Mindanao Conflict
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Economic Costs of the Conflict: USD 3 Billion (WB, 2001)
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Lives lost: 160,000
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Internally Displaced People: 2.5 Million ++
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Immense Human and Social Costs
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Quality of life: the worst in the Philippines (UNDP, 2009)
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Hunger (31%) is more extensive than the national average(18%) (SWS, 2012)
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Lowest in the Human Development Index (2003)