What World Solve is
World Solve is a living, citable index of unsolved problems — written one line at a time by Team Humans Club, a global collective of builders, researchers, and entrepreneurs. We do not solve the problems here. We Democratize Innovation.
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For researchers
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We can't stop political polarization from making basic governance and compromise increasingly difficult.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Growing political division in many countries is making even routine governance decisions slower and more contentious than in the past. Rebuilding functional cooperation across political divides remains an unresolved societal challenge.
Citation ID: WS00246
Title: We can't stop political polarization from making basic governance and compromise increasingly difficult.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=246
We don't have a fair global framework for handling climate refugees who don't fit traditional refugee definitions.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
People displaced by climate disasters often don't qualify for legal refugee status under current international law, leaving them without clear protection. A modern framework addressing this gap remains unbuilt.
Citation ID: WS00245
Title: We don't have a fair global framework for handling climate refugees who don't fit traditional refugee definitions.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=245
We haven't solved how to give indigenous communities meaningful control over decisions affecting their land.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Indigenous land rights are frequently overridden by governments or corporations pursuing resource extraction or development. Meaningful, enforceable control over ancestral land remains unresolved in many countries.
Citation ID: WS00244
Title: We haven't solved how to give indigenous communities meaningful control over decisions affecting their land.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=244
We can't yet make disaster preparedness training a standard part of education worldwide.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Basic knowledge of how to respond to earthquakes, floods, or fires can save lives, yet many school systems don't teach it consistently. Making this training universal remains a low-cost, high-impact gap.
Citation ID: WS00243
Title: We can't yet make disaster preparedness training a standard part of education worldwide.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=243
We don't have a reliable way to prevent lobbying money from disproportionately shaping public policy.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Wealthy interests can influence legislation through lobbying in ways ordinary citizens simply can't match, raising questions about whose interests policy actually serves. Balancing this influence remains a persistent unsolved governance issue.
Citation ID: WS00242
Title: We don't have a reliable way to prevent lobbying money from disproportionately shaping public policy.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=242
We haven't found a way to protect whistleblowers from retaliation consistently across different countries.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
People who expose wrongdoing inside powerful organizations often face serious professional or legal retaliation, discouraging future disclosures. Protection laws vary widely and are often weakly enforced even where they exist.
Citation ID: WS00241
Title: We haven't found a way to protect whistleblowers from retaliation consistently across different countries.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=241
We can't stop gerrymandering from distorting fair political representation in many democracies.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Political boundaries are often redrawn to favor those in power, undermining the basic principle that votes should determine representation fairly. Technical solutions exist but political will to adopt them remains inconsistent.
Citation ID: WS00240
Title: We can't stop gerrymandering from distorting fair political representation in many democracies.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=240
We don't have a consistent global approach to regulating cryptocurrency without enabling large-scale fraud.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Cryptocurrency regulation varies wildly by country, creating loopholes that enable fraud and money laundering to move freely across borders. A more consistent global approach remains politically difficult to achieve.
Citation ID: WS00239
Title: We don't have a consistent global approach to regulating cryptocurrency without enabling large-scale fraud.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=239
We haven't solved how to make government services equally accessible to people without internet access.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
As more government services move online, people without reliable internet, often the poorest or most rural, risk being left further behind. Ensuring equal access requires more than just digitizing existing systems.
Citation ID: WS00238
Title: We haven't solved how to make government services equally accessible to people without internet access.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=238
We can't yet build a global system to quickly coordinate response to pandemics before they spread widely.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Slow, uneven international coordination has repeatedly allowed outbreaks to spread further than they might have with faster joint action. A better-prepared global response system remains incomplete despite repeated warnings.
Citation ID: WS00237
Title: We can't yet build a global system to quickly coordinate response to pandemics before they spread widely.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=237
We don't have a fair system for compensating communities harmed by decades of industrial pollution.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Some communities have lived with contaminated air, water, or soil for generations due to nearby industrial activity, with little formal compensation or cleanup. Establishing fair, enforceable accountability remains a persistent governance gap.
Citation ID: WS00236
Title: We don't have a fair system for compensating communities harmed by decades of industrial pollution.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=236
We haven't solved how to prevent childhood malnutrition in regions affected by conflict or drought.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Malnutrition during early childhood can cause lifelong developmental harm, and crises like war or drought regularly disrupt food access for vulnerable children. Building more resilient food delivery systems in crisis zones remains urgently unresolved.
Citation ID: WS00235
Title: We haven't solved how to prevent childhood malnutrition in regions affected by conflict or drought.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=235
We can't yet fully explain the biological causes behind chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Chronic fatigue syndrome leaves patients severely limited in daily function, yet its underlying biological cause remains poorly understood and often dismissed. Without a clear cause, effective treatment remains extremely difficult to develop.
Citation ID: WS00234
Title: We can't yet fully explain the biological causes behind chronic fatigue syndrome.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=234
We don't have a scalable way to detect skin cancer early using simple, affordable tools.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Early detection dramatically improves skin cancer survival rates, but many people lack easy access to dermatology screening. A cheap, widely available detection tool could catch far more cases before they become dangerous.
Citation ID: WS00233
Title: We don't have a scalable way to detect skin cancer early using simple, affordable tools.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=233
We haven't found a way to prevent the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis in poorer countries.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Tuberculosis remains a major killer in some regions, and drug-resistant strains are becoming harder and more expensive to treat. Slowing this resistance requires both better medicine access and improved treatment adherence support.
Citation ID: WS00232
Title: We haven't found a way to prevent the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis in poorer countries.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=232
We can't yet cure most forms of infertility affecting both men and women.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Infertility affects a significant share of couples trying to conceive, and treatments like IVF don't work for everyone or every cause. A deeper understanding of underlying causes could open new, more effective treatment paths.
Citation ID: WS00231
Title: We can't yet cure most forms of infertility affecting both men and women.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=231
We don't have a reliable way to predict and prevent postpartum depression before it develops.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Postpartum depression affects many new parents, often going undiagnosed until it significantly affects their wellbeing and their child's early development. Better early prediction could allow support to begin before symptoms take hold.
Citation ID: WS00230
Title: We don't have a reliable way to predict and prevent postpartum depression before it develops.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=230
We haven't solved how to make quality eldercare accessible and affordable as populations age worldwide.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Many countries are seeing their elderly populations grow faster than their caregiving systems can support, straining families and healthcare systems alike. A scalable, affordable model for elder care remains an unmet need almost everywhere.
Citation ID: WS00229
Title: We haven't solved how to make quality eldercare accessible and affordable as populations age worldwide.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=229
We can't yet stop food allergies from becoming more common in children worldwide.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Food allergy rates have been rising for decades, and the exact reasons behind this trend remain only partially understood. Understanding the cause could help prevent, not just manage, this growing health issue.
Citation ID: WS00228
Title: We can't yet stop food allergies from becoming more common in children worldwide.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=228
We don't have a cure for most rare genetic diseases affecting small patient populations.
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Global / Unspecified, Global
Because rare diseases affect few patients, there's often little financial incentive for researchers or companies to develop treatments. Thousands of rare conditions remain effectively untreated as a direct result.
Citation ID: WS00227
Title: We don't have a cure for most rare genetic diseases affecting small patient populations.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=227
