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  2. List of global issues - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of ongoing armed conflicts - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world ...

  4. World Bank Projects Leave Trail of Misery Around Globe

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    Other stories published today by HuffPost and ICIJ include an overview detailing the reporting team’s key findings, a look at mass evictions in Ethiopia tied to a World Bank project and an examination of a Peruvian gold mine backed by the bank’s private-sector investment arm. ICIJ and its partners will publish more stories in the coming ...

  5. Refugee crisis - Wikipedia

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    The brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against Muslims in Arakan State by the Burmese military in 1991-92 caused a refugee crisis in which thousands of people have been detained in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh and tens of thousands of others have been repatriated to Burma where they face further repression.

  6. Besieged Gaza residents face bombardment and hardship - AOL

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    Israel's stated military objective is to destroy the militant Palestinian group Hamas after its fighters rampaged through Israeli towns on Oct. 7, going house to house as they killed 1,400 people ...

  7. UN says priority must be easing Gaza suffering, warns ... - AOL

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    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday the priority now "must be to ease the tremendous suffering" caused by the war in Gaza between Israel ...

  8. Global energy crisis (2021–2023) - Wikipedia

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    Food prices increased steeply as Covid lockdowns were lifted and rose even higher following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, putting millions of people at risk. According to the World Food Programme, the number of people facing acute food insecurity more than tripled between 2017 and 2021, and could further increase by 17% to 323 million in 2022.

  9. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances. The World Bank and its private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp., have financed governments and companies accused of human rights violations such as rape, murder and torture.