Africa: World Fears Major War More Than Any Other Global Risk, UN Survey Finds
The UN report says 36% of respondents expect large-scale war to affect a significant share of humanity within a year.
- The Global Risk Report identifies large-scale war as the top global threat, with Secretary-General Guterres writing that the prospect is "far more important and far more immediate than it was two years ago."
- Two years ago, environmental threats, pandemics, and misinformation dominated global risk rankings; now political risks like geopolitical tension and weakening rule of law sit at the center across every region.
- Respondents rated 28 political, economic, environmental, societal and technological threats, with large-scale war the only risk ranking in the top six across all measures. Of 705 identified risk connections, geopolitical tension and war showed the strongest link.
- More than a third of those surveyed, 36 per cent, believe large-scale war's effects could touch humanity within a year; 76 per cent expect impact within seven years. Institutions remain widely seen as ill-equipped to respond.
- Climate change remains the single most important risk overall, while AI-related concerns and resource shortages persist across regions. Respondents identify joint action between governments as the most effective prevention, though no institution can face these threats alone.
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Africa: World Fears Major War More Than Any Other Global Risk, UN Survey Finds
Two years ago, the idea of a large-scale war breaking out felt like a distant hypothetical to the experts who help chart the world's dangers. Today it tops their list of fears, according to a new UN Global Risk Report.
A new United Nations report warned of growing concerns about the possibility of large-scale war worldwide, noting that over the past two years this threat has shifted from a relatively remote threat to one of the most significant global threats.
In the 2026 Global Risks Report released by the United Nations, large-scale war was identified as the international community's greatest vulnerability. The perception of threats has shifted from a focus on the environment and health to war and geopolitical conflicts, and the lack of capacity among international organizations to respond to war was pointed out as a serious problem.
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UN report says large scale war now seen as imminent global risk
KEY POINTS MAIN STORY The risk of a large scale war has risen sharply on the global risk agenda, with more than one third of experts surveyed by the United Nations expecting its effects to reach a significant share of humanity within a year. The finding is contained in the UN Global Risk Report 2026, […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAME%%.
The Global Risks Report warns that geopolitical tensions and technology became urgent threats.The entry The UN warned about the risk of a large-scale conflict was first published in Diario La R.
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