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GENEVA — Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim as the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic carry on, according to the UN’s latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report, released on Tuesday.Risks of a prolonged period of low growth stand, amid stubborn inflation, rising interest rates, and heightened uncertainties, in addition to the ever-worsening impact of climate change, the report found.The current global economic outlook also presents an immediate challenge to delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).“The global community must urgently address the growing shortages of funding faced by many developing countries, strengthening their...
May 17, 2023
Post-pandemic world economy still feeling COVID-19’s sting
May 17, 2023
Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time
May 17, 2023
Nicolas Sarkozy's corruption conviction upheld
May 17, 2023
Intense flooding claims lives in northern Italy
May 17, 2023
Albanian prisoners paid by UK government to return home
May 17, 2023
French Resistance man breaks silence over German prisoners executed in 1944
GENEVA — Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 percent by 2040 if countries and companies use existing technologies to make significant policy shifts and market adjustments, according to a new UN Environment Program (UNEP) report released on Tuesday.“The way we produce, use, and dispose of plastics is polluting ecosystems, creating risks for human health and destabilizing the climate,” said UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.“This UNEP report lays out a roadmap to dramatically reduce these risks through adopting a circular approach that keeps plastics out of ecosystems, out of our bodies, and in the economy,” she said.The report, Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy, outlines the magnitude and nature of the changes...
May 16, 2023
New UN ‘road map’ shows how to drastically slash plastic pollution
May 16, 2023
Kyiv hit by ‘exceptional’ number of missiles
May 16, 2023
Brigitte Macron’s great-nephew beaten in apparently politically motivated assault
May 16, 2023
Turkey’s opposition faces an uphill battle in runoff with Erdogan
