Indeed dear AC. But it cannot just be "ended" by some greater force, because that would be eliminating the symptoms (war and religions) and not the cause (human behaviour).

I have personally benefitted greatly from attending many group self-awareness courses. The purpose is to "know oneself", and to know one's own weaknesses and hang-ups which trigger anger and pain in us. It is essential to realize that we are part of the equation, and carry 50% responsibility.

There will be those who will remonstrate against this and state that no-one can do anything about being born into a region where war or hunger abounds. On another level though, this too is a choice which we make when choosing where to incarnate, and our motivation for this is - as always on the eternal journey - to learn, and sometimes to learn through experiencing at first hand what we have previously inflicted on others.