Just 22.3% of all the e-waste - any product that has a plug or battery - was properly collected and recycled in 2022.
GENEVA (AN) — U.N. agencies say the mountain of waste from discarded electronics and metals has been rising so fast that efforts to recycle it around the world can't keep up.
A record 62 million metric tons of e-waste were produced in 2022 and are expected to rise to 82 million metric tons by 2030, according to a report on Wednesday from the International Telecommunication Union and U.N. Institute for Training and Research, or UNITAR.
The U.N.'s grim annual report card shows the Sustainable Development Goals improved from 85% off track last year.
Developing nations' 30% share of global public debt in 2023, particularly in Asia and Oceania, rose from 16% in 2010.
Calls for more debt relief and climate finance dominated the multilateral development bank's annual meeting.
The treaty is the first on genetic resources and traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
The head of Freedom House called the shooting 'a grim and shocking blow to the American democratic process.'
As NATO summit host, the Biden administration sought to show unity for Ukraine and deflect concern about Trump.
A U.N. report estimates at least 25% of global dust emissions that scatter on land and ocean come from human activities.
Children's deaths from malnutrition and dehydration show that critical health and social structures have collapsed.
