access to medicines
Millions around the world die of preventable diseases simply because they cannot afford to buy medicines.

ageing
Millions of older people across the world face chronic poverty, untreated illness, homelessness, abuse, and other problems.

aids
20 million people have died from HIV/AIDS. 40 million are currently infected, and 70 million will die in the next 20 years.

biodiversity
Between 10 and 20 percent of all species will be driven to extinction in the next 20 to 50 years.

child labor
At least 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are working in developing countries.

child soldiers
Some 300,000 children are serving as soldiers in current armed conflicts.

children
Millions of children worldwide face hunger, poverty, disease, and abuses & neglect of their human rights.

children and war
In the wars of the last decade, more children were killed than soldiers.

climate change
Global warming is expected to increase the Earth's temperature by 3C (5.4F) in the next 100 years

coral reefs
60% of the world's coral reefs, which contain up to one-fourth of all marine species, could be lost in the next 20-40 years.

debt relief
It is estimated that the Third World pays the developed North nine times more in debt repayments than they receive in aid.

desertification
Desertification threatens nearly one quarter of the land surface of the globe, putting at risk one billion people.

development
Half the world's people live on less than $2 a day. 1.2 billion people live on less than $1 per day.

ecological debt
The liability of rich countries for damage they have caused to the livelihood of humans and to the environment.

education
275 million children will complete a primary education. 875 million adults are illiterate.

environment
Pressures on the world's natural resources and ecosystems continue to increase rapidly.

forests
Half of the forests that originally covered 46% of the Earth's land surface are gone.

human trafficking
At least 800,000 to 900,000 people worldwide are trafficked each year.

indigenous peoples
Many indigenous peoples are still excluded from society and often deprived of their rights.

inequality
The richest 20% of the world population now receives 150 times the income of the poorest 20%.

landmines
Landmines maim or kill 26,000 civilians every year, including 8,000-10,000 children.

mountains
Many mountain environments, home to 22% of the world's people, have been degraded.

oceans and coasts
Earth's coastal and marine resources and ecosystems, are showing signs of collapse.

population
The world's growing population affects the welfare of communities and ecosystems around the world.

refugees
14 million people are living as refugees, and an estimated 30 million are internally displaced.

small arms and light weapons
Small arms and light weapons caused four million deaths since 1990, 90% of them civilian.

tobin tax
This small tax could protect developing countries and help finance global poverty eradication.

water
1 billion people (one-sixth of the world's population) lack access to safe water supply.

women and war
During armed conflict, women and girls are continually threatened by rape, violence, and humiliation.

world bank and imf
Poor countries are forced to adopt whatever policies the IMF/World Bank demand.