About the Sustainable Development Goals Information on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals covering issues such as poverty, hunger, health, education, water, work, the environment, gender and children, from the United Nations.
Global Issues - information and discussion on lots of social, economic, political and environmental issues.
New Internationalist Easier English Wiki Articles on global, environment, and human rights issues in simplified English - are simplified versions of articles from New Internationalist magazine - see below for more details
Global Issues An overview of 22 issues and links to more information from the United Nations
Amnesty International 'What we do': the human rights issues that Amnesty works on including armed conflict, freedom of expression, indigenous people and torture.
Global Issues such as as media, peace and conflict, technology and education from Taking It Global
TED talks (and more) on global issues Watch 20 minute presentations and read articles on Global Issues. Find TED talks on other issues here.
BBC News Current and past news stories from around the world, information on global issues, background information on countries, and profiles of individuals and organisations in the news.