MS - Global Issues: Global Issues

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This site is from the United Nations and gives an overview of the issues affecting many regions of the world.

World Leaders have committed to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years: End extreme poverty. Fight inequality & injustice. Fix climate change.

This site was created by a private individual, but seems to be very thorough and well-researched. Because it's the project of one person, be cautious about possible bias.

Explore the official website of the government of the United Kingdom to see their take on several different national and global issues.

This site has its own search engine and has information on lots of different topics. It's from a non-profit, independent think tank, so the opinions will be well-researched.

Oxfam is an organization that does emergency and development work all over the world. Use their site to get ideas of what issue to research, and use their search engine to find information once you've chosen your topic.

Find information on every country in the world in this site compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency of the US government.

The World Health Organization provides information on sustainability issues (overpopulation, water, etc.) that will have an impact on health.

If the issue you are studying has an impact on health, you might find more about it here.

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UNEP conducts periodic scientific assessments of the Emissions Gap on climate change mitigation scenarios......

Our Earth is warming. Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.5°F over the past century, and is projected to rise .......

Global warming and climate change is looked at in this section of the global issues web site.

offers mental health information and research results in their efforts to improve mental health. Their homepage includes the most recent breaking news and highlights related to mental health and illnesses. It also offers....

CountryReports provides over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world.

Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels.

ChartsBin is a web-based data visualization tool that will allow everyone to quickly and easily create rich interactive visualizations with their own data.

12 Talks - It's the challenge of our age: How do we end poverty? Hear ideas and results from economists, philanthropists, activists working -- in labs and on the ground -- to wipe it out.

15 Talks - Must-listen talks about the future of the environment, crime, technology, government and the human race.

This week we continue counting down the 19 best solutions to the global freshwater crisis captured by .......

Over the past 2000 years, population increase has been four times more significant than climate change in the rise of water shortage.

Fresh Water, International Issues and Challenges, Global Water Crisis,
Water Scarcity, Shortages, Conservation and Sustainability

We tackle the crisis from all angles. We work with local partners to ....

Water.org provides innovative, market-based solutions that change lives every day through safe water and sanitation.

The National Women's History Museum educates, inspires, empowers, and shapes the future by integrating women's distinctive history into the culture and history of the United States.

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