"Urgent issues" refer to important matters or problems that require immediate attention or action. They are pressing and cannot be delayed or ignored. Full definition
The moral legitimacy of using violence is among the most urgent issues of our time, and yet its discussion slips quickly into an exchange of stereotypes. (religion-online.org)
We focus our work now on the refugee crisis, one of the most urgent issues of our time. (politics.co.uk)
Neither academic theology nor popular Christian thinking typically deal with the most urgent issues facing humanity and the world. (religion-online.org)