The phrase "failure of world" is grammatically correct, but it may not make sense without further context. It could potentially be used in a sentence to describe a specific failure or shortcoming that affects the entire world. Example: The failure of world leaders to take action on climate change is causing catastrophic damage to the Earth's ecosystems.
He denounced the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen last month.
So naive!... On the other hand, the failure of world climate control under the Globedome would break their hearts.
The only disappointment on another day of success for Britain was the failure of world open water swimming champion Keri-Anne Payne to finish in the medals.
-- JAD MOUAWAD TRADE: Cooperation Fades, Protectionism Rises What consensus there was on international trade seemed to evaporate with the failure of world trade talks this summer.
Amnesty International has warned that the failure of world governments to tackle the crisis could amount to "one of the greatest intergenerational human rights violations in history".
Anger and disbelief best describes what nations like the Maldives, Bangladesh and Tanzania felt on seeing the failure of world leaders to take collective responsibility.
LONDON — In the early hours of Tuesday morning, before the triumphs and failures of World Cup eliminator games had played out across four continents, Bruno Metsu died in his native northern France.
The same year, he quit his post as UN envoy to Syria after only six months in the role, citing the failures of world powers to fulfil their commitments.
And while real-world consequences make it hard to enjoy the failures of world leaders or those who hold the fates of thousands in their hands, Succession doesn't burden us with any actual fallout.
Health ministers in Geneva noted that the success or failure of the world's largest public health initiative, spearheaded by national governments, the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC and UNICEFEF, now rests with the governments of the six endemic countries.
A century in which the world has begun to absorb the lessons from the failure of the world's sole super-power to prevail against third rate military powers such as Vietnam, Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
