hughes-to-speak-the-global-violence-reduction-conference-2014/
• THE PHILIPPINES - University of the Philippines Manila, plenary speaker Bernadette Madrid: https://www.upm.edu.ph/downloads/announcement/ARTICLE%20Dr.%20Madrid%20bound%20for%20UK%20conference%20(FINAL).pdf

Blog:

• USA - Criminology on the Streets by conference delegate Aimee Neaverson (a general description of the event and a detailed documentation of the welcome and objectives, several plenary speaker talks and the reception dinner): https://criminologyonthestreets.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/global-violence-reduction-conference.html

Article on the Steven Pinker lecture:

• UK - The Psychologist (The British Psychology Society): https://www.thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm?volumeID=27&editionID=305&ArticleID=2641