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Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero hunger, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme. Gender equality. Women's rights, global feminism. Commission on the Status of Women, Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Health. maternal health, extreme poverty. Millennium Development Goals.
List of ongoing armed conflicts. 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.
The current trajectory for warming by the end of the century is roughly halfway between these two extremes. [24] [92] [93] The World Meteorological Organization estimates a 66% chance of global temperatures exceeding 1.5 °C warming from the preindustrial baseline for at least one year between 2023 and 2027.
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-General Antonio Guterres’ assessment, delivered ...
A global energy crisis began in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, with much of the globe facing shortages and increased prices in oil, gas and electricity markets. The crisis was caused by a variety of economic factors, including the rapid post-pandemic economic rebound that outpaced energy supply, and escalated into a widespread ...
In 2022, the world experienced significant food price inflation along with major food shortages in several regions. Sub-Saharan Africa, Iran, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Iraq were most affected. [1][2][3] Prices of wheat, maize, oil seeds, bread, pasta, flour, cooking oil, sugar, egg, chickpea and meat increased. [4][5][6] Many factors have ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hezbollah conflict. 23 September 2024 Lebanon strikes. The death toll from the ongoing Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon increases to 558 people, including 50 children, with 1,835 others injured. (Al Jazeera) The Israeli government declares a nationwide state of emergency until September 30.
Locations of conflicts worldwide in 2020. Major wars, 10,000+ deaths in 2020. Wars, 1,000–9,999 deaths in 2020. Minor conflict, 100–999 deaths in 2020. Skirmishes and clashes, fewer than 100 deaths in 2020. ← 2019 2023 →. The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2020. Conflict-related fatalities in the world's 17 ...