IMF forecasts a strengthening global economy as inflation cools, but warns of the threat of wars and other disruptions.
With inflation easing, growth holding steady and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic fading, the International Monetary Fund said it can foresee a softer landing for the global economy than economists recently feared.
But the rosier than expected forecast on Tuesday was tempered by disruptions in the global supply chain, especially in the Middle East, and the possibility that core inflation could be more persistent than predicted.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The wars in Europe and the Middle East, climate change and soaring national debts hung over the annual talks.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
Just 22.3% of all the e-waste - any product that has a plug or battery - was properly collected and recycled in 2022.
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.
