As of October 2025, there are currently 59 active conflicts worldwide.
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The Peace Aid Foundation monitors active conflicts and regions of instability worldwide to help the public understand where peace remains fragile and why it matters. This list is updated regularly using information from international sources, including the United Nations, ACLED, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, and trusted humanitarian partners.
The ticker below highlights countries currently experiencing armed conflict, political violence, or widespread instability. Each listing reflects the human cost of division and the urgent need for reconciliation, not political judgment or advocacy.
The conflicts are grouped into three broad categories of violence intensity to help readers grasp scale and urgency.
These categories do not rank suffering, but rather describe the current extent and destructiveness of the fighting.
Wars with sustained front-line combat, large-scale casualties, mass displacement, or direct involvement of multiple armed forces.
Examples include Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza/Israel, and Yemen.
Long-running insurgencies, internal wars, or major criminal and political violence that destabilize societies but remain geographically limited or intermittent.
Examples include Nigeria, Mexico, Mali, Somalia, and Libya.
Situations of chronic unrest, localized armed clashes, or growing instability that could escalate if unresolved.
Examples include Bangladesh, Greece, Northern Ireland, and Thailand.
This global conflict list is not a headline tracker.
It serves as a reminder of how many communities still lack security and stability, and why peace must be designed, supported, and sustained as a comprehensive system.
By visualizing global unrest in one continuous scroll, the ticker keeps the public aware that peace is never permanent; it must be renewed every day through cooperation, empathy, and human courage.