Poverty Is World’s Biggest Problem

Poverty is the most serious problem facing the ground, according to a major worldwide poll out Sunday which put the issue well ahead of mood change, terrorism and war. Overall, 71 per cent of people named extreme poverty as the biggest global issue, compared to 64pc who cited the environment or pollution and 63pc the rising cost of food and energy.Terrorism, human rights and the spread of disease were singled out by 59pc, temper change and the state of the world economy by 58pc and war by 57pc. Even if the global recession has kept economic problems top of peoples minds this year, extreme poverty is clearly viewed as the worlds most serious global problem, said Sam Mountford, research director for GlobeScan, which conducted the poll for the BBC manhood Service. But with many other global problems seen as very serious, this represents a daunting agenda for institutions interchangeable the UN and G20 to address. Results varied between nations.People in India and Pakistan rated te rrorism as their top concern and it was also in the top three in Britain, Indonesia and Spain, which have suffered major attacks in recent years. Japan was the only province to view climate change as the most serious issue, while China ranked it due south and the US ninth. More than 25,000 people in 23 countries were interviewed face-to-face, online or over the telephone for the poll, which was conducted between June and October end year.