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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.
The 1st edition, initiated in 1972 and published in 1976, has one volume entitled Yearbook of World Problems and Human Potential, comprising thirteen sections, several of which have not appeared in subsequent editions. [11] [18] The 2nd edition, initiated in 1983 and published in 1986, was titled Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential.
Environmental issues with war — Agent Orange • Depleted uranium • Military Superfund site (Category only) • Scorched earth • War and environmental law • Unexploded ordnance Overpopulation — Burial • Overpopulation in companion animals • Tragedy of the commons • Gender Imbalance in Developing Countries • Sub-replacement ...
Guterres has spoken often on all these issues. At the annual meeting of world leaders last year, the U.N. chief sounded a global alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet. Secretary ...
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published its annual Global Competitiveness Report, which looks at dozens of measures of economic and institutional health to compile a ranking of countries.
The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world. Criteria. Conflict deaths in the 17 deadliest conflicts 2015–2020.
Wage controls during World War II led many companies to offer health insurance as a way of recruiting workers. In 1954, Congress exempted health insurance from taxation as federal income.
In 2021, Brazil's worst drought in almost a century threatened its electricity supply. [6] [7] Brazil relies on hydropower for two-thirds of its electricity.[8]Euractiv reported that European Commissioner for Climate Action Frans Timmermans told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that "about one fifth" of the energy price increase "can be attributed to rising CO 2 pricing on the EU's carbon ...