[47]:122 Because the system of revenue collection, increased rate of taxation, and spirit of nationalism generally persist after war ends, war can have long-term consequences on a state's formation. For instance, tens of thousands were reportedly displaced in the aftermath of the war in Afghanistan in 2007 alone and thousands are currently being displaced from the war-ravaged Syria. [43] The largest number of civilian deaths in a single city was 1.2 million citizens dead during the 872-day Siege of Leningrad. Prosecution can become difficult due to the lack of evidence and the political justice system itself. [20] "The Millennium Development goals are the world's time-bound and quantified targets for addressing extreme poverty in its many dimensions-income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion-while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability.

In a post-displacement setting, male headed households had more earned income than female headed households. [19][46]  This change in government was also apparent in Rwanda in 1993 when the genocide finally stopped.

According to the World Bank the event that conflicts subside in the country, and in the event that there is a transition to democracy the following will result in an increase economic growth by encouraging investment of the country and its people, schooling, economic restructuring, public-good provision, and reducing social unrest. [39][40] The Swedish armies alone may have destroyed up to 2,000 castles, 18,000 villages and 1,500 towns in Germany, one-third of all German towns. "Armed conflict both generates conditions for increased morbidity and mortality".[7]. War impacts women differently as they are more likely to die from indirect causes as opposed to direct causes. What other diseases should we be watching out for. This has severe consequences on men and women. [32] During times of war teachers and students often suffer from death or displacement. The Palestinian people have suffered from displacement as a result of armed conflict and the military occupation. [47]:118 War increases both a leader's incentive to establish an efficient system of taxation and the population's willingness to assent to higher taxes. ", Infrastructure for the 21st Century, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1987. It later became the Israeli decision that Palestinian refugees no longer were permitted to return to their lands unless it was to reunify a family. Most wars have resulted in a significant loss of life. This prevents the opening of schools and increases teachers absenteeism. This encouraged pacification, led to the formation of police forces, and provided protection as a state service.

"The Gendered Impact of War." Ganegodage, K. Renuka, and Alicia N. Rambaldi. Although war may financially benefit a country and stimulate the economy, it has detrimental effects on politics, economics and society. "International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the laws of war and the law of armed conflict, is the legal framework applicable to situations of armed conflict and occupation. Web.

[7] Armed conflict has many indirect consequences such as on health and survival. Worse still, war leaves in its trail infrastructural and environmental devastation which requires colossal amount of capital to replenish. War is a state of armed conflict either between ethnic or different groups in a nation or between two or more countries. Peterman,A., et.al. Homes are destroyed, communities devastated and untold number of lives either lost or displaced.