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UN Creates Task Force Aimed at Addressing Hormuz Closure
The UN task force aims to prevent disruption of 30% of global fertiliser trade through the Strait of Hormuz to avoid food-price surges and widespread agricultural impacts.
- UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched a dedicated task force yesterday to secure fertilizer passage through the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to develop technical mechanisms facilitating trade in related raw materials.
- Up to 30 per cent of international fertilizer trade passes through the Strait, where conflict in the Middle East threatens ripple effects impacting humanitarian needs and agricultural production in coming months.
- The World Food Programme warned last week that tens of millions face acute hunger if conflict continues, while FAO chief economist Maximo Torero predicted a three-month blockade would harm global wheat, rice, and corn harvests.
- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is working in close consultation with representatives from Iran, United States, Pakistan, Egypt, and Bahrain, leveraging experience from the agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to transit the Black Sea after Russia's invasion.
- With planting season beginning in major agricultural regions, immediate action is essential. "If the conflict lasts more than a month, the picture changes," FAO chief economist Maximo Torero said, noting markets can only absorb shocks short-term.
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AlKhaleej TodayUN warns of global food risk as it launches task force for fertiliser passage through Hormuz
NEW YORK, March 28 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched an interagency task force to help secure the passage of fertilisers through the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson announced yesterday.“As the conflict in the Middle East unfolds and threatens to intensify, disruptions in maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz risk creating ripple effects impacting humanitarian needs and agricultural production in the coming months,” St…
UN Secretary General António Guterres began talks to ensure the passage of fertilizers through the Strait of Ormuz, virtually paralyzed by the war in the Middle East, his spokesman announced Friday.
UN moves to protect fertiliser flow through Hormuz Strait
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched an interagency task force to help secure the passage of fertilizers through the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson announced on Friday. "As the conflict in the Middle East unfolds and threatens to intensify, disruptions in maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz risk creating ripple effects impacting humanitarian needs and agricultural production in the coming months," Stephane Dujarric said…
United Nations, United States. UN Secretary General António Guterres launched a working group to help ensure the passage of fertilizers through the Strait of Ormuz, his spokesman announced on Friday. “As the conflict in the Middle East unfolds and threatens to escalate, disruptions of maritime traffic through the Strait of Ormuz can generate chain effects that will affect humanitarian needs and agricultural production in the coming months,” said…
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