In your opinion, what is the most fundamentally urgent issue in our world, and why do you feel this way?
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Answer:
*Food security
*Major global health issues
*Global child health and primary education
*The need for gender equality
*Global environmental issues.
Explanation:
FOOD SECURITY
The number of hungry people in the world has increased over the last few years. Now, as many as one in nine people in the world go hungry each day, and suffer from nutritional deficiencies as a result.
MAJOR GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES
Besides malnutrition, there are many other issues affecting health on a global scale. For example right now we’re in the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected more than 38 million people worldwide, and resulted in over 1 million deaths. In the past, the main topic of focus was communicable diseases like hepatitis, cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV.
GLOBAL CHILD HEALTH AND PRIMARY EDUCATION
Children are key to our success, yet many children across the world do not have some of their most basic needs met and rates of under-five child mortality remain high. Child health and education go hand in hand. Malnutrition of children leads to permanent physiological damage, known colloquially as “stunting”. Children who are hungry cannot concentrate and, thus, cannot learn. Children who go chronically hungry for long periods of time can develop difficulties in their learning abilities and concentration due to hunger. This means they might not be able to achieve their academic or professional potential.
THE NEED FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Although women make up approximately half of the population, there have historically been social barriers to economic and personal freedom for women. While much has been done to alleviate this, there is still quite a way to go, especially in low- and middle-income settings.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
There are three major environmental issues listed by the UN. These include threats to habitats and organisms on land and underwater, as well as resource depletion.
1) HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS
Despite the Asian elephant being endangered, they are still treated unethically in some situations. In an ideal world, all animals would be able to live in their natural habitats.
2) OCEAN CONSERVATION
Most of our planet is covered in water. We depend on the oceans to maintain our rainwater systems and many populations rely on it for food and income. Oceans also absorb carbon dioxide and produce more than half of the oxygen we breathe.
3) WATER SCARCITY
As with food, there is actually enough fresh water for each person currently living on the planet. However, access to that water is not always possible for everyone. Issues such as poor infrastructure, displacement and conflict mean that many people often have to use unsafe water sources. This is a clear health and sanitation risk.