Putin says Russia won't rejoin until the West meets its demands to ease shipping of Russian agricultural exports.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he believes that Russia will "soon" rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that until recently had made it possible for Ukraine's wartime food exports to reach global markets.
Erdoğan, after meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, told a joint news conference on Monday that they "will be able to reach a solution which fulfills the expectations soon."
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
