Global issues adversely affect the global community and environment. Recent economic issues include the US banning Huawei and slow wage growth affecting middle-class families. Environmental issues like global warming, air pollution, and water pollution are caused by industrialization and other activities. Food shortages in developing countries are exacerbated by poverty, climate conditions, and dense populations. Child abuse and cyberbullying are also global social issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis with consequences like unemployment and economic downturn. Governments have implemented measures like lockdowns, travel bans, social distancing and hygiene practices to control the spread.

2. DEFINITION
A global issue is any
issue that
adversely affects the
global community
and environment such
as environmental
issues, political crisis,
social issues
and economic issues.

3. Sources of world
issues: Media
• Newspapers
• Television
•Radio
•Internet

4. Economic Issues
• The US government (Donald Trump)
issued a ban on Huawei . Huawei also
sued the US for unconstitutionality and
asked US operator Verizon to pay license
fees for more than 230 patents , totaling
more than 1 billion $$$

5. Economic Issues
• Slow-growing wages
For most middle-class families without high-
return investment accounts or trust funds to rely
on, their main source of income are their jobs. If
wages stagnate or don't keep up with the cost of
living, middle-class families generally feel the
impacts hard.

6. Environmental Issue
Global Warming or The Green House Effect
Cause : Our earth is surrounded by gases which serve to
trap part of the sun’s heat much like a green house that
serves to stop heat from
leaving. We need this heat to keep us warm and alive.
However, with industrialisation, more gases are
discharged into the atmosphere.
Hence, more & more heat is trapped causing the earth to
become hotter and hotter!

7. The Effects of Green House Effect
• Rise in temperature
• Melting of the polar ice caps
• Rise in sea level
• Unpredictable disasters (floods, droughts)
• Extinction of animals (Seals, Polar Bears)

9. Environmental Issue
Air Pollution
When the atmosphere is filled with
toxic gases released as a result of industrial
or other economic activities, it becomes
smoky. This is nothing but air pollution.
Pollution is also caused by too many
vehicles on the road , deforestation and
indiscriminate burning of rubbish.

11. Water pollution
With the natural water resources depleting
day by day, water is a scarce and precious
commodity. But, even in these times, some
inconsiderate people contaminate the water
sources, making them unfit for human
consumption.
Environmental Issue

13. The main reasons
• Poverty
• Insufficient food production due to
unfavourable Climatic Conditions
• Dense Population
The most affected countries: Undeveloped
countries in Africa.

14. Consequences of shortage of food
•Starvation
Malnutrition
The above can have a negative impact on
health :
• Physical & mental retardation
• Poor immune system
Early death

15. “The world has enough for eveyone’s needs but
not everyone’s greed”
Gandhi

17. • Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse

18. CHILD ABUSE
 Physical Abuse
 Sexual Abuse
 Emotional Abuse

19. Physical Abuse
• Physical abuse includes striking, kicking, biting
or any other action that injures a child
• Seems afraid of parents or other adults
• Can cause lifelong injury and death in serious
conditions.

20. Sexual Abuse
• Adult uses a child for sexual purposes or involves a
child in sexual acts.
• causes child running away and suicide attempts
• Unusual or repetitive soothing behaviors will
appear

21. Emotional Abuse
• a parent harms a child’s mental and social
development
• Child will feel ashamed when facing other people
• Wetting bed, pants
• speech disordered

22. CYBER-BULLYING
The existence of social media – rampant
cyberbullying among the current generation.
Targets of bullies are ordinary people
and even celebrities
Results
• Emotional & mental breakdowns
• Suicidal cases

23. HEALTH ISSUES
Highly risked illness….
• AIDS/HIV
• SARS
• EBOLA
• H1N1
• INFLUENZA

24. The latest is
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS

25. World Map

26. The CONSEQUENCES
• Unemployment – social issues (committing
suicides, robberies)
• Economic crisis – shut down in most of the
businesses/trades

27. The Measures Taken
• MCO (Movement Control Order)
- Only Essential services were allowed to operate
- Learning institutions closed
- Businesses shut down
- Festivals, events and occasions were banned
- Domestic and International travels were banned
• RMCO (Restricted Movement Control Order)
- Only a certain number of people were allowed to
move around.

28. Requirements
• Social Distancing
• Wearing of masks
• Washing of hands with soap
• Sanitising
• Quarantine