The World's Biggest Problems

1. Rape is becoming more and more apparent on college campuses. An increasing number of students are becoming victims to a horrible crime; currents stats show that 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted in college.
Solution: There needs to be a higher police presence on college campuses at night, and students must be encouraged to report any suspicious activity.
2. There is a lack of clean drinking water in several third-world/developing countries. Humans need water to survive- without it their community's health will begin to deteriorate and people will die.
Solution: Surrounding countries should make more of an effort to provide clean drinking water to those countries in need. There could also be some sort of tax imposed where the money raised could be used to provide water.
3. Countries need to take a more active role in stopping global warming. Multiple countries need  to to come together and agree to make these efforts, because one country doing it is not enough to stop the spread of this global issue.
Solution: in progress! A document was recently signed where 196 countries signed a treaty agreeing to help with global emission cutback, conserving energy, etc.
4. The ongoing feud between Israel and Palestine. While this is not happening all over the world, news of their war has percolated around the world and has affected various neighboring countries.
Solution: Have their ambassadors come together and try to come up with a reasonable solution. Religious wars will probably always exist, but there has to be some sort of balance so that neither side loses more lives.
5. World hunger is a huge issue. Millions of food is thrown away in some countries, while in other people do not have enough to eat.
Solution: Scientists should create some sort of crop that would be able to grow in the climates of the poorest countries. This way, they would be able to grow food for themselves, and in turn sell that crop to make money, giving them the ability to buy more food that they can not grow themselves.
6. Money issues- many countries are either on the brink of financial collapse, or starting to head in that direction. This can be because of too much borrowing or high interest rates imposed by other countries.
Solution: There should be stricter laws imposed when countries need to borrow money. Their financial history should be checked to make sure that they have the ability to pay back whatever amount of money they are borrowing.
7. Millions of people are being diagnosed with HIV, AIDS, and other STDs. The medication for these diseases is either nonexistent or is extremely expensive.
Solution: There should be more awareness about what these diseases are and how they are transmitted. Treatment should also be made less expensive so that more people who are suffering from the disease can be treated.
8. Deforestation of various rain forests has encroached on various species' habitats. By taking away their living space, many species could become extinct.
Solution: For every tree that is cut, at least two or three should be planted to replace it. We also need the trees to provide oxygen and take away carbon dioxide, so this will simultaneously help humans and animals alike.
9. Bullying is also a global issue. Now that the Internet is available, people are able to make fun of others virtually and can have access to their victims at any point in time.
Solution: There should be a law against cyber bullying, and offenders should get jail time. Kids should also be taught from a young age that bullying is not the right thing to do and the consequences of doing so.
10. Animal cruelty is a big issue particularly in the United States. There have been various videos of people abusing animals, and citizens come together using social media to catch and apprehend the person responsible.
Solution: Continue to use social media to catch these people, and make animal cruelty punishable by law, as well as order the wrongdoers to never own another animal.