Africa: UN Calls for Waste Clampdown At Key Summit

The United Nations has urged world leaders meeting in Nairobi for the body's fourth environment assembly to take concrete action to curb food and plastic waste, amid damning reports highlighting the world's reckless consumption.

A new report released on Wednesday blames environmental damage for a quarter of all deaths around the world.

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