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This list of global issues presents problems or phenomena affecting people around the world, including but not limited to widespread social issues, economic issues, and environmental issues. Organizations that maintain or have published an official list of global issues include the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.
Business and economy. 2021–2023 global energy crisis. 2022–2023 Pakistan economic crisis. The government orders the closure of all shopping malls and retail markets by 8:30 p.m. daily as part of an energy conservation plan to offset increasing energy prices. Politics and elections
The 2023 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to the American economist Claudia Goldin (born 1946) "for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes." [2] [3] [4] At age 77, she became the third woman to have won the economics Nobel, which was first awarded in 1969, and the first woman to win the award solo.
In 2023, women ran more than 10 percent of the businesses on the Fortune 500 list — up 18 percent from 2022. ... One of the most famous female investors today is the controversial Cathie Wood ...
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International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan becomes the first person to have economic and travel sanctions placed on him by the U.S. government following an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump intended to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.S. citizens or allies.
The United Nations Security Council adopted resolution (S/RES/1325) on women and peace and security on 31 October 2000. The resolution reaffirms the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconstruction and stresses the importance of their equal participation and full ...
In 2016, Global Women's Forum Dubai examined the achievements of women in the Arab world. The inaugural edition of Women's Forum Mexico highlighted what women and men in Mexico can do to "co-create together". The Women's Forum Mauritius explored climate change from the perspective of African countries and Small Island Developing States.